The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-08-14
TEXAS SOLONs TRYING
To EARN THEIR SALARY
Have Worked industriously to Pass
Few Bills Which the Gov
ernor Refused to Approve

Austin, Texas, August 14-Our
solons have been working as indus
trlously as lot of boil weevils and
If they keep at it they will be able to
migrate by August 31st Consider
able progress has been made on the
appropriation bill and the house put
few spokes in the wheels of prog
ress by making more liberal appro-
priations for the support of the ag-
ricultural department and to the A
Nj. college The senate has passed
the appropriation bill and it will be
ready for free conference commit
tee within a few days.
One of our solons who was evil
IDENTIFY born a century ahead of his
day suggested that a new mansion
be built for the governor but the
prospect of an increase in the tax
rate rose up like sheeted ghost ana
frightened the members away Our
legislators may build mansions in
the skies, but they will never build
anything on earth unless they quit
clubbing and get down to business
The, federal census bureau an
nounced last week that we have 14e,-
745, 900 acres of uncultivated land
and 285,216 Texas farmers who do
not own their farms, but this infor-
nation never phased the Legislature
Some folks are as single minded as
June bug
The committee from the house
and senate appointed to investigate
the recent election has been exam
issue and some flossy words have
passed between the witnesses, but
many of the ants refused to recog-
nize the jurisdiction of the commit
tee and the matter is to be tested in
the courts
The pros have had their inning
and sprung some correspondence al
legged to have been taken from the
files of the anti leaders which, ac-
cording to the Interpretation of the
committee, pointed toward a legis-
latiye jack pot, but a searching in
yestigation of all members of the
legislature failed to reveal this
much-talked of utensil.
The Colquitt-Lightfoot controver-
sly broke out afresh in the house and
senate when the item in the appro
priation bill was reached providing
for the maintenance of the attorney
generals department An amend
| mentment was offered which, in eff
feet, prevented the governor from
vetoing any section of the item. The
amendment passed the house on g
vote of IS to 3S. The measure also
passed the senate.
The governor made ii clear to the
legislators that he would sanction
no legislation until the subjects reg
ularly submitted were disposed of
and he returned the resolution favor
ing the legislation for the stricter
regulation of the saloon traffic, en-
dorsing San Francisco for the Pana-
ma Canal Exposition; inviting the
Advertising clubs of America to hold
their 1912 convention in Dallas and
inviting President Taft to visit Tex
the appropriation bill, the re-dis-
tricting of the state, the repeal OF the
automatic tax law and fixing of the
state ad valorem tax rate The APP
preparation bill is the only measure
submitted that has received serious
consideration.
Politicians are as thick as black
berries in a fence corner and some or
them are buzzing around like humble
bees in the summer time, while 9th
ers float about like snowflakes in
winter Many of the big fellows who
have been for years lounging around
the porch of greatness are frequent
ly the storm center in order to give
the lightning a chance to strike
them, but so far no casualties nave
been reported.