The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-20
PROCEEDINGS.



PROCEEDINGS.
The Senate.
There was a quorum present and Lieu
tenant Governor Browning presided. y
communication was read from the Dallas
Fair association inviting the senate to he
present on the opening day. September Is.
message from the governor was re-
ceyed. containing the following appoint
ments for confirmation: Pilot commits
sioners for Galveston ]. A. Robertson,
John Young, Robert Bornefeld j. NJ. o.
Mcnard and Charles Clark. ST. For Sa-
bine Pass: Il. A. McReynods, W. II. |
Gilleland. John Dillon, Gus Highly and o.
NJ, Stone
The chair laid before the senate the con
current resolution providing for the APP
polntment of a committee 10 investigate |
the State departments during the summer |
vacation. together with house amendments |
senator Davidson de Vito moved that |
the resolution go TO the table subject 70 |
call, as under the terms of the amend |
mcnts nineteen senators were disqualified |
from serving on the committee as State |
institutions were in their districts,
An opinion from the attorney general
was read on the subject in which he stated !
that the resolution was unconstitutional, |
as the call for the special session embraced
only the appropriation bill After some
discussion the motion WAS withdrawn and |
was made again by Senator Davidson Gal
yeston)
Senator Davidson de Witt took the door
and said the resolution should be passed
regardless Of the attorney general MS he
said Mt one time that such resolution
was In order and now he comes In and says
that 1t Is unconstitutional. He Also said
that the governor at Que time, when he
first entered office favored a thorough
cleansing of the States affairs
senator Bell said that the senate should
pass the resolution and then let the gov
| ernor knock 1t out if 1t was unconstitu
tional.
While Senator Savage was speaking for
the resolution amendments the hour of ii
| O'Clock arrived and the senate took q re-
| cess until p. m. to attend the union serv-
| ices in the house.
AFTERNOON SESSION
Senator Savage resumed his speech in
support of the resolution, declaring that
the question involved is second to none in
Importance now pending in the legislature.
He stated it is wrong for the press in this
State to throw cold water on the legisla-
ture. That the newspapers ought to he
more conservative In what they report
and asserted that If his views were printed
in the newspapers under big head lines he
would Immediately conclude that he was
on the wrong side of the question, aud re
ferred particularly by name TO two local
papers
lie defended at length the acts Of the
legislature against the criticism and abuse
of these papers
He criticised the quarantine depa tment
for having written letters attaching ScA-
ators for favoring reduction in that ar -
ment He chafacterized the opinion of
the attorney general as absurd ami cha &c /
ha. the attorney general had roe ,ial 5
prWiouNy delivered 4u opinion TO tn on
'rart tul is taHt ma iuyoSfi- ion could
be pro, ldgd Tor at this session.
Jle Trough, Sraatnf lurney TO TIE Hoor
who produ,.l .nr opinion md ateI hat
tIn Iu. -ttou- a-a-l We're on an entirely
Ed.H gaaI uHucr rbc upHlon Wa read
.Bl vas ui Out. September a.
sata.e continued ,rt.c-ue uha 10
.ern"1 jba nnl r.HE opinions aud con-
iandr. thal Investigation a0rcts nppro
' prjUI.uH- gud rHHi tarletorc-iI WAS sub ulf -
led u. Ih. governor because h plocama-
tlull omlraued $40 mHttors UnuNinug to
appropriations. II" declared that here
was no use DENYING the I1Cr fhaf ruerc
are wrongs in She departments inat Should
br corrected.
staples stated that Senator Sgvace's
speech was not german. That the pending
question is whether Tho passage of Ne
resolution would he legal and addressing
himself to that point ,ontcndcd THAT the
attorney general Is correct In his view
! that the resolution is unconstitutional.
In reply to a question he stated the idea
, Of asking the attorney general for his opin-
, ion had occurred TO him by seeing the
! point raised In n newspaper.
Staples read from the opinion of United
, States Attorney General Cushing, which
he said Is applicable in this instance and
, clearly demonstrates the Illegally Of this
resolution. He defended the governor. de-
claring that the charge that the latter Ia
= opposed to the resolution is unauthorized
and unfair.
Senator Miller stated that he had no
sooner reached Austin before he heard
, that the administration whip had been
dashed and that the senate would 90 back
on it's former action lie rldlcuIed the
bubble of constitutional Inhibition ms
! a last resort In opposing He favored an
a Investigation. He protested that the party
would be placed In position Of opposing
!, an Investigation of a democratic admlnis-
!, tration.
Paulus took the position that attorneys
differ aud Notwithstanding the attorney
, generals opinion he favored the original
! and the house amendments
Senator Davidson Jalyestonl odn,onIsb ed
! senators not to believe ali thev hear Tie
I favored an investigation. hut onnoscd ere
works" on the subject. md assented that
. tho only question is that lnvolylny the
| constltutionalitv of the resolution ana
= while he did not regard me attorney con.
4 eral ms infnllible on matter OF tbe law
y nevertheless he agreed with him ON III Z
n | subject that the resolution would he in
, | violation Of the constitution
y Savage asked how he reconcIled his arru-
: ments 10 the view exnressed In bIs sneach
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