The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-09
THE HOUSE.

Mr. Ward the house this morning recon =
mitted Mr.. Lewis (of wharton) drainage
Dill to judiciary committee No /.
The special order for today, the Evans
assignment bill, was laid before the house
and Mr.. Evans having obtained the floor.
opened up by attacking the newspaper cor
respondents. charging them with mlsrep-
| resenttng him and his followers In this in e
stance.
Addressing himself to The Post CORE
spondent he charged him with giving the
Evans people the worst of IL in his re
ports. while his paper was editorially in
favor of the bill. All tho dailics wanted
the bill passed. he asserted yet they main q.
tain corps of correspondents here who
Systematically and persisteuily write
against 1t in an attempt to mislead the
public as to its effect. and for the purpose
| OF making it appear that its friends are
wasting time and delaying Legislation. with
II while AS matter OF fact. the opponents
thereof are responsible for such flibustcr-
| ing as has been INDUCED in aud for such
| distractions as have been thrown in the
way OF the speedy disposal OF the business
before the house. Having disposed Of the
| correspondents. Mr.. Evans undertook to re-
| ply to the speeches made by Messrs Ward
ana Ayers. and proposed TO the opponents of
| ais bill TO let them amend section 20 there
OF che involuntary bankruptcy provision
| 10 suit themselves. He charged that the
| smarlest lobby which ever besieeed any
| legislature was here working against his
| bill
At the conclusion OF Mr., Evans remarks
| Mr. Dashiell. who had called Mr. Bailey to
| he chair obtained recognition. and after
having stated that he had voted for bill
eimiiar to the Fans bill In the Twenty
third legislature. and would have voted for
| 1t In the Twenty Fourth and that although
lie came to the Twenty nfth Legislature
| prodisposed in its favor. he had Of late
t"Odihed his Views, although he had not
| changed his position. He had not heard the
| alleged demand for a destruction % pref
Fences. No civilized government which
| destroys the right OF preference could exist
| he said. It is not, he maintained, good
| public policy to consider everybody thief
and take away the only security the honest
| merchant has on this green earth. for the
| sole purpose OF bankrupting the rascal. Tho
| right of preference is recognized all through
| the statute books he pointed out The
| homestead law and the lien laws are all
| based on that right In view OF the great
| financial strlngency prevailing throughout
the state. he warned the house against talk
| ing any step that would ondanger the cred
It Of the great army of smaller merchants
| and toilers. The more he thought Of the
| Evans bill the more portentous to his MIND
became the possibilities Of evil under its
| provisions. The only question involved wa.
| oua of judgment He cared nothing for tn,
| legal points involved hut hoped the hous.
would act conscrvatively In the premises
Mr. Tracy made a statement with regarC
| ia certain agreements arrived at between
| the friends and opponents of the bill wheT
| the tie up thereon was dissolved ten DAYS
| ago, whereby his bill was to be offered as
a substitute for the Evans bill. and vote
! taken, ami said he had teen waiting fol
! an opportunity to carry out his part OF sal,
| agreemcrt
Mr.. VOTERS took Issue with Mr.. Dashioll
| He said the purpose of the bin was to FREE
tho merchants OF Texas from scrvitude; t'
liberate them from the domlnlon NJ tn
banks: to loosen the grasp OF certain Gal
| weston and Tarraui county concerns upoi
the commerce OF Texas. II the bill passe
II would choapon the cost OF goods TO thi
consumer
During Mr. VOTERS speech he and MIR
Dashicll exchanged questions several times
IN the course OF which the speaker states
that he was inclined to think that shoul'
he be callcd upon to vote he would vote 10
the Blair amendment, which provides 10
the prcferring of accommoda ton endorsers
In conclusion MIR. Wolters referred to tn
white wings of prospt rity. and eonideutl'
asserted that tn. y would unfold and flute
over the State 9hould the Evans bill becon
low.
Mr. Burns opposed the hill on tho groun
Of unconstitutionality and because OF tn
great hardship II would work