The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-30

against II.
wolters said the friends OF the bill want
cd To protect all classes OF railway en-
ployes, and that the reason for restricting
the bill's operations TO four classes OF en-
ployes was that they had been forced 10
this by the opposition. which had threat
eneh TO fihbuster the bill out OF existence
unless compromise was accepted lie
called the attention OF the gentleman from
Grimes, who had talked about labor loh-
Dos TO the presence OF an imposing ioooy
OF railway attorneys who were here fight
ing the bill and which, after agreeing to
| the compromise. had turned around ana
! attacked 1t also IT, said he the railway
corporations had enough influence over
tncir employees to force them TO vote Tor
| mckinley when they were for Bryan. ~ was
| reasonable to suppose that they wore also
aolo TO force them TO sign protests asinst
the passage of the fellow servant bill lie
believed In protecting all classes OF ran :
| way employees and would take the amended
Lewis bill rather than nothing as II was
the best he could get at this session
| Ward said that three states had nhol-
ished the doctrine Of fellow servants, while
a majority Of them materially modified H.
| mo same as had the ereat nations OF hn-
tore. He deprecated the talks made aboht
lobbes. The legislature was the servant
and not the master OF the people. Any
| citizen affected by the proposed legislation
q
| The privilege OF coming before the lcsisia-
ture and protesting against 1t II 1t threat
ened injury to himself OF his interests as
well as the right TO urge The passage OF
such measures as might In his mind prove
beneficial.
Caruonter moved to excuse the absentees.
Motion rejected.
Boyd sent up the following resolution;
Whereas. This house went under call
this forenoon upon the moving and sec
onding OF the previous question on sen
ate bill No. So. with pending amend
ments; and
Whereas. After the call u the house
said previous question was duly see
onded and tho doors thereof Werc by
order OF the speaker closed, W. p.
Blackburn, the membvr oil the house
from the SiXty-thiri district. did will
fully and without permission Of The
speaker escape from the bar Of this
house. and the said blackburn now will
fully and In violation OF Jhe rules OF this
house absents himself from the bar OF
this house: and
Whereas. Such conduct on the part of
said Blackburn has caused this house
great Inconvenience and has impedcd
important legislation. and
Whereas. By said conduct the said
Blackburn is in contempt OF this house.
therefore be it
Resolved by the housr of the Tweny-
ty-filth legislature OF Texas. That the
said W. L. Blackburn be and IS here
bv suspended from membership In this
house until such time as he shall APP
pear before the bar thereof and purge
himself of the aforesaid contempt by
making satisfactory explanation OF and
apology for his said conduct
BOYD. Henaey,
Moore of Lamar, Tucker.
Love Shropshire
Dean.
The above had no sooner been read than
dozens OF members sought recognition from
the speaker at the same time
Obiecticns We're made 20 Il second read
ing by Blair. Wolters and oth.rs and Blair
moved a call of the house on the PROPOSE
ton. which molten was declared ont OF or
der by the speaker, who said that after
the resolution had been read 4 second time |
II would be laid over until 10 o'clock noon |
tomorrow, to give Blackburn an oppor-
tuuity 10 appear and defend himself
'Supnose Blackburn doesn't find out that |
he is charged with contempt queried |
VOTERS.
The chair feels satisfied that the gem
'leman from Robertson will be informed of
what is going on in the house." retorted
the sneaker.
Evans of Hunt undertook to make
sreech on the follow servant hill. but the
confusion became so great that he could
not make himself heard and the house sus-
pended operations for half an hour.
At . o'clock the house again came to
order. when Speaker Dashiell announced
that in the event any member should alb |
sent himself from the house surreptitiously I
while the call prevailed. his absence would !
not he recognized II in the meantime the
house should become full by the appearance
of Blackburn. the lone uneXcused absentee
Evans of Hunt obtained the floor to con-
tinue his opposition 20 the fellow servant
hH Ia AHh ltH =
not democratic demand The rule ex
Guiding from tho lobby persons not en-
titled To the privileges Of the floor, under
which the house has been acting, was
partially relaxed and the noise resulting
from the well filled lobby was only hushed
by threats from the speaker to compel all
to 30 to the galleries.
Ewing opposed the Lewis bill and read
letters from prominent railway employees
stating that all they wanted was to be lcf,
alone
Shropshire opposed the bill on the ground
NM us enne'ment meant an additional in
crcaS" IN the cost Of operating railroads.
which was equivalent to an increase I'm
frrirht charges etc.
ward once moro obtained the floor for |
the purpose OF taking fall ont of Evans
TO whom he referred MS the misrepresentn-
i've from iinnt. aud proceeded TO reply in |
rather pointed style to certain remarks
Of which the object OF his excoriation has
delivered himself
BAILEY moved To excuse tho absontees
and the motion was lost.
WilcoV moved the nrevlous question on
10 MS motion to substitute the unfavorablo /
minority for the favorable majority re-
port ON LOWS follow servant bill and the
motion prevailed hy n VOTE OF 10 10 49,
Fell closed the easement aud his motion /
rroN9i'ed hv vote OF 80 to 20.
An amendment w'a offered by Fisher and