Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-03-21
XIXth LEGISLATURE.
What the Papers Say Of the Legs
lative Scenes at Austin.
Too Much kid and Billingsgate fol
the Public Good.


tive reporters PhOuld let the people
know what IL said and done In that
body. regardless Of requests OF MEM
,ers to suppress accounts of disgrace
full proceedings. 1.-THE body Of either
house as whole IL entitled to respect,
IL has the remedy In its own hands. II
IL does not apply 1t, IL 10 rather cheeky
to ask reporters to suppress facts, "out
OF resnecr' for 1t.
Austin Sun: Senator Davis OF
Cooke IL now spoken OF as the obstrur-
ZIONIST Of the Texas senate. Fora man
who is regarded ~ having brains, Mr..
Davis 10 very trifling. He Is, In truth,
a very "touchy" piece OF humanity.
Dallas Times: Yesterday passed and
no senator called any other senator n
liar or coward. Let us give thanks.
Waco examiner: indeed, "senato-
rial scenes" are becoming entirely too
frequent. There Ia too much bellig-
erency and too little craftsmanship IN
that body. II the belligerency took
the shape OF downright fighting II
wouldn't be 30 bad, but the fact is
there Ia entirely too much talk and too
little cider, Now, this all comes from
electing that llght.complexioned kid,
Barney Gibbs. TO the chair. Barney
cannot control the playful lambs com.
mitted to his care, and they will gam
Dol at inopportune times. Seriously,
the wranglipgs are disgraceful, and
altogether unworthy Of the great state
ofTexas.
Austin Sun: Mr.. Bert Cassidy, the
staff artist Of the st. Louis Globe.
Democrat, Is in the city this afternoon
and will make sketch of our flight.
ing" legislature. The cartoon will be
rich, no doubt, and those whose dis
graceful conduct has given the state
such an unenviable reputation will
prominently figure in the picture.
Give IL to 'em. Mr.. Cassidy.
Austin Statesman Unless Texas ex-
tricate herself from the perils awaiting
her, because of the facility with which
youth and inexperience at present gain
admission to her legislative halle, che
must suffer. Here we have legisla-
ture composed In the aggregate more
OF youth than any that ever before rs
eembled In Texas legislative halls.
Every legislature for many years, In
fact, has been composed more and
more Of youth. Old and wise heads
are rarely Teen In the floor of either
house. II Is sad mistake into which
the times are drifting us. "Bacilis
deecensus averni.n There In but one
remedy. These disgraceiul scenes
that slgnalize the acts Of young men in
the legislature, by which they may be
judged, leads to serious reflection upon
this point. Legislators prove to be
like the youthful Roman senators;
their propensities are those which are
destructive of, instead of strengthen.
ing to- government. The belligerent
aud way ward age Of man Is easily de-
fined. Recruit the police force and
the local constabulary forces from the
fiery belligerent elements OF youth,
but mako up our legislatures with
heads made cool by age and expert.
enee, Who will present Joint reso.
luton to the Legislature, proposing
constitutional amendment limiting
the age Of senators to fortv-five and
representatives to forty. We need
radical change for the good OF Texas.
We are descending with ease TO per.
dition, and to reascend will be ditii-
cult and laborious.
Waco Day After Thuraday and
Fridays scenes In the state sen.
ate, the people will not be sorry
If the curtain falls on the last
act OF the legislature tomorrow. 10
calm observer, outside the whirl of
political excitement, Ii looks IA If a
species OF dementia had seized some of
the members, Here is a picture Of one
OF the frenzled combatants, drawn by
the News correspondent: "Mr. - re.
maintd inside the railing, but paced
up and down like Gagged hyena. His
sallow face had become livid, his hair
stood on end, his fingers twitched
nervously, and his teeth chung to-
gether like a vise.p Could folly
further go?
sherman Courier There came near
being strike In the senate Saturday.
Senators Davis of Cooke and Houston
OF BeNar were upon the point OF strip.
ping for n fight, when friends inter
Tered and an amicable adjustment was
arranged. The gentlemen used lang
uage unbecoming the positions they
occupy.
San Antonio Express: We presume
the state senate has q perfect right to
set the scale OF social amenities for its
own body. AS we understand the ait.
uatioh there at present, for one mem.
per To call another flank, scrawny-
looking, dyspeplic, jaundiced thlng.n
saffron faced blsck.guard. a mot
only blackguard, but coward also. or
"pusillanimous cur" etc, il not con-
sidered personal red otion.n The
senate may be satisfied with half-heart-
ed apologies, but the people of the state
will not.
Austin Sun; Now, let us have an
investigation. The San Antonio Ex.
press Of yesterday charges that a Ger.
tain member Of the house Of represent
aiives was actually paid $50 for his
"nhuence" in seeking TO establish
the new county OF Brewster. The
member Of the legislature who would
sell cut" for such price as this
ought TO be exposed. and therefore
We call for the proof,
Dallas Herald; The report that sev.
eral members Of the legislature have
provided themselves with hrsss
knuekles is undoubtedly q mistake