The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-14
HE H0GG AMENDMENTS
i Be Taken Up by The Senate Committee
tuesday Next
FAlfs IS MAKING COMPLAINTS NOW
ID in an Interview Alleging that
He Has Not Bccn Treated
Fairly.

Austin. Texas, January 10.
~ SENATE COMMITTEE on constitution.
\ amendments has given notice that it viii
b Tuesday evening next take up and con-
ader the matter Of submitting the so-called
ogg amendments TO the people. SO far
8ere have been but few expressions OF
blnion obtained from the legislators with
fgard TO these amendments, and such as
Pve spoken on the subject have had moth.
pg very pointed to say about it. That
bere is considerable opposition thereto need
n be doubted, however, but it is not SO
britain that It Will crystalline and acquire
Efficient strength to defeat them. As to
4 -Governor Hogg, he is having but little
a say about the amendments, although his
Eu.enant, Judge Hudson, mikes consider
Fly with the members and personally
$crlooks no opportunity OF putting In Il
ford for them. The ex-governor himself
rs told The Post correspondent that the
Bbmission of the amendments is demanded
n the State democratic platform and ghat
Dc question is now up to the legislature
pd that 1t is for the members thereof
decide whether they will assume the
4sponsibil!ty of violating party pledge
b far as he is concerned. ne had nothing
Tore to say just now. II the legislature
pes its duty it will give the people
&ance to pass on his amendments and
&en he will come forward and defend
lem If they are not submitted he will
fne again until they are. In his opinion
A submission would help along the prop
hilton TO call a constitutional convention.
8 ~
@RE is NOTHING NEW with regard to
ac Bailey Investigation. McFal is out
n an interview In the local papers COM
Naming of having been m'streated because
Il was not placed on the investigating COM
Vice. By some this is taken to mean
4st he is laying the predicate for declining
accept the committees invitation to come
kfore IT and help push the matter to an
eue on the ground that ), has been stocked
eanst him, although there is no founda-
ifn for such declaration.
It'll OF COLLIN, one OF the members
rcm the Fifth congressional district caused
qmc surprise Friday afternoon by voting
eainst the Garner substitute placing che
&ponsbiliy for the Bailey investigation
q McFall. Subsequently he is reported to
ese said that Bzlley could not now carry
pun county. This having been made
gown to Mr.. Bailey, he sent for Smith.
20 denied having used such language.
What I said, smi.h asserted. was that
n could not carry Collin county If gull.
n Well, Smith" replied Bailey. II
nease YOU of the obligation to vote for
n. don't want your vote because
eiieve you used the exact language at
ahuted to you" But | do not wan, to
Z released, protested Smith ~ am going
vote for you anyhow" And that was
e end Of the conference. These facts
Il gwen because an attempt has been
Mde TO dstont them in morning paper
gblshed tn this city, and it may be stated
Tthermore IN this connection that Smith
Ang a "subtreasury democrat" he is not
officially a friend of Bailey's.
~ ANNOUNCEMENT that Secretary OF
nte Hardy win not be reappo.nted by
'qFernor Ssyers has oecasoned consider.
PC spe oulation as to who his successor
~ be and some are guessing certain other
Iembers Of the official family for the place.
y that can be said about It just now Is
aht said guessers are a long ways from
Fing hit the mark.