The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-19

and overwhelmingly cxonerates
Hon. J. w. Bailey and ali state Of
"details from the charges OF mi.con-
duct, therefore, be IL
Resolved by the house OF repre-
scntstives, Tint we denounce
the imputations and insinaations
against the integrity of Hon, }. w.
Bailey and our state officials ms the
most cruel, ,indictivc and unfound
cd attack ever made upon the char
meter of n faithful public servant
in Tcxns.
Mr.; Decker objects TO che preamble and
,esofetlon a.taered 10 the above ana
.hrea'eDs TO make minority report recon-
hiehung tral they be rejected lie aiao
wants II specifically stated that /, is "exe-
Ss.ivs State onieIals that are being exon
.fsted along with Mr.. Bailey. As 10 the
prsamoie and resolution, they are specially
PROVIDED fer in the resolution providing
~ tte Hfes,gauon. which prescrihes that
my &C nri, tee shall report 40 follows.
The report OF said committee shall con
tam & stenograpbic transcript of all tho
proceedings had before said committee, in.
cluning questions. answers. objections to
evioence, rulings. motions II members aud
copy OF al documentary evidence together
W h such recommendations as the commit
tee or any member thereof shall see at to
make"
A. TO the insertion of the word "execu-
i've TO designate the kind OF State Of
fcials exonerated. II would be iu confic.
with the verdic, OF the committee rendered
yesterday. Said verdict is embodied In the
following question dictated by MIR. Decker
N nEsif nd u.Af. ha ,.,l 49,
along with the other members OF the COM
mittce wehn his name was called. rs there
any evidence tending 10 show either a moral
or legal wrsny on the part Of ]. w. Bailey
and T s. Smi,h or any other State officer.
with regard to the admission OF tho Waters
Pierce company to do business In Texas7''
As disclosed Nv himself It Is Mr.. Decker 8
purpose to so shape the report MS TO leave
no room for constituting II INTO q vindica,!1n
OF Judge Scott OF the McLennan county
district court and Congressman Henry. He
says that this matter may figure in Nc
Lehman county politics two years hence and
that as he Is friend Of Mr. Thomas, who
is supposed TO be preparing to figure there
In he inteI6s to protect him az far as nos.
sille IN this matter Thomas. the supposi.
ton is VIII I've ei'her a ssnd,iatc for CON
gress or try for Tic district iudceship aud
/ viii probably have grca: deal 10 say
about the Waters Pierce oil matter and
hopes that the legislature will apparently
6iscredft Scoi't aud Henry bv implication hy
spetlHcailN excepting '1uulCldt snu 'Cuu'
gtessionar officers from vlndcaton.
Mr.. Bailey's attention. having heen called
to this matter tonrIt. he declared that h'
was unwilling 10 accept q vindicnt'on a. tn
expense of Mr. Horny or Judge Scott. h~e0us'
the tranraction was clean ono throughout
and thai all those CHARGED wis, wrong do
| ing IN connecfon with himself therein
must be cleared of the STAN together
- \
! Colonel Walter Gresham. C Peterson ana
I olto oeson of Galveston appeared before
! the house ccmm,etee on commerce and manu
/ features this afternoon to urge the passage
of the b II bv Grggs repeating that section
Of the law requiring service for two years a.
deputy p!lo; hetcre apr.lntment can be madi
as plot The discussion was purely In
formal, the contention Of the three gentle
men being that ire present law gives few
/ pilots monopoly. 20 the injury of commerce
/ and dcpr!va ION of men fully qualified L
serve as D lots. Further discussion WAS
/ postponed 10 a time when the author Of the
/ bill may be heard