The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-04-12

How He Run the Texas togisls.
ture and Other Things.

u about Twelve summer, has just re-
turned from brief visit to Austin.
where hs has an uncle. Johnny must
have .psui = good deaf Of bis time in
the capitol. and associated with leHis-
la,ors. for he sbuonds 10 al manDer:of
legislative terms ard expressions. His
legislative knowledge first cropped out
when he wen, to the door to answer .
ring of the hell. The family clergy
man was getting up subscription list
for an orphan asylum. aud had called
to &c, a subscription. He ssked
Johnny il his father Was in.
The governor is engaged just nov
With official business Of great import
ancs. He is filing away battsr.cskss
and other internal improvements.
The clergyman stared and said:
Tell yonr father I would like to
sse him. want him to subscri''s 10
get W. benek, for the orphans.
IL, in no use for you to introduce
that bill; besides, you ought to know
tha, the Government has NO jurisdic-
ton in such matters. You can get
somebody 20 introduce your bill. but !
shsli vote aca;nst it. II j, unconsti-
tuiionsl 10 Vote the monev OF the
Sts,e 10 relieve orphans. OF course, ]
am in favor Of orphans. They are =
good thing 20 have in tho family; but
l don't propose that YOU should open
al. dior 10 fraud and corruption nv
sppraPria,ing any If the cash balance
tor Ina, purpose. Why should the
orphan lbs relieved when the boy who
IA. the o,upps i, overlooked: Then,
again. how arr we ,o tell whether
they are oIpbars: They NAV have
two " ,hres Ho,hers apiece for all
THE isgi.Ia'urs knows 20 the CEN
ua,v VIVA, security has this Honse
ths, the crph:nts will ever see the
money. any Eo~ Jus, ~ like a. not
YOU Will speud il in rio,ous living.
Yon had better withdraw your motion.
psr,on.i,a after this Legislature hse
Sc, down on IN. crippled Confederate
s,idier il 10 uoi afraid Of a ~hoIeasvlum
full Of orphans. ] close the iebate
anil the door" and Johnny saint the
door Sin the cIergyman's .ace. The
latter gasped for breath. bat passed
On. wondering that he had n"t heard
If JoI,unvis insanity before.
Wbsu Johnny came back to ihe
breakfast rshl. nj. father asksd him
VINO vas at the door.
1T wac the Rev. Goodman. but ]
eat down on him III the committee
room. / don't think he will bother
this house any more this term
Johnnys father remarked inst
sending the hoy to Austin had made .
tool Of him. bu; he thought he knew
Of remedy. Johnny replied, car
leesly. this, there bad been too much
special le..isi,ii,n in that family any
bow. aud stroilsd 81 to school
til. experiences ct school where
very dissourssing. When he was
called IN to ~, ms lesson, be wanted
10 refer tire whole matter 70 the COM
m,ttee IN sponges and siate pencils.
The teacher asked him Whist he meant
Nv talking such foolishne.s.
THAT, sah, said johnny. striking
an attitude. aud thru.ting one hand in
ME vest--''ihat. san, 10 question
.ha, can only be answered outside Of
THE hall. sab
The teacher replied:
''Just az the gentleman wishes. Al
ter adjournment We will have . Join.
discussion.
And 30 they did. When Johnny
came hume hs Was the soress boy on
Galveston Island; but be Vas still
chockful Of legislative lore, for when
his mother told him that his father
had left word for him to clean I'D the
yard. be laughed coutemptuou.ly and
said:
"Hs! Another message from the
governor. believe tho old man
lancies he can run this legislature. but
he will find out about that before the
session is over"
When the old man came home the
first thing be wanted to know why
tina, yard wasn't cleaned up. Johnny
gave him some nonsense about his
Objecting to the governor usurpi0g
! Legislative power. when the old man
reached out AMI made . s0ceessful
motion to lay johnny on the table. snd
then with stfap he bad been holding
! in reserve. be warmed up Johnny d
that his applause could be heard
several hundred ysIds III. Johnny
. wanted 10 tell :hs governor how much
/. be admired Nj. Communication policy
bui there vas sacb \ sush Of business
J that vac overlouked.
There" said Spillkins. Sem, - he
threw away the strap, 81 reckon you
will never want to ~ TO the legisla
tare again.
Johnny j. 8 private citizen COW. snt
looks upon his Legislative experience
I ~ \ hcIIid dream.