Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-02-16
HITS BILL ON
CONSOLIDATION
Veto Of Katy Bill BY Cover
nor Deemed of Marked
Significance


IN point OF interest that has hap
pcned since the convening OF the
Thirty-third Legislature quite equals
the bomb thrown b. Governor Col
quit last Thursday when bic mes.
sage Announcing hls veto OF the
katy-Central consolidation bin was
read 10 the members OF the House
81 Representative 1T means the
death of an consolidation bills" de-
clared one member. for IL Is diffi-
cult 10 believe thai any considerable
number OF members would consider
voting for a Law that. In the opinion
OF both The Attorney General and the
Governor Of the state, are unconstl-
tutional. when they are sworn 10
defend and uphold that great doc
ument Privately mostly. there
has been some caustic criticism Of
the Governors actions. but n there
ever was damper thrown over a
bunch OF railroad attorneys and so
called lobbyists. this action OF Gov
ornor Colquitt caps The climax
Wight Have Bcen Expected.
The slightest reflection on the
part OF those Interested In these
consolidation measures ought 10
have enabled them 10 anticipate this
action of the Governor This is not
the first time he has vetoed a con
solidatIon bill n was also known
that hc had submitted the bill 10 the
Attorney General for an opinion on
the constitutionality OF the measure
This portended the fate OF the bill
In advance Not that the Governor
was anxious for q chance 10 veto II.
but that he had grave doubts as TO
IS being IN harmony with the or
ganic law Of the land and that he
had fitting regard and respect for
the constitution and the oath he had
taken as Governor 10 support and
uphold IL Having In their employ
some OF the best legal talent In the
state certainly II should have been
patent 20 these men that such
measure could never pass muster be-
fore the Attorney General or before
q Governor charged with safeguard
lng the constitutional rights OF the
people
ONcr.Confidcnt Lobby.
Uy reference 10 the lobby here
is not meant altogether those hang
ors-ou who are paid to button-hole
and explain things 10 members OF
the House and Senate. but all those
people who. for the good of their
several sections 81 the state have
been Induced ~ patriotic motives or
other reasons 10 come TO Austin in
the interest OF any special legisla-
ton Perhaps they had grown over
confident Perhaps some of them
believed because they had succeeded
ia defeating the iull crew law they
had things coming their own way
One member said today that he un-
dorstooi that some of those who
opposed the FUN crew bin after that
measure was killed Wednesday an
roun,od that they would now have
time to go fishing I guess they'll
decide Whom they read the Governors
veto of this consolidation bin that
Iu,. NiI turn round and come
hB.k o. s we'll known that the
Governor is not 100 love with the
lobby and that ms large and en-
thusIlstIc adhcrcutagc les inim!cal to F.
the interest OF the people of the F.
state at large 10 Is Just possible /
.hat De- cot a great deal OF satisfac-
ton out OF teaching some OF them |
@ lesson and in letting them know /
'hat they had somebody else to deal |
with besides a bunch OF ineXper- /
fenced legislators Anyway, like /
Geor-. Washington. ne seems will
.Ug to confess that be- did 10 with .
. little pen
Constructive Legislation.
81 least one law has been passed /
b, This session that may De- set down .
Is constructive legislation That is
.be suspended sentence act intro
lueel a 'hy Senate by senator 1
W,iuert worked on this splendid .
lass. with unur.ng devotion he has 4
levied into the iuiricasies OF con-
,rtuuonai law and the conflicts OF
decisions. patiently and painstak- /
H-g De- has conferred with mem
lsrs of the higher courts of the state
md members OF the bench and bar
iud t may be- said that he has given
Texas one of the best laws on Grim
uology that has ever been devised.
q has passed both branches of the
and has been signed by
De Governor and under it's terms
he sentence OF the prisoner at the
,ar may 10 the discretion and wis
Iom OF the court be suspended for
N indefinite period and the embryo
elon De- given another chance This
5 q forward stride
This BIll Sleepeth.
The fun crew law has been put 10
eath The assault made upon this
Measure by President Radford OF the
farmers Union and by +. A. Calvin.
ormer head OF that organization