The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-30
OBSERVATIONS IN THE LOBBY.
(rrom a woman's standpoint.)

After visiting tho treasury department
in the great granite capitol at Austin. go
ing into tho vaults and standing among
the sacks OF silver and gold, holding In
one.e hand ten thousand dollar green
back; then going across the way and eau
tiously peeping into the busy office of
Governor saycrs; the next point Of inter-
est is the lobby OF the senate and the
house OF representatives.
Several mornings this week, In the COM
pany OF some lady friends. spent in this
wey The courteous old Confederate at
the door Is ever attentive in finding seat
for ladies', and there In the lobby of the
house we sat and watched the wheels go
round" for BIO It known. there are
wheels within wheels. and perhaps some
wheels within craniums in this body Of
"sovereigns" from the piney woods Of
East Texas to the painted rocks OF the
pecos In the West. And here let me say
how good II seems for our representatives
to be broad and unsoliish in Legislative
ideas, for the great size az our State re-
| qulres legislation for enc portion, the ne
cessity OF which causes wondermeat al
most from members from other sections.
49,
Apropos Of this. weet-faced girl from
South Texas. sitting next TO me, over
heard some talk about a bill for the eG-
tinotion OF prairie dogs, Asking for In
formation, she WAS told that they were a
| species OF ret which infested portions of
West Texas whoreupon abe naively said:
"Hcw funny to waste time on that: why
don't they catch them in wire traps like
wo do on tho bnyou:H
| While listening TO the proceedings we
heard the clerk read something about a
report from committee. Replying to my
question, n distinguished young member cf
the house said; "oh, that Ia what W. call
! the conductors bill. When Il comes M
for consideration in the house l am going
| to offer an amendment to abolish cash reg
listers III ice cream parlors aud take the
bell en- tho moaey drawers In country
stores; in point OF fact. to turn Texas
loose"
| Having, at former session OF the leg
stature, heard the numerous forensic CO
forts In hamp,crinr down the price of rail-
road fare. from = to . csnts riile. an,
at later seasion hearing much talk abou
the mental anguish clause 10 some old BIZ
about telcgraphs. tried to understand thi
LIS, potard. but all that cnuli maze gu
OF II was that sonie people on seme ral
roads sufiersd 80 much mental anguish
first. on the part OF the passenger Tor hay
Ing failed 10 step into the snug offcc o
I,he Tickle, pscnt at RS station and buyia
\ Ills tlcket for Cents annie. he hal TO pro
dncs the extra cen, per mile allowed hy III
las. II appears that the other suhersr, 10
whose protection the bill has hesn intro
duccd, II tho poog conductor, whose min
ard heart are tossed upon the sea Of troubl
in collecting this extra cen, per mile 70
his employers That often the sympv,h etI
conductor tihis statement Was made 70 N
b. d distinguished rembas Of the housel !
orcer 10 clear the atmosphere ol 50 nuc
mental anguish. 50 10 speak, he just ru
Ihis hand Vi hts own rocket aud paid III
cent per mile hiEssif' left the hall Ell
a wondering how that bill should BE- fremss
whsther Tor the eonduetor 20 force the pa