The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-17
Katy People Not Alarmed that Their Bill
May Share Like Fate.
AMENDMENTS TO TIE HOUSTON cITY CHARTER
in the Senate 20 Not Include Provision for Big
Houston Schools Out of Politics
Killed by Administration Officials.
The Post Bureau.
!. Au.tin. rexas, March 10.

Au.,,, -rexas March 1s.
koE rfrr SECOND TIME this session the
sovsrnor exercised the veto mower today by
refusing to approve the bill authorizing the
Houston and Texas Central Railroaa COM
and sundiy other short roads, ana IN SO 40
ing placed himself on record as being de-
tcrmined TO resist any attempt tpat may DC
made TO subject Iexas Transportation lints
to the domination OF foreign corporations
organized Tor the purpose OF evaaihg STATE
4 regulation.
PIE MAIN QUESTION INVOLVED In the
vetoed bill was whether ,ts enactment woul,
affect pend,nx LITIGATION instituted for the
prrnose ~ forieitinr the charter Of the Aus.
tin and Northwestern on the ground that
a the ownership OF nearly all its stock by the
Hvsoutbern Pacific Railway company of Ken
lucky Is equivalent to a consolidation with
a foreign company. such as Is prohibited by
II the constitution. The conclusion having
a been reached by both the governor and the
n dttorhey Eenerai that inc Dlii practicaliy
&feads tue STATE out OF court IN TINS case Tie
IA veto was lheNithoie' no eHort WIN ue niaoe
NO pass 'he o'ii over Tue Veto atnough u
N reeeNeu an almost unanimous aihrinatNe
'o" ~ po'h nousee' pu' I" may W
'fsn'fouuoeu WIN 'ne Austin anu Nor'h"es'
81 elh uloppeu oue'
|rIIIS BEING THE FIRST Of the biy ropsoli.
"A dation bills TO come through. there a a
81 general disposition IA assume TINT its fate
Sis fair indication OF what will hapneu to
,4those that follow The KATY ueoplc how
Never are Of the opinion that this Is not cor
sgsrsct "a to their bill. They had an inter
f,Siew with the governor this evening ann
Stwere given annie onport,lpity To cynlain its
A provisions to him; but it can not be said
Sfhat he gave them any direct cause for be-
5ieying that it is any safer than was its
2j3mmediata predecessor. Yet thew do not
hppear " ieei aiaiiheo' ms snparrssiis
8iea'ure .. foreign aon'ination is not IN 'ne'f
'#Nay' neitner IS tue question OF interferenee
peuuins i,usa'ioh. out tnere are some
',',, WV iee'siat'on 'hey pf"y ior
"o eehsia' may as "c'i
II 49,, a.. ~ -Au my ne,O oee"
"a 10 'i'''''s"''on
TOR INSTANCE, his excellency finds it dir
1 s1iGult to get oversthe Stayton decision In ,ha
Ha1iast Line and Red River cases: and, again,
EHsection Of the bill in question is not 80
Sclear but what, under tho language used
~ take care NJ ,ha oh,,snt,o,. ~ ,he 49,
81 so,eht ~ hs ahso,.;,s5 ,,,,,h, -, .ia,.s
N ,,bicb an ,bo oro ha-s a,,i. =. "a
f ..ntars ~ "a ror,a,.t. ,,,d asI;.s,,. :,
|St oeether IN IN. dn,ri,,e,, =, go s.,.,,..
< fthereof than tho uie,o,,.i t,a,sa. :. ~
|sScornoratior Will. IN tha o,hor !, ,r,,,,, -,
5ipyo,,ed 10 nsr,etr,,a s.id o,,,,na,to-s :
X 1nee"e W .ne Gnu vi resisting reductions In
's W 'ne ,aiiIoau commission UNDER the
ND vi Tue reuerai courts TO the 'hect
'na' 'ne rdiiroau corporations are entitled ia
tain ieasonapie return ON their invest
i.eh's without regard 10 the reasonableness
VA s''u investments
THE HOUSTON CHARTER amendment co,,
naae 's appearance here today
~ naSoi ptashear auu CITY At
S'e"ais anu 'he oiii providing Tor
was in'rouuceu In mi
'his o'enins py mr, burns IL car
al oi the announcements notice OF the
oi au sppiicauon Tor wn'ch was
r one authorizing an additional issue of pub
bic Improvement bonds TO the amount o
NJ poo eco for this and next year. which
famendment has been abandoned.
S -
49, MUSE CoMMi Ell on towns and c'tl
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. THIS evening CONSIDERED hit
<+latici' . VII pfoFiulng LOT an amendment II