The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-05-02

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We Nv moi V0neli ff Ne correctness,
bit the story Wns Nv lliiH Wlsni The
assertion Wn9 very frequently made wv
thp horse ~ representative thut the
Hon. u. H., member from Houston
county, who Inns luN resigned Ibis scal
~ n legislator 10 Appear ~ prnsl0nCr Ol
the state government in the blind asy-
lum, was tho biggest fool Of the house.
This was Utterly denied, and the hon.
orable member from Dallas county II
WINS NJ bolsterously and a. earnestly
inserted was the biggest fool. Bets
were rife on the occasion, but how to
decide them was puzzlcr. II was pro-
posed to leave II to the honorable
speaker to decide Oh the first occasion
they could get these two WORTHLESS to
hold forth In the same debate. But II
was urged by the opposite party that
the plan wouldn't work, as II was well
known that the honorable speaker, be-
ing weak nan himself, generally,
when he temporarily vacated the chair,
called u weaker member to preside,
otherwise the disparity would tell
against his own rcpute. The Hon. Mr..
c., the member from Dallas county,
was his usual iOcum teacas.
After great deal Of gerrymander-
ing and other wire-working, they
finally Oh one occasion succeeded In
inducing the honorable speaker to
vacate the chair, and to call, not the
Hon. c., but Barzi2a, the member from
Harris, to the chair, who by precon-
cert, was posted.
Our voluble friend r., the member
from Houston county, VINO Is afflicted
with q chronic diabetes of words, ever
roady on every occasion, In every
place aud on every subject for it tc
flow and to forever flow on, promptly
led off. But when the gavel fell, ant
gave solemn note that his time hat
expired, the spirit didn't seem to move
the honorable member from Dallas
county; and there was pause in the
proceedings, and in the surrounding
might have been seen many an out
stretched neck and protruded head
sadly fearing failure. But theil
rather good luck predominated, and
the honorable member from Dallas
was prevailed upon to take the floor In
member from Houston county. In.
tense silence pervaded the audience
and when the gavel fell Oh the expira
ton of his time, eager throngs gath
cred about the clerks stand. When the
speaker, pro tenn, with that concise
ness and perspicuity which every dis
tinguishes him, penciled the following
couplet, and handed it over the speak
er's desk to our friend Walsh, the
clerk, as his decisions: ''The gentle
man from Dallas county hath spoken
nineteen-twentieths nonsense; the gen
tleman from Houston county not Q
single word of sense" The universe
response was: "a very Daniel come
to Judgment"
We copy the above from the San
Antonio Herald. We suppose the
thrust is aimed at the two worthy gen
tlemen referred to DIR. Frank Rainey
of Crockett, and Mr.. J. H. Cochran, O
Dallas, by some one who had an axe
to grind, while they refused to turn the
crank. Such squibs at honest and CON
scientious men hurt them not. The
people will judge their own representa-
tives by their acts, and not by the in
sidious stabs of disappointed lobbyists
The people of Dallas will not ask al
anonymous writer at San Antonio how
to Judge their representative. 1t is
their affair. San Antonio may look
after her own