The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-20
THE HOCC FEE MATTER.
Judge Terrell Goes Into the Whole Question
at Length.
DECLARES THE MONEY WAS FAIRLY EARNED
Governor Hogs shown 20 Have Re-
covered a Claim Which Was ne
pnrded as Uncollcctebic.


10 say with regard to the claim collected
from the Federal government by Iicsg
G Robertson:
have some personal knowledge Of the
efforts made by Texas over twenty years
ago to transfer to the State treasury about
500, 900, 1t being the unexpended ba.auce :
of the slo,0Oo,ooo eiven in compromise OF
the claim Of the Republic Of Texas 20
large part of New Mexico. also have
distinct recollection of the Efforts made
BY the heirs OF Thomas Toby to collect
their claim from Texas for supplies and
services rendered the Republic by their
father. In common with other citizens,
have also read tho published testimony,
about what is known asstne "Hogs Zee
Thomas Toby received from Texas
large quantity of what is known as Toby
lana scrip for his services. After his
death, and while was In the senate, his
son tried TO secure n further payment
from the State treasury. j, with others,
opposed its payment In that manner ana
IL failed, Afterwards the heirs changed
their tactics and asked that Texas en-
dorse their claim, but for its payment 10
be made only out OF any unexpended bal
ury of the ten million compromise f,ind.
This the senate committee In March, 1881,
agreed 10 do. The senate Journals are
not before me, but my memory is clear
to the effect that several senators reeoil-
cd Us their reasons for voting against this
Toby claim that, ii the claim was just
Texas should pay ii out of her own t.eus-
NY aud not send the claimants 10 WISH
inGton for their money. a maj -rity OF
MS thought otherwise, for We had serious
doubts whether Texas would ever receive
into her treasury one dollar OF inc teh
million compromise money
There was good reason for that doubt.
for as far back as 1873 the State nau W
| rected her comptroller to collect thae
money. amounting then to over Sloo,VvV'
| and he had never been able to do so, not
Understanding the time had expired with
| in which creditors of Texas could present
| their claims against the fund. The CLAIMS
| of the credit. RS of the Republic that were
presented at Washington for payment on.
| II that fund. between January, lS0l, ana
| January 1879 (when Texas demanded the
unpaid BALANCED, did not exceed sooo an
/ told, ,,n
| Cokes second term | met Hon. stephen
Darden in the corridor OF Willard's hotel
| in Washington He was there represent :
ing the comptroller's department. ana l
have always been under the impression
that he then told mo that he was investi.
eating or trying to collect the uneNp -laeu u
balance OF the $i0,000,0OO compromise
money. and that this was under tne az
rection of Lieutenant Governor HUBBARD
who was then acting governor. However
This NAV be. Texas did not get any OF
that money I have seen no statement
concorping this matter from Coionel Dar
den Everyone knows that Whatever ne
would say about his investigating the mat
4 Ter in Washington, or trying TO get th'
money would be true.
n an effort was made by Coke's admin
;stratI-n 10 collect that money its tail.
IRE caused no SURPRISE for Senator husi
wto with Houston, secured the SlV'oVu
non comuromise had said in the senate
that TEXAS had received her share OF In
monev and did not desire what might re
main after her creditors we're sett.en
with. over twenty years elapsed aits
Texas by formal act, demanded anu 'a'
ed to get that money anu .ne peopie, 90
we can Judge by their silence, were con
tent A new crop of statesmen are rep
rasenting us now at Washington ana AUS
lin az we except Roger Q. NILS, John u
Peaoan and Culberson). Among thes'
Reagan alone seems 10 have maze SOM
> eYort wears ago to collect the NONE!
Neither he nor the State made any Soh'
MI Of
1910 oonuress had by joint resolution, !
: Intending the time for creditors TO pre-
sont their claims required the s@relar
nC Inc treasury to distribute ana pay w
5 b,lsnce remaining In The treasury. pl
A rnfa among all the holders OF the Tex
' debt who would present and prove t tnsl
! claims before the LIST Of january 'o''
(see act of August, 1852 49,,
The Texas scaling system had cut uoW
nIa nearly
h orc and congress thus undertook 10 sca'
tbo,,, un again True, this resolution wa
roneaIed a lew months Afterwards, put
a abnwed the disposition of congress 10 9
e What Il pleased with the uneSpenueu pa
a ance. - ,,,,str,,e III
o Nav. what can better Illustrate ~ ~
= meanness OF practical pol,lcs .nau -
= fact that II has been ernse'y 1 ar sctuo
y an ofYense that Ex-Governor IL ss aotua
II To- coIIented that money as an altofne
,or fbo state and caused 1t TO DC plae'
% ~ the state treasury for contingent u
of 10 per cent? 49, ,,a,,o ,uita
deem an interest in the question ot ~ y
fessional ethics involved III tniS i'oss .
J. business as this legislature ,,arn
:. he Knew nothing OF the state OF our GRAZ
~ ~ hat money in the United states 'rea
49,, last wear he called on Govern
m G,;iharson and told him that the sta
- .,as entitled 10 tho money and coulo 90
- VI 4, Attorney General Crane was "
"a Dor and beth OF them differed from tigh
Of aaeg did not disclose his plan LOT =.
AZ lection. What be desired was 70 CO..
80 ,;nce Governor Culbersoi that Tue h,o',
re hnlonyed 10 Texas In this ne iailen,
AZ 'siar several weeks he called again
e mayarncr Culberson. who, in MS messhl
Il 80 that he had examined the il'et,
S,a,,,,iv and was still OF the opinion u
tbe money could mot probably re, ~ a
.n So Governor cuiberson, si,eI y, u
- aeliberation. made the contract WIN ~
ne Il Rohertson to collect the money tol
RS v,sr cent OF what they secured anu Nv
re Ing IL they failed. !, re,
IN Sow 7 think that many people ~ 20
III ba glad To know the name OF
Ia moa uhn would refuse TO MAKE
~ sort OF contract under epe Ia,
a., q stance. II he thought ne couia co''e''
n money! a, once To Wa
ma -, a,a met Congressman say
eHt ,n,ss he informed him that he haa
IN mhen a.. co,iectlcn, Congressman DAY
Ia MIN (as H0gg swears) that W
vas nothing IN II rney '".n nos
,,brory and investigated wl'n mos
,rr,,ten brief In hand and then, lloss
llr. ,iaas congressman Savers eAptsss. ~
has s,,,rr,se not only thai the cisuh ~
all ~ ono hut aIeo thai the amount
~ svuu ~ ,ang hafore collected" ne l