The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-26

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{ they have asked for the papers. So.
claim that sending them the papers
Is in accordance with the will of my
constituents. The money thus spen,
gives them better return than send
ing them the record in the hous,
journals. The papers present the inn
portant features of our proceedings in
more Intelligent and interesting
manner. We should meet their wants
In the manner most servicable tt
them,
Mr.. Sheriff. Opposes taking the
papers, whether constitutional or not
and wanted to know If the house was
going to keep up such subsidy. The
number OF papers taken was com.
paratively nothing to the number OF
the people to be served. Since the
people get the papers any way, send
ing them from the house, is subsidy
Mr.. Curry-The Information Is not
confined to the thirty copies, but the
proceedings of the whole session.
AS to the question of our contract
ing for them there was no contract for
any specified time, and the papers
have gone to no additional expense.
Mr.. Reagan 1t Is time that the leg
lslature should take some permanent
action in this matter. I am in favor
of the resolution. The press had no
vested right In this contract. The
papers are not injured by 1t. They
Will lose no money, but get value re-
ceived under the resolution up to Jan.
81. Our TAXI, g the papers is an ex.
pensive failure, 50 tar as concerns get
ting them to the bone and sinew of
the people and the gentlen en- from
the forks of the creek. Besides the
papers are not publishing the proceed
ings in full as called for under the res.
olution.
Mr.. Rowell referred to the face that
the qualification In the resolution af-
fected the contract and that the
papers do not publish the proceedings
as fully as expected. His anti-optiOn
resolution, for instance, was given in
the House Journal but not fully in the
papers.
Mr.. Kirke explained his plan of dis
trihuting his copies of the papers and
contended that it gave his people
more information than the Journals
would give them.
Mr.. Onion argued that the matter
should not be confined to the wants of
any one members constituency, but
should be regarded with reference to
what will be- generally endorsed or
what was for the general good. How
do you propose, he asked, to give the
people the desired information? Thir-
ty papers will go as far in the matter
of circulation as 30 many House Jour-
nails. 1t takes an expert to under
stand the Journals, which do not,
like the papers, give any expressions
from the discussions If members ex-
planning them. About all that can be
gathered definitely from the Journals
Is that the Legislature is still in ses-
sion, considering the bills.
We entered into fair contract as
understood by the members, that the
papers were for the session. There
was no such an idea in any MEMBERS
mind that we were to discontinue
them till the end of the session.
Mr.. Moody argued that the MEM
bers could get as much information
from the Journals as from the papers,
except as to sone favorite beet with
the papers.
Mr.. Dills-This Ia an old question
fully discussed by previous legisla-
lures and should be regarded as we'll
enough settled. If the men from the
forks of the creek did not get the pa
pers 1t was the fault of members in
not attending to sending them, as sug-
gested by Mr.. Curry. 1 send mine to
such men. After all 1t was q mere
question of subsidizing as to
whether or not the state print
or should have the subsidy
Because we can't serve everybody
equally is no reason why we shant |
serve as many as we do as well as we
can. The journals can be bound to
keep up the record but the papers are
the proper medium for circulating in
teresting and important information
as to our proceedings, such as are not
published in the journals.
The question was further argued
pro and con by Messrs. Hodges, Hen
derson of Milan, Ragsdale, Chambers,
Pagan of Polk and Graham.
Mr.. Metts moved the previous cues.
ton and the house refused to table
the resembling resolution and the
resolution was adopted by vote of 66
to 80, and on further motion the house
refused to reconsider its action.
Mr.. Bayne presented q resolution
urging the finance committee to pre-
pare the appropriation bill, but with
drew when assured by Chairman
Henderson of the committee that the
work was properly progressing.
Mr.. Henderson Of Milan, who OPP
posed the resolution taking the pa
pers, presented a resolution increas-
ing the number of house journals to
be furnished to the members.
Mr.. Ballowe amended to make the
,hange take effect January 81, which
was accepted, and the resolution was
referred to the committee on printing.
Mr.. Fields sent up q resolution
which was adopted, calling for q gen.
oral report of the two years proceed
ngs of the printing board.
By Mr.. acknowledgements reso.
ution requesting tile Texas delega- {
ion in congress to secure free coinage
N the present legal rates. Referred.
By Mr.. Rogan-Joint resolution
the constitution to make !
he Legislature consist of thirty-one
enators and ninety-three members of
he house, to be paid each $500 year
md haua No fnilaana