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EXPLANATION
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As to Reason -PrbsWillrNotTest Authority of
:-V. the" Committee.
McCarthy tod Kronangh Declined
V That They Might Violate Confidences Bagby Told Committee:.
V Governor Will Approve Heal Investigation. . ;W ?
(HaarfmPari 5rc0
4 - AUSTIN. Texas August Parhaps
the moat spectacular- day" evidence that
tha eommlttaa f the senate bad yet ad-
; duocd cama Monday. It waa not that the
evidence -obtained waa particularly atart-
Bag. tmt because of the many words oe-
'tweeo the witnesses and the questioners
'which at tlroee became warm. Mora than
ana wltneae rafnaed to give the eommlt-
taa ail the Information It desired a newe-
: pjr man who refused to be sworn waa
. nii inil" from attendanoa on tha tom-
' anlttee ea reporter and there waa plenty
of fan for a large number of spectators.
Bd McCarthy Jr.. formerly private secre-
tary ta J. F. Woltera gave the lie straight
to tha testimony of Repreaentattre C. -'
Spradley and there waa lota of Interest.
Tba Orat antl witness called refused to
mm all queatlona. H. B. Terrell mored
that tha committee go Into executive eea-
aloa to oonalder hia punishment and tha
: motion waa defeated for tha time being.
. However the matter of punishment of
- ajHiMiasna refusing to teatify waa consid-
ered later In executive session and It
ei im that far the time being tha aecata
. eommlttaa will do nothings In fact tha
atatament laraad by Chalrmaa Vaughani
. iBdloataa (hat nothing will be doaa about
th)e until the doalng daya of tha eeaalon.
and tha lateat tip la that the effort to aa-
aart tha commlttee'a authority will come
at that time. For the present tha eommlt-
taa wU pursue tha usual tactics.
' Antla May Seek Counsel.
"flat test af tha aommlttee poarar
fbrouga a Mandly witnaaa auch aa tha
proa contemplated Sunday did not coma
' today. It developed that while tha com-
mittee might Ilka to do this it could
at gat a wttneas for thla particular pur
poae. and that outside proa must cany
out this plan If It Is to be aucceasful.
! An effort will be made tomorrow In tha
atBata to have tha proa allow tha antla
. aounsel before the committee to croas-
' examine the wltneaaes. This power will
- be aought under the new aubatltuta reso-
lution which provldea for an examlnauun
of the members and tha antla say that
' ' they should be allowed counsel under
" taeee circumstances. This may bring up
lively fight.-
Chairman Vaughan speaking for tha
' majority of the committee. Issued the tol-
" - lowing statement tonight:
"Ulnos the attorney general has given
his able opinion so completely sustaining
tha authority of the senate in appointing
Its Investigating committee. It would ap-
pear to be time that all lawabldlng citl-
r - sens should cease questioning the right
: of the committee to exercise the powers
: conferred upon It by the senate. The at-
'. torneyggeneral Is under the law the legal
advlaorof all the departments of the state
government He Is the highest law au-
thority to which the. committee could go
for an opinion. Those who opposed the
creation of the committee who were
guilty of contempt of Its proceedings
were given to understand In the begin-
ning that If they desired to have the mat-
ter decided by the supreme court or ay
the eourt of criminal appeals they would
. ca given by the committee a speedy op-
portunity to do so; we have not been notl-
i fled of any willingness on their part to
:. pursue this course.
"We desire the public to understand
that while the committee has not yet ex-
ercised Ha powers to punish for contempt
and has not yet reported any one to the
senate Us "be dealt with for contempt
: It will do so in Its own good time and In
. ample time for the senate to take action
on the matter and punish for contempt
.'. aJt 'those guilty thereof by disobedience
of process refusal to be sworn or In any
Other way.
"It would obstruct the work of the
I committee to stop along during Its pro-
ceedings and punish for contempt or to
report to the senate for punishment of
J contempt those who have been guilty
i. thereof; and this course would divert
attention from the matters under investi-
gauon to contempt proceedings and to
tha trial of habeas corpus cases before
' aorae district Judge from the chapparel.
. It should be understood by the public
that by suing out a writ of habeas
corpus before a district Judge anyone
. adjudged on contempt can successfully
. evade testifying and earape present pun-
Ishment therefor whether the Judge
ehould remand him to custody or re-
lease him. If the Judge should release
him he would of course escape because
: If remanded he would have only to appeal
ana make bond pending the appeal which
. would release him and before the ap-
peal could be reached the session of the
legislature will have ended.
"This being the situation no good pur-
' . pose can be accomplished by delaying the
Investigation to punish contempts but
they will be reported In due season.
"Ib the meantime If those who are
1 obstructing the Investigation choose to
- stand before the people of Texas as re-
fusing to testify about these matters.
' after the highest law officer of the State
- has rendered his opinion sustaining the
.. right of the committee to examine them
as witnesses that Is a matter for them
and they should be put In that attl-
' tuda If they refuse to obey the process
of the committee or refuse to testify.
The legal advisors of the obstructors
of' the Investigation fully understand
' theaa matters and the public should un-
.; derstand these matters and the public
t J will understand them."
( THE HOU8E COMMITTEE.
Bagby Said Governor Will Approve Bills
Kroviaing punas.
(Houston Pott Special.)
' . AtTSTIN Texas August 14. When the
: house' Investigating committee convened
.thla afternoon Representative Bagby an-
nounced that despite rumors to the con-
trary Governor Colquitt would approve
. tha contingent expense bill which has
been padded to allow the fund for the
present Inquiry. Further Mr. Bagby said
.. the committee is given to understand that
If the committee Is not legally created
funds are to be provided so that should a
body be created legally It may have the
' means of performing its function. The
iii governor desires the committee to ln-
s. .: vasttgate and not to conduct Its inquiry
iot political purposes.
Mr. Bagby said: "In conversation with
! tha governor this morning together iih
Mr. Williams of McLennan county who Is
- a member of the Investigating commit-
" tea. the governor stated that it was his
-: Intention at thla time to permit the ron-
tlngent expense bill as concurred In by
the senate to become a law. This con-
elusion he had reached without reference
' to the question of the legal organization
. of the respective investigating commit-
: teas. That if frauds had been prectlced
.' and corruption used In the recent cara-
'. palgn; or if tture were any practices or
' methods by which the laws regulating
. elections were evaded and public officers
specially participated In It that he de-
'Sired that they be properly corrected und
';tha offenders properly punished.
" - ''He expressed a desire that the lnves-
- tlgatlon as conducted be confined to the
real purposes for which the committee
' could be created and not for political pur-
poses. We are given to understand
" therefore that if this committee Is not a
legully created one that funds are to be
." provided so that la the event that one is
legally created it can have the necessary
' financial .means to carry on Its business.
; Aa for ourselves we Intend to Judicially
- determine that It has no legal existence
' irrespective of partisanship. . Wo suggest
that all witnesses that are hereafter xuin-
moned to appear before this committee
. be required to report to the secretary and
. their names taken and called In the order
In-which they appear and that none be
r ' excused unless be shall have been re-
" quired to appear before the committee
tor examination." - -
Mr. Savage announced that he concur -
- red In Mr. Bagby'e statement and that
h would have been present at the lnter-
view with the governor had ba not been
. otherwise engaged. It was made clear
that tha governor la not concerning him-
aalf about tha legality of the eommlttaa.
BY VAUGHAN
A . r -
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!o Answer Questions on Ground
and that if tha legislature wants tha In-
vestigation it la not his purpose to tt-
atruct It. -
The committee worked only through the
afternoon but worked rapidly and hard
examining numerous witnesses. t
Alleged Irregularities In Tarn pie.
Granville films of Temple secretary of
tha Bell county prohibition committee
testified that on election day he observed
an instance of suspected Irregularities.
"I noticed a airing of negroes coming
from a block near tha Young Men's Chris
tlan Association and going; to tha diffet-
ant polls" said Mr. 81ms. -a investigated'
and noticed negroes outstda and Inside
the building . There wars a taw white
men there. I followed one of tha negroes
to tha polls and noticed that he voted. I
went back down there."
"Where what building was thatr he
was asked.
"Temple Bottling Works" tha witness
replied. '1 went back down there and
found that the negroes were getting poll
tax receipts."
"Who waa giving out tha receipts?"
queried Mr. Cureton.
"I was told Karl Wynn waa doing It"
said Mr. Sims. "I saw him there."
Mr. 61ms declared that after making
this discovery he got out a poster offer-
ing $2S for tha conviction of any one
guilty of illegal voting and tacked It up
where tha negroea could see It.
"The negroes would bunch up and read
this" continued the witness. "I heard
one or two of them say 'X can't vote
now.' I don't know what they meant
unless they were afraid to vole."
Mr. films said that a year ago In Sep-
tan ber a prohibition election was held
in Temple.
"There were a great many poll taxes
paid by agents on orders" said he. "We
bad a committee to go to the collector's
office and get the names of the men
whose poll taxes were paid by order and
through gin agent. Thla Hat showed the
namee also of the men who took the or-
ders and to whom tha reoeipts were
mailed. There were 2& receipts paid on
orders and over 100 of them were mailed
to the owners -in care of Kid Mills" bar."
The witness Identified a printed list
of receipts Issued on tax payments by
order which was Introduced in evidence
by Mr. Cureton. The large majority of
names on the list were shown to be those
of negroea. There were five or six agents
taking orders for receipts. It was brought
out by Interrogating the witness. None
of the receipts was sent to the agent;
they were sent chiefly to the persons
bearing the names In which they were
made out and addressed to saloons.
When Mr. Williams took the witness
be brought out that the witness would
not swear positively that the crowd of
negroes he referred to was getting pott
tax receipts. The witness knew the
crowd he said and largely surmised
what they were doing. '
Pro Statements Doubted.
Representative Terrell of San Antonio
appeared before the committee to elabo-
rate upon testimony previously given to
the effect that he did not believe the
statement filed by the Bexar county pro
chairman represented all the expenditures
of the pros In Bexar county. He filed
with the committee a certified copy of
the statement filed by the pro chairman
showing campaign expenditures. Me
culled the committee's attention to an
Hem of $0 for advertising. Mr. Terrell
then introduced for the record a hill from
tha San Antonio Express for $75 against
the Bexar county pro organisation for
advertising and another from the Ban
Antonio Light for $168.36. Part of the
latrer sum. It was his anderstanding. was
to be sent to George W Brackenrldge for
payment.
He also called the committee's atten-
tion to an item of fi for telephones
which appeared In the pro chairman's
statement. Mr Terrell said it was his
understanding that the telephone com-
pany would not contract for telephone
service for a period of less than three
months and that it was his recollection
that he (Terrell) paid $18 for the tele-
phone In his headquarters. Mr. Terrell
also urged the committee to make an er-
fort to ascertain the source of the pro-
hibitionists' campaign fund expended In
Bexar county.
''I believe" said Mr. Terrell "that ir.
many cases the prohibition organization
In Bexar county contracted obligations
and had the bills sent to individuals to
pay. I believe the individuals should
have been' credited with the contributions
and that the expenses should have been
charged up against the campaign fund "
Mr. Terrell was unable to see how
the prohibition campaign In Bexar coun-
ty was conducted with an expenditure of
only $1400
McDonald Told of His Work.
C. C. McDonald secretary of Rtati
sworn and testified that during the re-y
cent campaign for the adoption of the
prohibition amendment he made thirty-
nine or forty-one speeches throughout
the northern central part f the State In
opposition to the amendment. The antl
prohibition leaders testified Mr. McDon-
ald Insisted that he take an active part
In the campaign and they urged him to
do so on frequent visits they made to
his office there. He was not at first dis
posed to participate. He thought that
Comptroller Lane by his activity on the
stump had not done the cause of prohibi-
tion any good and ho did not believe that
his participation In the campaign would
benefit the antls. However when antl
leaders became insistent he talked the
matter over with the governor. He told -the
chief executive that if he went into
the campaign It would he simply because
the administration had been attacked
and he desired to make what defense 4f
the administration he could. ' S
He had talked to Senator Hudspeth
Senator Watson and Colonel Woltors
about the matter and to- each of them
he had expressed his disinclination to
enter the campaign actively. Finally the
governor had told him that it would not
be Improper for him to participate in the
campaign.
Mr. McDonald told Senator Watson that
he did not have personal mtans sufficient
to tour the State in advocacy of antl-
prohtt)ltlon but that he would agree to
take part as best he could. Senator Wat
son told Mr. McDonald that the commit-
tee would arrunge for his expenses. He
hud no further conversations about his
purtlcipatlon In the campaign but soon
received a letter from the Dallas head-
quarters giving him his first appoint-
ment on his itinerary.
"I reocived not one rent for toy serv-
ices." said Mr. McDor.ald "I emplovei
at my own expense a clerk who worked
in my department while 1 was away. I
considered that my contribution to the
campaign Moreover I didn't want my
department to be criticized while I was
away."
Ttio secretary of State said that his
expenses during the campaign ran about
$375 Ho drew drafts or checks on head-
quarters at Iallas for $100 ir.0 $100
$i:!r and perhaps another for il2a. Mc-
Donald testified with regard to the
I'uckitt matter along the lines followed
in his recent statement to the public.
The witness said that if he had not
been In the public life he would not have
hesitated to accept compensation for his
Bervlce on the stump.
He knew nothing of the finances of
the anti-prohibition organization.
Francis Aware of No Corruption Fund.
Stuart Francis clerk to the sergeant
at arms of the house of representatives
was sworn. He said he worked In San
Antonio during the recent campaign at-
tached to the headquarters of the antt-
nrohlhltlon organization for Bexar coun
ty. He made about ten speeches duriiig
tha campaign most of them being la
Bexar county. He went once to Com
fort his expense account being about $3.
For these speeches he received no com-
pensation. . He knew nothing of fund?
raised in San Antonio for the benefit of
the an U-prohibition cause.
He knew nothing of tha rumor that the
expense account was provided during; the
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HOUSTON DAILY POSTrTUESD AY MOBN1NG AUGUST 151911;
eeeeiMwiiWimwWMyM i
i -of;
ThlrtT-Arat sastaiatara far members
tha legislature. Ha knew of no corrupt-.
mg influences that were prevaiant our-
tag that saaaloBk During Jl ba was:
ono of tha organisers of h antl -Submission
force. Ho reeetveaj $ltt a month
and expenses . Ha- began svrfc In Octo-
ber. lw and wax with tha organhtatloa
for sen months. . Me could riot-state waa. i
else waa In tha amnlor of tha organisa
tion. His duty -as-aa organiser waa to
appoint county and precinct chairmen.
He appointed some prohibitionists that
is local optlonlsts who were against
tat e wide prohibition. Theaa chairmen-
- received no pay. -
- Mr. Francle said
Walters.' He .-did not know that the
L ehainnen''h appointed ware chosen with
reaped-ajso'to-ine guoeraaionai eieouon.
saying that ha appointed many Davidson
men. Mr.'FYancis said he thought Clif-
ford BtonS also was . an organiser and
' that he received the samo compensation.
' Fred hteyeaa. ha said ha thought did not
stay with the organisation- long. When-
ever tha haadiuartera go word. aaM Mr.
Francis -that ft waa hard ta organise a
.certain terrlti they . sent . for. him.
"And I'd Invariably do 1C said the wlt-
nesa with a 'complacent" smile the Infec-
tion of which the committee caught.
Mr. Francis said he made five or six
spceehee la the interest of the candidate
for governor during that employment but
.It waa done aa an individual and not -as a
representative of the anti-submission or-
ganization. Mr. Francis did not know
whether or not the organization to which
he belonged was continued for tha fight
against the amendment
Mr. Cureton Interrupted tha witness to
recall some of the rumors of the later
campaign for the governorship.
"They said" he remarked "that men
were going throughout the State purport-
ing to ba fruit tree vendors book agents
and the Ilka while they were working
in the Interest of the anti-prohibition
cause. What ostensible Job did you
have Pinkie r I
"I was selling coffins" replied the wit-
ness. "One dollar down and a dollar a
month delivery on the first payment."
Thla convulsed the committee. The wit-
ness said however that he made no ef-
fort to deceive the public. He always
told them that he was organizing against
submission'
' Cox's Offer toPope
Representative Joff Cox took the stand.
In answer to the customary questions
propounded to the members of the Thirty-
first legislature u replied In the nega-
tive. With respect to the testimony of
John W. Pope given before the senate
committee this afternoon Mr. Cox said
that he heard Mr. Pope had Just come
back from Tennessee disgusted with con-
ditions he found there. Mr. Cox sug-
gested that inasmuch as Mr. Pope had
been a prohibitionist It would do the anti-
prohibition cause a great deal of good
for him to take the stump and tell what
he found to be the case in Tennessee. Mr.
Pope told Mr. Cox that he could not af-
ford to spend the money on his expenses.
Mr. Cox suggested to him that perhaps his
expenses would be paid. The witness
said that Mr. Pope did not positively re-
fuse to make the speeches. Mr. Cox
thought that probably if compensation
were offered Mr. Pope would be willing
to get Into the campaign actively. He
thought his services would be valuable
and taking the matter up with Colonel
Wolters found out that Wolters too
thought Pope's assistance would be bene-
ficial. Cox went to see Pope again and
suggested that perhaps the anti-prohibl-tlon
management would be willing to al-
low some compensation. Inasmuch aa Mr.
Hope's services would be of material bene-
fit to the cause. Mr. Pope said the wit-
ness talked the matter up one side and
down the other and finally said he did
not want to become active in the cam-
paign. Mr. Cox said he mentioned no
amount of compensation In his conversa-
tions with Pope. He simply suggested
that Mr. Pope see Colonel -Wolters.
Other questions were asked Mr. Cox
which elicited testimony similar to that
given before the senate committee sev-
eral days ago.
Brahan Helped Organize State.
R. W. Brahan. State penitentiary com-
missioner testified that while he had no
active connection with the recent cam-
paign against the amendment he was In
the employ of the anti-submission forces
a year ago. He was employed to work
"like Brother Strong and others on the
other side." He helped to organize the
State against submission. He felt that
the antls had not done anything since 187
and that if they did not do something the
pros would have a great advantage. He
said that as to organization the pros had
set the antls a good example. Mr. Bra-
han's headquarters were at Houston. He
did not know the source of campaign
funds. He did not know how many men
were engagel during the submission cam-
paign In work similar to his. although he
thought there were about six.
This despite the fact that it was cur-
rently reported at the time that there
were between one thousand and fifteen
hundred men busy at this work. Mr.
Brahan said the workers took part In the
gubernatorial campaign as Individuals
unlv He waa for Colaultt others were
for Davidson. A great many Davidson
men were appointed by him as chairmen
for counties and precincts. The only
requisite for such appointments was that
the appointees be good antls. Not a
county or precinct chairman was paid for
his services. Mr. Brahan helped to or-
gantee about thirty counties in South
Texas.
Mr. Brahan disliked to attempt to say
who were employed In the same capacity
because he was afraid of doing Injustice
to some one through lark of Information.
Keluetantlv. therefore he gave It as his
opinion that Francis Paul Wipprecht r.nd
Theodore Wolters were doing similar
work. Mr. Brahan made It clear that his
disinclination to discuss this matter was
simply from lack of definite Information
saying he did not know of any contract
entered Into with the antl organization
other than his own. He declined to state
ttie salary be received on theounds that
that was a personal matter and that the
terms were satisfactory to him and con-
cerned no one else.
Barker a Handshaker.
Bob Barker chief clerk of the house
testified. He worked for the antls during
the recent campaign being located at
Dallas. He assisted In organizing against
the amendment. He received $5 a day
and expenses. Mr. Barker testified that
he lett the Htate on private ousme. aim
while away did some work for the or-
ganization for which he was paid ex-
pense money and salary.
Mv expenses were pain euiu mi .
Barker "from where I was to where l
wan sent." When this seeped in the com-
mittee and especially the press table
roared.
Mr. Barker knew nothing or tne n-
nances of the antl organization. When in
Dallas at headquarters Mr. Barker said
he was the "handshaking man staying
In the front room of headquarters to meet
and greet visitors. He roomed with Jell
Cox at the St. ueorge noiei.
Iee D. Olive of Bastrop was the last
witness examined today. He testified that
he heard a young man named Guse say
that if a person had -paid his poll tax
the brewery would refund it or the
brewery would give an applicant a poll
rax receipt. He was not certain which of
the remarks were made. This was a long
time before election on the prohibition
amendment. Guse waa the son of a sa-
loon man. w ho Is also interested In numer-
ous other concerns In Bastrop.
THE SENATE COMMITTEE.
Reporter Who Refused to Testify De
barred From Privileges.
iHoullon Post Sptcitl.)
AUSTIN. Texas August 14. The sen-
ate investigating committee opened with
ceremonies today. The local Women's
Christian Temperance Union sent that
committee a large bouquet which a ne-
gro brought in clumsily and put on the
table in front of Senator Vaughan while
McNealus Insisted that they belonged to
him and Warren smiled knowingly. On
the bouquet was a biblical passage to
give the committee "courage.
John W. Pope of Dallas was the first
witness sworn. He la a Dallas lawyer
and was formerly secretary to Congress-
man Jack Beall. He was also superin-
tendent of the-Laacaster school for three
years and taught schools In Dallas coun-
ty for seven years.
Cullen F. Thomas read that portion of
the testimony of Representative Jeff D.
Cox in which he said that he did not re-
member anyone who refused compensa-
tion during the last campaign i
Mr. Pope testified thai Jeff Cox of-
fered to pay him for making speeches
against the late amendment. While Mr.
l'ope was a pro he could not-see that It
waa wise to adopt the proposed amend-
ment and expressed himself freely about
this matter. He believed that under the
local Option system the liquor traffic
could best be combatted and waa always
opposed to tha liquor traffic Ha testl-
- i? - s? AiT
t'fled - 'tha.C Jeft Cox- eama ' taHla" office
and aald that ha thought Pops could ba
of aerrica to tha aati side. Pops told
una that he was a pro not an anu ana
.that ha oould not snake speeches. Cog
-toM him that tha antla would pay hla
expenses If ha would da aa. ' Mr. Papa'
asaln told him that ha could not and
ox ierv saying war ne nopea rape
would eoon make up Sis mind to do so.
Pope taid him that he wanted to aaa tha
present system preserved.
A weak later. Cos returned and aaM
that ha had authority to make tha propo-
sition that If Popa would make at least
twenty speeches he could name hla own
prioa. Pope told him that . aa far. as
monetary .consideration was concerned
tha antla could not get together enough
mane to 'hire him to make speeches.
Cox replies ust ha hoped. Popa would
conaider tha proposition. The conver-
sation waa held the last part of June or
first of July la Pope's office.
In reply questions by Terrell of Mc-
Lennan Pope said that he did not think
that Cos would have paid him $1000 a
speech but that It ha had named a rea-
sonable .compensation ha could have got-
ten It. Cox aald nothing about whom
he represented but everyone who had
any sense at all knew whom .ha repre-
sented. It was Pope's opinion that Cox
was representing tha aatt-fitatewide
committee.
- Vaughan asked If Cox waa a man of
enough financial means to make tha of-
fer Independently and Popa aald that he
did not know Cox's circumstances. He
had met Cox at a picnic at Rockwall In
1M7. Pope did not believe that any other
person aver approached him. He talked
freely and often antls told him that he
could do them good and asked htm to
help them. r
Mathis Not Cattopensated.
- John M. Mathlg a Brenham attorney
waa sworn. Ha aald that ha waa form-
erly a partner of Representative J. P.
Buchanan. He waa proud to say that
he was an antl and he made three
speeches In Washington county against
the amendment. He had been Invited
to make speeches generally lh the cam-
paign bv different nartlM H wu of
fered money to make campaign speches
ii;.j.--r. .
scenes tweuiy campaign
But I do not UflHfmt.nil with all t.i.
deference to the committee that it Is
necessary for me to go Into details. I
simply made three speeches In Wash-
ington county and did not get compensa-
tionnot even my expenses. The offer
waa made te me by letter but I do not
think that I am called upon to disclose
the correspondence with a lifelong
friend. It la sufficient to aay that I
did not accept the offer."
Mr. Thomas and Senator Vaughan i-
mu imunnniii questions. Matnis hart i
been understood to say that the offer
to him was made by J. F. Wolters. He
denied this and said that he had said
that the offer was made by a certain
party.
"If the time should ever come that the
committee In my Judgment is entitled
to know the things about which it ir
asking it can have the correspondence.
I have preserved It. There Is nothing
that reflects on me or the man who made
the offer. In my Judgment" said the
witness.
"That Is a matter about which the
committee may differ with you espe-
cially as to the matter of compensation"
suggested Thomas.
' Wise men often differ" said the wit-
ness. "I would like to know what good pro
friend of mine In Washington county told
you that I had this offer. I would like
to see his letters and find out who he
ie" said the witness.
vaughan: "The committee has no let-
ters. The committee will give you as
much Information as you gave the com-
mittee." Mathls then told the committee that
he did not feel called upon to disclose
the letters he had and he was not willing
to suggest whence they came. The of-
fers came from two parties. It was his
Judgment that they were associated with
the antl organisation. .
"The witness is discharged" said
vaughan suggesting that hla refusal to
give all answers would be published later
on.
Denied Dunlap'a Testimony.
"Hold on; I want to clear up a couple
of matters before I leave about some tes-
timony given about my county" said the
Witness
"That was not before this committee"
said Vaughan.
The witness was allowed to proceed
however and said that Mr. Dunlap had
testified that a negro named Williamson
hads been offered $100 to vote the antl
ticket Mr. Mathls had called upon the
negro Saturday in the presence of the
sheriff and asked the negro If it was true.
The negro said that It was not true and
that the way the story got started was
this; Tucker's little boy 15 years old
was at the negro's store. The negro
told him that he was a pro and would
not vote the antl ticket for $100 and the
bd- said that ha bet the negro would. The
negro said that he had never been offer
ed anything for his vote
Mr. Mathls said that an employe of the
Houston and Texas Central has testified
that a negro at Chappell Hill said that
one of the Routs paid his poll tax.
Neither Joe nor Jack Rout are antls.
Both are good citizens even If they are
pros. Very likely one of the Routs had
paid the negro's poll tax. They ran
plantations and it had often been dope
But Mathis did not want the impression
out (hat the antls were paying poll taxes
when the pros did It. No fairer election
had ever been held In Washington county
and no pro there could come before the
committee and say otherwise. The only
effort at wrong doing came when ft pre-
siding elder of the Methodist church
tried to vote and was not allowed to do
so because he did not have a citv poll
tax. Mathls was rung up and said that
he could not vote.
As Mathls left Terrell of McLennan
antl moved that the committee go Into
executive session to determine what
course to pursue since the man leaving
the stand had refused to answer. If the
committee had authority Terrell wanted
to make the witness answer questions.
Mathis suggested that somebody who
got something out of It be put In Jail
while Warren pro moved that the ex-
ecutive session he deferred until later.
The Warren motion prevailed.
Reporter Refused to' Answer.
Claude Kavanaugh a newspaper man
sitting at the press table and represent-
ing the Fort Worth Star-Telegram was
called. .
"During the past several years as a
newspaper man and as a private secre-
tary I have gained a number of confi-
dences that I would disclose under no
circumstances. That it the way I make
my living" he told the committee.
"You decline to be sworn?" asked
Vaughan.
"Yes sir" said the boy.
"Mr. Sergeant at Arms remove him
from the committee room" said Vaughan.
BUI McDonald took the young man by
the arm and led him out while Vaughan
said: "It Is not the policy of the com-
mittee to hae any one around here en-
joying Its courtesies who will not be
sworn. We will pass on your case
later."
McCarthy In Vigorous Denial.
Ed McCarthy Jr. of Houston lawyer
and court reporter of the criminal district
court at Houston was sworn. It was
McCarthy about whom Representative C.
M. Spradley had testified and Intense In
terest was manifested In what he had to
say.
He explained that he had been court
stenographer In several places and had
held the position of private secretary with
Jake Wolters and General Hulen during
the legislature of 1809. He came to Aus-
tin about January 8 and left about Janu-
ary 29. He served during the month of
January but has had no further connec-
tion with either of the gentlemen since.
Both of them were here off and on during
his employment. They stopped at the
Drlsklll hotel and he stopped over Mar.
tin's cafe.
His duties were mainly to report the
speeches of the representatives and sena-
tors on the submission question though
he attended to Mr. Wolters' correspond-
ence. He did not believe that he ever
wrote a letter for General Hulen and
thought that ha alone attended to the
Wolters correspondence. He did not have
any copies of the letters or stenographer's
note books. Ha though that the note
books were thrown in the waste bas-
ket. He was then asked If letters and an-
swers were filed away. "With all due
respect to the committee I am going to
decline to go Into tha details of that em-
ployment" he aald.
Then Counsel Thomas began an effort
to extraot answers by hia declinations and
by the way that ha asked tha queatlooa.
MeCsrtnr "cpanadtha '"mat -"Ha" recalled t
eoms of the. nartlea with whom Woltera
corresponded. Ha wag hot rilllnjt (o give
the names.
"State whether there wars encioamraa la
tha soafl yoa opened" aald Thomas. . .
;"V .Kefoeed a' Betray Cantldeasa! ?;
r'Hdedlne ta anawtr that question. I
havq not seen or heard from Mr. Wolters.
Ijwas employed as his private secretary
and) oonMehUally 1 can not answer ques-
tions an Ul I have got to. I want to be re-
leased by him before 4 tell what little
I do know" aald tha wltnaaa. ' ' - '
"Did you state to Representative C M.
Spradley that money waa coming lnf"
asked Thomas. '
"I denounce that as a malicious false-
hood of tha first water. I do not know
mm. 1 1 do not recollect him. I had a gen-
tleman to point him out to me la the'
house this morning and I state to tho
committee that I do not know him. I
don't know Clint Chamberst according to
my tecollectioB now. I never aaw him ac-
cording to my reeoliecUoa now. - I state
that .vera emphatically said tha wit-
nesa -
It was explained that Mr. McCarthy had
even -taken tha trouble to read the Sprad-
ley testimony and was familiar with It.
"Have yoa discussed the question since
then?" asked Thomas. v
"1 decline to answea" replied tha wit-
ness. -
The witness then explained that ha had
tried as alncerely as possible to recall the
conversation Hpradley referred to. He
could not do so. He knew certain things
said In the testimony were absolutely
false. Ha had never been foolish enough
to make uch statements. He was com-
pelled to denounce the Spradley testimony
as untrue as he could not recall the con-
versation. He declined to state with
whom he had talked about the testimony.
He had advised with several not as to
what position he should take but had
asked legal advice aa to how he would
act aa every man had a right to do.
"Stats' whether or not It Is true that
you received money through the mall."
said Thomas.
"I decline to answer" said the wit-
ness.
"Aa to certaln parts of that statement.
he told a lie." said McCarthy referring to
Spradley. .
Would Qlve no Answers.
"Gentlemen confine yuorselves and your
statements to parliamentary language"
suggested Vaughan.
McCarthy testified that he had told
several friends that he appreciated so
much Wolters and Hulen taking him to
Austin that he could not take their
money If he had a chance to. He would
not abuse a trust and would not violate
a confidence.
"Although you had the opportunity"
suggested Thomas.
"I decline to answer" said the wit
ness.
"Did you open the mail that contained
a check of $2500 from Louis Sonthlmer?"
asked Thomas.
"1 decline to answer said the wit
ness.
Did you open the mail In which $2000
came from Sam Levy?" asked Thomas.
"I decline to answer.'
"Did you Ret remittances from without
the State?"
"I do not know.
The witness then denied that money
literally poured into Wolters. He was
willing to controvert tho Spradley testi-
mony and not give answers for his own
self-protection.
Did you have a bank account?
"Not me' no sir" replied the witness.
"Did Jake Wolters have a bank ac
count?"
"I decline to answer."
"Did you make the deposits?"
"I decline to answer"
"With what bank did you do business?"
"I decline to answer. You are not going
to make me say yes."
But you won t say no rejoined
Thomas.
"Put me before a court of law and I
will answer" said the witness.
Maybe we will suggested Thomas.
The witness then explained that he was
offered by telephone the position of court
stenographer at Houston. He would not
accept it until ne saw wolters. He lett
that night for Houston and had seen Wol
ters only once or twice since. He did rot
know who succeeded him as private sec-
retary. The witness was dismissed while
Vaughan suggested that they would pass
on the case of the witness Tailing to
testify in executive session.
Lane Introduced Correspondence.
After dinner Comptroller W. P. Lane
appeared- with correspondence witli re-
gard to Zapata county which voted all
antl In the last election and did not give
the pros a vote. Tho correspondence was
between himself and Tax Collector A. M.
Qullla of that county. Lane had called
his attention to the fact that the col-
lector's statement showed only 158 poll
taxes and exemptions according to his
sworn statement. He had asked how 327
votes could be cast with this poll tax
showing. Tile collector replied that the
votes came from poll taxes and exemp-
tions the exemptions doubling the poll
taxes. Lane wrote him that this explana-
tion was not satisfactory and that he
would refer the matter to the attorn"y
general for prosecution; that In every
other county exemptions were about 10
per cent of the poll tax payments. To this
the collector replied that he would insist
that the number of poll taxes and ex-
emptions was 158 and that he could not
tell how the presiding officer got 327 out
of it.
Lane wrote a third letter asking him
to file a list of those who had gotten
their poll taxes and exemptions and also
the names of 169 above the number of
qualified voters. He also asked the
names of the presiding officers for the
several boxes as he had the right to look
Into such matters. He has not heard
from this last letter.
The next witness was James T. Wright
who lives at the Confederate home. He
was In Austin when the prohibition elec
tlon was held aud said that he was ap
proached by a man who wanted him to
work. He did not know the name of the
man but the conversation took place on
the comer or sixth and Congress avenue.
He was asked if he wanted to make a few
dollars. Wright replied that lie did and
he then told Wright that If he would work
at the Confederate home for a few days
for the antls he would give him $100.
Wright told him he was on the wrong
side; that If he was on the other he
might.
Another man approached Wright later
His name was Porter. Porter said that
WriKht could get $10tV as he had Just been
approached. Porter was an Inmate of
the home too and is there through suf-
frage until the board acts on his applica-
tion for admittance. The first man who
made the offer asked Wright If his name
was not Wright but did not tell Wright
his name. That was the way the man
Introduced himself.
Al Musgrove a member of the Confed-
erate home board was summoned. He
said that Porter lived at the home and
that he did not know who made Wright
the offer. Porter was summoned.
Witt In Defense of Action.
Counsel Thomas then read a telegram
from Edgar Witt of Waco with regard to
the Gross testimony In which Gtobs said
that perhaps Witt violated a trust In
giving out the so-called Pazdrell check.
Witness said that his position as secre-
tarv of the democratic executive com
mittee under Gross was honorary and
brought no compensation. Gross owed
him nothing and he took no orders from
Gross. When he came In possession of
knowledge that August A. Busch & Co.
was putting out a candidate for the leg-
islature he thought that it was his duty
to let the public know about it.
J. D. Cottrell of Piano was put on as a
rebuttal witness for McCarthy. He took
an active part In the last campaign for
the pros. He knew Representative C. M.
Spradley; had known htm for eighteen or
twenty years. He had heard the McCar-
thy testimony and had read the Spradley
testimony. Two years ago In Cottrell's
office he had a conversation with Sprad-
ley and the question of the defeat of
submission came up. Cottrell asked how
It happened and Spradley in a Joking way-
said: "Our crowd did not have enough
money."
Spradley In that conversation said that
he was In a private office and saw Jake
Woltera' private secretary open hi mall
and that It contained money. The sec-
retary aald that a world of money was
coming in leaving the impression that It
was cash. The secretary said that he
could take a rake-off for nobody knew
where It came from or where It went.
Spradley said It was common talk that
John IX Rockefeller gave a million dollars
and that Jake Woltera told the saloon
men that this donation could not be got-
ten unless they raised a similar amount
SpraoJey further aald
that thts"
yon ug
id and
innxt the privets) secretary real
went to Houston 10 taae a
tlon. In
behalf of Spradley Cottrell wished to aay
uiat oe naa not sees nnn since sxcvsr-
thyt-tld. .
Puckett Answered Testimony.
- A. C Puckett of. Kaufman who has
figured rather prominently tho last few
daya In tha testimony- appeared aa a vol-
untary witness. - He aald that ha under-
stood that process was out for him but
he had aot been served. He cama bora to
clear up matters and would not aooept
tha commlttee'a warrant for hla expenses
although It waa offered him.
He had lived la Kaufman county fifteen
years. He made anti speeches in the last
campaign. Ha had made speeches for
Colquitt also. He had received compen-
sation for his anti speeches but not for
those made for Colquitt He did not
know how many speeches he had made.
Between fifteen ana twenty-nve ne pre
sumed. He spoke in Delta Grayson Van
Zandt Cooke Collin Rockwall Wilbarger
and other counties. He supposed that he
made about twenty soeeehes In all. ne
remembered that he made four speeches
In one day.
The camDBlsn committee made dates
for him. Rawlins Colquitt notified him.
Kawltna Colquitt waa superintendent of
the bureau of speakers. Ha handed out
the "dope." Puckett did not circulate
any literature. Facts seemed to go pretty
well through the country. During tne
campaign Puckett Said that he received
money several different tlmea. He re-
membered checks for 4350 $20 and $130.
He did not know who aent or signed the
ehecks. He thought came in exchange
from the Dallas headquarters.
l waa so glad to get tne money inai
I did not look" said the witness.
Puckett said that he made arrange
ments with Jake Wolters. He aald that
he thought possibly he would make two
or three speeches. -He did not want to
make antl speeches as he had always
been a local optlonlst and he had his law
practice to look after. He made speeches
for Colquitt In 1906 and charged mm
nothing. It was hurled over the State
that the breweries were putting up
money but Puckett did not get any of It.
In 1910 Puckett did the same thing and
did not get expr-nses.
Karly in the last campaign perhaps in
March Puckett got a letter from John
A. Hulen asking for Puckett'a views.
Puckett wrote him that he waa opposed
to Statewide prohibition but favored local
option but did not wish to make speeches.
Hulen replied and asked the witness to
call on him when In Houston. But
Puckatt did not do this.
After the antl headquarters was estab-
lished In Dallas Puckett thought he had
a letter from Rawlins Colquitt asking him
to come to Dallas to talk the matter
over. Later Rawlins called him up by
phone and Puckett went to Dallas. He
conferred with Rawlins Colquitt and
Wolters and told them that he was a poor
man that district court waa coming up
mil that he might have to employ an
attorney to assist him If he made
speeches. It was then that the agree-
ment was made to defray his expenses
nnd those of the attorney. J. D. Woods
whs employed for a capital case. After
figuring up his expenses and what he got
for the case Puckett could not see where
he got anything more than he was out.
Ho had not contemplated the employment
of Woods before he began to make
speeches. The matter was also discussed
with Terry and Brown but no agreement
was reached with them. Wolters told
Pvckett that he was only paying the
speakers' expenses. Puokett did not ask
him for a fee but merely explained cir-
cumstances to hira.
Puckett had no statement of his bank
account for June or July. He did busi-
ness with the First National bank of
Kaufman. A. C. Nash was president of
the bank. E. 8. Pyle was a director. He
did not know what capacity W. A. Nash
served if In any.
At first the witness said that he would
object to having a statement of his bank
account brought before the committee. He
did not want his private affairs gone Into.
Later he said that he did not care but
the only embarrassing thing was that
he was usually overdrawn. He would
not take a statement from any officer of
the bank but only that of the cashier.
"Have you gotten any money since the
campaign?" asked Thomas as a sort of
afterthought.
"Yea sir. Since then I drew a draft of
$440 on John A. Hulen."
"Why did you not tell me so In the first
place?"
. "Because you asked about the money
I got during the campaign and this came
two or three weeks later" replied the
witness. He engaged In a colloquy with
Thomas about courtesy in answering
questions and said that while he had got-
ten $940 he did not expect to get any
more. He sent Judge Cosnahan to
make some of his speeches and his ex-
penses were $100. He paid Wood $300.
Cosnahan was in his employ and lie lost
his time. That was $8 and did not take
in his own expenses which were high
during the fight. He did not consider
that he mate anything out of the cam-
paign. Answered Walker's Statement.
Puckett answered the testimony of A.
W. Walker that he was getting $i"0 a eay.
He said that Walker kept talking to
Lochrldge a newspaper man about Col-
quitt and was abusing him. Governor
Colquitt was his friend and he walked
over and spoke to Lochrldge. He met
Walker ami Walker said that puckett
must be an antl. Puckett said" that he
was. Walker said that Puckett was
getting $50 a day and Puckett replied
that maybe he was hut he would not lie
about it like some of the pros.
"I have been charged with getting ev-
erything from $25 to $500 a speech. 1 have
toid you what I got and I do not propose
to answer as to what I may have said to
Tom Dick und Harry" said the witness.
He knew Rogers a Baptist minister and
he did not say to him that he was getting
$1500 for his speeches. He did not make
rfuch a statement to Julius Germany or
Joe Worsham anil he- did not understand
that Worsham so testified.
Puckett said that lie wanted to explain
his conversation with Joe Worsham as
he had tried to slander C. C. McDonald
l'uekctt's friend. Worsham was going
to Athens to see his sweetheart and he
got Into a conversation with the witness
about the campaign. Worsham told him
who was receiving pay and the witness
replied that there would be a hundred
thousand lies told before the campaign
ended. The witness said that he was told
last year that William Poindexter was
receiving a big sum to split the pro vote
but he did not believe it. It was also
claimed that Colquitt was getting $50000
to lead the antl fight and he did not be-
lieve it. A local paper had said that Mc
Donald was getting $3600 for the campaign
and that would be $75 a day. it was
also stated that Jake Wolters was getting
$;i0000 but the witness believed none of
these tilings.
As to Worsham's Testimony.
Puckett said that thla was all that
was said about McDonald getting pay.
As to Woraliam's testimony that Puckett
had said that he got McDonald to get In
the Colquitt band wagon he would ex-
plain. When he had a conversation with
McDonald he lived at Kemp. Later he
removed to Athens and when Puckett
came down to see him he found that he
was talking about making the race for
the leglhlature. Puckett advised aginst
this but McDonald did not say that ho
would not. Puckett got a telegram from
Kawlins Colquitt to go to Bellinger. He
could not go and he called up Murrell
Buckner and told him about McDonald.
Puckett either sent $3 to McDonald or
to Murrell Bucker for McDonald's ex-
penses and McDonald went.
Referring to the T. B. Love matter
Puckett said that Love wrote him that
he had heard that Puckett said that Love
had turned pro becaute he could not get
the proper compensation from the antls.
Puckett said that he would investigate
and called E. G. Senter and reminded
Senter about what he had told him about
T. B. Love wanting pay for his speeches.
Senter said that It was so for he got.lt
from anti headquarters and Jake Woltera
and that he was sin-prised that a man
like Love would deny It when everybody
In Dallas knew it was so. Puckett wrote
Love that under these circumstances It
seemed to be up to him and Senter. The
testimony of Love that Puckett said he
told him that Puckett had sent McDonald
a check for $340 was absolutely false.
As that conversation at Austin came a
long time ago- he would not charge Love
with a malicious false statement In a
telegram to McDonald Puckett had said
that the Worsham testimony was abso-
lutely false that he did not say what
Worsham charged him with saying and
that Worsham knew it He stood by
that telegram. He. did not say In the
presence of Rev. Mr. Rovers that Mc-
Donald was getting $8600. He had not
phoned back to "his bank not to show
ti .Mmnt diirlntf the dav. either.
While Puckett said that he had no
authority to draw on John A. Hulen for
- .
44 ho dM aa. Ha todaratoea thy. Oal- j
r - -WutsaHsai WU UW fNeW .
t the wonfVviJ? J .hu-To
Ellen. . The wltwCw tesl
aayhow trmch J? f S . "
McDonald tola mm "". . w-i
the first tuna and
-Z. .ILtXTa. hi went along. Pt
u ur l ttm-i vuu -
mlv a
waa needed aa n
tha Campaign of
Colqnitt JicDonaw .
told him that ba was tareiy gstji. a
flrat soeech Tor Colquitt ne "X:
out against Statewide iprohlb tic arm .
had been Interviewed In Austin In lbru-
quitt naa never para - N
waa not able to In hla campaigns. From
tha newspapers it aeemea ;
The atoteeman'e Record . ;
r. k Petit d resident and owner of -
tha Statesman testified that during tha
immt Mmnilm ha reoehred about $2tt
from tha antls and about $0 from tha
proa. About 850 of tne money irom
amis came from the State campaign
committee and about $$1 from the local (
committee. The pro advertising came
from the local committee and was guar-
anteed by W. H. Stacy of Austin. No .
money from any source above three
amounts was promised In tha past or
to be paid In the future with regard to
the Statesman's position. The proa and
antls both sent for rates and he Sent
them both alike. During the campaign
he had not been either In pro or antl
headquarters had attended no meetings
and was affiliated with neither organi-
sation. ' '
"I am the Btateman." aald Mr. PetMj
moat emphatically aa be explained that
there were no strings on the paper and
that he would not have It If there were.
He showed bow he got the money to
buy the paper; how subscriptions were
taken how $6000 was borrowed from a
Houston bank and $10000 In stock at-
tached to the note for security. That
note will be paid from the earnings
of the paper said Mr. Petit. He of-
fered to allow the committee or ata
counsel to go through his books at any
time. Among the stockholders whom he
nmmmA wr V. RrMlkl of HOUStOn.
Jesse Jones oi Houston jomi ormj
Galveston D. C. Giddlngs of Brenham
R. H. Baker and E. P. Wllmot of Austin
and J. F. Wolters of Houston; all own- (
Ing an equal amount of stock. He ex-
plained that no reading matter was paid
for and that the speeches of A. W. Ter-
rell Cone Johnson O. B. Colquitt and
T. H. McGregor all went In as news
matter. When either side sent In any-
thing bv telegraph It was required to
pay the' telegraph tolls. Mr. Petit kr-w
nothing about any lease of the South-
western Telegraph and Telephone com-
pany's service on the day of the election
by the antls. He got a service from the
company for the advertisement the com-
pany got out of It He had heard of no
arrangements that the antls had made
with other papers and they certainly
made none with the Austin Statesman.
Facts the anti paper looked like a cheap
paper to him. He had never examined
It closely. He was not in the confidence
of either side. Mr. Petit was thanked
by the committee for his straightforward
testimony.
Chairman Vaughan asked if the ser-
geant at arms had summoned Colonel R.
M. Johnston of the Houston Poet.
The sergeant at arms replied In the
affirmative and that Colonel Johnston
said that he would take the matter un-
der advisement.
E. Q. Senter Testified.
E. G. Senter former State senator was
called upon to testify as to the statement
that A. U. Puckett had made that Senter
had said that Love could not get a sat-
isfactory amount from the antis and turn-
ed pro. He had never heard Jake Wol-
ters say anything about the matter. He
had made a statement to Puckett about a
conversation that he had heard -in the
anti headquarters. As he recalled the
Puckett conversation nothing was said
as to the price. He and Love were not
political friends and it might be an ex-
aggeration to say that they were personal
friends. He signed one letter and An-
swered a challenge of B. G. Evans In the
campaign. That was the extent of tint
activity. He was not connected with the
anti organization In any way.' He had
told Puckett that he heard In antl head-
quarters that Love hadapplled for a ccn-
nectlon In some way and nothing came" of
the matter. The statement was made- In
a group of men. the personnel of which
hq did not remember. He was given tha
impression that Love sought some--kind
of employment. i
In executive session former State Sen
ator Charles L. Branchfleld of Hender-
son gave the committee some hearsay
testimony which he did not care te dfs-
close In public as he had no definite Jn- i
formation.
It is understood too that Claude Kava-
naugh the newspaper man ejected from
the committee will be allowed to return
tomorrow.
The Senate
Automatic Tax Law Repeal Bill Com el
Up Today.
(Houston Post Sptciol.)
AUSTIN Texas August 14. The sen-
ate held a brief session in the early morn-
ing and another later In the afternoon.
The bills passed during the session were
reported from engrossment and signed
bv Lieutenant Governor Davidson.
'Perkins of McKlnney was excused ln-
deflni'ely on account of Illness.
By viva voce vote the senate agreed
to conoul with the house In making the
emu It'gent expense bill for the session
$20000 Instend of $30000.
f:n motion of Senator Vaughan it wa
voted to print Attorney General Light-
foot's opinion relating to the powers of
the senatorial investigating comrhlttee In
th:? Senate Journal.
Ward Introduced his text book bill late
In the afternoon and the message of the
governor recommending additional legis-
lation was read. It was voted to make
Hudspeth's bill for the repeal of the auto-
matic tax law the special order of busi-
ness for tomorrow morning.
The House
Redisricting Bills Are to Be Taken Up
Today.
(Houston Post Sprrtaf.)
AUSTIN Texas August 14. Remain-
ing In session for less than an hour to-
day the house adjourned until 10 o'clock
tomorrow after hearing read three bills
for tlie redistricting of the State Into
senatorial districts. As only the com-
mittee bill submitted by Dotson had
been printed and the members wished to
postpone consideration until the two sub-
stitutes had been presented la printed
form that matter was deferred. On mo-
tion the bill and two substitutes will
be taken up at 3 o'clock tomorrow aft-
ernoon. The original senatorial district hill
drawn up by Dotson Hill Humphrey
Haney Caves and Yarbrough was re-
ported to the house favorably Friday
morninK. The first substitute to this
bill -was sent up by Watson being Similar
in form and substance to that bill of-
fered by Senator Watson last week in
the senate. This is considered the "antl
bill." Ooodner submitted the substitute
bill which is likewise similar to the "nra
bill"
It is these bills that will receive th. at.
.-in.v ijjnecu uciuiu tne senate.
ten tlon of the members tomorrow after
noon.
According to Information received to-
day the morning session will be devoted
to a consideration of the representative
district bill. It waa reported that the
bill as recommended by the committee
has been printed and If that Is the case
bin is called up at 3 o'clock.
HARMON'S PICTURE REMOVED
By Order of the Lieutenant Governor
McNealus' Request -
(Houston Post Sptciol.) v-
"U. i . . . . .
ustiwvu viiwu luouivwnirn an mile
luss has been made In certain quarters
during the last few days no longer orna-
ments the announcement blackboard on
the north side of the aente chamber In
the capltol. It was removed bv tha eer-
geant-at-artae of the senate today by dl-'
fto. Clnatn UnV.ln. T..1I w-M I
- - wu-Mwa m LWIH DW1 III-
troduced a resolution to have It torn
down. The Dallas senator annonrmed
i ;
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