Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-02-05
MEMORIAL TO DR.. RANKIN
Is CAUSE OF A WRANGLE
For More Than Two Hours House Argues
Over Adoption Of LeweIIing Resolution Civ
ing Page of Journal 10 Late Leader.

Austin Texas. Feb. 5.-Thr HOUSE.
Wfalsird for more than two hours Wee,
hrs'iaN afternoon over the adoption uf
me Lrwclllhg resolution giving 4 page of
lhc Journal IN memorial Of the late Dr.
''e"rgc Z. Rankin and over questions nf
procedure arising. One hour and TWEEN.
" minutes VAS devoted To discussion of
4 MOTION 10 suspend the rules in order
that the resolution might bc acted upon.
whll" the vote on the resolution. when
hhallN taken. consumed less than ten min
uteS. The resolution was finally adopt
ed bt - vote Of ~ To- ~. despite the ~,
position If I:aghy aud u few others the
opposition Of il WAS not The place II the
House Ia spend it, Time with such mat.
tiers.
The Rankin resolution was taken up
when The House convened. a. pending
business. although il had been ruled out
Of order. Just before adjournment vr>tcr.
day. Lrwclling said that when h. intro.
hurrd the resolution he had mn thought
THAI II would br objected to. He asserted
that the House had shown itself willin.
IL give the u>r Of its hall for dancing.
but certain members opposed a rcSolu-
80 VI " N'din W In FinlnFHA lf4filfI.
Icwcllin. moved to table the motion of
Bagb, made before adjournment vc>tcr
day t. refer the resolution t. the Com
mItt,r om State .ifairS.
In reply t. Lrwcllin.. Mr.. Ha.hv said
that the question involved WAS whether
the ll"usr should continue i precedent by
rrSoluling on people who had M conncc
tion with the LEGISLATURE or the State
~ IL, 2, ..- -. A.
tiun Of sentiment and love. honor aud re-
Spc"t. hut IT whether the House should
perform the DUTIES for which il was a.
>cmblrl. lie stated that he knew his 20
sitlon would l~ m%iSconstruel bv the IL.
norant bv those who hated him. and that
IL would call forth condemnation from
the narrow minded. The House tabled
Ba.hN> resolution hv 4 vote 1T =. Ia
-.
I.cwclllng made 4 short reply to Haebv
after the vote had been taken. stating
that he believed hr had a right to express
his convictions without having his mo.
tivr> impu.ncd. and that hc questioned
Eagby'> Judgment and position on such
= question. a. no uch opposition had ever
been voiced before to such a resolution.
\ point Of order was made that the time
for resolutions had expired. and sullivan
moved To- extend the time. WagStaff said
that this would mean 4 change Of the
rules. which must be- secured bv q rcSolu.
tion which would have 10 bc first referred
Z" the committee on rules. Ea.bv sup
ported WagSta-. Speaker Woods held
that the question involved was 4 SuSprn-
sion of the rules au,l the rules could Lee
suspended hN a twothirlS vote. Beard
Of Harris appealed from the ruling of
the chair. Bagbv said that the rules
would hr violated il the Speaker was
sustained. BurmeiStcr. Fuller. LcwrIlin.
and Lame engaged ia a debate over the
status of the question aud the rule in.
rulNcl. Lame a>>rrtin. that q precedent
would he sci bN The Houses decision. and
Fuller stating that the hoIdin. 81 thu
Speaker WIS already 4 precedent la use
for the past forty wears.
Speaker Woods called Tillot>om H. The
chair and took the floor IN support nf his
ruling. making his first talk rm the floor
sine" his election. lie said he wanted
the HOUSE a. follow The rules. aud that
he believed the House could suspend The
rules hv 4 vote uf Two thirds majority.
- II was moi u question uf the order Of
business. Beard Withdrew his appeal
from the chair. 81 that i vote could ~
taken directly an Suspension uf the rules.
Tillnt>un occupying the chair. ruled that
y question of suspension Of the rules was
out Of order - 4 resolution g.in. over
must L. di>po>cd . fa> unfinished hu>i.
ness. The question now REQUIRED directly
"n The resolution. I;aghv ro>c H. speak
~ opposition. hut was ruled out "f nr
,lgr tlnl.N lBt.p.4l.l fp.pt fIiN rtIi,.,
bnt the Speaker WAS Sustained hv a vote
~ ~ 10 - The resolution was then
adopted Nv u vote nf ~ {" ri.