The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-04-05


adopted, then is the board expected to hire
out the convicts and collect the hire? Fur
Their, il the board is TO do this, then to whom
and for what sort Of labor
Fiftb.-What shall the board do with the
1000 or 200 convicts that are not fit to be
hired and who cannot be hired out?
| also herewith transmit communica-
ton from the comptroller, asking for q de-
tail from the state troops to guard his
Office. | respectfully suggest that if the
comptroller's office is not safe without
this force that then it be made
safe, and that if guards have
to be employed for that department that
an appropriation be made for that purpose.
The State forces are needed in other localities
and for other duties, and each department
should bear its own expenditures.
Respectfully,
JOHN IRELAND,
Governor
Austin, March 30 1SSS.-Hon. John Ireland
governor ex-olicio chairman of the peniten'
= iary board:
DEAR SIMON the Goth day of November,
1882, at the request of the penitentiary
board, of which Governor O. NJ. Roberts
was then chairman, we made contracts with
the board for the lease of the Texas peni-
tentiaries, acting in good faith ourselves
and believing that the contracts were fair to
the state and that they would be acquiesced
in by the legislature. 1t has now become
evident to us that the legislature will refuse
to ratify said leases, and we therefore re-
quest that prompt action be taken to re-
lieve us from further responsibility in con-
nection with the same, and that such addi-
tional action be taken as is necessary for a
full settlement with us of the matters grow.
ing out of said leases.
[Signedl Very respectfully,
CUNNINGHAM IL ELLIS,
For the Huntsville Penitentiary.
MORROW, HAMBY 81 Co.,
For the Rusk Peniten tiary.
Chambers, of Tarrant said he was not
one of those who, from all the lights before
him, believed that he state
could assume control of this ponderous
piece of machinery with all Gifts concurrent
attachments and be able to prevent de-
iciency; that he would not vote for this
lease on final vote to ratify for either ten
or fifteen years, because he be-
lieved the time TOO long, but that he had in
his hand an authorized proposition that we
would be able to furthermore amend by
cutting the time down TO six years, which |
proposed to present, on yesterday at the
proper time, but was was cut Off by the
previous question,
Taylor said that as the lessees had aban-
doned the lease, he saw no use for further
discussion on the subject, and moved that
the communications from the governor be
referred to the appropriate committees.
To this Cochran and Jones objected,
claiming that ii the lease was not revoked
now by the legislature, it would remain in
force and be binding, Notwithstanding the
communication received from the lessees by
the governor.
Foster, of Limestone, agreed with the
gentleman and contended that it was the
duty of the legislature to go on and either
ratity or reject.
Armistead insisted on final disposition
of the question, and made quite lengthy
argument opposing the case, concluding
with: 81 regard this case as the most
monumental act of stupidity ever partlci-
pated in by any set of men, in any of the
history of the past, l regard.the recommends
ton by the government that $500, 900 be set
aside for the purpose of resumption as RI
diculous in the extreme. / have heard il
said in the,course Of debate.by gentlemen on
one side, that the great democratic party is
inst ahead. The principles OF
democracy are as eternal as the
hllls, ana IL matters not whether the state
ratify or reject the lease, they will continue
TO live. IApplausel. AS for the message
received by the governor, be is nothing but
a man. When was child and heard of
great men l thought they were something
stupendous, but since have been in this
legislature and have seen the great OF the
country, have arrived at the unenviable
conclusion that men are only men after all.
The man who does right because IL is right
is the noblest work OF God. l am in favor
Of putting this thing through now, and
mad rather die than swerve from the path OF
duty" TApplausel.
Mr.. Taylor said that he had no idea when
he made the motion TO refer the two mes
sages TO the appropriate committee, of evOk-
ing so much elOquence from the gentle
man, but that he did II because he thought
that was the appropriate way 10 pursue.
After some further discussion the speaker
announced that the question was upon the
adoption Of the amendment revOking the
lease, contained I'm the minority report.
Amendment was adopted, and the joint
resolution passed TO third reading By the
following vote
Ayes-Adams (oi Trinity. Armistead,
Ayres, Barry, Brown, Browning, Burns,
Camp, Chambers (Of Tsrrantl, Chen0weth,
lot Lamar Davis (oi Csmpl, Dennis, Duh.
Durant, Etheridge, Finch, Foster (0f Lime
stonel, Foster (Of GraysOn), Frank. Fry
mier, Garrison, Graves, Harknese, HarTl-
son, Hearne, Henderson, Hill, Hurst.
Jones. Kendall. Labatt, Lindsey, Mathews
NcAlpine, Mcdaniel, mccarthy, Moore Got
Eastland), Moore fOf McLennan), Moore
(of Washington, Nash, Parsons, Patterson,
Patton. PendletOn, Phelps, Robertson (oi
williamson, Robertson (0f Bastrop). Rob
ertson (0f Jack, ROsenthall, shaw, Smith,
Steel, Stout, strinRer. Taylor, Thompson
(of AUSTIN, Iils0n, Townsend. Tucker and
NOod--6j.
N,ys-Abbott, Benavides. Chsmbers COT
Collin. Cundin, Elliott, II ziswopd. Jack
son. Latharn, Leo, McBride. Mgursund,
Newton, Odum. Peers. Rushing, StaEuer.
swan, Upton. Watkins, Worthnrn, Wurze-
I bach-Zi.
4 The conference committee appointed to
settle the 'frerence between she tW0 liulses
on she suudsg law bill. repurted tbey failed
20 srree. and asked thar Enother c1nt-irlee
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