The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-04-06
THEY TOOK THE MONEY
Several Legislators Promise 10 Serve free
and Then Cash Their Wafraais.

Austin. Texas. April o The extra
session OF the legislature, though
comparatively brief. proved one Of
tbe>stormiest which has been held in
many years. The injection Of the
blanket primary amendment to the
senate election law was the cause for
all of this disturbance. ana it may be
said that The farmers union played
a prominent part in having this
amendment tackled on 10 the bill.
just for what real purpose has not
come 10 light, but II is generally be-
lieved in political circles here that
the blanket primary would be in the
interest of one or possibly two of the
candidates for governor. The issue
was hard fought, but 16 members of
the senate stood pat and after an
heroic struggle succeeded in whip
ping the house and the minority in
the senate to come around and bow to
its will.
It proved a glorious victory for
these sixteen members of the senate
who stood by the call of the governor
and kept faith with the chief execu-
tive of the state of Texas. 1t was
contended all along that the call was
made for the especial purpose of cor
recting section 100 OF the bill, and
before the call was issued nothing
was heard of the blanket primary
proposition, but as soon as the gov
ernor issued the call, then there sud
denly appeared to be a public clamor
for the blanket primary system.
During the last few hours of the
session, the senate SEN it's last ulti-
matum to the house that it had to
recede from its position on the blan-
islature would adjourn without hav-
ing accomplished anything. The is
sue was presented squarely to the
house and the responsibility for fail
ure to do that for which it was called
would rest on the shoulders of the
members of the house, n to ad-
iourn without doing anything would
require more explanation at the
hands of some of the members than
the fact that they receded from the
blanket primary amendment.
The ~treasurer's records show thai
sixty representatives have had their
warrants cashed and four have pro-
cured comptroller's warrants but
have not yet cashed them. Up to
yesterday twelve senators had their
warrants cashed.
Several representatives who wrote
Governor Lanham they would come
land serve without compensation ac-
cepted their warrants and had them
cashed. Following is a partial list
of those who agreed to serve with
cut pay and then accepted warrants:
Representative Ben f. James
wrote that he was willing to serve
! without pay and he drew a warrant
and had it cashed for S116.60.
Representative Hayuc helms OF
Groveton wrote q long letter 10
Judge Terrell that he was willing to
return for IA special session free OF
charge TO correct the error. He drew
q warrant for S14&.S0.
Representative W. r. Mcclellan
wrote that the special session should
he called with the understanding that
no mileage and per diem viii be
claimed. He drew 60 warrant for
$t20.9 20.
Representative j. \. Thomas wrote
that ne was willing TO come. but he
did not state anything about serving
without compensation. He got q
comptroner's warrant. hut BE- has not
been cashed.
Representative a. r. Gillian oi
Athens wrote Judge Terrell that h'
would cladly come go the special ses
sion and serve without mileaer o'
prr dlem Re drew "a warrant fo.
Isi2s. lt has not been cashed ISL yct
Representative q p Carswel
!. WROTE chat ludEe Terrell could t0uu
lnn bis assistance go come to 'he specs
lIaI session. but hc lid uothiug abou
|ser,lue without compensation IA
drew his pa1
Heuvaeutaiiyy o. % Thompson Co
~IgHseutlliu wrote that Hr waH within
fo eoms tor fhr tpffsaI session tn.
seue without lt ue ea' hia Wai
H.n. ffum fhe .umr.ru.irr tor fltH
UensnnrlHu oiaan 5000. hath
Waived hI tI. leta nnirr 'ar Hof
rU.tInn Iu .fr H- Er
8.m ani ~ u
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