The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-04

!. the Opening of the
ss'ee y which con'"i"e"
y. scs !. Hat" Tickets
s-The following is the
a fe0' Committee on privileges ana
Il The e0u a.ss Of Brlgance VS.. Ben
crimes county; ,,
ruu vi Committee Room,
rssas, February /. lsy.
Au'tnln s,.h,sll' Speaker of the 5 ho oIne.
+ N is,ne on privileges ana elec, ,
committee w sofsrred the contested
sDVn r Brigance VS., J.. M,
o. ~, e FIFTY fourth repr as Grines
ru, t re,a IS composed OF Grli ,.as
o. ieA "s, in the house, have iau
for a sea- ,nns,deration and report
a e. 'i house as follows ~ ,,o hal.
'ae ,hst after counting al, .nr rat
and I'M, s"ses from Grimes county .la'
iDe oOa ., for /. NJ. Bennett con-
we're csss ~ Tor A. f. Brigance, con-
y: "a max making majority OF 10 votes
: IN RrIgance. We therefore i os,on,
r. Brigance. the conte ss,',,a
bat a. ~. seat in this legislature
taded ~ he unseated and his GER
- slection cancelled n,,
% Moore Of Lamar. Chairman
.,,o,I,y report was submitted as
Committee Room.
.u,,,n Texas, February l. 1877.
n.sh,ell Speaker OF the House
,.,,i,y Of your committee on PRIV,
D ~ slectlons to whom was referred
va case for a seat in this house
a..,s , TO investigate said case
a.,u,srly TO inquire into the merits
".osc,iye claimants, have had under
.,.,,or the case OF A. f. Brigance.
g., ' against /. NJ. Bennett, con-
,.s,r Grimes county. Texas. In pur-
y your instructions we beg to sub
", ' and for the consideration of this
Ne following facts; 49,.
mi On November 3. 1895. there was
,bs county Of Grimes. and state OF
general election, and among those
voted upon we're the several candl-
d, representative from said county
!" ne following we're candidates: |.
rrot, pcpulist nominee; A. +. Brig
asmocratic nominee, and w. Ii.
republican nominee.
further find that there were twenty
boxes in said county. each OF which
rysided over by fair and honest judges
nm BY the evidence. who with the
ln.e Of their clerks. counted the bal
Nd declared the result to be as fol-
AF. Brigance, 2l4S; l. NJ. Bennett,
IN. n. Blunt, vote shown by tally
md that from the evidence 1t APP
that said returns were estimated BY
nmiaioners court of~~:7mes county
wular session thereof and the result
election again declared as afore-
shsreupon there was issued to con-
bis certificate Of election as repre-
eR from said county.
1T appears from the tally and poll
fered In evidence that the said con-
received 9s votes more than con
at said general election.
there appears to have been voted al
general election a ticket as is de-
d and distributed at some of the
boIe' without the knowledge OF
y q contestant, ar contestec.
Il "a, IN The beginning Of the investiga-
y ,n's contest before the committee.
o IN ~ through It's chairman, an
e. !. % contestant ana con,estee, and
Y, 70 men s,lorney'. that the rules
s,'ri't court governing the intro
! y s,, ,es, linen, in eivii cases. and
", sn'l ~ provided for and prescribed
n MUS, ,..s would Won Apply and be adhered
a., ~ thelr attorneys should govern
Nv ss !. ,,rss,Srdiagly; that after the ex-
r ~ o. y, III. .. third witness offered by
~, an, ana Satestee. and their attor-
ny The committee would only hear
" ending IN shnyv. Irt-, a., -,