The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-15
FIGHT ON BAILEY
FILrBUsTER IN TEXAS HOUSE AnD
 SENATE.
Senator Scene to Have Best of It in Lower Body By One Vote, While Upper House is a9
 Doubtful.

Austin, Tex, Jan, 14.---In consequence of the effort of certain members of the Texas Legislature to investigate Sena- tor U. w. Bailey and his alleged con. nections with the wators-Pierce Of Company, tonight at 9 o'clock indica. tions are that the Senate will remais in continuous session for many hours debating in an effort to prevent a vote.
 When the Senate adjourned last Fri day until Monday. pending action upon the part of the House on the resolution to investigate Bailey. 1t was the un- derstanding that the Senate would not consider the matter in any form until this afternoon and then only in com mittee for future action by the Senate. Early this morning, however, the in vestigation resolution was recalled from the committee and substitute of fered therefor. providing for the ap- pointment of committee to ascertain as to whether or not an investigation was in any degree necessary.
 These two resolutions have caused all the agitation in the Senate today On last Friday the anti Bailey forces favoring an investigation had the best of the proposition by majority of two. but this morning 1t was claimed, and seemed to be manifest, that the Bailey forces had the better of 1t by one vote, an absent anti-Baiiey man and changed vote representing the difference.
 With this condition of affairs con- fronting them. the Bailey forces tried to rush. through an adoption of their substitute resolution, but was pre- vented by a debate which was begun early today and still continues
 This is the condition existing tonight, and 1t is most apparent at this time that the Senate will remain in session for hours if not all night, at the in- stance of the anti-Baiiey faction.
 In the House Senator BaiIey's friends had the floor today under the joint agreement of Saturday, to give both sides four hours before final vote upon the proposition, and they com sumed all the morning session, but only few minutes of the afternoon when, on motion of a Bailey adherent. an ad- journment was taken until tomorrow that arrangements might be perfected In the Sway of decorations for Camp bells Inauguration tomorrow. Tonight 1t seemed to be the general opinion that the House will insist either upon a joint or e separate investigation. The Senate is considered doubtful
 Hundreds of ladies and gentlemen were in constant :. attendance today upon the debate In both houses. NO final action is expected until Wednes- day now as to whether or not there will be an investigation.
 Senator Senter was taken off the floor shortly after 9 o'clock after speak ing over seven hours. by a point of or der that he was talking to consume time. the chair overriding the point of order but losing on an appeal from his ruling, he voting against himself on the ground that as presiding officer he could not know the point of order was good but as a member of the senate he knew it was we'll taken.
 After several amendments to the substitute resolution proposed by the anti Bailey forces had been voted down the substitute resolution was adopted by vote of IS to 12. The substitute provides for a committee of seven sen- ators to investigate the charges against Senator Bailey preferred under oath and report to the senate If an investigation into the charges be deemed advisable.