The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-28
AFTERNOON SESSION.

MI Tarver was the first speaker on
the Dallas charter bill at the afternoon
session. He argued that the adoption of
the provision dlsquahfying persons inter
esteu In corporations from holding mu-
nicinal office would result in driving
capitalists away from Dallas He pro-
tested against The denial to the poor man
VINO happens to work for corporation
the full rights enjoyed by other citizens.
Mr.. Kennedy spoke in opposition to the
bill. He declared that he had no interest,
either direct or indirect in corporations.
the only benefit he had received from the
telephone company about which so much
mas been said was telephone frank, and
he supposed other members had those.
He read kilograms from citizens of Dallas
stating that il the charter had been an
issue in the election of November, 1898,
they We're not aware of the fact He also
read from the decision OF the supreme
court of Nebraska in the case of the
state eX. rel. Smyth, attorney general, vs..
Moores. mayor at al, published in the
Northwestern Reporter. volume 76 to sus-
tain his contention that the commission
as proposed would be unconstitutional.
Mr.. Adams withdrew his amendment of
this morning and offered the following
as substitute for the one offered by
Add to the provision in the bill relating
to qualification of holding office as follows
Provided that the disquaifications above
mentioned shall not be so construed as to
apply to laborers and persons engaged
in the ordinary and usual service OF said
corporations in the mechanical operation
ana conduct OF their legitimate business in
said city"
Mr.. McKamy stated that this amend
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OF the bill
Mr.. Grubbs contended that the members
representing Dallas in the house were the
best judges Of what the people of that
city desired and that their Judgment
should be respected.
Mr.. Derden supported the bill. He could
not see the danger that others had dis
covered in its provisions. Nobody had
questioned the right of city governments
to regulate hack drivers, draymen, etc,
and he could not understand why they
should not be provided with adequate au-
thority to regulate the corporations! The
question was one involving the right OF
local government and the defeat of
the proposed amendments to the charter
was denial of that right to the people
of Dallas. He declared that all municipal
corporations existed by grace of the Safe,
Mr.. Tarver argued that the Adams sub
stitute did not relieve the employees from
the disqualification for holding office.
Mr.. Adams said if the other members
of the house construed Ii that way he
hoped they would vote it down.
Mr.. Murphy defended his amendment
and opposed the substitute, which he in
sisted did not cure the evil contained
in the disquaIifying provision He was
willing for the people Of Dallas to man
age their affairs in their own way so long
as they did not violate a principle of free
government and thereby establish pre-
cedent that would afterward be used to
Cypress the people Of other communities
and interfere with the right of popular
suffrage. The pending bill proposed to do
this and he was opposed to II.
The substitute of Mr. Adams was adopt
cd: ayes 6S. noes 30.
Adjourned to $3.50 o'clock tomorrow
morning.
Committees submitted reports as fol-
lows
Committee on Federal relations: I'm
favoraby resolution of Mr.. Kittrell de-
clarirg that Messrs. Hcgg 6 Robertson
should either be compensated for their
services IN collecting the claim Of Texas
against the Federal government or return
the money TO the United States, with fav-
cradle minority report by Messrs. Frost
and Greenwood
Committee on stock and stock raising
Favorably bill to remove Calhoun and
Arkansas counties from the list exempted
from the law relating to the wool growing
interest