Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-01-17
INVITATION ACCEPTED.
House Members viii Participate In
Lee Centennial Celebration.

les centennial Celebrauon.
Austin. Jan. lG. 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 n 500 voters OF Milan
county against the reelection o. Sena'
tor bahey was read on request % Rep.
fesentative Camp.
The invitation OF the Daughters oi
the Conicdeucy OF Austin t0 sssis, o.
centennial anniversary ot General Ro1.
ert =. Lee in the senate chamber Sat
. urday afternoon The Invitation was
accepted
Mr. Terrell said be wished the ar.
question 0f personal privilege IT,
took exception 90 an article In q Waco
afternoon paper and said he had no
attempted % hlibuster He wanted tO
Keep his record straight. and said that
In six years as a representative not a
vote of bis had been questioned IN his
home county He disclaimed any de-
sire 10 delay matters In the house. A.
between the Duncan resOlutian and
tho Kennedy resolution Mr. Terrell
said he was iu favor Of Duncan's.
Mr. Kennedy raised the point that
the speaker was out OF order.
Mr. Terrell said he wished the ar
ticle In question printed in the Journal
and also th. editorial In the Waco
Times-Horald of recent date.
Mr. Kennedy rose 10 a question o.
personal privilege and said that the
reports printed In various papers that
Senator Baileys friends were trying
90 smother the Investigation was a de-
llberate falsch0od.
Mr. HesiIp rose 20 a question OF per
sonal privilege He also objected 70
newspaper reports regarding his al
legged part 20 delay proceedings Of the
house. and said be had been grossly
misrepreseutod He said he did not
propose 20 Boz put in the attitude OF
being an obstructionist He said he
favored a fair. full and complete inves
tigation OF Mr.. Bailey.
SIR Heslip said II the opposition got
behind the Federal constitution re
garding the election OF a senator he
would call attention 20 the oath OF
oftice when the legislators swore 70
support the constitution. He said that
Il would not let opposition get behind
the alleged issue that they we're Try
ing TO defeat a Democratic nominee,
Mr.. McGregor stated that the IN
vestlgation would never down and that
'.truth crushed 70 earth would rise
arain." Ne said the legislators could
not 60 back 20 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 az stake. lie salu
the Duncan resolution, II adopted
would exonorate the legislature OF Try
| ing 10 whitewash anyone. SOMEBODY
Is wrong in this matter he SAID
"The attorney general makes one state
ment and your senator makes another
IN conflict It 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 ol
stolen papers: that he had In his pos
| session forged documents. He Is en-
titled 20 defense before this body aid
l the people Of Texas" he said. He de
MED that the shadow of the lnterna
tional investigation stlll hung over the
grave of Hogg. He said there was no
/ locked doors. no dark rooms In the pri
I yate life OF Governor Hogg. Cheering
IN the galleries was ordered stopped
| by the chair. Mr McGregor said that
/ Governor Hcgg ever stood In the cai
clum light OF public opinion ana PAID
I a tribute 20 Governor Campbell
Nr Hamilton OF Hunt asked II the
courts Of Texas permitted the grand
I iur VITO 20 over the state and county
! 10 get evidence. Mr.. McGregor fe
plled that the fundamental principle
of law Is that a committee with desig
mated power could not 90 beyond that
mower. and he favored the resolution
I that would give full power 20 SIT tht
Bailey and Davidson matter 20 the bot
tom Nr. NcGregor was frequently IN
terrupted and he objected. saying tha'
[ the opposition was wincing and want
ed 10 delay matters.
Mr.. Love OF Williamson was denied
the question of personal privilege
. while Mr.. McCregor was talking Cuo
tinuing. Mr.. McGregor asserted that D
the truth was barred now 10 woui'
surely be uncarthed again iu months
or In a fcw years.