San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-11
! all to Return Proclama-
ton and Expunge 1t
From Records.
DICTATOR!" IS SHOUT
will Not Be Driven Like
Cringing Cattle"
Senator Says. q
Austin, Tex, March 1a.-The Tex

Austin, Tex, March 10.-The Tex
3 Senate vented its wrath on the
oyernor Saturday afternoon in re-
aliation for the rebske given the
hembers of the upper branch in the
reclamation calling the special SEES
ION for next Thursday morning.
4 After all the debate, which con-
.lmed nearly three hours, the atmos-
There was cleared, but the effort to
eturn the proclamation and mes
age to the governor, or to expunge
rom the records al reference to the
ienate's action on the officers re-
loSal bill, ended in failure:
The governor was branded as "nar-
ow-minded" for making an attempt
B "dictate to the Senate" The de-
late which was entered into by virtu-
lily every member.
| The fun began when Senator Muir
Thy of Harris, after the proclama-
Ion had been read, made a motion to
eturn it to the chief executive, with
ne compliments of the Senate"
Two Motions Voted Down.
Senator Bailey of Dewitt, Offered
substitute that the message be re-
Elrned to the governor with the sug-
|estion that his proclamation be with
eld until the present regular session
ad adjourned"
Senator Bailey insisted that the
reclamation at this time was out of
rider, as the governor cannot call a
pecial session until the regular ses-
81. 'hn he II n
Fas lost by vote. of IL to IL, and
IN. final vote the Murphy motion was
sso defeated, % to 3.
"We have seen to what length the
overnor will go to carry out his de-
hands," asserted Senator Wirtz, re-
srring to the governors message. "He
lot only has shown his tendency to
ictate to the officers of the state but
lso to the members of the sSenate.
propose to exercise my free will in
biting as a member OF this body until
Re set up a car and give him an
tmy TO enforce his decrees." He also
eclared that the Senate was not q
Russian Duma" nor was the SEN
lite San Austrian monarchy"
Message Is Public Record.
Senator Burkett declared that the
enate has no authority to attempt
expunge portion of the governors
iessage when it is public record.
IL favor printing the entire mes
hge in the Senate journal so that the
l-advised words may stand as a
.onument to the narrow-mindedness
the governor" declared Senator
fH~tt, $50 that the people may
how what a narrow-minded governor
hey have. ] will not be driven like
Finging cattle to vote for a meas
re-"
Senator Bailey observed that the
pvernor had evidently lost his tenn
Ter and that he would regret the
lords contained in his message when
@cooled down"
Senators Bledsoe and Wood upheld
be right of the governor to come on
be floor of the Senate and listen to
be debate. He asserted that no men,
PR had the right to criticise the chief
kecutive for coming to the Senate
hamber when numerous lobbyists had
zen granted the privilege of the floor
work for their measures. Sena-
pr Bledsoe said that members are
bund to be present under the terms
the resolution to be presented next
thursday, when the special session
called. He predicted there will be
ajority of the senator's present.
What Neff Said.
The proclamation of the governor
ated that the Legislature had failed
enact measures to provide suffi-
ent revenue for the state govern
ent and public institutions. It also
eclared that "on yesterday the Texas
enate smothered to death a bill pro-
ding that the courts of this country
vested with authority to remove
ON office the officer against whom
had been proven in open court and
efore a jury that ne had wilfully
hd corruptly failed and refused to en-
rec the laws of the country"
The bill the governor had in mind
as the Carpenter-Patterson officers
nioval bill. which would permit the
torney general. under direction of
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