The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-07
INVESTIGATION IS ON
Senate Looking Into The Charges and
lnsinuatiOns Recently Made.
SOME SPICY TALKS MADE
By Some Of The Senators in Referring
10 The Prepared Resolution.
EVIDENCE IS BEING TAKEN
Rests Principally on What Was Said by
Somebody In Barber shop.
THERE WERE MANY DISCLAIMERS
OF Any Intention to Make Charges ane
the Originator OF the Matter Has
Not Owned Up
EVIDENCE is BEING TAKEN
Rests Principally on What Was Said by
Somebody in Barber shop.
THERE WERE MANY DISCLAIMERS
OF Any Intention to Make Charges ane
the Originator OF the Matter Has
Not Owned Up.

Austin. Texas February o.---It was rain
ing in Austin this morning. The overriding
lug clouds mud thick failing .ain obscuret
tho light OF day, stlll about the capitol and
especially in the senate chamber there
seemed 10 be lurldness in the etmos.
phcro that gave Il weird sort OF incandes-
cence
Senators talked in suppressed tones. The
reportorial gang was on the aui ylve. There
was general feeling that something was
going 60 happen. This feeling extended
itself TO tho house Members were rest
less one by ono they were slipping out
and crossing over to the senate chamber
until finally before II o'clock 1t was ascer-
tulncd that only forty-nlne members were
present and that body adjourned uatil to-
morrow aud all locked to the senate cham
Der, crowdlng the lobby.
Afteg the prclminaries OF opening and
III introduction Of few bills resolution
by Senator Hicks and "the senate row"
was on.
since the day Of the drawing Of terms by
senators there have been rumors OF dissatis-
faction on the part OF some OF the senators
who drew short terms. Reports have been
thick Of resolution TO DO introduced by
some Of these senator's providing for an
investigation Of the manner Of that drav'ng.
That resolution, typewriter, was yester-
day laid upon the desk OF every senator.
Tho subject matter Of this resolution
bristled at least with suspicious.
This morning some of the long term SEN
utors held little caucus, the result III
which was the preparation and intro9oc1ion
| Of resolution by Senator Hicks prfYialns
for the Investigation % this whole snAtter.
This resolution vac iiot 81 atnch gro rSsrlt
Ct the Xarinud ginnnf.s cae' 81 tlfe r-''olnrion
laid on senators desks as upon a statement
| appearing IA n morning paper.
Senator Hicks offered resolution recit-
J log the fact that certain rumors had been
circulated regarding uufairnoss in drawing
for long and short terms, and providing
for an Investigation OF said charges.
TIE RESOLUTION.
| whereas, There have been certain rumora
Of dissatisfaction by certain members OF
the senate with reference TO the result OF
drawing for tile long and short term In the
senate on the 2sth day OF January, 1908:
and
whereas. No specific charges have been
| filed against any onci ana
| Whereas
| short terms was done under the Following
| resolution and was carried out literally In
the presence Of the senate, as follows, to-
wit;
"Thirty.ono slips Of paper Of uniform size
and color shnll be placed In n hat, on fifteen
Of which shnl be written two years and ON
sixteen nf which shall be written four years;
| ard thirty.one slips OF piper or uniform
size and color shall be placed IN another nat.
on ench of which shall be written the name
| OF a senator; ali OF said slips being well
mixed. The sergeant ut arms shall draw q
name from one bat and Mt tho same time
| the secretary Of the senate shall draw q
slip specifying the term from the other hat
| and the name aud term shall be read and
recorded And the terms snail pc therepy
determined md hxed. all OF which shan Dc
done at the secretnrya desk. the senators
ana all other officers und employees retiring
behind tho barr And
whereas. The mnuner ana form OF draw
ing the long and short terms was carried
out literally IN accordance with the above
resolution. Ia the presence OF the neutenanl
governor. secretary. sergeant at arms, tht
senate aud the general public no one wnom
soevcr being excluded and no protest ny tns
time having been made by any senator az
10 tho manner and form of such drawing
nor as to the actual fact OF the drawing
and
above manner OF drawing was unanimously
passed by the senate on the 18TH day OF
January 1903; therefore, be II
. Resolved That the senate resolve Itself
into committee Of the whole and that IN,
officers conducting said drawing be brought
before the bar Of the senate and sworn 81
> | IN nnv court Of Justice, through and by tbs
lieutenant governor OF this state, TO maks
! truthful statements OF all matters connected
i with said drawing, within their knowledge
: and 10 answer any and all questions pro
4 pounded 10 them by any senator present
desiring 10 80 examine them. And that any
Z senator present Is hereby given the right {.
summon any witness or witnesses whicl
; shall IN like mnnner be sworn as "a an,
s court Of Justice by and through the lieuten
1 ant governor of this State 10 answer an,
ana all questions propounded By or unde
!, the direction az any senator present. ant
that II shall be within the province OF an,
senator present 10 have any other senator
I now member OF this body, sworn ~ states
I above as In any court OF Justice by an'
I through the lieutenant governor OF TIL