Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-03-31
TRANSFERRED TO SENATE.
Blanket Primary Proposition Comes
Up In the Upper House.


Austin. March 30.-The scene Of ac'
tion on the blanket primary PROPOSE
ton was transferred Friday from the
house TO the senate and the coatest
was waged with great vigor by those
In favor OF state dand Istrict primary.
n The house was In session only half
an hour Friday morning. As soon as
II convened the resolution presented
Thursday requesting the governor to
/ furnish letters to the legislature re.
/ ceived from those 10s members agree.
ing to come 10 Austin and serve free
and only correct section 120 OF the
lection law and have these letters
printed In the Journal was adopted by
a viva voce vote.
The senate election bill was then
taken up on final passage and was
passed finally by vote OF ~ 10 % with
blanket primary amendment attached
10 II. The bill was then sent. 10 the
senate and house recessed 20 3 O'Clock
AS soon as the bill reached the sen.
ate Senator Looney moved that the
senate do not concur In house amend.
ments and ased for a free conference
committee. This brought those In IA.
yor OF the blanket primary 10 their
feet In opposition 20 the motion. Al
THIS point Senator Davidson had read
letter to the governor from the com.
mittee from the house and senate ask.
ing the governor TO convene the leg.
islature in special session for the spe- |
cifio purpose Of correcting section 100 |
and TO serve free.
Senator Faux. an advocate OF the
blanket primary. moved that the sen.
ate concur In house amendment.
Senator Faulk then occupied thu
moor and declared that ninety.nlne out
OF every hundred Of his constituents
favored the blanket primary. and that
the senate should concur In house
amendment. lie declared that the PEG
pie should say who their governor
should be, and not the politicians.
Senator Smith OF Denton then took
The floor In favor OF the blanket pri.
nary. He declared that there was
ZONE powerful interest behind all this
natter. He declared that a certain
'aper was trying to whip legislature
nto line against passing the blanket
Urinary amendment. He declared he
lid not promise TO come here and
erye without compensation. and was
ot bound by any promise OF coming
ere only TO correct section 100. and
e was going 10 exercise his Judgment
a the matter.
Senator Harper made an impassion.
d speech. In which he spoke in favor
the blanket primary. He said that
Q senate now has chance 10 vote
'r II and II should do So II was not
" the governor 10 say what the leg.
lature should do. but for the legisla.
ire 10 act as II saw NJ. He declared
lat not TO adopt the blanket primary
nendment means the first wedge
hich will split the Democratic party :
lde open. He admitted that he was
e Bell for governor. and was not -
named OF II. but that neither Bell
any OF his friends had ever init.
ated TO him what they wanted or
vored in the matter.
The senate. by a vote OF rs 10 I2.
fused 10 take up and consider the
use mileage and per diem bill
The senate adopted n resolution re-
esting the governor and Judge Ter.
] 10 turn over letters from senators
10 agreed 10 come TO Austin for the
e purpose OF correcting section i20
be furnished the senate and printed
the journal.
rhe railroad commission issued no
e for hearing for April II TO take up
Dlicat.On Of certain railroads asking
authority for application OF milling
transit arrangement on shipments
rice and rice products.