The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-14
~ Action Which Created CONSERVATION
Among the Lobbyists.
.ey MADE A QUICK RECOVERY, HOWEVER.
datIon Bills Were Gotten Rid Of by Being Committed
s. The Huntington Grant Bill Was Pushed Through-A
. speech by Mr.. Pitts on the Galveston Measure.


railroad commission. Messrs. Lilard, Smith |
Of Collin and shannon spoke in favor OF the |
amendment. and it received an affirmative
vote Of IS. as against a negative vote OF 81,
although when 1T was offered Mr.. wholess
hnc stated that IL would injure the bill and |
had refused to accept It. The bill being on |
Its third reading, however the vote the
amendment received failed to carry, as |
two-thirds vote was, at that stage. neces-
ssry TO amend the measure
BUT IT SCARED THE FRIENDS Of the bill |
nightly though, and caused Colonel Gresh-
am. who was sitting in the lobby to hold
his breath until he was red 10 the face SO
close was the shave. The previous question
having been moved. Mr.. Garner closed the
debate. He did not speak long, but what he
said could not be misunderstood. Taking I'm
tile assertion OF the Galveston members that,
as the wharf charges that Mr. Huntington
might seek to collect were TO be subjected
to railroad commission regulation, It was
not necessary to subject the bonds with
which he might wish to cover his proposed
wharf to the same regulation, the gentle
man from Uvalde asked them to tell him
what good It would do TO regulate the
charges II no limit was placed upon the
value" represented by interest bearing Sc
ourites he might choose to place on said
wharf. when II was well understood that ne
tould at any time secure from the Federal
courts authority to earn "a fair return" OH
said value. in defiance OF the railroad COM
mission. In conclusion. Mr.. Garner charged
the friends OF the bill with having resorted
TO the gag process to shut off discussion OF
their bill, although 1t was plain that a ma
3crity of the house was against IT, as has
been disclosed by the vote received by the
shannon Lillard amendment and he asked
those who had voted for said amendment not
&c turn tail and vote for the bill after hav-
Ing confessed that II was imperfect without
IT, But they funked, nevertheless, and the
bill passed by a vote OF ss to 49,
THE SPEAKER before putting the motion to
adjourn this evening, stated that he desired
to make statement concerning his rulings
or the motions to refer senate bills l54 ana
1873, with the governor veto messages TO
the committee on internal improvements.
He stated that the chair had been criticised
fol- holding that the motion was subject only
&c limited debate; that he had some doubt
himself about the matter, but as so much
OF the time of the house has already been
consumed in the discussion OF railroad and
other corporation bills, and many bills Of
Importance to the people had been shut out
with apparently little chance now OF receiv-
ing consideration. he had resolved the doubt
IL favor of economy and shut off debate on
questions that have already been fully dis
cussed and thereby saved the time of the
hOusp ho
which the great mass of the taxpayers OF
the State are interested
THE TRAINERS OF the remodeiIed KATY ron
solidaton bill appear TO have caught the fish
they we're after when they provided therein
that the San Antonio extension shall be
built before the proposed absorption OF the
Sherman. Shreveport and Southern can take
place. They were playing for backing in
South Texas and they have secured II to
some extent The San Antonio uApers are
row on the Katy staff and have Joined the
crowd which is putting In all its spare time
repeating the dictum of the Katy attorneys
that ali that was Objectionable to the gov
ernor in the vetoed bill has been removed
from the new bill and that therefore there
is no good reason for opposing H. especially
as itb pussaEe IntHHS tilc DullIluS Oh lut
long promised line to San Antonio. But
there is no truth in these stories. Three
weeks ago the governor informed the KATY
representatives that the mere promise Of
even the assumption Of an obligation to eS
tend their line to San Antonio or anywher'
else would not cure their bill of the tain
| OF unconstiutionality with which it wa
| affected and that he would not approve /
| In any shape SO long as its principal obiec
| continued to be the ABSORPTION OF g compel
| ing piece OF road. And this is stlll the OBJ
| iect of the new bill and the governor re
mains Of the same mind with reGard there
| TO. which reduces the assertion that bis oh
ieotions have been removed to the level o
a cheap and vulgar false statement
CONCERNING THE EXTENSION to San An
tonio IL is not necessary that the consollda
tion bill pass TO admit of It, The Katy hs
i all the authority 1t needs under its eharte
and under existing laws to build TO 10
| Alamo CITY whenever 1t sees ut aud tn
| ringing In Of this proposition at TINS stag
of the proceedings is but piece Oh coars
| fimfam work. which can deceive none ou
those who arc seeking for sny KIND oil
excuse for allowing themselves 70
| huncoed Tho game is similar In every re
snect TO the one being PLAYED BY the Hunt
ington people 10 catch the East Texas con
tipgent IN their efforts to obtain ahsolu'
control over the railroad situation east
the Trinity. As an excuse for asking Una
| tho Texas and New Orleans be psrmitte
10 absorb the Sabine and East Texas an
4 the Texas Trunk and secure possession
| two competing lines from Dallas to the Gu
and 10 the only two seaports on the coas
they advance that their request should
granted to enable them TO supply lars
section OF the State with needed rsiiros
facilities. il is not stated by them. how
ever. that there is nothing to prevent the
from supplying said facilities BY extenair
the Sabine and East Texas ms II stana
which they have ample authority 10 DO !
stead of seeking to- wipe II of the man
transferring all OF its rights and franchiS
10 the Texas aud New Orleans ana deN
ering over TO Mr.. Huntington oompie
; power over the trsffie OF oue-third OF y
State.
, WITH THE TEXAS AND NEW ORLEANS
control OF the Sabine AMI Fast TenaF 81
J the Texas Trunk ana master Of the mort
Sabine Pass. and with the Houston
D. Texas Central and Galveston. Hsrriseu
and San AutonIsiin control Of the port
f,.iveston nv virtue Of the einch conferr