Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-02
COOKE,
lrCsT ER.
CURETON.

OWBley OF Denton moved ihat the
majority report bo adopted.
Burney u Kerr Pop) moved that
the minority report be- substituted for
the majority aud adopted and, holding
the floor. fought the majority report ON
th0 ground that II Is Il malicious IN
Fiction OF penalty on charges unsub-
stnntlnted--a scheme 10 make political
fodder at the expense OF an uuJu8uy
blackeucd and mnlignpd character OF
n political opponent, The charEea aud
investigation nro Intended TO hurt Mr.
Davis IA his own contest cnac agiunst
CulberHon at the national capital, TO
Influence the contested cases between
Popullsia ana Democrats In this house
and. finally 10 mike political capital
generally by imputing 10 opponents a
corruption which does not exist. aud
nnally audacioualy proposing TO con-
denim IN the face OF failure to convict.
Mr.. Fcagiu. who introduced the reso-
luton to Investigate. arises very much
angered 90 all appearances and says
that as no introduced the resolution
which ha8 brought forth tho present
reports 10 deVolveB upon him 10 say
that " the member from Kerr (Alr
Burnoy) means to lmnute TO HIN any
motive IN introducing tho resolution
except that indicated on It's face he
hurled the impuiatlon back into HE
49, III ua .t ,'i ' '''
nonnro6 t,' IA ,,,I,',in ~, mo sy,,nt
~ o"c,,,yIn, ,drt In ,his hnus. IIc
cannot undorstnnd how any PopullHt
who has been w hOnurtd can fan TO
recognise this Investigation as duo 10
them IN honorable and aolf-reapccting
h,"li'"','' ~ W "a, VI Hl ~ ~
letoE' no t''H lH'o '"' 'N'N'"Nu NIu,
ulll'eu az 'ehsin ~ v'uNr 10 lu9t'ly
he Ve'u'u' una IN NO eouIho Oh thlo
review tho fopuilAt inNlnp'i from MUTT
th,, huinvyl iht"tIupv nun
W ihS gentleman ylsln mo
question
Nrrl"lnly'
"pid you not know who would be
appointed on this investigating com.
mitte' beforr they were announced ~
M / had been Interested j could
have found out"
Therein had you tho advantage over
the PopuliHlH'
Al the conclusion of MS remarks
Nj Graham OF Travis moved thnt the
minority aud majority reports be print
rd and the vote thereon be made u
special order for noNt Tuesday. Cooke
PopullsD moved as u subatltuto that
February 10 be set aB tho day In order
mat Judge Davis may be present
whom his case IA tried Tho SUB
Htitute Ia lost overwhelmingly ylvh
voice Mr.. draham'a motion comes up
with The following result Ayes. ggi
nays, 80,
Rhodes Of VAN Znudt PupulisD thou
upralIs upon the original motion AMI
a great deal besldca, as does Mr.. Dash
iel 0pumocraD. who HucrcedA him, and
mAkcs "a stump speoph. going INTO
papullstiu couslsteucy. comparing MIR.
Davis when ne whooped II an over the
tho coal trusi IN Nh bnvi, ,nertinnin,.
dollnrs and cents In a lobby pronori,
ttnn la tiJs ,,,,,rsrt,,,,, h., -,,..,L. 10
paws as u - paws. Davis of Fnlls
.cl.,, ~ ''h'''n D'''oe'AV 9o'n UP
en- gr.,t.r. rt.. t.. ,,,,. .,
,,,rSa,,. 'Pe,aN,, T.. '''' To- point OF
"s,t,y, ,,,,,' ,t,.,r, -. a. .,.,.
.,,,,. ,' 80, jim ulN'Is tho 'hnlI
rt ue s','''vlhon rom Leon lML
pt' L'"1lhE boou many
$40, Nh, ~, ,f,.ii,l Wv a.t'
NAN ulll 10 u'Htluelly unurrslNnd that
ne IL speaking about Mt j, H. Davis,
ne Fopulmt lawyer aud not about
MT j j Davis who u ne, Che pemo-
cratic mombcr from Fails"
Sneaker ut II IN order for the gen
ltlemNu from Leon TO apologize TO
both gentlemen and doubtless win"
MI. Dashicll Il d, Mr. Speaker"
MI Jennlngg OK Nu,lgdochea and Mr..
paws OF Falls both burn political now,
DEF
Mr Martin " Coryeu hppniSs novt.
beginning by sayingi
Mr. Speaker and gentlemCn. would
rot have you believe that MY. I. II,
paViA Ia the harmless lmbecle ihc jrno-
tlemcn on tho minority report would
nave YOU think, lle is brought ho.u4a
w with the charge Of trying to disrupt
the crgahisut lun OF the house the 10.
lnoWlrdged loJdct ~ a prrty whose
name Il known throughout the county
is RrraiBned Oh that charge, and n5l
one iota of that charge docs he deny. "
lie urrcd the adoption OF the majority
report
AR. watkins of Navarro (PopN ogfoT-
ca the following resolution on tho heels
OF Thy genileman's speech
whereas, Tho chApeOs mado In thu
report OF Tho majority OF tho committed
or lhNeatiNatian ana Tho penalties pro.
hgfihed therein serously affect the
chnfNcter and good name OF a Texas
oi,iaen Judge Davis, therefore be It
hes9lyed. rhat this citizen, Judge u
JAWS, Ne allowed TO oddN-s this
ciai0rter.
:, i ~ ~ Fe y Is carried by vote