The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-23

, fXrl a..vn,N sAhs' say wait you please
'Mr. Robbins mas put Ito money in n,
nask was all checks and there is
, Nide difference. The evidence don't sbo
, taat AIR, Robbins ever deposited \ s rs,
, In thn bank. | nope the substitute viii /
ADOPTED for the present nnlctlce should /
coaacnncd and | am sure that Mr. Robin
Mr. Smith (collIn) was the next spsaKs
~ tater Of the resolution. He said ii pari
was ono Of tho committee which c1nnl
Ga thu money In the State Treasury m
an nos satisfied WITH the Substitute.
inavor impeachment, though Robbins is M
/ tilrld I take exception 10 the tasthnoo
OF W IL WORKMAN, where he stated tha
e naned Robbins money Hithont chargln
! him Interest,
! 70 u, II my daddy kills man, must / a,
! ltI | saw how to the line and let The chin
! III where they may. II had an agen
/ WHO transacted business as Robbins M,
! done would IRE him. 30 man should eve,
| pace such 3 large amonnt OF money In any
/ o19 bsnk. II this house fails IA impeach
| me members will be held accountAhic Ii
Rohbius was my father would make min
/ resign II he was In my employ and would
! 20 business that way, The facts are chld.
nhitotei ! don't believe Robbins to be !
Mr. Moore trrayisl was next recognized
Tor the substitute. lie started OF by saw.
lhg; ~ Robbins In me way Of some aspir.
lng p6Hiiciant Is that why You want MIN
lmpcacnedy What do they mean when tney
saN put an honest man In office and they
aii admit thar Robbins Is an honest man.
Who Is there IN this house who viii
disgrace a man2 Robbins followed a pre.
cedep; He conducted the states business
tas Same as ne would his own, and want
= meintain the Integrity Of a man who
acts the Snine at all times.
re collection of checks hy the banks
mas oeen great saving TO the people OF
Tees The State saves no money 6y i'm.
pea0hment, II simply gets him ont Of the
WAY and disgraces him aud his family The
tima consumed by an Impeachment trial
wa'i,I be against the viii OF the governor,
W. have condemned the prnciIcr and don'f
disgrace him IL there Is no benefit from IL .
Recess till r. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr. shannon was recognized in favor
Of the resolution 90 impeoch aud spoke
for one hour and half. He said IN part.
II Nope the sergeant at arms viii keep
order for / want 10 70 over tho whole
case know very little about Mr. Rob
plhs, ana ] would not try 10 influence any
member Of the house. But I win stand or
tali nn the position | take Nj, Greer
and Nh Moore did not go deep enough;
their cloquence was captivating and |
could hardly get from under Us spell. Now,
gentlemen, let's come down to the ease
before the hQuse and not so back twenty
years In this case we find S35S. 600 of the
peoplC money deposited In a dcfUnct bank
aud S@ha 600 OF TINT fund was cash N
make mistake, for Gods sake gentle
men, correct me Sec what the substitute
says; That We deprecate and condemn
we excuse Mr. Robbins II he mas Violated
the lawt ! am not goiug OF after any son
tlment. The peoples money has been lost,
tGd L Is cold bloodel proposition THIS
money came from land sales lenses and
interests, and you aid not hear anvthiag
this morning about the school fund, did
yout ! don't want 70 do one an Injury,
but thu receiving OF checks was not legal.
He WAS interrupted several times by Mr..
shaw. who asked some pointed questions,
and Mr. Shannon said; eve are getting
Ing. They say that this resolution Is I'M
preCtdt ptcd; ! say the substitute IS Ike
wise unprecedented. He repeated the
above points again and again and laid
special stress on the ''viOlatlon OF the law
phrase In the substitute,
Mr shaw fD9llasl replied IA behalf Of the
Is miseraby poor one. from standpoint
of common sense, and the only way to re-
e4 e enforce lhg sn9siigte re enG
requires no long speech. Mir. Robbins has
acted in business and commercial sense
since he has been in office and has re
ceiyee those, checks but they were not
credited until they were paid"
In reply 10 question, he said, III the
bans had not failed there would be an
lmpea chment resolution before The house.
has saved tho people ~ Teyas 81 least /
Sl5,gO per year in the way OF paving CN- |
chunge. II was good business sense and
even jf every cent OF this money Is lost
the people at large have saved more than
the amount by ten times by not having !
to pay exchange. The law says that a
county collector or treasurer can remit by
check or draft, and when Mr., Robbins
receives them he viii have TO accept them |
aul here 10 do what Is eight, anil ] intend |
to d. IT, Jaff MCLemorp tried Ia change |
this business IN the twenty third ogls |
aturr hut he failed Our treasury vaults |
lre nlled with money hut we have q $500 |
man IN charge, and To my mind what we |
need Is repositories all over the state, |
was subject 10 hcmorrh0ses and I did not |
believe it~but ! think he bad one this |
lftnrn( con prolonged applauscl
Mr.. Walker (GrnNSonl spoke for the reSo |
ui on. saving: I'VE should look ut this I
lattur With the cold facts before MS, and, I
tacordirg TO the testimony, Robbins should |
he lureached" He spoke at length on
Mir Mulkey followed, calling on his col.
aid; at has been told 70 me that II we
% back home without impeachlng this
nan We will all meet the condemnation |
Il ouI people AS fnF me, | don't care. for
viii tell them that The testimony before
he Investigating committee was not Euf-
icieui to convict him and tho resolution
allied 10 contain single charge. The
,l4ckesi criminal In the land IL given an
,ptcrtnmty 10 face his accusers, which
hnuln hc allowed To he heard In his own
,elnlf He must he guilty beyond a rea
onable Doubt or ! win defend him and |
AS honor iii the last breath" Applause |
Pending further discussion the house adj
ourned until $3.50 a. m. tomorrow.