The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-19
MISSING AM ENDM ENT.
THREE MORE REPORTS FROM THE
INVESTIGATORS.
Came To the senate, Two Say
IA bid Not.

Austin. Texas Juno lS.-lrha other three
reports from the senatorial committee OF
inquiry as to the disappearance of the
"ls9S" amendment to the text book bill
turned up this morning.
The prophecy of The Post this morning
WAS correct except in the case of MIR.
Woods, who yesterday agreed with Mr.. Ter
rel that they were unable to arrive at
| conclusion This morning he Joined Mr..
Rogers and says at-footediy thai the
amendment came to the senate. This IS
based upon the testimony OF Chief Clerk
Rouutroc, who says he saw the amend
mcnts on the bill, and delivered it in the
senate
Marshall Burney, another house employc
saw 1t on the bill also.
Mir. Ward, committee clerk OF the house.
posted up the amendments, knew the
1885 amendment was there, and when
shown the bill delivered to tho senate, re
marked that the sheet bearing the amend
mcuts did not look like the same he had
ARRANGED. The report accused no one i'll
the senate of having tempered with the
bill.
Mr.. Linn OF Victoria practically cnncurs
In the tport OF Nj Colauitt, lia f" yeater-
day. only he makes it stronger | says
that statement 10 the effect at the
amendment came over to the senate does
violence to all reason and common sense
The "vIencr says that the bin came 10
tho senate. and thirty minutes after
tnc first time it had been examined lie
amendment alleged to have been delivered
was missing
MIR, Terrell was also alone. He very
| quickly and tcrscly says Re oan not tell
| what became of the amcndment.
| The chair thought the reports and tes-
timony should be printed IN objection
| was made to burdeniug the records Of the
senate with the reports and testimony.
| MIR. Atiee raised {. point OF order that
| the senate had no report In act upon He
| thought that the committee should say
| they could not agree. instead Of the in
| diyidual views of each member being sent
up.
Mr.. Turney made vigorous speech In
| favor Of not printing the reports. lie
| wanted the senators TO read il and then
arrive at a decision for themselves.
MIR. Beall scored the committee for not
| having made some kind Of committee
| report and vet leaving suspicion by some
| of the reports that one of three of the
| aenate officers had something TO do with
| tho disappearance OF the amendment. He
| characterized the slandcrous stories win
| reference TO certain officers OF the SENATE
| as eoWardly, base anu unlouh"eu III rea-
| son
| "The man who circulated that story"
| he said. had the courage Of hyena
| He wanted the senate to take some action
| aud vindiCatc the senate officers II the
| conditions would permit It, and he believed
| that they would.
| Mr.. Woods told the senate that the re
| port he signed reflected on no officer OF
| that body. I'VE had 10 say that the amend
! menl came TO the senate, or Any Rountre"
| Burney. Dr. Shelburn or MIR. Fisher bad
| permfed themselves, he con.hurd, Ia
| explaining the grounds for his verdict.
| The testimony was gone into and the
speaker asked II IT was not fact that
Representative Fisher had become con
fused in making statements about the
missing amendment while examining the
bin In the governors office. and when ask
ed with reference 10 II by the committee
requested not 10 be made TO answer,
Senator Woods replied that such was the
case.
with reference to the senate officers he
strongly opposed any statement tending 10
a crime at their door. and yielded the
'loor To Senator Linn of Victoria, who con
tended again that the bill wn, sent from
the house aud locked In Secretary Lam
berts desk. where il remained for thirty
minutes. Tho amendment was then miss,
ing II II had been removed n steninluu
'trahsement had been employed and ihat
inil view OF the senate in daylight
Mistakes In making up amendments had
been made. ms Rountrce testified. which
partially inatifles his opinion tha, such
was INC case with the text book bin IL
] as plainly evident that certain tna,nhor,
ma house had taken It upon themsolv,s
10 unnecessarily assist the chief clerk Ia
f1ap'nE the bin, aud oxerted their en"rsv
TO railroad legislation which WIS In 81,
PROFANITY tn" cause for the error.
,, W. reporfS ana testimony will appear In
''morro"'s senate Journal ~