The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-02

mnkins a. present quarantine line or
NJ N tIe "a open season Tor three man,h.
M, WI henderson said there was nr isny ~.
as Il was aii 1 r. north Of the present line,
SO Thar M M IL, r tne hands Of private parties,
% no benefit TO the rattie MAJ mseulu Ns
,atAgs' u they expected 10 drive their Sst,fh
70 the Northwest 'N0't catue
Furthermore. he ssId Z, ~. So.
stoc9nen, or those adigrent - ~ AtNHas
pn either side, insist on hringiny ~ ~ ne ilne
ana en1H section without having them IL
,,he 10 ticks, that they wonia si,Sa.o t w
~ ~ aoandon the country or mt 4 iann rssn
tae'S SECTION fence up everv aron ~ M
The sontb iV nr linen mem to recrosa the line to
hl wFpe dL NJ Henderson was RUNNING n
bnU ~ l.1 or nor Is, Of course. not known bnt
s1 i,, 1851 anq talked like no was confront
WAN \, distressing business prohlem unnn
when II wrong conclusion Was 1870. ns,os
cnsua oo,Nu9Ie and property loss would
ensr Ohe feature OF the situation hcw,-
~ tnuhits OF no doubt or nupstion ana
tnat Is: that senator TnrpevF NJ ~ nm snu
49,; Wlnueld Scott and numerous otber
SICK raisefs IN Northwest Texas. entertn;p
opiriop ~ hesitate to express the same
tlnn' ana partake Of the soo,o sriri S.sin,
rr"tn business that Mr. Henderson sovs ba
t rpu ~ Kansas City aua the Northwest-
Ine Joint resolution amending the state
'o"sutu'lon 80 as to permit the lerlslatnre
90 more for the Confederate veterans
introduced by Mr.. Blalock az uorriso,,
county has gradually soaked into tho MON
oers' and will claim good share Of moi,
attention next week.
Mr. Blalock has been ouietl, callipg at
tent!on OF members to his resolution ana
at the same time citing what other south.
ern states not hnif so afduent as Texas
are doing tor tbo,a 81
Confedelicy Gcergln roo Sy'U ts y. tnt
.re handsomely, Which has 6,eii ui.,.'e.,.s
pe ,uie ~ tlis eorresponiencr. ana Alahl.au
lar liz Man, ''A ~ nm III" - .A 'a.A
proposes a Special tax. such ts Is ...o.sal
~ Alabama, from which Texas woad real
G,,t.n Guy u1s's @, t"A.' t.t'.H Ht s'SJ
ploprmt,d TO. Rgr yrtttgas lor A f5s
sum o, fosUQuO
Aty htsIosA resolution also proposes TO
~ ners ,,a'. q. ,, PlogoI'E ~ aPp4SuN' to
a. P'Hnl'n ulnt own, sa5 fa9d ot $500, Hul
that IN ADDITION an incnmc Of $40 Per
/ |Tari "pulu hol pePar the appheaNt
~ r. also PROPOSED L" extend the date OF
Tl,o. '' ,i5s oi M'uHW 20 go"4htE l9'u.
,nne p'Csr9J Jaw draws the ae3a me az
/ Mtrcn J., lHon
! further Interesting provision Of this
resolution Is that III case a penSoner dies
ms WIDOW, upon making proof as sueh
/ being otherwise qualified, shall tukc her
husband place. This will o5Wate entirely
1 the expense and irolhle of making am orig
iual application,
The present law leaves It optional with
, OFFICERS authorized to take acknowledge
( mcntS from veterans as TO whether any
( Charge Is made TOR doing so; tine pending
measure requires them to do 81 gratultously,
The disposition Of the present house
Whlle composed OF Young men largely, VINO
know hoLhlCg OF tho evil war. except as d
matter OF history or tradition, Is NOT averse
70 doing something Tor tne old veterans,
the last ono or whom VII! pass from the
earth in few years
\ \ y
The hopsa has NOT lost ,ts bood nor ran
"'1N "''
mao put lts sympathles nave Decn so
worked on that II Is disposed to spend
money and crinnIe tho revepuos NJ tha
| CO..
SUI oS specIa. exemptions from ta1alion'
ana the remission OF taxes, SO that from
the general appropriation bill will contain
Wll be far IN excess Of the revenues OF the
In romnd nrn Si5Sms' ,ho so,.,.o, ~.
branches OF the State government, The mi.
verslty and Agricultural ana Mechanical
600 Wills s9nntng que es , lor s.oVSi,
revenues of tho State are S5,oOOOO6 n
the, column in which those amounts stand
doad eosv eH beSe,so 'ne queSti9n would pc
experienced in spending 5000 600 win
100000 to draw from
Now, the finance committee Is nfrOntpd
with these conditions when they settle
down to work in cold-blooded business
way on the general appropriation bill they
will have to whet their legislative knives
and use them freely. or else Tremendous
deficiency will confront the Lauham regime
before II is two years old
4 The governor is very cool. however,
keeps both eyes on the house. and fortu..
nae Inc last vback M anv Hin tbat NAV, he
passed ' ' ' '''' '' ''4' "
The finance committee may be said there
fore to be standing between two fires.
The house Is behind, urging them to spcpd
more money than they have, aud The gov.
mo road inneaiatclv i'm front and warns
them t they spend more money than they
nm Lropght within mo receints ~ the
state '''s' '
=. , ho - D oren ,n 70 the state CON.
stitution have become frightened, or lost
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