The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-01-31

Judge Terry himself. l have had passes
on the II. &, Il. C.. and |. d &. N. !
never asked for nor did | do any service
for these passes received from Judge Ter
ry; on the contrary, at the last legislature
| / opposed measure that MT. Terry was
lobbying for which was to exempt the
| Pullman Palace Car company from oc'
cupation tax. All during the past cam
paign / was confronted with these cir
culars which / refuted on the, stump
As to why that bill went to the com
mittee on labor instead of internal I'm,
proyements, | will state that though,
| introduced the bill by request, L dld
not wish to see it killed and having can
yassed the committee on internal I'M
provements / found that the members
| of that committee were opposed 10 IL
and hence / had it referred to the com
mittee on labor, but Notwithstanding TINS
the bill. like many others, was never heard
of again / never said a word to the
physicians about getting any money 10
| holm their bill through the legislature.
| I would most certainly be drlvellng
| IDIOT to make any such talk about ask
ing for money. As to the railroads issu-
| ing annual passes to members L do not
know as TO whether it is customary Tor
| them TO issue them or not, but l do know
that there number of members win
passes.
Mr.. Lovejoy then asked Mr.. Terry to
ask Mr.. Crowley any questions ne ae-
sired. Mr.. Terry asked him question
about the physicians, but Mr.. Crowley
arose and informed the committee that ne
would not answer any question pro
nounded to him by Mr.. Terry. as he
would not acknowledge his right to ask
duestions: that if the committee desired
70 ask any question he was ready to an
swer them. but he most certainly would
not answer any question asked by MI;
Terry, us he was simply witness ana
not an attorney empowered by law 10
examine him. Mr.. Crowley after some
further discussion made statement thaI
Mr.. Terry had bounded him TO death anu
he considered him beneath his notice;
however, for harmony sake he would
answer his questions.
Mr. Terry here stated that Mr.. crow.
lev knew where his residence was ana II
he had any personal matters to settle ne
could-Senator Dean here broke Ill ana
fold Mr.. Terry that all personal mattcrS
must he kent from before the committee.
4 fter few minutes more discussion MI;
Terry cross-auestioned Mr.. Crowley ana
elected the following information: nuu
no personal motives in my conversation
with the physicians. Mr.. Geo. Bailey the
reporter for the Galveston News, got
copy of the Pullman bill from my desk
He had n habit of coming to my desk
for news and | gave him the bill to copy
il. but did not tell him that | would
introduce it the next day. in truth. l nad
forgotten all about the bill until balley
came to me afterwards and reminded III ne
of the bill, and then ] introduced 1t. Inns
was some time after the bill had been pup
lished in the News | had entirely, for
gotten the matter until Bailey called my
attention to it, This bill came 10 me
from Galveston along with a numu"r oi
others. | have tried to lind out VINO sem
me the bill, but can not do SO. kept tne
bill some time before showing 1t TO MI
Bailey, because | gave very niue atten-
ton to it and it was very poorly drauShted'
one else to do 50. | received some letters
from Galveston with reference to the Dlil'
don't remember to have said anything 10
the Galveston lobby that was here thiit the
bill was a foolish measure. l don re-
member to have said anything about the
bill to anyone outside the senate. Yes,
think canvassed the committee on inter
nal improvements, speaking to Senators
Swain and Mckinney, and possibly 10 aiI
of them. Swain ridiculed the blll
made no canvass of the committee on
labor before referring the bill to them;
When the bill came up in the committee l
think Senator Steele made a motion TO
postpone action on the bill. don thlnk
/ made any special effort on this pill, as
| had one, "a mechanic lien Mli, that
| wanted to push. | secured my Pullman
trip pass from man named Newell. l
don't know what position ne occupied
Newell was the only outsider that spoke
to me with reference to the bill. lie asked
me who was on the committee and | gave
him the names of the committee, lie dld
not discuss the merits OF the phi win
me. | received my annual pass from MI
Petit i'll Chicago. lie travels ail over the
country. | saw him in Austin several
times and talked with him once or twice,
but the conversations were casual. don't
know why this annual pass was sent me
any more than l know why passes were
sent to other members. | asked for my |
trip pass from TeXarkana to St Louis
from Mr.. Newell. | answered these cir,
culars you refer to on the stump. | stated |
in my speeches that Fearhake told lie
in that circular. No, sir, the first pass l |
received from the Santa Fe was from
Walter Gresham, through you. Yes, sir, |
you sent me passes every year after that, |
up to this year"
Terry-"1es, | didn't think, owing to
our pleasant relations, that you would |
accept any pass from me-
Crowley-"Iou just send me one and
try me"
This brought the house down: everyone
glIing vent to their approval OF the sally
between the two gentlemen.
Continuing, Judge, Terry said: Have
YOU discussed these charges with the men,