The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-13
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ias eu '''1s'is, is the text OF the speech
ia' I, The senate chamber OF this
i'a''l' o',,Iy by senate, W. II. Pope, Of
s ',' in advocacy ct the i'in' Fes0ln'
s'i'-- .,,,in, the peuitentiary leasr.
| " President ,., all,
MOVE that every senator here Nj &C
!nstbe credit OF having pursued oo"-
Ne -, - course since l have neeh lheh-
mis- body. ! nave not taAeti an eA'
osl~ risg upon auy question lhat mas
Vs.A' nm f,r legislative acIlou' luluA 'hat
ol ss,.uon occupy on the question no"
ias N. IN. ilr consideration Is conservative
e~s II the views that entertain are
o9S '.,ej ina; IN the end they VII prove 70
'.'9 The best interests oil leNas' ms
.,,on Of penllenlary ASuasemeht Is
q.nf treat Importance TO IeNas' ana an
CIV , agree Inat II Is an .N'remell
nl G,,It one with when 10 zeal
s w. 'nositioR take IS that 1t is lmposSi6ie
l NV state TO resume control oil the puollc
Mons M this time, Win lustce 10 nef-
", what then shall We do snail we
- The amendment oi the senator from
| nDvai Mt. Collu1 W 'l0 Wy w, ','N1Nu "
10 s,1 senator rom Shelby Mr.. Johnstonl
" amendmeut OF the senator from DuVal
..,ooses to curtall Tue tease 10 Il term Oh
FVYYe.rs. This, Mr.. President, meaus re-
.a!ntion. because the lessees Will not CON
' vi to undertake the management OF these
s'ons Tor so short time, as IL IS almost
!.sIteyident proposition that heavy huan-
III loss must TALL TO Their part
SS,bar should undertake such an eXperl.
A" and will here do justice to some or
,ss .snators who favor resumption, by say
Wv that they admit that the IesSees can
~ ~, undertake u contract Tor lease and
lie aty money cut OF II for the hrst I'VE
!. .iy wears. Therefore, believing that the
asr,ab.e result will be resumption Il the
amsrdmeu. Of The senator rom Duvai is
S'Inntql trust that the senate Will vote II
lawn But do advocate the amendment
II be senator from Shelby, which limits
.bo iarm 10 ten years ! believe IL is my
Snty 10 do this in justice TO the interest OF
Tsrss and in Justice to the able and faith
,Sl rubIic servants who leased lhese pris-
,n. I relertG the penltenuary board, COM
ro,ed Of Governor Roberts, Treasurer Lub-
bsrk aud Superintendent Goree by law
M, board is given the power to
ease these penitentigrieS subject TO the
sction Of this legislature.
here ssy that the refusal OF this legisia'
tue 10 raliy these leases Will be nothing
mare than vote Of want Of cOnidence--d
rejection upon this board.
Mr. President, who has had the most
eyperence in reference TO penitentiary
management, our public servants who have
made these contracts S, or we senators who
have given it but little thought? At a Joint
session Of the committees from both houses
every member of the peDitentiary board was
present, and by invitation OF these commit
tees each member addressed at length the
session in reference to these contracts. Is
there a senator here who can say that the
cogentreasons there given By each and every
member OF the board are entitled to no re-
spect, That we should ignore the argu-
ments OF Governor Roberts, Treasurer
Lubbock and Superintendent Goree? But
YOU who oppose these lease contracts do
not agree amongst yourselves in your
opposition. The senator from Anderson
Mr. GoOch,) and the senator from Hood
lMr TraylOr,) want tho state to resume
because she can by doing so and working
cOnyiCts as the lesses do, MAKE money.
The senators from Dallas and Travis want
the state to resume for the purpose of
treating the conyictS humanely and making
their comfort sure The senator from Cooke
wants the state to resume because he heard
ola convict being found dead in n convict
car in north Texas.
Nr Presd NJ, it is also claimed that the
lease, were not let fairly; that the advcr.
tiseUlentS did not disclose the terms
upon which the peuitentiaries were
finally let. Now let us examine into this.
The board published notices in the New
York sun, Chicago Tribune, 81. Louis Re.
publican Dallas HERALD, Galveston News,
San Antonio Express and Austin States
man. When the time came on in June to
open the bids none We're found to have been
put IN Then u thousand circulars were
sent out to various states to prison mana.
gers, and correspondence opened by Super.
lntendent Goroe with parties whom he
thought might bid, but when November
came was the situation any more promis.
Ing! 1t Is true that, in
the meantime, Il mean between June
aud November 29th) that one party from
georgia had visited Austin TO canvass the
matter but he lett, seeing no good thing in
H. and another New York man made an
EFFORT to enlist some capitalists from his
Sa'e IN behalf OF the enterprise, but failed.
cunningham Ellis, who had positively
ueclheu to renew their lease were here in
november but would not touch the enter.
Prise, and no one was found who would
Inc board with the responsibility of doing
something we're then confronted with the
Guahger OF resumption, and keenly feeling
,neir responsibility to the people
formulated a proposition for each of the
pehllentlarles and submitted them to the
present lessees aud contracts were made.
now, IL there was such big money in these
contracts, why was il that the Georgia mar
anu the New York capitalists turned from
lne consideration of the same and wanted
nothlng TO do with them? Were not thes,
eases me best that could be done? thinl
30 and | am influenced largely in thi.
oplhi0n by the action of the board.
moulu 10 violence to my sense of Justice il
were TO repudiate their action. 1t woult
pe acting in bad faith to the gentlemen
nno nave made these contracts with
the states agents if we resoind these con
tracts 1t was with difficulty that tn,
poatu secured, even at 80 late day, tn,
olus OF these lessees, and il was nothing bu
reasonable for the lessees TO expect tn,
!highteenth legislature to ratify the con
tc "Vs, iney have at great expense (par
SSy,Hilarly the Rusk prison lessees) gone on
.uselevlng that the legislature would ratf,
ee contracts, making arrangements {,
carry out their OBJ igations.
Mr' resident, some senators call resump
som u -ougaboo." Sir, | tell you and ever
SENATOR here that it would be
saw day for Texas if we re
nohe These lease contracts. | tel
s yo that II we fail to ratify these contracts
rTSisunlption follows Gs q necessary seuuenc,
a. ne highway is opened up for raids upo
nf treasury, and then farewell to the cas-
, y;S,ance' Appropriation after appropri,
r ,"n 10 cover deficiencies in penitentiar
management will have to be made Inv m
tL ssa ,i rom term to term, and we wi
ourway. '00 ''o 0''''
:, But 1t is said that the state could do be
yer r now by revoking these contrac,
Said entering into others. 1t is ais
Gu .lat these lessees are going to max
De money out of their contracts. NJ
resident, who can read the terms of thes
io, I;rloV w IN connection with the laws regt
i Sssnss mem and can but admit that III
Issues should be allowed a large margin tr
p s. section ", laws iSSl, page As
snon restriction thrown around the ma,
% Sfvueht OF lessees that the mer
Ias.. OF n superintendent ma
tLooHIoy the most valuable rights tn.
.ne lessees have. This law tthoueh IL W,
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