The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-25

a isiglature Is MOI an
..rcelv different from other legislatures
~, have made the laws for and helped
:. .Aspe the destlnles OF Texas. 1t has
,ecul,arities, some marked idiosSncra-
g.. esnecally of it IN the aggregate
!, ,be average, plain. unassuming, I'M
i ,.n,od and everyday citizen Of the State,
4 &, farmer who knows little and cares less
4 .hont clty ways. the merchant, the profess
4 s.,,l man the artisan, was 70 take day
n ana come TO Austin TO see and hear
hIpss and Size up the body he would most
psely 20 home In a qunDdary.
mat ouandary would be this; What
nan we expect from a lot OF kids? What
.onpt OF craftsmanship can we hope for
,om the boys there The older ones would
NJ shaking their heads and signing and
saving; 1T has come to a pretty pass that
h.srdless youngsters shall make our laws,
hall be factors Ia shaping the destiries anu
iortulns the policies for this great State.
n d true that q large majority of the
legislators are young men, put they are
d ma brainy progressive, Jealous, patriotic,
getup and.get young men OF their respec-
4 i've sections Of Texas. Here and tAere
I'm Will md q number In the sere and yell
welded 10 old ways, old-time thoughts
4 he ancient regime, but the leaVeu ct up.
4 ioaateness and modern requirements pro
Tue puoyapcy Of youth dominates each
ehsnber The brightness and the fullness
4 n vigorous action, quick thought and
4 comprehension, br0adness, depth ana exait-
"a desire and determination tor the achieve
4 rent Of all that is good, ali mat Is best
n iof the state, its advancement, It's en-
& hlncement' lis Development and growth,
II rs prosperity and greatness ana grandeur
n Ne 10 evident, so pronouncedly evident and
pain In the faces, IA the CLEAN Of the eye
"a IN the earnest endeaNor Of THESE young
men that failure Is not only not written
Il 10 their exicons, but Is ailuOst an impossl.
4 tllty
Az any Of them ambitious? Did God
4 ever create man worthy or the name Of
4 nan who was not ambitious2 EhmlnGt,
q tmbttlon from the economy OF mans life
q specially the bright young man, and he rs
scarcely more than 4 clod The rose Las
" ~ beauty, the violet no fragrance for him.
n Tte stars shine simply because II is night
n tine The music Of the waterfall, the mel
n ody Of The ripping stream, the songs of
"A birds, the simmer Of the moonlight, in
n sasdow and brightness, through quivering
n leaves, the prattle Of children, the Joyous
s llushter Of sweet, young womanhood are
q no more to him than the monotony OF the
4 voodpeoker's hammering on dead tree
a trunk or the solemn boot Of an owl In the
y tln and darksome chancels of the forest.
VI course they are ambitious. Visions Of
= tdngressional or senatorial togas, of the
n faTeFnors mansion are the ignis tatui that
4 Allure and Illusion some Of them. So much
q ine better. Their dreams are but spurs to
4 rfge them on to better worg.
a II Is fact that In the council chamber
n q olr nation, in the management and d.
n lseton Of the affairs of the country's great
n railroad systems, In the control Of the
n higaty Industrial and other business enter
Il phsa q our land, young men are TO the
81 loie The nantes of their sires have fallen
n HpQn tnem early and they fit them, too
shen why shouldn't our legislators be
Fcung menl
some little friction is still manifest in
"A we house growing out OF the speakership
v coatest This Is not the case as between
a .as Two candidates themselves, but owes
Y iseI to the zeal OF some of their several
supporters 1t will wear out directly.
n nlen al parties come TO know and under
sshd each ether better this feeling will
ltss away There was nothing in the CON
s ~ 2 engender bitterness or animosities.
"a i,,i aste Is as natural sequence still n
z Hlend lingering.
II haas, as uend OF legislation, as a whole. can
M i,.iau pe forecast yet. The governor has
"A X, rs1i . More than warmed his seat. He and
III iss ,ss t. are strangers, gradually feel
"a nlStpsI s, Wsy INTO mutual confidence or
N rossihia Ihsuust' the latter scarcely being
sce esaV'e however, when the relations Of fnil
n "A to, least on general lines if not
N sestios AT. ese established between the ex-
n roysrn.. sna legislative branches; when the
x Id HI. message has been fully digested
n ia w w policies are more fully explained
a ~ unprecedented then something ike an
III b rnsSs demonstration of legislation NAV
81 dlv. ssf, veteran legislator said yester-
n Ok lootinse governor and the Legislature
N ether snS az each other, studying each
81 thar vant nsn tney have found out what
81 lbcrt M ~ 70 know one can tell something
vsaL uts VIII be done Come 10 me Ia
"a tepat * Tpq Will tell you what they nor
StaItlss aeis gentleman knows what he ia
i upon Hhseeout, Tor he bases his assertion
long experience teaches.
vbol. are two measures In which the
n \ s"te Is vitality interested that will
"A fled Into eject Just as the advocates
F. Of ~ Vne OF these ia the re-enactment
4 no STATE text book law and the other
Al indp,,.. and enlargement Of the iron
h ~ a. loe Rusk penitentiary. If there
s. booL opposition to the free school text
Tss,. II has not manifested itself
la ,,,,,. countless be some efforts made
inclpss , ,ue law in some respects and TO
tOiofs eFo ltnin It's provisions aIl cities here.
"a % tia Ntsed from its provisions.
"a HI Ia = other proposition tbera a., ,
81 sAge On III governor Sayers In his mes.
81 enusnied ZIP ehlhg Of the legislature rec
e SlspendsS tnls iron industry Mt Rusk
soSefnof 7 ~, Or rather abandoned. and
= Wed thar ~ I'M IN his first message de-
f,hd fullv ,,. ne legislature should cerafnilv
4 lho and ir,,,sstlgate the matter before ac-
r. itned !, tntlmating that n II r,as $3.50, O.
i4d The ss ~ enlargement of the miami
+ equld Be ssAR.ion OF modern methods AZ
10 retaInaS 70 pay, the industry ought
softh. In ON ana pushed for all II is
ee matter VIZ words, he declared that
aatever was -. W 70 the legislature aud
~ ssponsibls for u n the legislature would be
..ls h, usual tinEering with the ,,,. ,.,.
pale, s,o .ae public lands, their lease ana
{ Au,,,a = sure to come. One qentler,sr
'iatpt.s ,s, ss1s to repeal every law in the
slps th..' ause to the public lands. 70
A one littia 81 existence entirely and
ny, w q public schnllipl e act putting every
Il. and anv IDOL university and asylum
,9sute on the ~ via lands owned by
va ave eSro market and sell IL All II
Wy and oApense, save litigation CO.
~ WITH speh Up more country - S. ~
'Faiation ana noe ana thereby tncreSse
+, M aAsole values, he argues.
shi anacns % he an organized more
fttt fnr.. pe members Of the bouss 10
rIiroass reduction OF passenger 10
s Nh i'm sa tom to cents no. r',,a
nctin, ~ probably cana 49,. :,