The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-28
ne Holding Of a Constitutional Conven-
tioIl and Are Trying to Defeat It.
,OABLE REPORT ON EXTRA COUNSEL BILL
n. 4 the Committee May Seek to Amend by Cutting Down
|.s. Amount of the AppropriatonMr. Finger Can Give
Information Sought in Six rlonths
The Post Bureau.
Austin. TEXAS. january q.


Austin, Texas, January ~.
I'm GRADUALLY DEVELOPING
~ now become certainty that the
- 4 bting made upon the PROPOSE
sn.nit the question to the people as
~ ~ NOT a constitutional convcn-
~ n held Is engineered by corpo-
z.s.sts A great effort is being made
9s.. ~. ,mpression that 1t Is the cor
Nd. .hich want new constitution,
IN. ,,r,h Il that they are the most
n not having the present or
"a changed. Their attorneys know
"a mat the constitution In force In
.a.x 4 one OF the most liberal ana
=. .,rcpmyented of any under which
ss,r,ut States are operating, and they
IN. new one is framed 1T will IN
r.py Of the restrictive features which
2s,s,,,e those Of the States north of the
.h,re. Notwithstanding the assertions
I. sp-called turn Texas loose" elc-
,orporations are held in much closer
& han ia this portion of the common
IN And. moved by this fear, said at
~ have gone to work to excite alarm
dsceiye the people into believing that
,Ssocsies of 4 constitutional convention
g Hpister designs upon laws which no
I'D dare offer to disturb. The game
snoc,h one as might be expected under
astumstnnces. but. whether or not the
I, srs permitted to say for themselves
= their wishes are in the matter of hold
tbostitutional convention, those who
paylng 1t can not successfully hide
\ motives or palm off a shallow pretense
6srictsm for the genuine article. Pro-
iopsl country savers are judged by TIL
6iay they keep these days, and the cry
sfof' raised by the high-salaried law
ndHs Of big Eastern insurance and
y money accommodating concerns no
= meets With an echo in the hearts Of
ksst dtizens.
HOUSE FINANCE COMMITTEE. after
|rusins the matter for several hours. to-
Attecided. by vote of II to s, to favor
)ynport Smiths (of Grayson) bill pro-
)Inx for An appropriation of $13,500 to en-
y tie securing of additional testimony
tA procuring OF additional counsel in
Injunction cases pending against tho
lToad commission in the Federal court.
ltn the eight disserters change their
~ they will not hand In an adverse mi
ity report, they having simply given no.
mt they reserved the right to amend
>ul when It comes up In the house,
bt to doubts entertained by them of the
na6isuess Of the fees proposed to be
~ counsel. Said fees amount 10 $4,000.
wing to the statement made to the
lttee Yesterday by Mr.. Mayfield that
0nmission was surprised at the size
- amount. some Of the committeeman
alpcsed to cut 1t down. Attorney Cen
nth was before the committee tonight
hlted that. while he would prosecute
s'lu no matter whether additional
~ Was provided or not, he thought
gsiticn therefor should be made. and that
- NE governor and the commissioners
snesd as to the necessity OF making
s. novision. He said he was In favor or
Rvins Messrs. Crane & Fuller in the
'sl' anu that the fee of $4,000 asked by
~ not, In his opinion, out Of pro-
ru0n % the work to be done.
shNAIE this morning received from
yom1inissioner Finger an answer to
rotesr's resolution calling for a cor
l'ment Of the condition of the diff
~ public land accounts as well as an
estimate OF the size of unappro-
~ public domain at the time OF the
'sn q the constitution of 1876. Mr..
honest enough to state-as has
uae and again asserted In these
1cnes that II would take four experts
ntns TO BET up the information called
Nss practically establishing the un-
sosv OF the offhand statements with
% what is sought to be ascertained
~ kenuemnn from Cooke heretofore
1900 by the land office. which state
.ve been accepted by the courts rs
acn for decisions disastrousy affect
W nights Of many homesteaders. Mr..
avs that he proposes to have the
lat'on DO Is after no matter how many
~ y takes to set it up.
~ o. the house committee on consti-
amendments shows that majority
q nsnbers are opposed to allowing the
say whether or not they want
n tuition. and II is given out that
nafee will meet tomorrow and re-
~ erseiy upon the resolutions pro-
E !of the holding Of a constitutional
which 1t now has on hand. A
IN report on the Henderson retoiu-
4" POSSIBLY be handed In. however,
nns the matter before the house
can be debated.
wAs a LIVELY DISCUSSION over
I'VE stock quarantine bill In the
2 n, mitfee on stock and stock rais-
,,,. evening. and a majority of sadd
~. mas decided 10 report 1t favora-
q VII be violently opposed. how
,.l pe'ng contsnded that the allowing
~ yen season will result In un i'm
~, ssuarantining of Texas cattle BY the
r. .es Commissioner of Agriculture.
~, s''as injury Of the state. live stock
|Ir1 .,ss COMMITTEE ON towns and city
r*.ss has decided to recommend the
o. Senator MiIler's city court
q ~ ~ D''i on the subject it had on
~, =. 'naS evening senate judiciary COM
e ! decided by unanimous vot.
q N snd the passage Of Mr., Dibbrsll's
3 ~. ssid bill will meet with little. II
,ri, on IN the senate and meets with
approval in tho house.
- !. Us INTRODUCED today. ons by
Y a. Nsyson provides for making rail-
~ 3 suohs walk the chalk line here
s'rinT the insertion in charters
~ .s usm 10 the future OF a clause
( - ~ ~ % an observance of rates hxed