The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-09-23


tlon, aud that he wenld withdraw hIs mo-
ton Tor the previous question.
Mr.. Russell withdrew his motion.
Mr. Dsrnell said that be wanted to send
his constituents the proceed of this co..
vention; hat they N=-e u reading psople
nd Iot set of ignoTsmuses, but were -
E:eiligent, reading people. They <
writing 70 HIM almost every dsv, asking
shat he send them information a. :. hat they
were doing. He considered tho expense a
trifiing matter, and desir I To know if the
Convention wished to throttle the press and
keep the people in ignorance Of their pro-
ceedings.
Mr. Lynch was in favor of doing away
wiki ne whole matter. He said the Ttir-
teen.h and Fourteenth Legislatures had
voted away thousands of dollars in bum
comb speeches, and he wanted to know if
this Convention was going to do the same
thing. He said lie did not desire to thus
rob the hard working, honest yeomanry of
our country.
Mr. Num- thought the debates should be
published. He said he had no desire to
distinguish himself, but he thought it due
the people that they should know exactly
how every representative voted, and his rea-
sons therefor; it was due them and due
go properly before the people.
Mr. Brown of Dallas said he was in favor
of retrenchment and reform as far as rea-
son and common sense dictated-no fur
ther. He was in favor of his people being
kept posted on the proceedings here; he
had no desire to hide his actions from them
Mr.. Crawford offered an amendment, that
the committee make an estimate of the
cost of forty-five days on the best terms
they could make with the stenographer as
well as publication thereof, and report the
same TO this Convention. Amendment ac-
cepted by Mr.. Flournoy.
The question then beng on the adoption
of the substitute, as amended, it was lost
by a vote of Al for to -43 against
The question then being on the indefinite
postponement of the original resolution,
the Convention refused to Indefinitely post
pone by vote of Al for to 43 against
(Mr Brown of Dallas in the chair.)
Mr.. Crawford moved an adjournment
Lost by vote of % to SO.
The question then being on the adoption
OF the original resolution, il was lost by II
vote of 81 yeas to 50 hayes.
Biz. Mccormick moved to reconsider the
vote just taken, and to lay the motion to
reconsider on the table.
49, AohOhS9 pOiIlG Ol OTueT luhl
the motion of the gentleman from Colo
RADIO, Mr.. Mccormick, was out of order
The President decided the point of order
well taken, and that the motion of Mr..
Mccormick was out of order.
Mr.. Mccormick appealed from the de-
cision of the chair.
The Convention sustained the decision.
Mr. Martin of Navarro offered resolu-
ton that Mr.. Gibbons be paid for his
services from date of election to now.
Adopted.
Mr.. billiard offered resolution that,
owing to the great amount of business be-
fore the COMMITTEES, the Convention ad-
journ until the twentieth instant. Laid
over one day under the rules.
Mr.. Whitfield offered resolution that
Rev. DIR. Mood, of Georgetown, be allowed
the use of the Representative Hall for a
lecture tonight on the subject of education.
Adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Stockdale, the Con-
ventiop adjourned to A. NJ this morning.