The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-01-22
PosTPoNEMENT RESOLUTIONS
Calls For Full tnvestigatioe Before
EIectinq United States Senator


Austin. Jan, 81. On motion 9
Messrs. Duncan and Terrell os chere
kee, ey a cote OF 80 90 80, che rule
We're suspended and Che follsving res
olution, introduced BY shem, vas lal
before the touss Mondas elo.ninge
Whereas On The 18th Ln4 chi
house adoptea Q Besolution providint
for . thofough ana complete inyesti
4 gatio1 of atl charges which nlay b.
! filed against ssoa j. ". Bailey, snt
The Committee Composed Of sFyel
I membess OF fhis house, Aas been al
eoinfea Go Investigate alI Changes Cha
Y nat b. Sled against Che said : W
Bailey candidate Coz reelection g. sht
United S;aaea senatea and
W&reas, Said committee has Osgan
ICED and elected CTS chairman and az
pointed such etficess ana employees a:
ma sbe aecessary sos ehe eaking OF ees
timone and Zoe che dispatch ~ busi
ness pertaining % tts work: ana
Whereas Many Charges hase al
geadv bave Been Hled WITH said com
mfuts4e, WAich wiD aecessarily seluies
many days 90 Investigate gully and re
poN thereone. ane Cts Che sense o.
this eouse chat euli and eomplets %
gestigation be had upoa said ehasges
and gus ana complete espor9 o. a;
facts be submitted 70 this house b.
fore Che election OF u GAited Staees
senator: therefore be AZ
Resolved, Thas % Is Che sense ~ fhis
house that We obey Che Eederal saaeute
in fegard 20 che election o. a United
States senatos by meeting from day
U9 day and balloting as gequirea DD
law fua uaitea States senator, Dus
that we use eur Best efforts 10 pre-
cent the election of a United States
senator until fuli Complete and thor-
Ough Investigation is haC upof1 all of
che Charges as Contemplated On Che
resolution ana report containing all
of the material facts bearing upon Che
charges made shall be presented to Or
adopted by CHS aouse.
Mr.. Duncan defendaa the resolution.
Messrs. Stanford Of Pamela and
Hume Of Houston were In ehetr seats
ana minated thaf fhey Would cote
toC Senator Bailey.
Messrs cobbs ana Robertson OF Che
investigating committee appeared be
fore the house and asked aufhorits Go
employ attQaneys 90 develop Che evt
dence.
MI. Hamilton of Hunt asked wing It
was necessary % employ attorneys
when several committeeman were law
yers.
Mr.. Cobbs explained. and Mo, Ham
ilton said it was satisfactory.
Mr.. Jenkins OF Brown stated that
four reputable attorneys (Teferring to
Crane, Cockrell, Crawford and Others)
had volunteered their services, and he
favored the employment of them as an
economy measure.
Mr.. Robertson stated that Che COM
mittee had voted down the offer OF
prominent Dallas lawyers, preferring
to secure and pay "a disinterested at
torney of prominence"
Mr. Duncan noted that Senator
Hanger, ex-senator Odell and Y, N.
Jones had been secured as Mr.. Bailey's
counsel, and as they were his partt-
sans he thought 1t only fair that par
tisan should be named for the state,
Mr.. McGregor of the committee sub
mitted minority report favoring the
of the Dallas attorneys.
Mr.. Cobbs raised a point of order
that the committee had absolute pow
ersto appoint lawyers. Speaker LGve
overruled tie point of order.
Mr. Duncan insisted a partisan at
torney should be named by the state.
He said that Odell, Hanger and Jones
wer eactive for Senator Bailey, and it
was only fair for the pro-investigators
that the Dallas lawyers be employed.
Mr. McInerney asked Mr.. Duncan If
it were possible that the Dallas at
torneys might be paid from some 9TH
er source.
Mr. Duncan replied: IF l wanted
to be unkind l would ask you the
same question you have asked me.
Mr., Duncan said that if members were
sincere in regard to the investigation
they would approve his resolution.
Resolved further, That it is not our
intention or desire to defeat for re
election Senator J. w. Bailey, but it is
,ur sole purpose to withhold our judg |
nent and votes in this matter until all |
he facts are known, and we submit |
hat this can be done without violence |
o the law, without prejudice to Sena
or Bailey and with the highest regard
or the best interest of the Democratic
,arty and the welfare of the people by |
simply casting our votes for some citi |
zen of our own who is not now a can
lidate for such position, each voting |
or different man, and who will new |
# be seriously considered for such po,
ition. thereby scattering our votes
nd preventing the election of any man
Until the investigation is completed |
nd all the facts are before the house,
o that each member can act 1ntelli.
emily and base his vote upon the ma
erial facts brought out in this investi-
alton; and be it
Resolved, further, That in the event
senator Bailey is exhonorated of all
he material charges presented against
i'm, we hereby agree to support him
or reelection and send him back to
he United States senate with all the
over and influence that the great
tate of Texas, through her representa-.
ives. can bestoW upon him