, 1870-02-21
TEXAS.
General Reynolds Refuses to be a
Candidate.
CJsFes1onefnc< ~ The Chicago Tribune.

Correspondence u The Chicago Tribune.
AtByn, Te1as, Feb g.
Happef ipg 10 be IN this, tie c12ltti OF Texas,
&: an lnteresttrg Rec. I tno1Eht / few WordA In
reference 10 Affairs he:eubout might be Of Inter-
e=t 10 your geaterss
To oA} the Le2i.iA,ure ot Texas met for the
httt TIC in many Jears, II accord with ,ae Gen.
etaI Government AID under the auApces CT the
New Contutptior. The ea1cest dessc Of |
ttoRs controlling a6atss 10 arotd the |
duEepuiable kcenes 1t endsns On the |
npet!ug Of The Georgia Legislature !
vsa happily nlded By the general sentiment Of
the nxnotzs themselves, bnd, with utfe'g1ed
pleatule have To-day Witnessed the L-s sfainre
Of Texas 20 through With the nhtters Of pre-
PAratorJ organisation Without the slightest d.s-
turtarce. Lieutenant Governor Flanagan pro.
ttted ofer the Senate. and a Speaker sor the
HoaRe, Hon. Jsa. P. H7tles, nenoer-etecs from
The Fifteenth u strict, was appointed BY Pre-
stonsly published order Of the Con-
untd.u1 Central Thsse of,oess each
appotuted temporary setgeantat'Ar1ns
ard Clerk. Tne oatp. which u, believe, the
GeeEeth oath, was adm!nistesed 10 tue members
OF the House BY Judge Duvai, United States D!s'
tltcs Judge, and to the members of the Senate By
| Judge GEteo, ve1erahle-.oekr1 District Judge
| Of The 9.ale. No perEun w1s admitted on the
| Ipor Of ei.ntr hnnse aIreps members ARD cor
| resto1ta. Each member usa sxorn separately
The Clerk wa2 supplied With buld!e Of printed
oasha, and Al tho prea,d11g officer called tne
nnne, It we inserted BY the Clerk and
narded to the Judge, who read 1t
a!oud. 1t WAS then s,gpsd the Judge aflx.
irg ipe jurAs In each csse,--The rrocess
occup1lEg atout three minutes In cases Of con.
test the contestant Simply stated the gYouod OF
cnLtest-lneug!h1llty, ffaud Intimidation. esTnE In
cotut, cr what not-an1 sent up 10 the Cdas the
charge tn writing. All such cases the Chai. eatd
would be referred Immediately 10 the Command
ing Gtneral. This officer, learn, Will only de-
c'te Cases Of ineligtlty. a8 he II compelled to ao
under the Reeonattucuon LAWS. ALI other
Cares will be referred back bJ him to the respective
fous+s. Tho whole business Ia the Sena.a Eal
E1lAred, except the few contessel casea referred,
In thred hcnsa or less, that body consisting oi
thirty Eembers. In the House tncy adjourned
| after three CT four hours work, about fosty-hre
hayirg been swoIn or referred. The House has
ninety niemneys, and will 1ntah tomorrow. A
few days will be required tot each houae 10 settle
! its contested keate. The Fifteenth Amerancn
vii pa Immediately adopted; three scna:oft
elected, and then IN adjournment to await the &c
lion Of Congress-
Tie rev constitution Tas adopted by To:e O.
1a,cG6 for, and 4,0cs aRalkt. All the State o1l
cs,s-eIecs, With one exception, are Old RESIDENT
of Tcxa1 and hare tne confidence Of the people
There are two eoi1ti members IN the senat
aid eight IN the Hnu6e. The co.nred men oor
themselves very well, stepped to the CLERK : des
! | With alac1l,y, and, except in two cases. Tros
thelr names with quite ns much qulckntss hc
Eligibility ss tie o.her mcInbGra. ! watched lhes
proceedings with great Inherent. and 9ual1y 81
: Icet In nay dreams IS ! saw taking ii
: oath, one after ano:hes, Cn,on men who bal los
: Everything but life; several Confederate o!1l~c.:
! iLc!uditE BtsAdlts. and the co,oted men
The SenatoIia! question Ii of coarse vety prom
1ne1t Mr. Flanagan, tile Lieutenant Gosesuo
10 like1J 10 te one Of the Senators Morgan {
Hamilton, General Reynolds, General Clark, Co!
l. xtessa AZ -electfahd several others are spoken
I have 1t fIGm good authority that GeEtr
le5natdP, though tt1ong1y urged for Il
pos,t1ou, has never consented 10 be canc
n GATE and Hould rot accept the senatotahl7 e1
t. c1IeIed him. lie prefers Els present position
the army, In the ffst place; Eccond. hav1f
been Comnsnltbg t;eErral under the Reconst1n
tlon laws 4 sense ot proprlesy cnteEs iuto
question: AID third. he do1oss bis eligibility
san iuhAh1tapt'' IN the aense in which the ter
u ut ed ID the Consultation Of the United sla:eA
But the ONCE ct Senator Will no:
y begging, though the election viii Il
tAle place until the houses haye settled all the
If contested cases. So far as / cac Judge, the
aeenA to be general feeltEg Of fairness preral
d leg, and, looking over the two 1ouses, I 8
D. tothlus In them either better or worse than I
il ordisa1y Legislature IN 1udaaa or Illtno:s. NJ
II. the '.Lone Star sooa shine oTet the old na8
ls teace.
~ Texas, with her magnificent domain sud beau
e iul cltuate, EantA Just s*o things: Northern II
m.Rrauon and rallEoada- Without them she
!: IoInlng-w1tn TEEN snc Il everything.