The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-08
AUSTIN NEWS AND VIEWS
How Treasurer Workman Sought to
Protect The States Credit.
THE THIRD CIVIL DISTRICT RACE.
Legislature VIII Try TO Pass an Amor
Plate Antitrust Law--Ronds for
OIL Pipe Lines.

Austin, Texas, June 7.--It is not clearly
understood among State officials here why
the legislative investigating committee
spent SO much @; It's time on the affairs OF
tic treasury department,
When ex-Treasurcr Wortham was on the
stand ne told in detail the methods pur.
sued by the department when he was It's
head during the pan.cky days OF 1spA, when
the popullsts were abroad 10 the land, and
every day hoping TO read the startlinu I'm.
formation, that under democratic rule, the
State treasury was busted" The OK.
treasurer told OF how he begged the hanks
to hold UP their warrants until the State
was able 60 cash them ana how the
acts OF kindness OH the part Of the banks
In complying With the request not only
saved the states financial standing hut
also prevented the party from being ami
Inflated by the popunsts.
During those days Mir, Virgins, who Is
now In the employ OF the committee as an
expert accountant, was a coahdential clerk
IN the office and knew what the depart
ment was going through with Ia the way
OF trouble when funds were scarce aud pop-
ulists plentiful When he took up the
work OF investigating some OF the past af-
was to 10 back aud dig Up some OF the
warrants which the banks were requested
TO hold up, and call on ex-rreusurcr Mor-
than for his reasons FOR not promptly
cashing certain warrants which were issued
in 1894.
Not being satisfied with Mr.. wortaam's
statement the committee summoned ex.
Cashier Breckenridge OF the First National
bank, who OF course knew nothing abont
the details OF the agreement, as II was not
his business To know. Ex-Governor Hogg
is also wanted by the committee to tell
what he knows about st. as Mr. Workman
stated that the ex-governor was consulted
at the time The banks were requested TO
hold IN the warrants
There is also a bit OF political history
connected with the AFFAIR as Mir Virgins
was n candidate against Finley ic; comp
troler at one time, md Workman bcing a
lifelong friend OF Finley, Of course assisted
MIN over Virgins, This may have caEscd
Mr.. WigginS 20 nc little severe n the
preparation Of the questions Whtch weUe
proponndcd to Mir WORKMAN
49,
The fight for the nomination for the
iudgesltlp OF tho Third court of clNI ap.
peals Is somewhat lively just at this time,
Judge streetmau Is having hard time
getting the nomination, but his friends are
confident that he Will laud they count on
seventy three votes in the convention and,
while n requires ninety two TO nominate,
It is believed that the Milan county man
| VIII get all the strength lac needs when
the time comes.
Captain A $. Fishr of Georgetown who
la one of the 1ogg SW0Nnc Syndicate rs
also IN the race akulhel Nltogtuiuui nh'
70 far has carried Burnct and Williamson.
Judge furmuu NJ Bell county ana Judge
Surratt of Waco are also making q strong
hight for the place,
Judge Morris of Travis Is after the lonS
term against Judge Key.
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antitrust law and try to pass Que with
armor plates on tt. rhis win cause the
consumptlon of great deal OF time and
then there win be some doubts as to the
final passage of the blll,
IT is said that Spindle Top will also come