Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-01-23

Duncan Wants Bailey TO Resign and
90 Before Democracy Of state.

Austin. Jan. 22.--At the opening of
the house Tuesday kilograms and pc.
tiiions from Bailey and anti.Bailey
partisans were read ard referred 10
the committee on Federal relations.
Mr.. Duncan offered the following
resolution
Resolved. that II Is the sense and
Judgment Of this body that the issues
involved In the choice Of United States
senator under the existing cifcum.
stances should be determined directly
by the entire membership Of the Dem.
ocratic party Of this state. and To the
end that their sovereign will may con.
troll. we recommend.
First-That Senator Bailey shall ap
pear before the legislature before the
first ballot for senator or send com.
municatlon In writing to this legisla-
lure and pledge himself To Immediately
resign the office OF United States sen.
ator To which he may be elected IL he
shall be elected thereto and at once so
before the whole body OF the Demo
cracy and give them an opportunity
TO pass upon HIS candicy with the I'M
derstanding that the Investigation ~
the pending charges and any others
filed and accepted shall proceed To a
conclusion as contemplated by the
resolution under which the committee
was adopted.
Second-In the event that Senator
Bailey shall adopt the course above
h. rs fhiu
olutlon pledge ourselves "a vote upon
ballot today for his reelection and To
urge and to use our usulost ondeavors
10 secure such n period ~ time for
the making OF a campaign as VIII be
acceptable TO Senator Bailey and also
10 abide the result OF said general
Democratic primary as Indicated by
the majority of all the votes cast In
said election and To vote In accord
ance with the wishes OF such majority
We further pledge ourselves to en-
deavor To secure action upon said re-
suit during the present session of the
legislature.
Mr. Kennedy objected TO the reso
luton.
Mr. Duncan read the resolution as
his argument for its passage.
Mr. Hamilton attacked the resolu.
ton on constitutional grounds
Mr.. Kennedy said he was going tn
call spade n spade The galleries
cheered this utterance The speaker
admonished the gallery occupants.
Mr. Kennedy. continuing stated that
Senator Bailey was the Democratic
nominee and he had 10 support him
and was glad to do so.
Mr. Mcconnell said likewise. lie
said he would cast his vote without
any explanation OF II.
Mr.. Duncan moved that time for
resolutions be extended thirty min.
utes TO give Mr. Mcconnell more time.
Lost by vote of 81 To 50. Mcconnell
voted against continuing his own
speech.
Mr. Hamilton called up the concur.
rent resolution providing that the
joint rules o. the Twenty.ninth legis.
lature be in force al! new rules are
In force.
NJ. Duncan said his purpose was
10 scatter his vote so as To delay the
election OF United States senator.
WI hhlNfN VI tAlu Nv
was opposed 10 Senator Bailey. but
would vote for him in Difference to the
majority of his constituents. He
scored the senator.
The Duncan second resolution was
refused second READINGS to 81.
preclnSing it's further consideration
Tuesday.
Duncan and Terrell's original reso-
luton TO delay action on the senate
rial election was called up and Ken.
nedy claimed II was out of order.
Speaker Love overruled all Mr. Ken
redys points OF order. Finally Mr..
Kennedy. looking at the clock. raised
the point OF order that II was II
O'Clock and time for the election Of
a United States senator. Speaker Love
overrued. saying that the election
takes place al "l2:l5" u.aughterl.
Mr. King moved the Duncan-Terrell
resolution be referred To the commit
tee on Federal relations.
Mr.. Duncan moved the previous
question and the vote stood II for the
previous question and 81 against. The
previous question was ordered. MIR
King was recognized and Mr. Duncan
interrupted by saying that II was only
five minutes before the election 81
senator and asked him not To talk too
long. MIR. King continued talking
until 1915. when the point Of order
was made that II was time for the
election Of United States. Mr.. Fuller
Of the anti.Bailey side made the point
Of order.