Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-14

method Of delay was reaorted to even
by the men whose perception Of duty
had but moment before prompted
their support Of the minority report.
A motion to excuse the aOsentees Was
made and prolonged as much as such
motion could be prolonged, though
Bramlette was the only absentee win
out excuse. Giddings and Harrison
having been previously excused. mo-
ton TO reconsider WAS then made by
Morrison and lost, but II took up NJ
teen minutes.
House JOINT resolution No. 3. relating
to suffrage, ana which had been made
a special order for today, afforded an
other delay, Its author and champion
Mr.. Mcbride OF Hayes, wanting u
made special order for Wednesday OF
next week Cough opposed this, sny.
ing that he WAS against the continual
waste OF time OK this delay. He moved
that the resolution be taken up now
A motion 10 table this motion was car
ried.
House bill No. 49, allowing the statute
OF Limitation 10 run against married
women, also a special order for today
AFFORDED longer delay on Ours tate
a member wanted the speaker TO ex-
plain the previous question. we
are working under the previous ques-
tlon. backed by a call OF the house"
All hope TO adjourn being then cut on
until vote should be taken ON the
Haller-Dum matter, members began to
grow restless. and some OF the sirate-
gists active Ia Duff's cause seemed ser-
~ they had 80 ample chance TO come
together.
Pending debate on house bill No. ~
Mr.. Bramlette was produced by the
sergeant-at-arms amid a heavy shower
OF plaudits from the members. aud the
main question. shall the minority re-
port be substituted for the malorlty2"
required, Plemmons OF the minority
report closing debate thereon.
The vote resulted In n ayes. 80 nays.
as follows
Ayes-Allen OF Dallas. Andrews
hrmiHtead, Avery, Barron, Bass, Beall,
Bertram. Bounds. Bramleite. Brown,
Bumpass, Burmpstcr, Burncy. Gamer
on. Carson. Chambers, C1cke, Cureton,
Larrooh. Dashlcll. Davis, Drlnkar1.
Edwards. Faullte. Fletcher. Floyd, Fos-
ter. Gillilnnd, Graham. Greer, Huddles-
ton. Jackson. Kennedy. King, Lillar1,
Lindsey. Love, Martin Of Kinney. Mar
Tin OF Coryell. Mcneil. McWillians.
Mills. Moore OF Morris. Morrison, Mix.
O'Connor, Plemmons. Radford, Reigcr,
Rhodes OF Wood. Rhodes OF Van Zandt.
Ritter. Rogers. Roy Seabufy. Seago.
Sebastian. Smith OF Milan. Smith of
tunnels Smith OF Colorado, Smith OF
Brazos, Speckels, spllane. stokes.
Strange, Stubs, Tnrver, Thomas,
Tuwnsen. Townsend. Turner. Watkins,
Wayland. Wcster Whiiaere and Wurz-
bach.
Nays-Alleu Of Colorado. Bailey.
Beard. Blair nrlganGe, Burna, Carpen-
Ter, Evans OF Hunt, Feagln Good,
Cough, Harreli Harrison. Jenuing8,
Joseph, Langhummer. Logan, Maroney,
Martlndule Mcbride. Mckinney. Nc
Lemore, Mitchell. Monroe, Moody,
Moore OF Lamar. Morris. Murchison,
O'Nenl, Owsley, Patterson. Peyton.
Ragadalo, Robbins. Rudd, Simmons,
Howell. Turney. Williams,
on the motion TO adopt the minority
report when Mclcmpre was reached
he rose To a question or Information,
and being ruled out OF order changed
hls vote SO that the hnal vote to sup
plant Dun Cwhite, Democrat with
nnllur (colpred. Republican, stood 10
favorable. 90 against
While Morrison was offering mo-
ton lo spread the action Of the house
uu the records. 10 use his own words,
the Democrats might get together In
caucus and consider how the change
power represented by the minority In
the house.
A motion to adjourn was carried
with "A rush. and Morrson's resolution
was let hang,
Dun stated to the press desk later
that had Halter been a white man he
mover would have allowed the contest
to come up, but would have yielded
his seat He merely represented the
wishcs OF his white constituents In his
actions ana rolled upon the illegnllty
In the method of contest taken by Hal
Icr No one disputed the fact that
Halter had received q majority Of tho
yotos cast, aud Dun said In conclusion
he was perfectly satisfied with the nc-
ton OF his Democratic brethren In the
house He said that he had acted In
good faith and sincerity all through,
had honestly deemed himself elected
at the time the certificate OF election
was issued 10 him. and while admitting
the alteration effected by the helated
votes from Matagurda, nevertheless be-
li,vcd the contest illegal on the grounds
act forth in the minority rsDort,