El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-27
SOON TO
ADJOURN
Texas Legislators are Con-
tempIating Turning Their
Footsteps Homeward
DON'T LIKE WORK
At So Per Lay and the End
of the SIS Session is Now
Approaching at a
Lively Rate.
DON'T LIKE WORK

AUSTIN, Feb. 25-There seems to be
growing Feeling among the legisla-
tors to get through with the public
business and law making at an early
date and adjourn, especially as the six
ty days at which they are paid $5 per
day are fast approaching an end, and
there are number of law makers who
do not relish working and Grating on
50 per day. With this idea uppermost
in their minds they get down to bus
mess during the past week, took the
bull by the horns and went for the
Hogg constitutional amendments.
These amendments were one of the
biggest things that the law makers
had to consider as in the first place
they are a platform demand and second
a large number of representatives had
been instructed for them. Notwith-
standing this fact, the amendments
not be submitted to vote of the peo-
pie by the present legislature. The
bill passed to engrossmer1t with only a
bare majority and as it requires two
third vote to submit them, it will be
readily observed that the bill cannot
possibly pass finally. 1t will come up
Wednesday when the final vote will
be taken. not that it will change the
general result, but more as a matter of
form and to finally dispose of the mat
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tion among the politicians as to the
next step that Ex-Governor Hogg will
take in the matter. OF course for the
immediate present there is nothing to
be done, but after the legislature has
adjourned and matters politically are
shaping themselves for two years
hence, there is no telling what the big
ex-governor will do. There is an i'm
presssion that he will run for COVER
nor and one of his planks will be his
constitutional amendments, although
Gov. Hogg has repeatedly stated that
he had been sufficiently honored by the
people of Texas and did not care for
any Office within their gift-in fact
the turn which affairs have taken.
there is no telling what he may decide
to do. 1t is certain, however, that he
will stump the state in advocacy of his
and again endeavor to
have them submitted to the people. and
there is no telling how affairs may
shape themselves two years hence.
The industrial school bill is still
pending in the senate. This bill has
been before the public and a stumbling
block to the legislature for two ses-
sions. Judge v. w. Grubbs. the chief
agitator of the measure, has been as
at work and devotes most of
his time to pushing the bill forward.
1t failed in the last legislature and the
chances for its death in the present
session are very favorable. The bill
was the cause of one of the most SEN
sational speeches which has been deliv-
cred on the floor of the senate. Senator
Patterson. who is one of the most vir-
ulent opponents of the measure, deliv-
cred the speech in question and made a
most vicious attack on Judge Grubbs.
who was present in the senate cham
ber at the time. 1t was one of the
most scathing arraignments ever de-
livered on the floor of the senate or
house for that matter. 1t was entire
ly uncalled for and the senator from
Bell was the subject of much adverse
criticism for his action. The bill has
enough advocates in the senate to pass
it but its fate will likely be sealed in
the house. The location of the pro-
posed school has caused a great deal of
talk. After long debate the senateI
voted down an amendment to make it
an adjunct to the Agricultural and Me-