The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-03-29
revoke the lease of the penitentiarie,

revoke the lease of the penitentiariet.
Referred =
Senate bill No. I27, to amend the
law setting apart 325 leagues of school
land for the benefit of the counties.
finally passed. The bill was called up
by Mr.. Browning.
By Mr.. Jones: Joint resolution to
amend section 8 of article 16 of the
constitution, provided for poor houses.
Referred.
By Mr.. Cravens: To amend article
ITO of the penal cone. amending the
occupation tax law. Referred.
THE RAILROAD BILL.
The question again recurring under
call for the previous question, on the
engroSsment of the Gibson substi-
tute, Mr.. Gibson spoke as follows:
do not propose at this late hour to in
tiict upon you a speech, because /
know the house is restless and anxious
to adjourn. l merely rise for the pur-
pose of replying in pleasant way to
the few remarks of my distinguished
friend from Fannin in his speech this
morning, and to that portion of his
remarks in which he intimates that
there was probably "a bee buZzing
about the ears of somebody and that
that buZzing has some connection
with the office of lieutenant
governor of the state of Texas.
L desire to say that if partial friends
hive mentioned my name in connec-
ton with that position, it has been
without my knowledge or consent !;
and | here assert, Mr.. Speaker, that
when get ready for political burial,
| will present mpSelf as candidate
for Acknowledgements. | desire to
state in reply to that portion of the
remarks of my distinguished friend,
that political ambition is a matter of
secondary Importance with me. If |
can have the record of having served
my people faithfully while in
the positions which l have had
the honor to occupy-a con-
seriousness of duty performed
will be enjoyed more by me than any
political preferment which can be
heaped upon me. No, sir; L am no
aspirant for political preferment. |
expect. sir, after this session of the
legislature 'adjOurns, to unite my
destiny with that of some fair being
within the limits of Texas and amid
the rural delights of my country
home, where
Vines around the cottage Creep"
there spend the remainder of my
days. | am not on trip just at
this time "to the stars" l am
not ready to go in that direction.
| do not desire to start now; but / do
hope that, while here below, l may
so conduct myself that, when l am
called hence to the other sphere, may
be able to rise above the stars and
tread the jeweled walks of the New
Jerusalem.
Now. Mr. Speaker and gentlemen,
with all pleasantly l will say that /
have heard of other bees that buzz,
and they buzz about the ears of other
individuals; and methinkS L hear
them soliloquize during that buzzing:
Busy bee, pray tell me why
Thus from ear to ear you fly,
Singing sweet songs all the day
Of the bright and shining way,
In which had hoped to tread
Before my railroad bill was dead.
L do not believe, Mr.. Speaker and
gentlemen, that my distinguished
friend has given any rise for the re-
ports which may be in circulation in
regard to himself. l do not know
that he has ambition, but | do
say this, that if he has, hope it will
be gratified. l can, from the bottom
of my heart, say that l trust he will
never have to eXclaim,
so. false ambition. thou lying phantom.
Why hast thou tuned me
Even to this giddy height
Where l now stand, fOrsaken and COM
fortress,
Without friend indeed?"
If he has ambition may his every
wish in the future be graft
fed. l can truly say from
the recesses of my heart that no one
within the broad limits of this state
will eXult more in his success in the
future than this humble individual
who speaks to you at this time.
l hope that success after success
may be his. and that finally, after hav-
ing served his people faithfully and
well, as he has always done, after life's
fitful fever is over, and he is called
hence, that his departure may be
Like the slow sweet sinking of a
summer sun, the harbinger of more
glorious tomorrow"
The vote being taken resulted as
follows:
Ayes-Abbott, Acker, Adams of
Trinity, AFmistead, Barrett, Barry,
Benavides, Browning, Burns, Cham
bers of Collin, Chambers of Tarrant,
Chenoweth, Cochran, Coffman, Cotton,
Cramer, Cravens, Cundiff, Davis of
Lamar, Davis of Camp, Dennis, Duff,
Finch, Foster of Limestone, Foster of
Grayson, Frank, Frymier, Graves,
Hardness, Harrison, Hearne, Hender-
son, Hill, Jackson, Johnson, Jones,
Kendall, Labatt, Latham, Lee, Leo,
Matthews. Mcbride, Mckinney,
Moore of Eastland, Moore of McLen-
nan, Moore of Washington, Nash,
Newton, Odom, Parsons, Patterson,
Peers, Pendleton, Robinson of Jack,
ROsenthal, Rushing, Smith, Stagner,
Stout, Stringer, Swan, Tilson, Town
send, Tucker, Upton, Wilson, Workman,
Wurzbach, Wyatt-70.
Nays-Ayres, Brown, Camp, Doug
lass, Durant, Etheridge, Garrison,
Hurst, Lindsey, MCCARTHY, Moursund,
Phelps, Robinson of BaStrop, Sharp,
Steel, Woods-16.
So the substitute of Speaker Glib
son, as amended, was adopted. The
bill was published at the time of its
introduction, in the STATESMAN of
the 9th inst.
House adjourned till a. III. this
morning.