Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-03-21

quently Visit that particular class of
saloons known as doggerles. IL Ia also
said that they were carrying pistols
for each other, and thus IL presented
the spectacle of members OF the high.
est branches of the law-making power
OF the state directly violating the state
law. II they displayed pistols in the
senate chamber both should, under
the law, be fred for carrying n pistol
in public place. They reflect no
credit on the state.
Waco Examiner: We cannot afford
these unseemly occurrences. Texas
has already too much reputation as a
fighting country. 'rhe Globe Dem
ocrat and other papers hostile TO the
development Of Texas roll these things
under their tongues as sweet morsels,
and we shrink from admitting that in
the upper house of our state legisla.
ture we have set OF bullies, nnro In
keeping with a cowboy camp than q
law-making body. 1t isa great pity
that these things are said of us, and a
greater pity that they can be said with
truth The papers of Texas have
fought these damaging reports for
years and years, denied them, and
they have even stretched Gods hon.
est truth in their laudable efforts TO
shield the state from the worst effects
of this sort of thing. We have done
it ourself times without number, but
we are now convinced that we have
done wrong. The better way would
have been to have turned the bat
teries OF the press loose at the evil, let
II hurt whom il might. We are con-
WINGED that cure now is the thing in
stead of concealment.
1t ~ pitiful to note the agreement OF
tho reporters during the week past,
not TO say anything about the unseem-
ly wranglings of the senators, In the
vain hope that thereby they were rs
sistipg not only In quelllng the riotou.
conduct, but In cnnceeling from the
world the burning disgrace of the
thing. At last 1t became too bad. The
thing illuminated in scene which
would have done credit TO pande-
monium itself And then the patience
of the poor, tired and disguised re-
porters gave out, and the story Is told
in vigorous and unmistakable English
The penalties for such offenses
against legislative propriety ought to
he very severe, indeed. There should
be no mercy. These cases of disturb
snce should be handled by the local
police courts of Austin, and in the
same way they handle all other rows
or riotous affairs There should be no
exemptions on the score OF the sacred
inviolableness of the person of the
offender. Bah 1t is dreadful to be
compelled TO refer to such scenes.
San Antonio Express: 1t Ia not to
h.. gnIt l.nf 10 ~ 4 l..
and the honest aud earnest discussion
of Questions men will not disagree,
and sometimes err In temper and lam
guage. But it il too often the case
that we find, not only in the more
Democratic house, members who are
continually disturbing the peace; but
In the senate there are surly, bad
tempered, personal members, who
seem to take delight in throwing good
men oil their guard, aud causing tho-e
DESTROYS Of maintaining the dignity of
the body to which they belong, and
preserving their own self-respect, to
be badgered into forgetfulness of pro-
priety. There have been some acenes
enacted in the senate chamber of the
pr, 81 mt legislature that have been Sim
ply disgraceful. What are apologies or
explanations to the members insultt d,
or the senate or house of representa-
tives, after acts and language have
been used that would disgrace pot
house or house of infSmy? What
are the empty forms of apologies when
examples have been set to the young
men az the state by senators and repre-
sentatives, calculated to SOW seeds of
contem,,t for the high positions and
places Of trust which should be held in
respect and esteem? Never in the his
tory OF the safe has he fact been SO
plainly illustrated as now, that "a pre-
siding officer of infiexible will Is nee
essary In both houses ofOur legislature
TN the president of the senate and the
speaker OF the house much depends In
mixing their respec i've bodies we'll
ordered, dignitied and courteous.
How manga presiding officer has been
elevated 10 the position he holds,
simply because his social characters.
lies made him popular IL requires
something besides being
good fellow to be- good
presiding officer, and when it comes
transacting business tor the state, aud
men meet in legislative capacity.
there Is duty that every member of
the senate and house OF representa-.
tives owes his state, that Is too often
forgotten, or II remembered too gener.
ally unobserved, Members who are
angered by the insults of others, who
SCI m TO think that a part OF their leg
islative duties is TO be personal, or ia.
sulting to their brother members, are
sometimes eXcusable for their angry
demonstrations, but 1t Is in the power
of the presiding officer or ought 10 be,
TO suppress such scenes M have oc.
Cured In our legislature. and exposed
us to the high officials of other states,
besides Notifying our own citizens
who have left the capital disgusted
with the scenes enac'e ed by those
whose care 1t should be to preserve
the honor and dignity OF the state.
Fort Worth Mail: The Mail regrets
Its inability To slate whether or not il
is prerogative of senators to wear
weapons, ar 10 have them brought into
the senate chamber on the eve of heat
ed discussions IL would not infringe
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