The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-18

mittee has not been adopted. The
question is as to the substitute.
The Chair-The disc ussion of the
amendment to the substitute is in
order. The senator from Collin will
proceed.
Mr.. Johnson-I do not wish, sir, To
detain this house. l know we dis
agree, a great many of us, in the
amount of papers that should be
taken, and in the expenditures. And
l see, then, that l have been attacked
by the Galveston News and by the
STATESMAN, in defense of this
thing. Now, sir, there is one
thing 1 have to say about the
Galveston News, and that is this: 1t
is really good paper. of intelligence,
and it is one that l like to read; but
still, when it comes to principle, the
Galveston News had Just as soon have
for governor man named Davis us
Governor Roberts, and it would just
as leave be Republican as a Demo-
cratic paper; and it would Just as soon
have Tom Ochiltree its congressman
as Finlay. / have also this to say: /
am Democrat, and wish to doJuStice
to nv constituents. / know that
many will say l am speaking this for
buncomb, but, while l was elected
for two years, / drew a term for
four long years, and / intend to try
and do my duty during the term.
The STATESMAN also strikes at me.
| am like a little boy who had wise
sister. She told him to keep his mouth
shut, and he would be considered
wise. Several persons came by and
spoke to him, but he would make no
answer. Finally when he did speak he
was asked what made him do so, and
he said it was because he was fool,
The STATESMAN SAYS: If had not
been nick-named Rutabaga johnson
| might havesunk into inSigniticance."
But have to say this: If L had new
er lived, the world would have went
on, and if he never had been an editor,
the newspapers would have went on.
The STATESMAN is a sound, staunch,
good Democratic paper; but no mat
ter what it and the Galveston News
are, it is money that they want, and
it is my business to see that they do
not get too much.
Mr.. Pfeuffer-I rise to a point of
order. think the gentleman is not
addressing himself to the question.
The Chair-It is not In the prov
ince of the chair to dictate what the
gentleman's line of argument shall be;
but he must confine himself to the
question.
Mr.. Johnson have as many as
ten thousand voters in my district,
but they are not benefited by each
member receiving daily 30 copies of
newspapers, for only small proper
ton of them will get the papers, as
they must be sent about generally
to them, and then the papers
publish bill one day and
never say word about that
bill again, so that the desultory reports
amount to nothing. 1 don't see any
difference between a big dog and a
little dog; for if it is dog, it is dog.
Now, if 1 have made no mistake, this
newspaper business will amount to
S22,OS0. How many of my cOnstitti-
ents will get any benefit from this I?
Well, say there are 10, 100 voters in my
district, there will be 10000 of them
who will never see these papers; but
do not they have to tax themselves
for them? They surely do. l am for
principle, and l stand on that. That
these papers are not advantageous to
the country L will not say, but that
they are no advantage in the world to
my constituents l know.
Mr.. JoneS-I move to lay the
on the table.
Mr.. Pfeuffer-I wish to correct the
of the gentleman from
Collin.
The Chair-A motion to lay on the
table is not debatable.
Mr.. JOnes-I withdraw my motion,
in order to permit the gentleman
from Comal to make the correction.
Mr.. Pfeuffer-With thirty-one MEM
bers, each taking fifty copies of news
papers at three cents copy, the cost
would be $2790.
Mr.. Jones-I renew my motion to
table.
Mr.. Johnson call for the ayes and
noes.
Motion to table lost; vote twelve
yeas, eighteen nays.
By Mr.. Collins amendment to
insert twenty-five in place of fifty.
Mr.. GOoch-I voted against the mo-
ton to lay ON the table because l
thought there should be a direct vote
on the proposition of the gentleman.
L am informed by several senators
that they would like to have fifty
copies. Some gentlemen have in their
districts six, some ten and some as
many as fifty counties. Those gentle
men living in localities where they do
not desire to have them, need not sub
scribe for them, but those who do de-
sire many papers to send over their
large districts, should be permitted to
10 so, leaving it to each one to select
the number he desires and may con-
veniently use.
Amendment lost and the commit
tee substitute adopted. Yeas 20,
nays 5.
By Mr.. Chesley: Resolved, That
1ne hundred copies of the acts of the
sixteenth legislature be printed for
the use of the senate, and that the
on public printing have
hem printed and placed on the desks
Of the senate as early as practicable.
Mr.. CheSley-In behalf of the reso-
luton, l will state that l am in
formed by the secretary of state that
al the state copies of those acts were
burned with the capitol, and it is
necessary to have copies of them.
Mr.. Gooch-I move reference of the
resolution to the committee on public
for the reason that 1 believe
hat from the electrotype forms of
.hese acts perhaps 10000 copies can be
printed, and all being printed to-
yether, will save expense,
Resolution referred.
The Chair-There is no business
upon the secretary's desk.
Mr.. Peacock move that the SEN
lte adjourn till 10 o'clock tomorrow
Mr.. Jones-I move to amend, till
10 o'clock Monday. We are through
everything to-day, and the new gov
srnor will come in, and l suppose
would like to hear the diff
'erent views expressed in the legisla-
,ure. There are now but two more
days.
The Chair-The motion is not sub
ect to discussion.
Mr.. Gooch-A senator asked me to
nave him excused for non-attendance
IN account of sickness.
Mr., JOnes-I withdraw the motion
% adjourn.
Mr.. Cooper was then, on motion of
Mr.. Gooch, excused from attendance
ill next Monday, and the senate adj
burned to Friday 10 a. N.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The house met at the appointed
hour. Speaker Gibson in the chair,
md quorum present.
Prayer by the chaplain, Rev. DR..
Poindexter, as follows: