Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-15
To Be Made by the House of Con-
duct of Officials.
Probe Will Be Put to Charges Made by Governor
Davis, Attorney General l1urphy and
Other State Officers

ton shall be made by the ways and
means committee in lieu of by spe-
cal committee. An effort to postpone
consideration of the matter until Mon
day was defeated. then the resolution
as offered by Judge Merriman was
s.do,tea.
Judge Merriman then offered res
oluion identical with that presented
by Mr. Pindall with the exception that
it provides for an investigation Of
Gov. Davis and the penitentiary board
matters by the ways and means COM
n;ittee of the house in lieu of by a
sle, isl committee.
Mr.. Weaver moved to adopt the res
Clu, :on.
Mr.. Parks moved as substitute
that the resolution be postponed un-
til Mondey morning.
Mr.. Toney spoke in favor of the
resolution and wanted to know wheth-
ar the governor feared investigation.
lie believed the people want to know
tegrity Of the state demand the pass
age of the resolution.
Judge Merriman, speaking for the
reso luton, said it was not intended
as antagonistic to the Pindall resolu-
lion. It was the judgment of the ways
and means committee that the matters
involved ought to be investigated. Sub
committees had been appointed to
make general inquiry, and they were
working hard. The committee now
sought special authority to carry on
the investigation.
| first resolution, said it mattered not
to him which committee is designated
to make an investigation so long as
the committee realizes the grave duty
| confronting it. He had drawn the
resolution with no feeling of animos-
| ity We were face to face with an
| issue and crisis. The governors
message was the most startling doe
ument ever presented to the legis
lature in Arkansas. Mr.. Pindall ar
gued that postponement of the pend
ing resolution would do no good. The
burden of the initiative lies in the
| lcuse. Enough has been shown to
warrant an investigation. COnsidera-
ton of the welfare Of the state is
paramount.
Mr. Parks said in view Of the in
situations that his motion to postpone
consideration to Monday had been in
spired by the governor, he wanted to
say, turn on the light. He withdrew
the motion. He cared not what course
the matter took, so it resulted in a
ful' and fair investigation at the hands
uf the committee. and he believed it
would. When the proper time comes,
said he, We'll meet you at Phillip
pi'
|
which Mr. Parks had withdrawn. He
| tontenoed that the matter ought to
be rassed upon coo'ly, calmly and de-
liberaic,y Characters are at stake.
Tie Iassage of this resolution would
indicate there is something wrong
..r the house wouldn't go into it.
Mr. McGuigan said it was better to
DE sure than sorry He did not be-
| lieve enything could be lost by wait
! ing unit, Monday. It was due to the
people that the house be careful.
Judge Holland said there seemed to
| be something dead in Denmark. He
WIS not going to lose his head. AS
n,o,nSer of the ways and means COM
mittee. he said there had been some
doubt in the committee es to wheth-
er it had the authority to go ahead
with The investigation. He believed
dc1erm nation of the matter should be
reached now.