The Fort Worth Record and Register (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 164, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 28, 1909 Page: 5 of 40
forty pages : ill. ; page 22 x 17 in. Digitized from 35 mm. microfilm.View a full description of this newspaper.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
/
MISS JESSIE KENOIG
fore the investtgati
iy re-
l
SQUARE WITH STATE
over 200 busi
achcant
Tbis reads as fol
l
A
DOES IT VOLUNTARILY
3-=
I
1 1
I
15
ness incum-
with an eye singie to the go
■■
(
• Texas, and thaz
1
1
aa
?
-028
2
SENATE SHELVES
CUPD AND THE
FURNDTU.
DEALER
ARE VERY CLOSE FIRIENDS
Watson of farad
amenment
esence of this body. he de-
it ba could not offer a sin
igle
to
single fact
the many-decla-
O
STOCKING TAX
HARO ON WOMEN
(Continued troi
_ I
0
ronsman aald that Mr.
hie ponition in
11 fe beenume ha wan a prote ge of
SENTER SCORES
coal on the
BASCOM THOMAS
V
BRIDGE BADLY NINWED.
cther
$
of the senate
Ings in which
"If bideu are not
to be made Autia:
ly
not
rise whether duty was removed
4r
{
More Than 20 Ingredients,
I
Roots, Herbs, Barks,
medicinal value,
possess great
are
Hood’s Sarsaparilla.
i
at
Y
$
AT THOMAS' HOME
*
SENATE PROCEEDINGS
m-
rheumatism, th* prostrating after-effe
' the
bosk'* speech, in the main.
•f
mllar to that delivered at his
ite-
Known’. to
combined in
‘ri
rep.
neni
e execution of the bus
9 bent upon the speak
came from an he
that the penalty
t Irel jr too severe
AC
rg
s;
*
d
11
oppose
ree list
other state lands.
Murray moved to table the minority
2
X
ial
)
ds,
he
>C
vut
ie
ch
5e
rk
ie
Bin Carryinx Appropriation fr Recov-
ery of Sehool Laande Pnened.
Austin, March 27.— (Special.)—After
The Ohio eong
Pinchot attained
Turnin,
Payne bill.
a CONFIDMNCE is KENNEl% *
e MEN OF Mill LllE$S IT •
rip and diphtheria and other blood-poisomug
diseases; cures of bilious and dyspeptie troubles,
loss of appetite, and that tired feeling.
Just now—when weather changes have such
depilitatine efect--is the time to taka it
nal as a second retraction, he used this j 2:30
language
tee's adverse findings, and finally his
expulsion.
‘‘ of J |
Fneker Geim Ion'e Nhnre.
Touching tne question as to whether
B
nublie
"Fheo-
pet,
Sa
Frazier. K. B. Lain and Hteve Ballsy,
wan appointed to confer with the com.
presning himseir in favor of the lnyhe
bill as a whole, nald he woul
■
of thp distnettons, he nald, he took
pride-in pofnting out was that his bill
said: "May or canst," while the other
In the pri
clare thal
might be considered old fogy In de-
---Bo much on that honored and
------ volume, which he was frank
to admit in these days, had come to be
regarded by many, and some of the
members of the house, as nothing but a
mere “ladies’ birthday almanac." and
there were possibly aomb on the floor
who would question the right of a
man who had practiced law but a year
qnd a half, to undertake to construe
the provisions of that wise old book,
but he had studied these old fellows
and-had cnltlvated that foolish habit
of doing his own thinking, as thev had
done.
was further augmented by late arri-
vals. and when Mr. Thomas began his
Mr, Ansherry said it had
J idge
was sir
former appointments, reports of which
have appeared in The Record dwelling
at length on the investigating eommit-
tee's work and report. While this is
guaranty bill, and had given hard and
close thought to the proposition before
coming to the legislature; had searched
far and labored hard to draw
of the
IB
Expeiled Senator and His Opponent De-
liver Addresses.
Sulphur Springs. Texas. March 27.—
(Special.)—Hot. Kat P. Doak and H
Bascom Thomes, candidate* fer senator
from the Second senatorlal district.
1 raw. materials on the tree
list of the l’uyne-bil, Mr Keifer fa:
vorer adufyr hids
Austin, March i
Speaker K
eived an indorsen
address eve
filled.
For nearly two hours the expelled
senator spoke: going carefully into the
charge* mads by him and th* commit-
trict, he would object.
Welnert wanted to know if Holsey
didn’t think the people of the Becond
district should know th* truth.
Holsey said he thpught so, but not
at the expense of th* public printer Ho
said he belleved th* senate was honest
and that Senator Thomas was hones’
in his convictions. He said he believed
every man in the senate an honorable-
man. He thought Thomas had a dja-
tort*d idea of the lobby law and that
he had made a mistake in his procadure
to correct what he considered an vil.
have permitted mne to discuss that
report and th* fa t» disclosed be
e asking you to resign the apeaker- n
W ship We belteve that if you made e 1
. • a mistake, tt was an honest one. 4
• and what you have oue in th* e '
"I am the youngest and only living ana of Dr.
J. -Blackman, well known in Massachusetta. My
father always reeommended Hood'a Sarsaparilla
as the greatest blood parifer on earth, and I can
certify to the same thin*.” Newton M. Black-
man, Hotel Savoy, Danbury, Ct.
FOwER SPEAKEI KEXXEDY’S
SrEoGRAPHFR RET RSs
AMOUST IX DISPUTE.
been framed to protect the epecial in-
tersta and that rerrenentatives or tneme
interestw had infested congressional
halla nd committen rtmms
That national wealth has doubled is
on- of th* efforts which Mr Kelfetot
0hio attributed to rhe operation of the
Dinwley MH. Epeakin of the piecing
and proteasion
• w ho lve
Kenneds to
dore koonevelt and had the ronfidence
thereof of th* Amerlean people
But when the cat is away the mice
will play," quoted Mr. Ansherry
"Ahout the time of the so-called fum-
herman s banquet held In this city »«»
February: runvors began to be current
that Mr Pinchot .wap vavering. but it
was not until Mr iooaevelt had retiree
that l’nehot finail. lined up on the
other 1 -he lumhermen * vanced
on Washington. They naw, they con-
quered, and when they left the na-
nona I capital. It is said that (iirford
Pinchot was chained to their chariots,"
P’roteeta Specini Interests.
avallab is space
180, Thoma*, with the request that ehey be
r• printed in the Journal
7 Holsey .said h* hated to raisa any _
objection to this going in the journni, !
IS but if it was to be followed by a reso-
d lutlon for the printing of 8,000 copies
of th* journal containing it for dis-
tribution in th* Second senatorial dis
Cittzens of Kep pr ri Hope That it wil
Re Relit.
Kopperl, Texas, March 27,-- (Spectal.)
At a large and enthumlastio meet
the citizens of this place this after-
noon a committee of five, conaisting
of P. H. Whitworth. M 8, Greer. Tom
•nnass and corruption
VIs among the so-called
»vos of the people. Th*
afternoon would not
Mssachusetta theft
Ila dist unned the
Haro now. that it was proper for th*
senate and th* public to know whether ----- _
Mr. Thomas was sincerely seeking to pending
bring about the dfnolosure of graft and revered
corruption or whether he was engage
in a sensational fanfaronade, having
no other purpose than to raise a dust
and keep his name before the public.
wiaful, DeMbernte Falsehood.
I deem it proper to make this full
an equitable and a Democratic measur-
and that he had called to his ass.
arc* Representative Gorman on arrival
here and that these two. prompted an
assisted, or coached by no man. bar.
evolved this wholesome measure. One
Reverting to the constitution, which
he held folded tn his arms, he said he
bill sald, •‘Must." He asked which
comported nearest with Democratic
doctrine or a free and equal people,
safety or property rights and equitable
consideration of all men before the
bership of this body. Bearing in mind
all of these facts, which I have re.
lated, it will be understood why I
thought it proper after having been
chosen by the senate to interrogate
Mr Thomas, to inquire of him the real
purport of th* last ocument which he
signed and tendered as a retraction or
hfs repeated charge* In a communica-
tion to the press, which had been pub-
lished but a day of two before, he
psed this language:
Every honest man in Texas in-
cluding members of • the senate,
know my charges to be true. and
in a short time I will publish th
pamphlet form a detailed report
restigation. so that the
-know something of the
explanation as a predicate to the dec-
laration that I now make in the pres-
ence of th* eenate, as one which I de-
sire to go into the records, which la
that th* suggestion that I sought to
exact a promise from Mr. Thomas that
he would agitato no further his charges
against the membership of this body in
return for the implied promise to shield
him from punishment by this body is
a willful and deliberate falsehood by
whomsoever made, and could only be
made by one incapable of telling the
truth. unless he had some personal or
financial end to gain by tHing it This
much I deem it my duty to say in jus-
tice to all the membership here,
whether they fofned in the resolution
of expuslon or whether they merely
vote to censure the senator from Hop-
kins bounty for his misconduct.
Having said this much, it may be A-
missible to indulge in one reflection
concerning this epfsode. It will be a
sad day tor Texa whenever graft and
corruption shall erist in one of it.
Isltive assemblies and no member can
be found there strong and brave
enough to declare the truth. It will be
a sadder day for Texas whenever an ir-
responsible mischief-maker and scan-
dal-manger can. without a scintilla of
truth at hie back, sow the stat* with
charqes of corruption, refuse when
called upon to produce one witness, one
circumstance or one fact to support
his charges, back away from the trial
of his charges and then meet the ap-
proval of any considerable number of
our people. We should be admonished
by that suggestive story in th* old
bfue-back gpelling hook: "That con-
stent iteration of vain and false imag-
inings soon bring about a condition
of the public mind akin to isgust,"
and that it is a* mportant that the
people’s confidesce In faithful officers
should not be shaken as it 1* that the
unfaithful should be sternIy punished.
If there be a greater offender against
the public welfare then the public serv-
ant who filches the dollar which be-
longs to the public. It is that creeping,
crawling thing which insults God’s
sunshine with It* slim* and cnsta a
trail of poisonous scanal wherever it
crawls. There is no f’t place but the
penitentiary for th* public servant who
la corrupt. There 1* no place under the
canopy, of God’s heaven where a reek-
less and miechlvons scanal-monger
should find room and welcome:
CAMPAIGN WARMING UP.
t, ■ •
■ , ........
part ot the profit on tbs high duty, but
I will waKer he will agree with me
that the packer gets tbs lion’srmhare.
While Mr ( ardner was arguing for
the retention of the duty on boots and
shoes and keeping hides on th* free
liat, Chan l Clark of Minsourf wanted
to know tr he would support a bill
which would compel th* shoe manu-
fact: rers to place on shoes of their
mane, mtatementa ■hewing th* ingredi-
ents that went into the! mngufacturn
"Ob, I will vol. for it,** Mr. Gardner
repllert "nnd th*y*|| rke my head off
down in my district for doing it. But
the gentleman is right."
In argument for fre lumber. Mr,
Ansberry ot Ohio wm very..sarrantio
I referring to the e pponitioi of (If-
ford linehot, forester nt th* Uniled
Btates,
ery act of yours
est heart, and
given was en-
We are glad to
rations he had mad* against ths mem-
bership of this body as a whole. I then
put to him an inquiry, the object of
which was to ascertain whether he in-
tended to do u he had don* before and
again retract his retraction? He had
declared here in the presence of the
senate at the conclusion of his first
performance that he had no proof, no
witnesses, that he was without a single
prop for his protracted cruise of slan-
der. and in th* face of those sdmisslons
he had joshed out before the public
and renewed the declaration that this
body was honeycombed with intrigue
and scandal. I belleved then, and I be-
Be sure to get Hood's if urged to buy any
preparation said to be “just as good,” you may
be sure it is inferior, orate leaa to make, and yields
the dealer a larger profit.
Get a hottie today, in the usual liquid form or
in elzocolatad Lahleta ealled Sarsataba
I Senator Thoma, home Jug. boa* re- ,
pelve4 a warm welcome trom the sena- I
tora home people, ana the court room 1
I waa riea win kwrw.
J ud*. Pok . .orach waa won re- ।
• "W• lake thip metho of regi--
• tering oug divaDpe . < the ar-
o tlon of the members ot in« house
• of representatives March 13, in
Some time back I arose te a
. point of personal privilege and
I- called th* attention of the senate
He mnst preseribe them becanse there are
ao 0th era known to the profession. Hood's
Sarsaparilla comprises all that are of any known-
and-tested merit. And every one that we use is
gathered at the season of its greatest medicinal
value.
The wonderful power of Hood's Sarsaparilla
is due:
1. To its peculizr combination of so many dif-
ferent remedies;
2, To the peculiar process by which the full
curative strength of every one of them is ex-
traeted and retained; and
3, To the peculiar effect—purifying, appetite-
giving and strength-building -that it ha* upon
99 out of every 100 persons who take it.
That it is an extraordinary medicine is fur-
ther proved by it* extraordinary record of eures.
Cures of serofula, eczema, psoriasis, boils, ab-
cesses and all humors ef the bleod;mmres of
NEW BILLS i* HOUSE.
Austin. March 27—(Special.)—Th*
following bills were Introduced in ths
house today:
By Brownies—Providing for th* ap-
plication of rule* similar to hose of
the Terrell election law to local option
elections: replacing th* bill to the same
effect prev.ously introduced at this
session.
By Brockshire — Providing tor th*
full rendition vt note* snd bonds for
taxatfon; requiring th* holder of same
to pay tax** thereon
By Stamp*-— Declaring seine* a pub-
lic nuisance, providing for the d**t ruc-
tion of same and such other Imple-
ment* *■ may be used for the illegal
catching of fish.
rhere were no flights of fancy In
Nickles adress, but throughout it was
a plain, common-sense, practical plea
and from the large number who
crowded around him to ehake hand*
ane- congratulate him on his Argument
after it was finished end from the
many expressfons heard frebm members
after the house adjourned. It is evi-
dent that he spoke to some effort.
At noon,’the house adjourned unMl
10 o'clock Monday morning.
mrsE CoMMITTEES.
Austin. March 27.— (SpeclaL)— The
house committe on Insurance had A
lengthy nession thle afternoon.
The bill by Vaughan which provides
for the recovery of 10 per cent attor-
ney fees when judgment is recovered
on a fire insurance policy, and which
alao practically abrogate* the iron saf*
clause Of the present law, was reported
favorably with Wortham and Smith
giving notice of unfavorable minority
report, a* to th* iron safe clause. The
bill by Vaughan providing for a rate-
making fir* insurance board was re-
ferre to a subcommittee, after Wor-
th am had submitted an amendment
which exempts mutual and profit shar-
ing companies from th* regulations of
the board.
The MH by Bmith which requires
life insurance companies writing-sub-
stittte standard husiness in Texas to
inerense their reserve was reported fa-
voraby.
When hr shoots his arrow you will soon find yourself in the furniture store.
If he should hit you, just think of Fakes & Co. We can Lit you out in Furni-
lure. Carpets and raperies And show you an assortment to suit any taste
and any pocketbook.
Just look over our stot k. You are under no obligations to buy and you
are not putting us to trouble to show you. ....
to what I thought to be a violatios
of the anti-lobby law and since
which tin* I have given out in-
terviewa te th* press and made
other statements on the floor of
.the senate— somne of which inter-
views and statements mad* by me
th* members think refleot upon
their honesty and integrity; and
such not beins my intention. I
think it proper and fair te ah con-
cerned tv make the following
statement I wish to state that I
absolutely know of no member of
this sonar* engaging in anything
within this capitol that is dishon-
est or disreputable in any particu-
lar, and when I said in an inter-
view given out by me that there
was a scandal in whlch some
member* of th* legislature were
connected I did not mean to con-
voy th* idea that there had been
any scandal of any kind in the
capitol so far as the senate 1* con- ’
cerned. but had reference to some
unlawful gambling, to wit: Poker
playing in certain places in Austin
in which some members of the
legislature were engaged.
It will at once appear to every can-
did mind that those two statements, the
last of which elosely followed the firat,
are I rroconci liable. My final-question
to Mr. Thomas was in effect to ask
whether he stood upon the first or upon
the last of such statements.
Is the investigation which was con-
ducted upon the floor of the senate,
every opportunity was offered Mr.
Thomas to prefer charge* and ottor
testimony. He was invited and urged
to make any charge which he could
otfor any evidence upon, tending to In-
criminate any member of this body, and
all of the machinery of the senate was
put at hl* command to collect teeti-
mony. Every member of the aenate who
waa present concurred in a request evi-
denced by a vote, that he should pre-
sent to the senate any fact or circum-
stance which he might know tending
to show corruption upon the part of
any member of this body. After he had
stated that he had nothing more to say.
no facts to disc lose, no charges to
mak* and no testimony to offer ho wan
asked if the investigation had been fair
and complete, and he declared upon the
floor of the senate in the affirmative.
reassure you that w* anil hold the bi
same faith tn you as an able law- ei
maker worthy of the honor we •
so many times bestowed upon you e '
as our representative. - I
"We, citizen of your home <P
town, are with yon. d
Mr Kennedy states that among •
the number who signed this in- d
orsement are probablv fiftv men 4
witness or present a
corroborate either of tl
The Dominion railway commtaston
has sounded the doom or the car Thmp
hy requiring that only com pren ■ d ofi
gas, acetylene gan or •jectricity may
be used on train* in Canada,
the packer or the farmer Re tu the
benefit of the tax. Mr Giardner nald:
"Perhaps the farmer may Ket some
tho plat Ing <>f soft
Mt| (urdner nt
began nin speecb
ceived and often cheered, and it I* con- ♦
I ceded that he made a very favorabie J P
i impression “
। Senator Thomas began speaking nt
- 2 Oclock, Judge Doak having in the
meantime left fur Cumby, where he was
I to speak also The already large crowd
tariff on Miles II* gave a history of
the hldes tariff from the tinin of the
Civil war to, the enactment of th* Dna
ley bill. He nald hides were on th*
free list a* the bill passed the house,
but that a duty of 15 per cent was fixed
in <■,inference
"Whether this tuty wa- imposed at
thnnstigation of ths great packer*. I
don't f kuow," continuer Mr. Gardner.
"Whether or not a hluein the hands
of A parker is entitled to the name
protection the hide in the hands of
a farmer, I don't pretend to ea-y
Whether of late years the packers have
financed th* campalgn which created
an artifle al eentiment among the farm
ers in favor of duty la beside th* ques-
tion Thefnet remainn that this senti-
mient undoubfeilly exista and it must
be reckoned with."
Huln was spelled by frro calfskin
68809808-000860900008002*- ,
report wo the bill, which wasfavorable,
with an amendment by Terrell of
Bowie providing that th* approprla-
tion be Dot used in suit* against actual
settlers who have purchased in goud
faith oven though the original pur
chaser secured th* land through fraud,
which motior prevailed.
Murray offered an amendment which
was adopted which will allow the at-
torney general to use tb« appropriation
NEW mi.i.s IN SINATI.
Austin. March 27 (Bpelai > The
tollowing bills were introduced in the
senate today
By Peeler and Watson To permit
surety oompnntes to form an associo
lion for the purpose of gathering sfa
tisties, exchanging experfenres, nod
ascertaining, the fair nod reanonahle
rates to he patd them for their sure-
tyship and to mnaintnin such rate*, and
to prevent losnes arising from dishun-
esty or dereliction of duty of .publie of-
tUnro. trustees and others, to prevent
dlw rlm!nations, favoritism or rebatew
By Hudspeth -Amending ths ntatie
tics relating tn the disinfection of pub-
Ho buildings by declaring ninirhter
jonm. meat market* and dairies to
be public bulldings.
He declared that house bill No. 1
wAs indeed a wonderful document—th*
fundamental* of which only ho wan
touching upon, aa God knew he would
not attempt to follow all its ramifica-
tion* of detail not even to save his
country, and-he confessed that the abil-
ity to * understand th* provisloes and
transcendental beauties of the bill must
properly belong to the angels, a lltti*
lower than which man was supposed to
stand. .
He took th* feature which provie
for the locating of a bank according to
population was entfrely erroneous. He
pointed out that the town of HHlSboro
with 1,000 population, shipped possibly
20,000 bales of cotton, while the town
of Taylor, with but 2,500 population,
handled mor** than 40,000 bales and
asked where the justice would be or
the busness sense In granting mor*
banking facilltfes to Hillsboro than to
Taylor. He mentioned numerous other
exampl** of the Inequitable operation
of th!« feature.
Then speaking to his amendment,
which is the bill offered by himeelf,
he stated that he wanted a real bank
Bids Fair to Be Red Hot by Saturny
Night.
Cumby, Texas. March 27.— (Speclal.)
Hon. Nat Doak of Clarksville, candi-
date for utate senator to succeed H.
Bascom Thomas, th* expelled senator,
addressed a large and enthusiastic au-
dienes this afternoon at 4 o'clock at
this place. 2r. Doak is a fin* talker
and held the attentfon of the audlence
through rm t ids speech. Me qu9te
from the record of the senate and
showed that Mr. Thomas voted for thre
substitute offered by Senator Cofer,
which was a rebuke, and now that Mr.
Thomas was back asking the people to
help him rebuke the senate. The s peak-
er said that if elected ho would go
about his duties quietly and that if he
found any violations of the law he
would run the offenders down and re-
port them to the grand jury, th* proper
place, and would not go out on the
housetop* and proclaim to the world
that there were a thousand violations
of th* law and not be able to prove
a single violation. He also said that
he would not say that he was th* only
honest man in th* senate, and that the
rest were steepe in graft and corrup-
tion.
Mr. Doak was handed one of th* cir-
culars in which Senator Mayfield goes
after Senator Thomas, but did not have
time to read it before beginning his
speech However, the people of thia
district will hear from it in his future
speeches Mr. Doak came her* from
Sulphur Springs, where he spoke at 1
o’clock and was followed by Mr. Thom-
as. Mr Doak s friends her* and at
Sulphur Springs predict that he will
carry Hopkins county by a good ma-
jority. The campaign is warming up.
and by next Saturay. the date set for
the electlon. It will be rad not.
(Continued from Page 1.)
gentlemen who he felt sure were total
strangers to a large contingent- of
members of the house, but he would
vouch for their integrity and probity,
and that they were members of that
nsignificant body known aa tho United
States supreme court (Iaughter.)
From this time on, until th* morning
session had expired, th* gentleman
from Hill presented strong arguments
against the enactment of the Cureton
bill and favoring hi* amendment, which
he denominated a real Democratic meaa-
ure and the only one pwposed chat was
in answer to tho platform of th* party
or that th* people were asking for tt*
attacked tho vast delegation of power
which was oontemplated by tpe Cure-
ton bill, and in support of his argument
a* to th* unconstitutionnlity thereor,
quoted from a vast array of authorities
and read liberally from the constitution
itself. He announced that’he was a
sincere advocate of a wholesome bank
guaranty law and was going to vote
for whatever measure tt was proposed
to adopt, but he pleaded for the adop-
tion of a law that at least would be
enforcible. He then charged the Cure-
ton biU with attempting, in He pro-
visions providing a state banking
board, to delegate to th* attorney gen-
oral and to tho governor th* power and
functions of a legislature and of a
judge of the supreme court, and quot-
ing from a decision of Judge Oran M
Roberts, he held that thio could not be
done except by constitutional amend-
mnent. and contended further that this
should never be dohe, pointing out tho
disastrous and far-reaching effect* of
such a privilege
Depends en Constitntton.
Klondike Texas. March 27 — (Spe-
rial )—Ka- Senator H Bascom Thomas
•f Sulphur Springs spoke here abott
two hours Friday afternoon in th* in*
terest of hl* canidaey (or th* state
senate. Hi* speech was well recelved
and he was often cheered
There was a very large crowd out to
hear him and after the speech they
flocked about him, pledging him their
support. He left by private convey-
ance for Pecan Gap, where he spoke
last night. _ ______
Austin, March 27.— (Special.) —For-
**r Speaker Kennedy gave out the
following today.
Some of the morning papers of Fri-
day eontalned th* following statement:
Austin, Texas, March 26—Miss Jes-
sle Kendig. the stenographer to whom
Speaker Kennedy sent fl 30 before she
came her* Feb. 26 to begin her service
with the house of representatives,
which transaction was the cause of th*
house calling on Mr. Kennedy to resign
th* Bpeakership. has returned th*
amount to th* state treasuner in full
Th* house mad* no order in th* prem-
Ises, but Ml** Kendig nevertheless paid
back th* money.
Th!* doe* not stats th* case cor-
recti>.
The facts are that the investigating
committee found that Miss Kendig’s,
account had been charged with $97 for
extra help employed during her en-
forced absence.
Th* uncontraicted testimony shows
that a part of Misa Susie Cater's time
should have been charged to Miss Ken-
Now. Miss Kendig paid for this, and
her letter to the comptroller shows
thst this is all she did. In this she
simply carried out the original under-
standing and was not actuated by any
other motive; the house had failed to
adopt a resolutlon requlrtig her to re-
turn the money, or to make any pay-
ment whatever.
She had time certificates for twenty-
on* days' work, which amounted to $85.
Of this amount, 924 was earned during
the special session and she only adde
924 in cash.
Miss Kendig paid this entire amount
individually, although many friends of-
fered to pay it for her, but their offers
were declined, end her action in the
premise* justifies ths confidence plac
in her by me.
Her letter to the comptroller is as
follow*: 4.
Austin. Texas, March 19. 1909.—Hon.
J. W. Stephens, Comptroller, Austin.
Texas-Dear Sir: Please issue to me
deposit warrant on the state treasury
for 9120 for the following accounts, to-
wit:
Certificate No. 1090, dat* Feb. 19.
payable to Norine Brown, for 912-99.
Certificate No. 1099. date Feb. 19.
payable te H. Prowse, for $17.50.
ertificate No. 949, gate Jan. 90, pay-
able to Miss Reedy, for 919.
Certificate Nd, 1292, dat* Feb. 10,
payable to H. Prowse, for 923.
ertificate No. 411, late Jan. 22, pay-
able to Norine Brown, for 924.
Twentv-three dollars to apply on cer-
tificate No. 897, date Feb. 12. payable
to Susie Cater, making a total of 9120,
these amounts to 2ey in ful the
amount of work charged, or that should
have been charged, to my account as
Stenographer in the regular sesalon of
the legisiature. I inclose certificates
and cash to cover this. Very respect-
folly. JESSIE KENDfG.
To this I add, continuet Mr. Kenne-
dy, that tt every person who for the
past thirty years has drawn money
from the pobao treasury without act-
vally performing service therefor would
return the money, the cash balance in
the state treasury would be conaldera-
bly increased. _______
ucing the appropriation to 914,000.
Meachum offered a substute to
make the appropriation 911.400.
Murray opposed the amendment and
th* substitute and alleged that th* at-
torney general had recovered for th*
•tat* with appropriattons given hi* de-
partment one hundred fold lb* amount
of these appropriations
Meachum withdrew hi* subatitute
and Watson withdrew hl* amendment,
for the reason that a coinpromts* had
been reached whereby th* Ward bill
requiring compulsory attendance of,
witness** in land suits when said suits
are pending in counties other than the
county in which the witnesses reside, I
would not be called up for passage, al- ’
though he didn't beleve $35,000- was
necessary for the purpose of prosecut- |
ing land suite
Ths bill making th* appropriation
was then finally passed
Bears of Heelth Bill.
Action then recurred on the board of
health bill, tho Cofer amendment pro-
viding for leglulative indorsement ot
the sanitary coe to be adopted by the
board of health, and th* Alexander sub-
stitute for th* amenment, modifying
th* sanitary code and requiring its ap-
proval by city councils, school boards
and commissioners' courts. Th* sub-
stitute was adopted after having been
amended by Welnert to deprive th*
board of th* coveted power to “govern
th* proper disposition" of dead bodies.
An amendment reducing th* maximum
penalty and severnl corrective amend-
ments were also adopted
An amendment to th* bill offered by
Menchum- giving the commissioners"
court instead of th* county judge, au-
thority to appoint th* county health
officer, wan adopted a* wax on* by
Welnert providing that county health
officer* ehall recelve compensation only
when in the actual performnce of
duty.
An amendment by Willacy providing
-that city health officer* shall be ap-
pointed by th* mayor Instead of the
city council. WAS adopted Also an
amendment by Cofer, allowing the
•tat* board to appoint eity and county
health officer* in the event the local
authorities fall to do go, safd appoint-
ments to hold until said local authori-
tles appoint their suceessora.
Willacy offered an amendment, which
was adopted, providing that health of-
fidera receive salary for time of.
pendency of suit* against them. In the
•vent the charges against them prove
unfounded
Upon motion of Watson, th* bill re-
storing civil and criminal fursdiction
upon th* county court of Concho coun-
ty was taken tip and finally passed.
Cofer offered an amendment to the
board of health bill, which wam adopt-
ed, enlarging exemption** In giving of
bonds by the board In'such actions aa
It may bring. •
After two correctory amendment*
had been adopted, the bill wna finally
passed, as amended, by a vote of 27 to
2, Hum* and Murray, casting the dis-
senting votes.
Senter After TLomax.
Benter then arose to a question ot
personal privilege and delbered him
self of a few remarks about ex -Senator
Mr. Thomas participated with great
unction, that we were to hear no more
of charges against the membership of
this body, which Mr. Thomas then pub-
Holy admitted to be without support,
and touching which, as everyone
knows, he had offered not a single
scintilla of evidence. Drory man who
has any sense of honor will compre-
hend my own amazement when but a
day or two after this proceeding I road
a statement in the prese signed by H.
Bascom Thomas, declaring that he had
made no retraction, and renewing the
charges for which he had heretofore
been arraigned in the senate. Then
nnd there I parted company with Mr.
Thomas, and I desire to make a record
here of the declaration that under suoh
cfroumstancee I part company with any
- man.
I took no interest therenter tn Mr.
Thomas or in any of his pertormancen,
decause I tduna quit, enough of public
natters of an urgent nature aemand-
, Inc my attention nere to oonsumeau
of nty time. I should have remained
indifferent to these portormances if he
had confined himself to the crunade in
the public presa to which the prlnctpsl
part of hfs time and attention waa
•---- given as far as I could era, and If he
had not persistea in blocking the pro-
ceeaings of this body with his inter-
minable charges and inninuationa
Parttne of the Ware.
when'this culminated in the resoly-
tion to expel him. I was present In
one of the committee rooms where
most of th* members of th* senate
gathered and talld over this matter.
Among those who were there was th*
senator from Navarro, Mr. Holsey, who
opposed th* expulsion of Mr. Thomas,
and who declared ho had no doubt that
Thomas would *ign a full and com-
plete retraction or all charges of cor,
ruption he had continuously repeated
against the membership of thls body,
and that as a matter of expediency it
was best to accept such a retraction.
After my own experience, as a volun-
teer champion of Mr. Thomas, I was
scmewhat wearied of accepting at
their face value his retractions. I
then suggested that he had signed one
retraction. In order to avoid the pen-
alty for his misconduct, and had in,
medlately retracted his retractions. I
shall not undertake to quote the
language of th* senator from Navarro,
but the substance of it was that he
was confident that Mr Thomas would
tender full and ample apologies for bi*
unfounded reflection* upon th* mem;
and Hary- r moved the adoption of the
majority unfavorable report
The majority report killing th* hill
was then adopted by (he following
vole
Aye*— ams. Harper Hume, Krill*,
Masterron, Meachum, Murray Faulus,
peeler. Perkins, ‘Terrell at Howle, Veale,
Ward. Watson. Welnert nnd Willacy
—16.
Nogw Alexander, Bn chfield, Bryan.
Cofer, Hayter Holsey, Hudspeth, May
field. Senter, tokes, Sturgeor and Ter-
ra ll of McLennan if
At 1:50 p m the senate adjourned
until 14 a m Monday.
who voted against him tn the pri e
marles. but who now egprens 4
themselves as his ardent support- < 1
NINE-JUROR
Kellie made an attempt to aak Hol-
sey a question, but Holey refused to
yield, and the lieutenant vovernor
rapped for order, both KeHl« and Hol-
sey trying to talk at th* same time,
Holsey continued his remarks, say.
Ing he belleved it wrong for Senter to
rise to a qestion of personal- privilege
when Thomas was away.
He then refterated his opposition to
Renter's remarks being printed in ths
Journal and then distrbuted in the
Second senatorlal district. ..2
Weinert made the point oforer that
Holsex, was out of order because he
was speaking to th* motion -to print
Senter's remarks in th* journal and he
was hot confining himeelf to this, ano
was not even opposed to it being print-
ed, but opposed to its distribution in
the Second Gistrict, Th* chair over-
ruled th* point.
Holsey continued again and gata had
he been on« of those whom rumor as-
sociated with poker playing, he would
have Arisen in his seat and admitted
H. had it been true, and paid his fine.
He then made objection to th* nending
of the journals with the Investigation
record in them to th* Thoinas distriet
Harper a*k*d -If these ournals did
not contain the truth, but Holsey. would
not answer, saying that he had not read
th* journal, and therefore would not
say whether it contained the truth or
not, and would not say so until he had
read !h
Benter said there was nothing true
in the Thomas cfrculars. and when he
tried to ask Holsey. some quenttona, th*
latter got exched. telifng Senter to
force Thomas on the stimm and not
1 make aocusatione to the senate against !
the expelled member.
Veal* thought Holsey had mad* him-
self perfectly plain and therefore ne
suggesde- that the motion to print
Senter’s remarks in the journal be
adopted. Ile said he had heard nothing
of 8,000 copies being printed except
from Holsey.
Hudspeth then amended the motion,
providing that 14,004 copies be printed
to be disposed of by the senate a* It
saw fit to refute the circular* of the
»scandal-monger, the ex-menator from
Hopkins, his circulars belag scattered
broadcast, slandering th* senate.
Murray moved the previous question
The requewt of Fenter to print his re-
marKs in the journal was then granted
by a vive voce vote.
Hudspeth withdrew hfs amendment.
Two unsuccessfu attempts were
then made to adjourn.
The nine-juror bill was then laid be-
fore the senate.
Harper moved the previous question
on the adoption of the comnmitee re-
ports thereon and Brach fie M moved to
adopt th* minority favorable report
THE FORT WORTH RECORD: SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 28, 1909. —PART ONE.
missloners of Boarpie and Hill ountlen leather nod free patent leather, he ar i
Tn an ertort to butida Drlagenerosw,vue.uhyfrew trootwartshowRo .
th* Brazos at or near the Rot’r. son | is r as bubstantinl minority oLmAna -
spring between here and Blum Texau nfacturers were comer ne , He prop he.
This brldge is greatly needed snd will I sled that the price of hldes would grad
in all probability, be built. vally rise w ther duty was removed J
on sugar result* In a clean gift to th*
trust of $61,000,000, per annum. Th*
Faine bili dizeriminates against the
rottun farmer nt th* South and in 1a
vor of th* wheat grower of the. Wnat
by placing binding twin* on the fre*
list and taxing jute ba«xing nt n rate
equal to 6 cents tar begging nufficient
te coyer one hale of cotton, he as Id Ik
Ho cover one bale tft cotton grads
are exeeasive when compared troi tho
wlalidpoint uf ths cotton producer
• Breuring the floov for two mmutes,
Mr Focht of Fennsyi vaniu waile ex
Every physician must inevitably prescribe some
of these ingredients in all blood diseases and in
troubles with the stomach, liver and kidneys.
Young Woman, Whoge Appolntmena
Caumd Mr. Kennedy’s Troubles,
Sends >IM to Comptroller.
each addressed Hlo voter* of Hopkins roll call in the senate today. Ward was
county at the courthouse today the ’ recognized and continued hte argu-
former speaking at 1oclock and Mr-jmept in favor of his motion made yen-
Thomas at 3:30 0 clock. • j terday to suspnd pen err ng business and
" take up hl* bill making an approprla
tiog nt $25,000 to be used by th* at-
torhey general in the prosecution of
suits for the recovery of scnool and
manufa inter*' must go on the fre*
list,'* he sald
Protei tion I n the foufh w.as dihcusned
by Mr Hemp of Virginia who said the
protective pollcy. historically, ba4
origin in the house.
Tit* house st • 14 p. m adjourned.
maarks would kava forever sent to
their political graves several meh
’ or prominence la th* eenate.
| la tho statement sent up by Mr
i Thomas and incorporated la th* jour-
15
"‘I bare great faith in Hood’s Sarsaparilla,
because it bas done me to mneh good. I believe
it is the very best spring and autumn tonic. Yet,
the best blood medicine for any time of year. I
take it whenever I get a little run down, and my
system needs toming up. and find it always re-
liable and beneficial. My father takes it for
rheumatism in his shoulde®s and arms, and says
it helps him wonderfully. I am pleased-to rec-
ommend so good a medicine to all my neighl . t
and frienda."’ L S. Ward, The Retreat, 61
Whittier street, Haverhill, Mass., Jan. 31, 1909.
_____(Centigued froa ^ago 1«>
in a movement to prevent his expui-
sion A conference was held just be-
for* ths snete than acte, in which
several senators 'participate, among
them Senator Brechfiei, Senator Stur-
gvon and myself. As a result of our
efforts, and of other*, every man, ani-
mate by a spirit of kindess toward
Mr. Thomas, he signe what was pro-
posed and represented by him to be.
and represented by us, acting hi*
friends to bo, a retraction of his
charges against the membership of this
body. It is a matter of record that the
benate aooopted that retraction in a
spirit of cordiality, and it was ths gen-
oral tmdersaading, volce on the floor
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
The Fort Worth Record and Register (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 164, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 28, 1909, newspaper, March 28, 1909; Fort Worth, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1499236/m1/5/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .