The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-02-07
TF,E CYCLONE DAVIS INVESTlGA-
TION OCCASIONED MUCH
ORATORY LAST WEEK.
THE MAJORITY REPORT
Was Adopted, Which Excludes DAVIS
From Those Privileges EXTENDED
other Citizens of the state
4 Lively Debate
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

l.I,N
The elements were at war Wlthih an"
,,;,hoet the House of Representatives
,..,.,ord,v morning. Without a cold
forco wind was blowing the ram III
,I;,dino clouds around the corners ana
rho doy was cold and dark ana drearE'
Within the hall Of representatives, ihc
,nnmbers of the house were WrcSlilh5
with another Cyclone that succcedeu III
i,,oniro Them in continual session from
10 "A. N. until > p. m, ana WINE inc ~
clone was downcd it took much phSS''"'
and mental cXcrtiOn to bring the rcHu''
.,bopt As soon as roll was called yeSter-
dov morning the special committee ."
,bo CvrIonc Davis investigation hrch III
,hnir rnnorts. There were two rep0r,S,
bnc b,inp the majority report slgheh ~
,La snven Democrats and the Othcr th'
minority report signed 10y the lhrc' w
ulistS. ..,.,,,,,,,,,Ind that
Cvrlnnc Davis be- severely TcpuNIu
his questionable acts, ANA ne pc nr,,,,
from the privilege OF appen'1"E ~ u,n
any of the house committees N!iI,,,.,
.Xrcption of the committee on W ,,,,l,
and elections. This exception was n'n..
a. ,.icv of the fact that he is Mr. r"S.
,tt.rncv in the contest case OF i foSl W.
h'NnoIj and his barrmcnt from ti,"t
'.,i,mittnn would work hardship on ms
,linut and not so much ON DaNla ni'n mn,
.nIc The minority report asserts ,"",
g',,,,,,ch as none of the charges were
,,rovnn against him, that DAVIS pc u,
Iowrd the privilege OF the housc 'o i,;
,nittrcs lust the same rs any o'n'' ,.
zen. AS soon as these two reports Co..
read the fun started IN earnest "''" ,'.r,
var fnur hours the various m'ip'Ia
.a,yed the mir violently with their hihGs
Chile they went on to show now lllIS
,,.,,' tbis and that was that Inc minute
,bc renolts were read lteprcSehla'iNr
Emr.ton one of the Popuist SignerS 10,
tho minority report, gained the hoo, "n
,nndn a motion to adopt the llhor''
,,"rt and took occasion to make speech III
,dyorucy thereof Representative W.
low moved that the majority Tepoit Nv
,,iontrd, As soon as Representative w. Nv
ton ceased speaking, Reprcsehta.lNo aun
ans distinguished presence WAS scti'
"a" 'i't,, ont of his seat down near the
,,nin door Speaker Smith observed mn
and gave him right Of way. AS soon as
NJ Ennyun could get i'll good SWihSlhS
'rder in his advocacy of the majority re-
mort he gave Davis ana the II opIii"
Marty such n roasting as was wen ~ ~
tntcj to make Democracy prOuu III ne,
Snn IIpon the conclusion OF ms speecin
REPRESENTATIVE Dashicl took Wnnch
,t the matter awaiting himself Oh tho nv NV
and circumstances TO score 'Sciollo ~"
Wis and the Populist party most un'iu,
odfully Representatives LoS.o' cnun,.
phodcs both Populsts, spoke Ill lutol
~. rnDnrt.
novia better known as Uncle ADe In
i.nIn came TO the front in favor oil thc
n,aioritv report, and Representative 1en'
,,;nga also took Il whaCk ut the Sl'ua'ipp!'
Cny0ring the majority report. ABOUT w Jit'
limo motion by Representative WV,
kina was 'h''i'" nni IA
ing Cyclone DAVIS ,,.,,ot
addresses the House in his own lhI !, i.'''
tThis resolution was adopted put hrp H.,
sentaticvc Baird moved 10 rccon'', ~,
,hot vote and table the resolution -,
. .lir. occosion TO make II telling speech
NJ This point in which he pointed ou'
"Iooriv and precisely that the House, was
eating n bad precedent i'll thus hiloM
mo onv and everybody to appear pelor'
the hor of the House and talk on every
subject that came up before thehl. Nv,
House voted the motion 10 Teco'lHluII
down. Several attempts were theh hluu,
81 adjourn but without success, ana
SnooLcr Smith called Mr.. DAVIS 10 ap
rao, before the bar of the House ono
address them. IIr. Davis very promptly
complied and made one oil ms lt"'
strained and frog in the thront oru''ona
in which he quoted much scripture a an,
nicturcd himself as Populist sheep be
ing led to the Democratic altar lol
slaughter. lie wanted the dear member ne NJ Pr
So lock into his blue eyes and see if there
was any guilt there and making one laS
wlea for justice and nothing more
rvclone's voice amid sobs, sank out lnt,
whisper and the great Populist IGaue'
hied himself over to the lett OF the liou''
and seated himself among ms people