The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-03-17
DECEMBER II, 1854.
Too Rough.

The senate of the nineteenth lcgis-
lature has exhibited itself in dis
graceful way, by wrangling and quar-
reling like lot of school-boys over
trivial and most ridiculous things.
The senate of the state is looked up
TO as fitting aggregate not only of
the intelligence, wisdom and expert
ence of Texas, hut of its dignity, pa
triotism and respectability. In this
light 1t has been surely woeful fail
ure. There seems to have been from
the very first spirit of belligerency,
n quarrelsome, hacking, brutalizing
and captious spirit, more fitting for
the college playground than for the
upper house of one of the greatest
states in the union. There is cause
for all this. Is II because our sena-
tors are all young men? No, no, be-
cause some of our young men in that
body have been dignity itself as CON-
pared with the wisdom and expert
ence of some OF the brawlers. Is it
because we have young president
for that body Is it because the mem
bers have nothing better to do? That
caunot be the cause, because there has
been world of legislation blocked out
which is as yet unfinished. There is
bad blood and little pile
botomy is necessary to re-
lieve the pressure. Now we
are in favor of suspending the pains
and penalties attached to fighting, du-
cling and all other oflenses OF that
kind for one day, and thus encourage
that permanency of settlement which
alone promises relief in the future.
We cannot afford these unseemly oc-
currences. Texas has already too
much reputation as fighting coun-
try. The Globe-Democrat and other
papers hostile to the development OF
Texas roll these things under their
tongues as sweet morscls and we
shrink from admitting that in the up
per house of our state legislature we
have a set of bullies more in keeping
these things are said of us, and n
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
1t ourself, times without number, but
we are now convinced that we have
done wrong. The better way would
have been ahave turned the batteries
of the press loose at the evil, let
1t hurt whom it might. We are con-
WINGED that cure now is the thing in
stead of concealment.
1t is pitiful to note the agreement
of the reporters during the week
past, not TO say anything about the
unseemly wranglings of the senators
in the vain hope that thereby thew
were assisting not only in quelling
the riotous conduct, but in concealipg
from the world the burning disgrace
OF the thing. AT last it became too
bad. The thing eliminated in a scene
which would have done credit to pan.
demonium itself. And then the pa
thence of the poor, tired and disguised
reporters gave out, and the story is
told in vigorous and unmistakablc
English.
The penalties for such offenses
against legislative propriety ought to
be very severe, indeed. There should
be no mercy. These cases of disturb.
lnce should be handled by the local
police courts of Austin, and In the
'ame way they hondleall other rows
'r riotous affairs. There should be
10 exemptions ON the score of the
aored inviolableness of the person
II the offender. BAIL il is dreadful
o be compelled TO refer to suob
Genes.