Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-13
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Confident His Exoneration Win
Follow Inquiry, He Insists on
Accusations Being Made
Definite.
SENATOR'S ENEMIES
PLEASED WITH PROGRESS
Opponents Have Been
Forced to Abandon Original
Defense and Are Now Of
fering Substitute Program


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Austin, Tex. Jan. 12.-The sug-
gested Bailey investigation consumed
the entire session of the Texas Iegis-
lature today and bids fair TO continue
well into Monday without any vote
being secured.
The anti-Bailey faction claim a vic
tory up to now, and assert tina they
will make even better gains. The basis
of this prediction is that their oppon-
ents have ignored their original de-
Tense and are now offering a substl-
tute proposition to have a special
committee to decide whether an inves-
LEGATION should be held.
Today's session was given over TO a
discussion of the proposed investiga-
ton and when adjournment was had
late in the evening but one side of the
controversy had been considered.
Representative Duncan, of Smith
county, the leader of the anti-Bailey
forces, was the only speaker. The con-
tentions of the friends of Bailey Will
be presented Monday.
Senator Bailey tonight gave out the
following interview;
There is not a semblance of truth
in the statement that my friends are
seeking either to prevent or to delay
investigation. | am more thar ready to
meet any charge that any RESPONSE
bic ma may make against me. but |
do not believe that a senator from
Texas ought to be required to answer
indefinite, nebulous and infamous
charges, and all | ask is hat those
who accuse me of personal or polit-
zeal misconduct shall make their accu-
sation specific and offer some proof.
The statement that if l have done no
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cation sounds we'll enough until it is
analysed, but it proceeds upon a mis-
apprehension of what it means to in
vestigate the conduct of a man whom
the state OF Texas has honored with a
s~enatorship. / would rather be in
dicted as a citizen in private life than
to be investigated as a senator from
Texas. and the fact that my
ton will follow inquiry into my con-
duct would no more reconcile me to
an investigation than the fact that a
citizen was acquitted upon a trial
would reconcile him to being indicted.
six years ago., when my enemies
assailed me about this Waters
Pierce oil company transaction, / de-
manded an investigation, but | first
recommended my friends to strike out
that part of the preamble to the reso-
luton which cited; 1T has been
charged and to substitute for it: "a
member Of the house OF representa-
tives has made the charge With that
amendment the campaign was on
Quoted. But the legislative record
shows that the man who offered the
resolution, when called upon for his
statement under oath, admitted hal
he could nOt swear to any part or
circumstance that would tend to prove
his charge. With that experience in
my mind. 1 will be excused for in
sisting in this instance upon some def
mite charge.
The commonest negro in Texas
cannot be tried for a petty theft ex-
cept upon a specific charge supported
by the affirmation of some witnesses.
Certainly the democrats of Texas do
not regard the reputation of their
senator as entitled to less protection.
"A more searching investigation can
be conducted under the substitute than
under the resolution, because under
the original resolution no charge can
be inquired into except those speci-
lied while under the substitute any
mar in the United states can prefer
any charge he may see fit to make.
The difference, and the only differ
ence, Is that whoever makes a charge
under the substitute must either aver
his own readiness to prove it or else
must furnish the name of some wit
ness who can testify in support of it.
The committee will be exactly the
same. both in numbers and in person.
mel, whether appointed under the res
olution or under the substitute, and
therefore the investigation will be as
tair under the one as under the other.
The substitute permits a wider inyesti-
cation thar the original resolution.
Again | will say that the only differ
ence is that under the original reso-
luton | am required TO meet vague
charges. for which nobody is respon-
siole, while under the substitute | am
compelled to answe when somebody
Is willing to charge something which
somebodN has nrnmised 10 rove