The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1853-03-19

We tind 1t IN tho Galveston Nsva
"l'he till alisdsd u was ins,a.1.
tho House Of Representatives. ~
and second time. and referred d 1 4
m,ttec on Internal improvement.
eth Of January, 1853. said COO ~.
ported the bill back to the Howa, MI
commended its passage. with the Ess
amendments lst in Huh line, l9,k s...
after the word Texas, insert. -
Of the County Cle,k aud District ~
through which said road may r..
Add to the 2O,h section, ",hat al
pauy shall no. have or enjoy the hv,,s.
ANY act which has been passed.
be passed for the loan o, money Ia ~
companies. ID. Strike out Tina,
tons. whe,e over it occurs IL the h;i
the I'd OF February, 1859. the IN
considered by the House. and III. -
second amendments recommends i.
committee were adopted withust ~
amendment: the ID amendment =
committee was adopted. with a. -,
meut, or substitute: there WEI, {,
amendments offered to the bill. +.
major portion OF them were r-irrtr4
The House then adjourned with H.
undrr consideration. February u n
ia. bill was again taken up. and s.,., N
cp.sion, It was ordered /, lie enpro...d
rules suspended aud the hill pas~d H
committee on engrossed bills. tsvmtet
the House the bill correctly ear,s.r
! There wrrc no mieriiaeaiiaas. II.
nro.s,d bill "as reported 10 the -
/ The hill wa. read IN the Senate fira
rules suspended. ball read secosA
and referred to the committee on
improvements. Sal. committee w.
ia. bill back TO tho Sepa'e without I'D
mcnts aud recommended It's tsssase I
hill WAS con sdcted, aud passed the ~
This i, a true statement ri the fssx
tending the progress OF the tili aph
iinnl passage through both liosA<s:
,,u,unl, will sustain me. Now, Iii y
what was the condition OF the bill Mn
came into the hands of Mr.. Iro. "
the Enrolling Clerk of the House h
second section ot the bill thc.e wsfs y,
two iuicflineatIuus, ouo Is the "-ni e
s,ructed,' aud the other, to come IN =, {
end of said section, as follows AT
mos, practicable point on sad 'i,sd
lmean,ng the Sabine between 80 dsy
min. and 81 deg. 10 min. north As,tsi
Many other iutciineations were u.ads >
the hill but OF a trivial nature, all Of ~
was done in an ADJOINING room to tie ~
ate Chamber, by Mr.. Buckener H. lsyuI
after the bill had passed both Houses, =
before it had gone into the hands Al q
Enrolng Clerk OF the House Of Rsp(
senlatives. The bill was enrolled by y
Ward according to the sense OF both ise
.es, as direrted by the endorsements OK Y
same. and handed to me for exsninslpsa
was ut The time much engaged, II het4 7
last day OF the session. aud having ~
fifteen or more bills to examine. ! Y
l To Dr.. Taylor, OF HARRISON county. :
of my committee, that he could v
the bit, and with sone Que OF ine GEMS
lee tNAttlint Tue stlht. NV Wv" s"'
and with the assistance OF Buckrnsf
Payne. examined the SANE. and teturot I
to ne A. corr. " enrolled. | unloldrd'
, bill, aud found the same intefHed IA
dry places. with pencil marks. This
81 uuusual in proper legislation, feInaa
? to DR., Ia, lof tina, h. had done very wfs
aud that | could not repof, the NiN NJ
then condition. but that ! would has
re- enrolled. Dr.. Taylor said h. bad IN
, lined the bill, and did not consider !; wfs
/, however. dill have the bdi ~ euisil
= aud presented II To the ilouss wiihe,
, report, stating The facts connected
d. the Transaction.
Much confusion ensued aosvs'
. more members occupying The iloff 81
same time, when Dr. la, lor took The
. from the Speakers table. and WA ABB
+ Alior some ,Iue h, returned with the
5 aud reported the sane correctly en'os
The Yeas aud NAYS were c.l.rd Tor On
: adoption ol said report; there was no =
rup,. go the rcpoi, failed. nud oil cos
quence, the hill the Senate had adIoas
: s,ae die, b.inrc presented the h'ii To-
. House for the first time therefore, the
| could nol have been legally cons'derv<
r the House.
: Mr. Editor, could have done ol'isrv
i aud di-ch rged faithfully my du', ~
. censufuolr, when the bill was taken "
i, the possession ol myself aud the !'oa't,
e all responsibility assumed lay another, y
T out auhorit, surely had discharge
duty when the bill was placed N TN !
i session of the House, AID ceased ~
= further control Of the same. IN ~, CO
/ with rega,d to this bill must dlsels'"
e sectional feeling or motive. had Y
: Tor III. bill AS | had voted Tor all chs'ts's
, a similar character IN the last aud pfs''
Legislature.
also voted against measure ~ '.
/, was considered my community lei's'
: interest. aud when II was asserted ~"
delegation from Harris county "s"
siruc,ed To support such measure.
y conclude that charge OF this ~
against me, originated N ~ OF i'ia'u
I and , ct from cool aud deliberate 'stsv'
One word in reply to Mr.. BaeAsas'
0 pa,nc's cnid before closing this article
SAYS: Thai II honesty and faU~s"
i,m,is ~ priraie Transactions, .Ay ""'
50 m public AFFAIRS Well, Mr. f","s
nit me to les, your honesty and Ja""''
Pubiic affairs, 10y asking you 'e" Y
r tions Did you not, alter the passsb
the bill 10 question. through nv ~
procure the original. and ,eersse ''s :, =
. Did YOU not take from The Les"'@
WHEN you lett Austin, said m'g'""''
you not know that tho original u ~
!, III question was 4 part oi the puH"