The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-22

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selu, NJ Middlebrook. A. A. Gregory
citize gsor urner sent up protest from
ea.,ntus OF Nueces county against tndt
vvully being Kept in the congressional dis.
piSI no. lol formed By the eommiftee
l"i u was stated that Nueces desired 10
uv IA the same district with Aransas pass
ana not with the counties of Bandern ~
UNA ana BeNar The assertion vyas -
iher made that the district as arranged nv
'u nr,, coi l would be republican
rue committee on education reportad "a
Norahly on the bill by Goss nvalldotine
lot school purposes only the incornora tton
OF the town Of Chidress
oont,,s, e ~ the morning call and the
SSViillnittee substitute bill apportioniug mo
StSle INTO congressional districts was Iaid
SWS ao}re tue senate by President Pro TEN.
Senator Patterson offered an amenI,oo,t
10 the bill providing for the sulstituii,n
OF Leon, Robertson, Brazos and BurIeson
Ior McLennan aud Falls In the Elcycnth
r ranan,, and in order to prevent dsar-
Mclennan for Leon Brazos. Robertson ma
buNeson In the Sixth district
speaking TO his amendment tho senator
hGlu lhat ne mad not been treated fairly
" une committee on apportonmeut lle
protested strenuousy against his county
thelD being districted with McLennan in
order 10 snow that he had no axe to grind
ne would, he said, promise not 10 RIM for
congress nor for any other office during
pne next ten years, II only the district
was arranged as he wanted H. Uo insin.
uated Ihat Congressman Henry was re.
spohslole Tor the action of the committees
and made several caustic references 10
that action.
Senator Hanger called attention 10 the
Iaet that at the last regular session and
again at the special session Senator Pat.
terSon had introduced a Till placing Nc
Lehman and Bell counties together lie
thought this was inconsistent, to say the
least.
Senator Patterson said the bill referred
TO was Joke and that everyone knew H..
lie asked the senate TO stand by him, as he
could not bear TO 20 home and tell his
people that they We're still with McLennan
county. He was going to retire from poll
ties and he wanted his last official acts TO
rebound to the advantage of his cunstitu-
ency.
Senator Swami said he did not altogetncr
favor the bill as II came from the com
mttee but he thought 1t would be n
Thousand times better to accept It in that
condition than 10 amend 1t as proposed
by the gentleman from Bell
Senator Dihrell made n statement MS to
certain occurrences In the committee room
during the consideration of the bill, He
Patterson and Henry ana had been led 10
believe that the arrangement Of the bill
was TO be favorable TO the former Other
wise he would have remained I'm the com
mlttee room at the time and voted.
The vote on Senator Patterson's amend
ment was unfayorabe, being II against
and i3 for.
Senator Staples offered nm amendment
providing for the transfer of Colorado
county from the Tenth 70 the Ninth dis
trict, as proposed by the committee bill.
Speaking to the amendment, Senator
Staples said that the addition of Colorado
county TO his district created danger
of republican supremacy IN that district.
Senator Paulus protested against Colorado
said he would favor the amendment.
Senator Davidson (De Vito doubted II
Colorado county vas solidly and safely
democratic. He opposed the amendment.
In answer to a question from Senator
Staples he said ne did not care what ter
ritory he got SO long as II was safely
democratic He called attention to the dls.
crepancies in population that the proposed
amendment would bring about If adopted,
Senator Turner favored the amendment
He thought there was no reason why the
South Texas districts as they now exist
should he changed.
Senator Dibrell said that If the amend.
ment prevailed the Ninth district would
be republican by 1000 or 6eD majority
Gonzales county, even. was democratic by
only so or 100 now.
Senator Patterson made a CHARACTERISTIC
talk. in which he again charged lack
of good faith on the part OF members OF the
apportionlnent committee. lie made sew
eral numerous illusions or personal ma
ture to Senator Staples.
Senator Wheeler explained his attitude
with reference TO an agreement TO support
certain amendments.
Senator Staples again spoke to his amend
ment. During the time he was on the
floor Senator Patterson asked him II ne
had not heard that lieutcnants of Marx
Hanna were here attempting to arrange
for republican districts.
Senator Savage introduced a resolution
memorlalizing the committee on roads ana
bridges TO prepare and Introduce a bll'
providing for an efficient road law for Clss
county Referred to the committee men
toned. .
The vote on the amendment offered by
senator Staples was then taken. 1t result
ed In 10 noes and IL ayes, the amendment
being thus defeated,
Senator Sebastian offered an amendment
providing for the transfer OF EaStl2nh eonn
ty from the Fourteenth to the sixteenth
district and Pal6 Pinto sluhty from tu'
Twelfth to the sixteenth.
Favorable committee reports were m9 mad,
on the bill to create a new judicial as
trict for Jefferson county ana the blll Z
allow owners of property sold Tor taAe'
20 redeem same,
Senator Sebastian spoke to his amend
ment, which was opposed by senatol
Tnrney, who said he was willing 20 tar
all of the Panhandle counties into the =
Paso district. a.
Pending action on the amendment, TN
senate adjourned to p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.