The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-04
verything Possible Being Done in the In
terest of Their Vetoed Bill.
pvcKs IN STORE FOR THE HUNTINGTON BILL
ons Efforts to Defeat luch Better Bill the People Some
Years Ago Are Now neutrality-suspicious. Bill viii
Probably Come Up Today.

bills. the presumption is that II II become,
necessary SO TO do he Will hold that ths
Trainers of the constitution meant what thov
said when they used the words "two-thirs.
0, the members of that house" which in
'nls case would be So Asked about this To-
night, the gentleman from Navarro waa
non-committsl. however, and confined him
self to giving expression TO wish that ,h,.
mater would not come up during his presi-
dency.
'hE KATY PEOPLE were particularly antive
'ouay in their efforts to manufacture sumo,
Tor their unlucky Sherman. shreyenort and
southern consolidation bill and 10 ase-,.
tain whether they have any show To revty.
II. having about reached the conclusion tha,
is useless Tor them to try any farther TO
erect compromise with tn, State in ths
matter People who are supposed I, hive
influence with the members OF the hops )
have been called to the rescue from ali d.
rections and today several prominent mer
chants. grain dealers and -four millers from
Wichita Falls Sherman and other North
Texas points appeared on the scene and
began work upon the representatives from
their different districts for the purpose of
convincing them that the Missouri Kansas
and Texas should be allowed to swallow uu
the road extending from Mckinney to JET.
ferson in spite OF the governors obiectioas
They are being assisted In this By c6r1s
of shrewd and trained lawyers and, tn ad-
dition. pressure Of the strongest kind is be.
ing brought to bear by mall. but so fr il
can not be discovered that 1t has hal any
effect. Even from the governors own coun-
ty tBastrop) letters and petitions have been
sent to Mr. staples. its representative. urg-
ing him to vote against the veto. but he has
smoked cut the writer's and signers thereof
by refusing to pay any attention 10 thom
unlees they come out in tho open and sub
nit the matter to mass meetings. which
they have declined to do Mr.. Smith OF
GIayson has been come at IN the same way,
but he today replied in general to those who
are working on him In this manner ana the
letter in which he did SO was to the roint
and couched in language that will most
likely cause a cessation OF the correspond
ence.
ROUSE. Vice President Alien
and Superintendent Maxwell Of the Katy
arrived tonight and are awfully SORRY that
their plans for the DEVELOPMENT of tai
property have been interttred with by the
governor but will not 90 1t is RELIABLY
stated tear up their tracks aud leave tina
State.
SEVERAL MEMBERS of the house are gath
ering a supply of bricks 10 throw at tie
t..ft frnp f1yH n
6icaticns its friends VIII have NJ cause 10
COMPLAIN of the warmth OF the receouon
that will BE- accorded II when 1t is relehFd'
Among other things to be brought up during
the discussion that will attend It's co1sid-
Grafton will be the story of q similar bill
that was violently opposed by Galveston S
representatives, FOURTEEN years ago In the
Nineteenth legislature. Said bill propoied
a grant to C. P. Huntington aid his co.
porate associates. assignees Of w. J. Jones
and w c. Jones of the right to build q
railroad across the submerged salt water
fats in Galveston bay in front OF the land oil
the BunGick league survey to build wharvts
and warehouses thereon and to eXcavate
ship channel in front thereof. rms biil
propcsed no grant Ct exclusive wharfagt
privileges as does the one before TINS cR-
islature. but on the contrary provide lo'
tn, operation of free wharf and irs'
channel; yet Galve tons rep: eaentauves VIZ
lently opposed the REIMBURSEMENT by th'
state under its terms os the very rights tn'
legislature is now asked to surrender to MI
Huntington without consideration and for
ever.
MR.. HENDERSON. chairman OF tie mus
finance committee, did not call up the gen
eral appropriation bill today, as expected a
IL would have inteifered with pending ousi
NESS in the shape OF Coles bill imposing a.
annual tax equal to 40 per cent oil Incl
gross earnings upon round pale els
which was finally, by vote OF u 10 o.
ordered engrossed after an all Cay oi'cus
sion. Just before the HOUSE adjourned tni
ereninr. however. he gave notice that
would make an effort tomorrow morning I
have The appropriation bill taken up or sc
fer soma specified day.
TonAY Mr.. Adams offered resolution 20 tl'
effect that as the newspapers oil inc OF
are. under existing conditions preYeatF
from printing the news. 1t was the sens
~ ,ha house that the libel III be set 10
,omorrow morning, The resolution was suO
seauently withdrawn upon stilent nv
Mr. wooten that there was no iioe' op,
set as judiciary committee No ! haa K'li 2
them all. He added however that ne M
n,spared substitute which he would one
when the motion to adop: the committee
favorable minority report In lieu OF Tue uh
favorable majority report Is mads'