The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-01-17
INVITATION ACCEPTED.
House Members Will Participate In
Lee Centennial Celebration.

| Lee centennial SCl6DTat
Austin, Jan. II. A bill was intro
, duced in the house Wednesday morn
! ing providing for teaching agriculture
! in the public schools.
Mark Logan of Hamilton county was
sworn in as reading clerk.
A petition of 800 voters of Milan
county against the reelection OF Sena-
tor Bailey was read on request of Rep
leSentative Camp.
! The Invitation of the Daughters of
the COnfederacy of Austin to assist in
centennial anniversary of General Rob
ert r. lee in the senate chamber Sat
urday afternoon The invitation was
aCcepted
Mr. Terrell said he wished the ar
| question of personal privilege. He
took exception to an article in a Waco
afternoon paper and said he had not
attempted to filibuster. He wanted to
keep his record straight and said that
| III six years as representative not a
vote of his had been questioned in his
home county. He disclaimed any de-
sire to delay matters in the house. AS
between the Duncan resolutian and
the Kennedy resolution Mr.. Terrell
said he was in favor of Duncan's.
| Mr.. Kennedy raised the point that
the speaker was out of order.
| Mr. Terrell said he wished the ar
tice in question printed in the journal
and also the editorial in the Waco
Times Herald of recent date.
| Mr.. Kennedy rose to question of
personal privilege and said that the
reports printed in various papers that
Senator Bailey's friends We're trying
to smother the investigation was de
liberate falsehood.
Mr.. Heslip rose to a question of per
sonal privilege. He also objected to
newspaper reports regarding his a.
legged part to delay proceedings of the
house, and said he had been grossly
misrepresented He said he did not
propose to be put in the attitude OF
being an obstructionist. He said he
favored a fair, full and complete inves-
| tigation of Mr.. Bailey.
Mr.. Heslip said if the opposition got
! behind the Federal constitution re-
| garding the election of a senator he
would call attention to the oath OF
office when the Legislators sWore to
support the constitution. He said that
it would not let opposition get behind
the alleged issue that they were try
ing to defeat a Democratic nominee.
Mr.. McGregor stated that the in
vestigation would never down and that
truth crushed to earth would rise
again" He said the legislators could
not go back to their constituents with
out an investigation. 1T is not legally
and morally wrong" he said. but
wrong in fact when a man counts the
cost when honor is at stake He said
the Duncan resolution. II adopted
would exonorate the legislature of try
| ing to whitewash anyone. Somebody
is wrong in this matter, he SAID
THE attorney general makes one state
ment and your senator makes another
| in conflict 1t is for you to decide
which Is right.
| Cnotinuing Mr. McGregor said that
| the charges against the attorney gen
eral were that he was a receiver OF
stolen papers; that he had in his pos
session forged documents. He is en-
| titled to defense before this body and
| the people of Texas" he said. He de-
| MED that the shadow of the lnterna-
| tional investigation still hung over the
grave of Hogg. He said there was nc
| locked doors, no dark rooms in the pri
vate life of Governor Hogg. Cheering
in the galleries was ordered stopped
by the chair. Mr.. McGregor said that
Governor Hogg ever stood in the cal
cium light of public opinion and paid
| tribute to Governor Campbell.
Mr.. Hamilton of Hunt asked II the
courts of Texas permitted the grand
| iur yto go over the state and county
| to get evidence. Mr.. McGregor re
piled that the fundamental principle
of law is that a committee with deslg
| mated power could not go beyond that
| power. and he favored the resolution
| that would give full power to sfft the
| Bailey and Davidson matter to the bot
tom Mr.. McGregor was frequently in
terrupted and he objected, saying that
| the opposition was wincing and want
| ed to delay matters.
Mr.. Love of Williamson was denied
the question of personal privilege
while Mr. McGregor was talking. Ono
| tinuing, Mr.. McGregor asserted that II
| the truth was barred now it would
surely be unearthed again in months
or in few years.