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

thing that came up before the Douy, |
and a. there was q whole lot OF him. !
there was much talk. Each man has
has had his say Il ch has Impressed
the country with his brilllancy or
idiory. and he has now settled down
TO work. But he ceases to draw i've
dollars n day, and he can't well work
on two dollars We believe the peo-
ple are anxious for the body to adj
journ. Petty spites and disgraceful
travis have grown up among them,
and hence any good work Is impossi-
bic.
Galveston Record: Is the legisla-
ture of Texas q smuggling ring for the
exhibition of cheap valor? Saturdays
display in the senGie would have been
discreditsble to a well regulated bear
garden.
st. Louis Globe-D Democrat The
battle between the kids and colonies
Ia raging fiercely. Victory seems to us
about to perch on the banners of the
kids.
Waco Day: The Galv' ston News
Condones the late disgraceful scene In
the Texas senate by saying that sim
liar eruptions Of billipg-gate occur in
congress. This Is true; but those who
are chosen to make laws should be
care al TO avoid an infraction Of duties
incumoent on all good citizens. Re
liable news from Austin states that
many members 20 armed, even when
in debate, and If they continue to let
their angry passions rise there may be
bloody collision some day.
Houston Journal: The senate of the
state OF Texas not content with rcfus-
ing u pass bill or the relief of Texas
business has made itself the laughing
stock OF the country by bowling
quarrel that would have excited the
envy of Gregory and Balthasar Some
men, by an unexplained process Of
thought, imagine that they 90 TO the
legislature TO disport and exploit them
selves personally, as II the state Ia con-
cerned with their temperamental froth-
ings and chickering's The senate
chamber should be purged from such
debasing scenes The sergeant-at-arms
seems TO fill wooden office.
Dall4s Times: On Saturday morn
ing the Rev. Mr. Smoot lifted his voice
invoking. He asked for the smiles of
Providence on Bill Pope, Bill Davis
and Gus Houston, and 1t is presumed
that he tmiled because he saw how the
whole thing would wind up before the
day was done. Mr.. Davis, who Is o
kind Of wasp with double-action sting,
said Mr.. Houston was turkey-cockin
IL In the senate. And Mr.. Houston,
his eyes glittering and his breath hot
with lately chewed tamales, responded
that Davis was yellow, jaundiced,
hateful thing and cur. MIR. Davis
pulled his little sting from its scab
bard and socked Ii deep again into the
tender flesh OF the Bexsr member
The said member then hoped outside
of the railing and dared Davis to come
out and fight. The scene was highly
exciting, Members of the senate gath
cred around both parties and implored
them to desist from slaughter and
blood. They desisted. Th,re Ia no
gore upon the floor and the walls are
unstained except by tobacco Juice. But
the state hangs ils head. IL Ia dis
grsced by such language and conduct
Had II the power 1t would throw the
whole body from the windows. 1t
wants no conduct of this kind and no
Legislation from members who are
coarse and brutal enough to indulge in
such scenes. Men who call each other
ours, poltroons aud other insulting
epithets are untitled for the work OF
making laws for our people. This
scene is not the only one witch has oc-
Cured in the Legislature, Its equal
was witnessed in the Senate few
days ego, and Its parallel in the house
has already been commented ON. 1t
would seem that the members feel that
To make character, they must RELY on
blackguaidism and rowdysm rather
than work for which they each receive
hve dollars per day. For years past it
has been no great honor 10 be mem
Der OF the legislature. In the future
the honor will be less and good, con-
sentative, peaceable men can scarcely
be induced TO engage In the onerous
business of making laws for us.
Galveston News: Those who are
intrusted with the inestimably i'm.
portant business Of making laws for
the protection of the rights of citizens
In person and property and reputation
against assault and Injury by acts or
words, should of all men be the most
careful and Jealous to manifest alike
by example aud precept unfailing re-
card for the sacredness OF those rights.
What could be- more calculated TO
bring both lawmakers and the laws
into general contempt than to see law
makers casting away, In outbreaks of
mutual resentment and contumely.
every semblance OF respect for each
other and for he spirit of laws of their
own making? But no exhibition OF
the kind here deplored and deprecated
need ever to happen. Such incidents
are entirely and always avoidsble in
any well-n gulated legislative assem-
bly,, composed OF men accustomed to
conform to the amenities OF civiliza.
ton and the conventionalities of
society. When they occur Il Is because
something is radically amiss in the
rules OF order or In the administrator
OF those rules. 1t has been commonly
recognized in codes OF parliamentary
proceduTe that it is always and essen. |
TALLY breach Of order to deviate from
a matter in debate to ref cot on the
motives or personal characteristics az a
debater' The moment that a word IA |
uttered on the line of such deviation