The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-28


with an appeal that the amendment he
buried TINS putting An end 20 Jim Hcgg
ISM IN Texas. lie wished return 10 the
ways. of the fathers, when property was
safe from such threats rs this amendment
The house took recess until 3 O'Clock
this afternoon.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
When the house reconvened at z o'clock
Evans was recognized TO speak for the
amendment. lie saids If the railroad at
torneys were TO be believed men who were
iaithtn to party platforms like George
Washington ana William j. Bryan would
sink into inslgnifcance and George Clark
would lac the great | am OF the party.
icre he would violate the constitution no
would resign. he said: "But we know not
4 man here would do it, lie predicted
that some Of these bright eyed boys aud
eloquent orators" who are opposing the
Amendment will be retired to private lite
Walker offered an amendment providing
that the amendment be submitted to tho
people &C the next general election instead
Of at h special election.
McMeans, on behalf Of the friends Of the
resolution, offered "a accept the amend.
mont but the speaker ruled that IL would
have to be voted upon. In speaking to
his amendment, Walker said If his amend
Inent were adopted he would obey his in
structionS and vote for the resolution u
not, he would not vote ut all. lie regard.
81 special election useless expense
The amendment was lost 81 ayes 81 noes
two-thirds being required to adopt an
amendment Mt this stage
Wilacy opposed the resolution lie said
the only question was what was best for
the people of Texas, He did not mpugu
the sincerity of Ex-Governor Hogs. but the
railroad commission had declared that
rates rates were not based upon bonds and
Waco conventions demand was not based
upon a fact and was not binding. The
Democratic party was not greater than the
State, and the first dnty Of the legislators
was to the state.
Gary said he had sufficient confidence In
the people to submit the amendment to
their judgment. He would vote for the
submission of the amendment, believing
that the people domanded a chance to
vote upon IL.
Greer opposed the resolution. lie said
two members, Hoggsctt and Conway, who
Haunted In the faces OF the opponents OF
the amendment the fnct that 1t was plat
form demand had In Judiciary committee
| No. ! voted against another platform de-
| mand, namely, the libel bill. Out OF 1850
delegates In the Waco convention, by his
own confession. Ex-Governor Hog had only
200 delegates instructed for his amend
ment. He denied that the Waco conyen-
tion had any power TO instruct members
of the legislature He denied that the So
| called Hogg amendment was read either
In the Waco convention or in the commit
tee room, and the platform merely said
1--WE favor the amendment advocated by
james s. lIogg."
Governor Sayers was nominated on the
Waco platform, yet he had not said In any
4 ment should be submitted. He declared
| that 1t took no courage ito hide behind n
| platform, but II required nerve TO 60 In
| the teeth OF your party when your party
| is wrong, Whenever you find little poll
| tician who wants Nn office, he can't run
! against the platform. It's only big men
! like Joe Bailey and senator Culberson who
! can trample upon platform when 1t Is
wrong"
Concluding, he said: when the Demo
! cratic party gets back to the adoption Of
! platforms in principles instead Of plat
| forms to catch votes, 1t will be successful
| and not until then"
Smith said Democrats In Texas could be
unfaithful TO their platforms only because
! they had 10000 majority. lie argued in
favor of the amendment.
Cole moved the previous question.
Brdgers moved that debate close at IL
! o'clock noon, Friday, but the motion was
] defeated.
call on concurrence IN a SENATE amend
ment 20 the bill making appropriation for
supplies for eleemosynary Institutions
! which was passed 10y the house this morn
| ing The house concurred In the amend
mont and the bill was finally passed.
Alfred took up the debate in opposition
| to the Hogg amendment, He said ne would
he recreant to his duty 10 his people IL he
voted for the amendment.
Robertson (Williamsonp charged against
| the opposition that It had misconstrued the
constitution, State and Federal, and had
misquoted the railroad commission. lie
caused to be read letter from Chairman
! JonU II. heHEHn OF the ThliIhhu t'llillin-
sion, written TO r. w Hudson of Pear
sail, dated May; 4, 1900 in which he ;,, in
dorses the so-called Hogg amendment rms
! letter has been published Il number OF
| times The reading was applaudcd by the
friends of the amendment
Robertson said today in a conversation
that Judge Reagan had reaffirmed and re-
! ltCrated the statements made in the let
| ter. He said Judge Reagan told him that
In making reply TO the senetc's questions
he did not have the Hogg amendment IN
/ mind.
Wells (Graysonl said this question had
bothered him as no other question ever did
IN his life. lie was Instructed 10 vote Tor
| the amendment and his vote against its
engrossmcnt had haunted him. After CON
! sidcrlng all sides of the question. however,
| he had decided to vote against the amend
ment. He might be wrong but would have
| to take the chance
BY agreement debate was closed and the
| roll call was ordered Two-thirds or eigh-
| ty six votes were necessary 70 pass the
amendment. The vote resulted, ayes 80,
noes 40.
The announcement Of the defeat was tn