The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-02-23
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motion 10 postpone was lost,
Mr. Eppers0n moved 10 amend 70
postpone until Tuesday next Ills OBJ
Ieel, he stated, was 10 give time 10 con-
suit aud bring la u bill that would meet
more general support than tho present
One,
Mr., Delaney-l have said nothing
upon this question, hut have listened
patiently, The frieuds Of the present
bill can not hope 10 pass IL, ! myself
cannot vote ior H. The friends ~ the
company have found that no bill CIV
ing 4 money subsidy viii pass, ana the
question now IL, whether they can not
accept something less thnt viii take
the matter out Of the politics Of the
country, 10 give them u chance 10 do
this, favor the further poaiponement
Mr. Rryan-It N known 10 members
on this floor that, In conference with
others, we have had 10 settle this ques'
ton. On yesterday, aud for several
days, we have tried ~ agree upon
something that would eliminate II
from the politics Of tho country, aud
without any prospect OF success, aud,
therefore, nnle,s we can have some ~.
surance given w that II VIII he settled
satisfactorily, | shall vote for iinal aG'
ton to-day, | have labored earnestly
with gentlemen for some measure that
would guarantee the building Of the
rOad and the protection Of fhe state,
have snId two things must be done 10
done 10 attain these ends, One IN 10
eliminate the donation Of money or
limit relief 10 the road the other was
10 provide 10 IN ~ tide over taxation
up0n the people, ! I the gentleman
from Marion tlsppcrson) will rise 10
his feet aud sAy something has been
definitely agreed upon, or VIII propose
something that eau DO accepted, viii
not oppose the motion.
Mr.. 1'rplGtt--l regret 10 see oppo-
sltlOn 10 the p0stponement, Our action
last session was n failure, The courts
refuse 10 entertain this question. We
find ourselves again graphing with II.
The people demand lts settlement II
VIII not do 10 force the friends OF the
measure 10 the wall. You cannot read
them out 0l the democratic party. IL
not settled II will distract aud divide
the party. After another election with
this question In the canvass 10 divide
the democratic pnrty you Will iind the
republican party holding the balance OF
power, As to the equity In the de-
mands Of the road there IL much force.
| would say TO the gentlemen from
Galveston and Houston that their rail-
roads obtained land subsidies when
the land was plenty, and their lands
xval LA lac hAuiIAa
money loan. The northern states hav-
ing no public lands have literally aid
cd their roads by money subsidy,
and the twelfth legislature was prohib.
tied from granting any other, The
records of that body show that nearly
every democrat In IL vote for this
company's charter Where do you find
Mclean, who was In that list? He II
In Congress representing u democratic
constituency. There was some good
In that body ~ well ms out of II.
believe, as II lawyer, II had the right to
pass the bill The Hon. John Hancock
says we must settle il. Judge Reagan,
ThrockmOrton and CulhersOn have
been opposed because they favored II
settlement Of the question, but the
people have sent them to congress.
Believing the people want it compro-
missed, and that we are authorized to
settle II, ! vote to compromise and to
give time to agree upon terms.
Mr.. SayeS--l do not mean to speak
upon the merits OF this question. |
think such remarks out of order at the
present time but am willing to give
the friends of the bill an opportunity
to submit amendments so, If possible,
ii may be eliminated from politics. /
see no reason for immediate action and
favor p0stponement. 1t must be con-
sidered calmly, in the spirit ofcompro-
mise, that oil may be poured on the
troubled waters,
Mr.. Storey also favored postpone
ment.
Mr.. Smith, of Grimes-I have infor-
nation that a bill to settle the matter
will be introduced tomorrow. | can
see no use In the p0stponement, and
shall vote no, unless gentlemen can
give us assurance that something def
mite has been agreed upon.
The motion to postpone the bill to
Tuesday was carried by q vote of SO
ayes to 80 nays.
The constitutional convention bill
being the special order, Mr.. Smith, of
Grimes, moved to recommit.
Mr.. Lawhon moved to lay the mo-
ton on the table.
On the vote being taken, the motion
to table was lost by the following vote:
Yeas-Bean, Bruce, Cain, Cochran,
Davis, Denman, DeMorse, Donald,
Douglass, Edwards, Foote, German,
Harris, Hart, Hays, Helton, Johnson,
Kimball, Lawhon, Matthews, McCuis-
ton, .diller Nicholson, O'Neal, Ok
sheer, Patterson, Pickett, Price, Rog-
ers, Rosborough, Sadler, Sayers,
Schmidt, Stephens, Storey, Stuart Of
Falls, Stuart of Houston, Swain, Won
Biberstein and Watson--40.
Nays-Bryan, Abnar, Anderson,
Beck, Brown of San Saba, Brown of
Gregg, Brown of Harrison, Cards,
Chambliss, Delany, Easily, Eastland,
Epperson, Freeman, Galvan, Gelatly,
Goodwin, Harrison of Kendall, Jack
man, Jenkins, Kessler, Lea, Lindsey,
Linn, Manning, Massey, Moore, Mitch
ell, McLeary, Munson, Patrick, Smith
of Grimes, Walker, Watts, Workman
Ill.
House adjourned.
The vote upon the motion to table
motion to recommit the constitutional
convention matter is considered final
disposition of the same for this session.
AUSTIN, January 20. Bill regulating
fees of comptroller's office.
Also Joint resolution amending the
constitution. 1t gives counties the
control of their school lands
Providing for the collection and dis
tributIOn of moneys for building school
houses. Passed under suspension of
the rules.
i Bill to facilitate and aid the erection
OF bridges across certain streams.
Also, resolution referring the report
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