The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-08
THAT BATTLEFIELD ITEM.

Austin Texas September 7--(Stdf Special ~, |
events indicate that the Daughters o 'hG is., San
others who arc interested in the matter OF peauiss
1ac;ro battlefield would do we'll to move that historic
OF real estate to some other section OF Texas u ney VS.
induce the present special session OF the legislature "
them an anpropriation with which to carry out the P
~ f, hs, M augmentation asked for does not appear III
either the house or senate bills they stand at present
not be due the fact that the battlefield rs loea'u -
Texas but there things when tehu ~ ' NI
believe that such is the case South Texas has been
or d;scrninacd against in than instance ana W
seems good reason the opinion that this one OIL 'He
In simple justice Representatives Grigss ana Ne"eu
NJ Harris county and Senator Lpscomb OF the SNteen SCH
aoria district il should be stated that they have done every
thing possible under the circumstances Whle perhaps "
two representatives not positively nor direeuy
that the item for fencing and otherwise oeau'yms w
teground would be in the house appropriation bill tnere va"
excellent reason for believing. as they dd thi SUI
would be the Much to their surprise they us'oNe'
that the bill FIRST reported the house by the finance cum
mee made no whatever to the matter IN qe'U"
When the bill first taken up Chairman Schu'er 81 m
finance committee was absent and Acting Chairman murray
stated that great many Typographical ana ee'a
listed in the printed bill but that the committee had gone
it and corrected far possible During the dscuS
which followed developed that it might be possible 10 cure
the many defects by adopting amendments to cover eNV'
error Mr. Murray himself admitted that TINS wouu poO
ably consume more time would be consumed were the
bill to be recommed fully corrected by the committee 'e
nrrted and aran placed before the house Finally Repre-
sentative Gggs moved recommit the bill and the MOTION
prevailed Afterward explained The Post at the
time he gave as principal for his action the lac.
that the bill did contain the battlefield item lie s'a'eu
NJ the same time that had good believe that te
omission of the item due simply to an oversight ana ta
there was disposition the part OF the committee 10 "
tentionally exclude ii. .
ike chickens and curses and other things the bill finally
came home again After days during which the COM
mee of sessions for the purpose OF correct
ing work and making certain changes favorable report
ordered There the matter rests Tor the present
the committee having adjourned until Monday on the day
last Thurdayha the favorable report was ordered Inc
San acino battlefield item stated in The Post OF Fri
day morning, not in the bill
The bill first reported TO the like the house
bill in that made reference to the battlefield matter
At the night session OF the senate on August 20 senator
Ipscomb offered amendment the appropriation bill
which then under consideration providing Tor the sum
OF S2s the purpose fencing and otherwise heau
flying spot which the decisive battle of the war for
the independence Of Texas fought and The amend
ment lost
At the afternoon session the following day Senator
pscomb moved reconsider the by which the amend
defeated 1t then developed that the measure had
friends among the gentlemen who represented
OF the State other than South Texas Senators Da
wilson of Galveston James OF Hopkins and Swami Of
Falls aided the from the Sixteenth district in his eff
forts reconsideration and they finally sue
cessfu Senator Patterson who halls from Bell county op
posed the amendment economical grounds Senator ur
ney from off FL Paso thought that the asked for,
$4,000, excessive and asonabe and said that the
State did not the money Just He willing
give the magnificent and munhcent of $1,000 to build
around the spot where brave patriots shed their
blood and freely gave their lives that Texas might be
the CALLING yoke OF tyran Mexico Senator sta
pies Bastrop county thought $4,000 would
be and offered amendment that
amount Potter whose domce is in Cooke county
agreed with Senator Tuney and offered substitute pro-
viding and fence The from John
Ode agreed with Turney and Potter Senator Barry
Miller OF Dallas offered amendment providing for
penditure $1,000 and that the superintendent public
buildings and grounds look after the fence It this sub
stute that adopted. The bill in which this item of
$4,000 appeared progressed further than being passed
the The bill reported Thursday last CON
tanned absolutely reference to the This the
uaton as it IS present,
The greatest mistake made by the enemies of the pro-
posed appropriation lies in their apparent belief that the
beautiy the historic battle-ground intended to
benefit only Houston and the immediately contiguous
thereto, when matter of fact the in which
the entire State should take interest and too which
has extreme merit in it. Even it that Houston and
no other city section of the State affected the an
preparation should he granted for the consistency If
for other But few the requests which have
the finance parts of the State other
than South Texas have been entirely dsegarded and there
really good and valid why that section of
which Houston is the should be entirely ignored in the
matter in question,
Lest the statement that South Texas has been
in other matters be doubted might not be inaplopos f.,
point out that not single of the members OF tue
tree conference committee congressional reapportionment
remotely connected with any part of the southern
country Had not been for certain West and Central Texas
representatives and the influence they were able to bring n
bear those who sought to arrange South Texas districts in
manner which certainly would have insured democratic
supremacy might have been in retaining razo
in TIL Harris county district in ara 70 ONT ob.t lee
which would have BEEN acceptable 10 the democracy NJ
the State large and especially the democrats al ,o
sections Immediately affected Lieutenant Governor R,o
ing did fit appoint Senator Lipsconb on the free
terence committee representative districts bu that ~
only in order settle matter which should have been
tied long before This matter with reference to the
Der of representatives be given Harris county rho Oh
watched the progress OF the during The time the bills