The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-16
TEXAS BOND CASE.
Federal Supreme Court Holds as Does
the State Court.
THE VALIDITY OF THE ISSUE
Is Not Affected by Failure to Provide
for Payment.
THE POLITICAL AMBITION OF ALCER
May Cause Him to Form 40 Alliance with
Governor Plneree.
HE WOULD HAVE TO OPPOSE M'KlNtEY
The Michigan Senator's Have Aligned
Themselves with Administration
in Fighting the Secretary.
May Cause Him to Form 40 Alliance with
Governor Plneree
HE WOULD HAVE TO OPPOSE MKlStfY
The Michigan Senator's Have Aligned
Themselves with Administration
in Fighting the Secretary.

washington May 15.--rhe supreme court
today reversed the decision OF the circuit
court OF appeals OF the Fifth district In
the case OF Albert Wade VS.. Travis County,
brought here on writ OF oertiorari. Jus
tice Brown delivered the opinion and held
that the bonds issued by Travis county to
pay for building the bridge across the
Colorado river at Austin were valid. This
suit grew out of the refusal OF Travis
county to pay interest on these bonds, after
paying Il for several years, contendipg
that at the time OF Issuance OF said bonds
the commissioners court made no provision
for tax levy 10 pay interest ana sinking
fund.
MIR, wade brought suit for overdue cou-
pons The county's defense was no provi-
sion for payment was made at the time the
debt was incurred, as required by the
Texas constitution. Judge Maxey IN the
district court held that bonds were invalid
because the constitution had noi been COM
piled with and his decision was sustained
IN tho circuit court at New Orleans on APP
peal. Subsequent TO this decision the SUI
preme court of Texas rendered an eiaho-
rate opinion ia the Mitchell county bridge
tutional provision referred to above hal
been complied with by the act OF tue iegls-
! laturo authorizing commissioners courts
TO build bridges and issue bonds 10 pay Tor
them. This decision involved largo
amount OF the permanent public school
! funds of Texas which had been Invested
| in such bonds VIXEN the Mitchell county
1 case WAS decided The United states su-
| preme court holds the same Wow IN this
case MIR. Waldo applied for writ OF GER
tlorarl to the court OF appeals, which was
allowed Travis county was represented
In this suit by Mr.. Clarence H Miller. 1t
was argued here several weeks agu.
Complications Of Michigan politics map
cause Secretary of War Alser to resign
from the cabinet. Secretary Alger wants
to be sent TO the senate and thus obtain 4
ylndicatlon from his own State Senator
Mcmillan wishes to be reelected TO the
senate Governor Pingree wants the SUP
port OF the Michigan delegation to the neSl
republican conyention for the presidential
nomination.
Senator Mcmillan has refused TO form
an alliance with the plngree faction. He
will make the fight for the senatorship
as a supporter OF the administration and
demand that Michigans vote IN the con-
yention shall be cast for the renomiua-
ton OF President Mckinley secretary
Alger can not hope 10 win II he aAtaso.
| nizes both Senator Mcmillan RS1 Cover
nor Plngree. To secure the senatorship
he must form an alliance with Governor
Plugree against Senator Mcmillan. An al
lance with Governor Pingree would mean
} that he must oppose the administration
aud endeavor to choose a delegation to the
republican convention antagonlstic TO Pres
ident Mckinley. To do this and remain
! In the cabinet would be impossible
According to the friends Of Senator Me-
MILAN and Senator Burrows. Secretary
Anger has not dealt fairly with them, and
he can now expect no favors from them.
I'm view Of this situation the supporters
OF the present senators gay that Mr.. Alger
can expect no support from them, ana
that II he becomes a serious candidate for
the senate he must enter into an alliance
with Governor Plngree, In the anti-ad-
ministration forces In Michigan.
Great interest is manifested by officials
a q the administration and members OF the
8 diplomatic corps In the approaching pro-
: ceedings OF the disarmament conference,
q which Will begin at The Hague on Thurs
4 day The correspondent is authorized
. 10 deny positively that the United States
and Great Britain have agreed to op-
. crate In urging the conference TO adopt
plan Of international arpitfhtlpn' ~ ~
n The ambition Of the administration to have
the conference adopt its plan OF arbitra-
. tion--the formation Of permanent trlhu-
j nal to which dlsputing nations may refer
n controversies. binding themselves In sucn
G an event to accept the decision Of that
e body. There IS 10 be no compulsion with
e regard to disputes and the president would
not agree to bind this government to refer
TO tribunal OF this character any par
ticular kind Of disputes.
Within a few weeks tulA organized
battalion Of Porto Ricans wearing Uncle
Sans uniforms. will be performing duty
: in their native island under the direction
: OF American officers.
: Fourth class Texas postmasters appoint
! ed today; Mcfarland, Jefferson county.
t l.. B slvernall: William Penn, Washing
ton county, ". f. Myatt.
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