The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1853-03-26

The failure Of hill 10 he entitled an Actto
establish the New Orleans, Texas. ana u"
cite Railroad Company, after that h'i' hso
passed through both houses Of our Leg''la'
ivss. in which he spoke with some severity
Of the action Of others. snd thought proper
TO slludc to mo in = very unfair ana un~
candid manner.
A. 10 usual, when a man attempts to use
nny unfair advantage Of asoiher, 'to'one'
Tnnkerslcv, in his communication, h'sco'-
era thnt which he appears extremely anxious
10 cores.l-shat truths have beef spoken
Of him-that he has acted IN defeating ms
bill in a very rash and improper manner.
All mon occ xsionsiiy do wrong, yet, theve
sre i,ut few, who will attempt to hx the
consequences OF their own ~li,ui errors
upon those who are innocent Ih's, now
ever, I am compelled to think, Col L."
not only Willing. bu, extremely n1"o"s 10
do. |, seems he not only desires to MIS-
lead public opinion in regard to the truths
connected with the defeat Of this b'l', but
in order TO sustain himself, he seeks I" N.
lure one. whom he knows struggled hard
nuxinst his own interest in order to DIS
charge properly the duties his position 'r''
posed upon him.
The very extraordinary manner in which
Col. T.. has acted since his return to ms
home. makes il necessary that ] should
notice what he has said in alludlng to me,
and plainly state the facts. he says The
bill was enrolled BY Mr.. Ward. according
to the sense Of both Houses. ns directed by
the endorsements on the same, and handed
to me for examination. ] was at that time
much engaged, it being tho last day OF the
session, aud having some fifteen or moro
bills TO examine, | said to DR.. Taylor, OF
Harrison county. one Of my committee,
that he could take the bill, and with some
one Of the committee examine the same,
Tie took the bill and with the assistance 81
Buckner'lI Payne, examined the same. and
returned j, to me As correctly enrolled. l
unfolded the bill and found the same inter
lined in sundry placss, with pencil marks
This WAS 80 unusual in proper legislation,
remarked tina, he had done very wrong,
and that could not report the bill in It's
then condition, but that | would have it re-
enrolled Dr.. Taylor said he had inter.
lined the bill. and did not consider il wrong.
I howercr did hare the bW re enrolled. and
presented II 10 the House iruhoW report,
stating the facts conneeted ruth the trdnsac.
iion"
1t ia true, being unable to find any one OF
The COMMITTEES on enrolled bills, to render
that assistance necessary in comparing the
enrolled with the engrossed bill ] saw Co'.
Payne, and knowing he WAS intimately Hcs
quair'cI Wi.h ihis III iud .r'. IS deep M
tefest io 80 iase invited l'n TO at Dos r''
and sssis' 10 comparing ,Ae enrolled v'iN
the CROSSED bill ile did so. We were
At that time in the House Of Representa-.
tives, before the commencement Of the
morning session. The House was filed
with members and other persons. We were
seated not fac fron Col. T. when we ex-
amined these bills Col Payne, who looked
over the engrosscd bill. wh'ls read the
enrolled, called my attention to the fact
when the enrolled did not correspond with
the engtossed bill. ! examined the en>
crossed bill whenever my attention was
called to errors. and made pencil marked
corrections in the enrolled bill, to call the
attention OF the clerk TO errors TO be cor
rected in re enrolling the tiiI. After hav
ing completed my examination and correc'
tons, ! started to look for the clerk 10 have
tho bill correctly e.enroIled-met Colonel
rankersley. aud told him what had done
aud intended doipg-Col T. took the bill
and said he wcald attend to il. lie CONS
planned of my having made pencil marked
corrections. | told him ! thought had
done righ, it would assist the clerk in rs>
enrolling the hill lie then said there WAS
so much to be done by the clerk he feared
IL could not be re enrolled in time to have
il reported and signed. ] then urged him,
rather than suffer the bill to fail. to report
it as it was, saying it was now correctly
enrolled through my correction. Tie OBJ |
jected to the pencil marks | expressed
myself rs being sorry for having made the
pencil marks, If they would prevent the
clerk from using his pen in making the
same accessory corrections, but hoped he
would be able to re enroll the bill in time |
This bill. il viii be seen, Col. r. himself
states, was re.enrolled and presented by
him to the House without report. Now,
L this statement DO correct. what had the
pencil marks to which he has alluded TO do
with the re- enrolled bill. and why could he
not have reported the bill which he says he
lad bad re- enrolledi Did he really have
his bill re.snrolledf Did he have il incor>
sctly re.enrolicdi Or, did he. ~ the chair.
nan Of the committee on enrolled bills
hould have done. have il properly and cor.
Getty re>snrolledi II Col Tsnkersley
lad this bill properly 70 enrolled, why did
10 not 80 report il to the House! Wig did
10 make his statement to the House, nllad.
nding to pencil marks which could no.
ave existed in the rc>enrollcd bill, aud why
as hs again thought proper to ailnds to
hose pencil marksi lie did il then, !
nagins, to deceive. lie does it now to
,islead. Does he mean to say the enrolled
i'll was the bill he presented 10 the House
|r. did no present the re enrolled bill II
- 70 enrolled bill. were my pencil marks
!, that aisoi Why did not Col. I. &C.
ompany .his bill with = written report,
'hen he presented il 10 the House, stating
, black and white, all tho facts, il any ex.
tied. to prevent his reporting the bill a.
DIRECTLY enrolled
This bill did not fail from the want Of =
fport. Col. I. in abiding to the report
sys, much confusion snsusd \ dozen or
'ore msmbers occupying the floor At the
Inc time, when DR.. Taylor took the bill
ON the Speakers table and vas absent !
fer sometime hs returned with the bill ,
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