The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-07

he voted against my resolutions because
he believed them too general. Many men
might have believed that at the Galveston
convention. but can any man believe 1t
now' These resolutions declared against
government by force against the main
tenance OF colonies, against an increase
In the standing army aud these are the
very questions which. taken together. now
constitute the one great issue OF impe-
rialism. VIII men now dare affirm that
the democratic party In August. isss.
ought not to have been brave enough and
wise enough TO declare against the follies
and the crimes which the republican party
in 1899 boldly avow their determination
to commit?''
The Texas delegation held . caucus this
morning and organized by electing Mr..
Lanham chairman and Mr.. Burleson sec
rotary OF the delegation. This 10 the first
time the delegation has really had any
sort OF organization and the Texas mem
bers have come together this time for the
purpose OF effecting a thorough under
standing and working together 10 har-
mony for all interests affecting the State
of Texas. When any matter comes mp In
future that requires concert Of action on
the part of the delegation in order to win.
the members will be called together by
Secretary Burleson. There was some dis
cussion In the delegation caucus concern
ing committee assignments, but the mem
bers refused to talk about it or say
whether or not any conclusion was
reached concerning any mans ambition.
The action OF the delegation in organ
izing to work for Texas augers we'll for
Houston's deep water enterprise. Senator
Culberson also told Colono, w. B. Slos-
son today that he stood ready to do any
thing for Houston that was In his power
when the proper time came for him to
act
The house not being in session today,
the majority of the members were congre-
gated ON the floor of the house discussing
the Roberts case There are great
many OF the members today who are sorry
they voted with the republican@-yesterday
to override the rights of sovereign
State and refuse to swear In Its represen-
tatives One member said to The Post
correspondent today that he knew he was
wrong, but was afraid of his people. He
acknowledged his moral cowardice and
admitted that he was bulldozed. Ihe
Texas delegation furnished seven of the
thirty-onc votes recorded in favor OF
seating Roberts on his credentials and
the constitutional rights OF his State and
against the Taylor resolution, These
were Messrs. Ball. Bailey, Burleson De-
Graffenreid. Slayden, Cooper aud steph-
ems. They say they are opposed to tramp
ling on the constitutional right of any
man or State and OF establishing vicious
precedent by refusing to seat man when
his right TO HIS sect is unquestipncd. They
are all in favor of investigating Roberts
and throwing him out of congress IL he
is proven guilty. They wanted the In
vestigation. however, TO proceed regularly
and in order
1t is believed here that Hon. r. C, De-
Graffenreid has the inside track for the
appointment on the committee on appro-
priatons. He and Henderson are very
warm friends and General Henderson last
year recommended him 10 Tom Reed for
the vacancy occasioned by the resignation
of Governor Sayers.