The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-01

TO come In now and ask that 1t be votee
down because 1t would inflict punishment
upon him. Blackburn had wiltully de-
priyed the people OF Robertson county oil
representation By premcdiiateiy ab-
senting himself, aud IL was no teaabie ar
sumcnt against the resolution that It's
adoption meant the deprivation OF repre-
scniation TO his constituents. Blackburn
had disappeared for the purpose OF OBJ,
| structiug legislation, or else he would
have left word to send him notice OF what
the house was doing and placed himself
in communication with the house SO that
his Whereabouts might not become mys-
terry and So that notification could be
given him OF any action that might be
taken with regard TO his escape
| Burns pleaded with the house not to pass
upon Blackburn's case without giving him
II hearing.
Boil said the legislature had come here
TO make laws for the preservation OF order
| aud the rights OF the citizens and should
| be the last TO try TO override the Consti-
! tuition. as was being attempted through
the Boyd resolution. Blackburn had Il
! right to he heard and should be heard be-
fore having Judgment passd upon him.
| Bailey maintained that since the house
could revoke the excuses and cut of the
| pay of absent members without notice 1t
could also suspend an absent men,
Der without notice. Anont the prop
oSition that 10 suspend Blackburn
would deprive the people OF Robertson
county of representation, he wanted to ask
II the deliberate act OF Blackburn was not
obstructing legislation at the expense of
the people Of the whole State and deprlv-
ing the constituents OF the other members
of the house of representatives at the same
time. The opponents OF the resolution
wanted a continuance until Monday on the
ground that the house was not now in
sufficiently calm mood TO dispose of the
resolution fairly. Would the house ad-
journ before Monday unless the Blackburn
matter was disposed Of? Would 1t be any
calmer after being tied up two more days
than it was now? Tho house had the In
herent right TO enforce its rules providing
tor the punishment OF its members for
contempt
at the conclusion of Bailey's remarks
Suder moved to table Blalr's motion TO
postpone action on the resolution unit!
Monday, upon which motion TO table Beard
moved call OF the house. which was duly
seconded and ordered.
~ call Of the roll developed that there
was no one absent without excuse except
Blackburn, and the speaker announced that
for the purpose OF voting on the resolution
that the house was fun on the ground that
if Blackburn were present he could. not
vote on the question at issue. as he was
interested therein.
Blair's motion TO postpone consideration
oil the resolution was tabled by 4 vote OF
e. to 80.
Blair offered an amendment providing
for the substitution OF the word ''censure"
for the word suspend" wherever 1t oc-
ours in the resolution and commended that
the house had no authority 10 do anything
but ccnsure Blackburn.
VOTERS sang the song of the dying swan
and repeated part Of the Blair omend-
ment and a great deal OF what had been
sald in support of the motion to POSTPONE
sluder moved the previous question on
tho Blair amendment and the resolution
and the amendment were defeated by
vote of 81 to 81.
Inc question recurring upon the adop-
ton OF the resolution, Boyd. who had Of
Tered it, said in answer to the proposition
that its adoption meant a denial TO the
people Of Robertson county of the right
Of representation, that said people were
IN fact without representation already By
the voluntary act of their representative
anu mat 1t was preposterous to contend
mat the legislative machinery should be
stopped tn await Rlackburn's pleasure He
was opposed TO The Wayland bill had been
opposed to IT all the time. but when he
hau heard Blair say 1t was not only his
purpose TO defeat the Wayland bill hut
TO defeat any kind of fee legislation as
well. no had parted company with the
minority.
The roll having been called. the reso,u-
ton was adopted by vote of 81 TO 81, the
char having ruled In answer to a point of
order raised by Fisher that in the ABSENCE
OF any rule or parliamentary requirement
TO the contrary a majority vote carried
resolutions Of the nature OF the one sub
United.
At the request of Ward the chair gave
instructions that the journal show that
warrant had been issued for blackburn
but not returned. and overruled a point OF
order raised by Burns declaring that
suspension being temporary expulsion
ana blackburn being suspended that the
house was full
Tho question recurring upon whether
the main question shauld be ordered upon
me Nayand bill and the Beard substitute.
bar made the point of order that Black
burn was absent and not excused and
therefore that the house was not full. and
the chair ruled that. absent or present.
Blackburn could not take part in the pro-
ceedings and that such members as were
not present were excused. consequently
the house WAS fun and competent to dis
pose of the motion calling for the ordering
OF the main question
The main question was ordered by vot.
of "a to a and Beaird took the floor and
attacked the Wayland bill and urged the
adoption of his substitute
The Beard substitute was defeated by
a vote of II 10 32
vote on the final passage OF the Way-
land bill having been ordered Blair again
raised the point OF order that the house
was not fun. and was overruled, and AT
his request the speaker ordered the uoint
and the reasons given for overruiing IL
printed in the Journal. and the Wayland
Dill passed finally by vote OF II to So
Adjourned until $40 tomorrow morning
amid vociterous cheer and loud yeIls of
delight over the breaking OF the deadlock.
THE GOVERNORS VETO
HE DIsAPPRoVBs OF ROUSE BILL.
No. 300.