The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1892-04-11
Special Correspondence.

possible that the International receiv.
ership investigation may come up to-
morrow or Tuesday, but the chances
are rather in favor of the negative of
the proposition, Col. Gerald prefers
for the senate to take some action be-
fore he calls it up in the house aud
there are several senators who are very
much disposed to take SCI action on
the recommendations respectively Of
the two reports.
Yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock
was the time appointed to dispose of
it and in the course Of the session
Senator Searsy called it up. Senator
Crane at once asked for call Of the
senate, which was Or
dered by the chair. When
the call was called it was found that
there were were only three absentees,
Stephens, Harrison and Ingram.
Stephens was at home in Wilbarger
county, where he was called several
days ago on account of the sickness
of some member of his family and
therefore had been indefinitely ex-
cused from attendance. Senators In
gram and Harrison now became the
object of the seargent.at arms search
and just before the time for adjourn.
ment Senator Ingram was found and
it was announced by Lubbock that
Harrison was sick. He had this in
| formation from the first. and
why he failed to have Harrison
excused when the call was first
made is mystery. Just how Sena.
tor Lubbock stands on this question
your correspondent does not know.
He does know that he is Hogg man
and is very likely to favor the major
ity report. Senator Harrison says
that he was suffering intense pain and
made the effort to get to the capital
and was feeling so badly that he
turned back and asked Lubbock to
have him excused. He further says
that whenever the vote is taken he
will vote for the Garwood or minority
report and not only will not shirk the
responsibility of his vote, but prefers
to cast it according to his convictions
of right. Senator Searsy says,
as far as he is concerned
he wants those senators who favor the
majority report to know that he and
his associates favoring the minority,
are now and at all times willing to
vote on the question, and if there is
any failure of action by the senate it
shall not be said that conceived at it.
There may be some tenability techin-
cally in the position taken by Senator
Crane, that there is nothing for the
Legislature to do, but to entertain prop
ositions of impeachment or address,
and to simply express condemnation
or exculpation is without and beyond
the functions of the Legislature, but
the fault has been shown and the
man is now considered bold who
we'll excuse the conduct of those men
who were concerned in that receiver.
ship.
Senator Garwood had been absent
at his home On account of sickness in
his family, but anticipating the calling
up of the international investigation
he came to Austin and reached the
senate chamber just before the mat
ter came up. This bright young sen
ator has won many laurels in this
fight, and strange to say there is never
heard any language of reproach used
toward him, even by those who are
directly and indirectly affected by his
severe chsstisement.
Notwithstanding that there was a
great hue and cry that the extra SEES
sion would not be able TO compass the
entire roster of legislative subject an
announced in the governors call, it has
come pretty close to it, and deserves
favorable mention for the assiduity
with which the members have worked.
There are only two subjects that will
not be treated. They are the "landed
corporation" and judicial districts"
sobiects. OF course the latter is only
incidental to the general judicial sub
ject. AS said above, there may not
be any action on the International
receivership matter. The differences
between the senate and house as to
which city, Austin or San Antonio,
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