The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-04

published staff special refuting the charge
that he was unfaTy treated by Speaker
Prince in the making MP, during the resu'
lar session Of the Twenty seventh iegisia'
turc, Of the Bailey investigation commit
toe.
no the Editor of The Post. T..
Austin Texas, October 3D. Dear sir 10
IS recent Issue OF your paper You nave ~
box car letters the headiug 'Ihe case on
d. a, McfaH over a discussion as 20 ine
merits OF Mr.. Princes position IN refusing
10 appoint me on the committee ln lhNts,t
gate The Waters Pierce OIL company Icau,
mission 10 this State after judgment hAI
been rendered canceliing IT'S permit au u
puiuiulng u perpctUGNA from uong puelHGNs
10 Texas / have watched the U-ousSitIn
of this matter berween The Post ana we
Waco Times Herald with no Htue interest,"
aud ! have been M loss to unlerstal9
hotv n rrosumsblv unbiased journal could
SUPPORT the proposition which you support
with so much zeal and all apparent SIN
certify lou say that although ! Wa' lh'
author Of the resolution providing lhe Cun
Inittan of Investigation. ] was not % proper
pcrson to be appointed on that committee;
Parliamentary law and the procedure anu
precedents of dcllberatve assemblies assert
10 tbe contrary Permit me "a give hNe
reasons which move me 70 assert that the
rule Is as ] contend ...,,
L. The rules of the house themselves pro
vldcd for my appointment OH the commit
Precedent 10 the house Of representa-.
tives justified my demand for a place on
| mat committee
3. Mr. BAILEY by his own act. afterward
admitted that my demand for a place Oh
| that committee was justified. ,
4 MIR Prince. by his own act, atterWaiu
/ ,d,nitted ina, INV demand for a place oil
! that committee was JUSTIFIED,
s. General parliamentary law Justlues my
demand for place on that committee.
! lar MS con sider these I'D the order named.
! l. The rules Of the Texas house OF rep
/ rcScntatives provide inat NheIH au ,J
/ tho Dlrast of the Rules aud Practice or
! ,4e United Slates House OF Repreaenmufe
| shall be considered as authority. In the
| above manual and digest, under the head
! a. ,,,DiT+rna,t cf committees. the follow
/ Inc, trIu no found, "a select committee is
! rrSota1 eItbor hy resolution or upon motion
/ 6erore inc house. the number OF which it
| h. f. cor,.tst bainr DESIGNATED in the rcsn-
! igtiou or morton Under tae parliamentary
| law IJefr'rsop's Nauuau "uone who speak
/ directly against the body OF the bill are
to he on The committee to which 10 is re-
ferrp5 me split of this law has pre-
| vailed I'm tbe house so far as that IN the
! f0r1,Srinn of a select committee. in the
| 80 40 IN, refornucp of "a hill a majority
! ~ tbo friends of the measure referred and
In rsse of an Investigation "a majority Of
| 49, ,nrab'e IN tb9 pruposcd investgn-
Hon are ustialiy appointed thereon. and the
1 n.gL,3S' dpnndintad chairman,
IL Xxx Tven+v-third legislature Nh
Dr-,.l IN ~ Tir5ostnne jatrodnced resolut' on
9l09lS 81 fh j,,i 49, Of t5e then
in,d a. 'cc,nIliss{oper and no was appointed
on the committee vita Messrs. Smith and
/ NI,rrieon fSap housa journal Twenty-thlrd
legislature, page 546J
& In Tho Houston Post Of February =,
1901, on the hrst page ana uhqer the Ac"u'
ms, b4,le{ 9 9aas nnsTgea n1trlcbr that
for Years employees of the house had been
compelled TO divide their salaries win
those VINO cla no VOTE rC IN. mai.
ter and in The POST of February "a 1901,
on page .. column /, you VIII md thal the
resolution was aaopteu gnu NIL panty
ppo' 6r r0 or Ia Of the b6nse journal OF
the first called session Of the Twenty-Sev-
enth legislature YOU VII u9u Ina, s
he4euE oi IirntrodUnsd resolution proyid.
ING for a committee 10 investigate the report
that the state had funds In the ,, First N Ma
uonal PAM "l A ~ Ike an" siGncrs of tbe reso
tnfIon on inc committee.
.. Mir. Cushing. an admitted authority on
parliamentary law IN t sPvaN' ssvs ~ III +
6Pw 1lH,i in ali deiiberative assemblies to
constitute committee Of such persons tthe
mover and seeonder OF measute USlns' Of
Gourse' ard pfnvorSbIy inclined to the meas
ure proposed"
In deliberative assembly a mem3tT na5
the flend 10 90 iots vii be foIlowed and
when thew are not followed It is because OF
doiihcrgtc intent to disregard them or
,gnorance OF their existence.
eTrustlnc that YOU will publish this | am
vours yrTv truly. d. A. Neral
-. - ,h,,ber Mr. Neral
Inc PuesHon Vi
should or should not have heen placeu upon
The committee that handled the Bailey
matter Is really of no Importance at this
time and would not have been discussed
I'm The Post had not the Waco Times.
LA r,,.,,.,d q, In ON attemnt tn ipiure
ie'alu 'eN'''" u ~ a. -,
Speaker Prince But having announced
as candidate for attorney general Mr..
,r,t7,u No Doubt fools that n is In order
~ gu "' ''''' ,,., .
for hum TO take nahd IN discussion ga
which he is the principal subject without
having broucbt II about.
AZ 20 tbn merits of Mr. McFal's con
tention tbr facts and circumstances sur
rounding his connection with the Bailey
lnvesfirotiop. 10 saw nothing Of the facts
and circumstances attending the mart hc
nIavea nrior n the assembling Of the
g,yentv-sarenth leaisIarrre are roo much
for them
In the arst nlace rbe committee an.
nointed to investigate Mr. Bailev was
nat annointed pnder the NcFau resolution