Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-03-15
ALMOST A DUEL.
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Senator Houston Of Bexar County
Challenges Senator Davis on
the Senate Floor.
ungentlemauly Bplthets Hurled in Quick
Succession Blooodshed Mar
rowly Averted,
Discretion Proves the Better Part Of
Valor and apologies Follow
on Both Sides.
The Governors Banquet Ex Congress,
man Hancock Candidate for
the Mexican Mission.
XIXth LEGISLATURES.
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xIxth LEGISLATURES.
THE SENATE.
special.

AUSTIN, TEN March 1.-THE bit.
ter feeling which has been engendered
In the senate by several acrimonious
debates within the last week came
near eliminating to-day In serious
difficulty. While senator Houston OF
Bexar was speaking against tho propo.
sition to abolish the depart.
ment of insurance, statistIca
and history, Senator Davis inter.
rupted him with the question "a
to whether IL was not n fact that the
duties OF that office consisted IN NJ.
tending TO the newspaper files.
Mr.. Houston In n some what en-
phatic manner alluded 10 Mr.. Davis
as sooiier AZ all sacred things,
Mr.. Davis followed this up by derls.
lon ofthe "turkey.gobbler.strutN ofthe
senator from Bexar.
The latter got the floor 10 q question
OF privilege and attacked with great
severity the Cooke county senator,
describing him as u sallow.iaced loon
and blackguard.
Mr.. Davis, Epringing TO his feet, de-
nounced Mr.. Houston IA puslllani.
nous cur, poltroon and coward,
who took advantage OF his position In
the senate 20 insult gentleman.
Mr.. Houston Immediately walked
outside the bar and challenged Mr..
Davis TO follow.
The latter replied; "That all looks
very brave, but / never fight In
crowd, where there can be no fight
ing' aud signilled his Willingness "a
accord satisfaction at the proper time
aud place
Friends here crowded around each
gentle man, and after much persuasion
Senator Davis reluctantly admitted 90
the senate that no had committed an
error, and asked It's pardon.
Mr.. Houston also apoloRlzed 10 the
senate, and thus the affair happily
! terminated without serious conpe.
| quences. II IA believed that each gem
tleman was furnished with arms
during the running discussion, which
lasted several minutes, and the well
known courage OF each lod many to
anticipate bloody duel upon tile
ii0or OF the senate. The affair IL now
considered settled. and no further
trouble In anticipated. The affair oc-
caHloned the most exciting scene ever
witnessed In the senate chamber.
The committee on agriculture re-
ported unfsyorably the bill 10 regulate
the duties Of public ginners.
A motion 10 revive Mr.. Jones' rail-
road freight bill was lost and The fate
OF the bill IL sealed.
TIE bill providing foP the employ.
ment OF stenograrhsfs WAS lost; Nlso
tho bill creating Valverde county.
The following bills were passed: Re-
curing taxes TO be collected from Dc.
tober ] 10 January /. and collectors 10
enforce the collection of the same after
January /.
To give the regents control of the
university lands,
To change the time OF holding court
In the Sixteenth judicial district.
To authorize the attorney-general TO
bring suit 10 recover land In Greer
county Illegally located npnn by virtue
of Neteran certificates,
Abolishing the Office OF iish com-
missioner.
Adjourned.