Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-10-17

! H'hNANf iNARNA - AAAN MVhNt vi tNAnNs
which theoretically possesses almost
I the same powers In many NJ.
I spects a. our senate. but It's mems
bershlp Is hereditary. Its membership rs
a family property, with some exceptions,
which IL Is not necessary 60 enumeratc
here, and what has been The rcSultg In
I the course of time tins body, composed OF
an aristocracy instead OF based on the
choice Of The people, as ours, lost the
power OF practical authority which 1t
originally possessed, and no longer acts
as real check on the actions Of the house
of commons. While ! was IN England. a
gentleman, member of the house of
lords, in a conversation asked me II ii was
/ possible that our senate dared reject bills
which had been passed by the house
of representatives concerning tmpor-
taut measures. lie said the house
of lords did not often venture
/ To take any such stand at the present day:
that rarely in recent years had the house
of lords undertaken TO finally stop the
passage OF Il bill which the commons APP
proved and which involved any weighty
principle. I'm consequence of this con
dition Of things, the question had arisen
aud was now being widely discussed in
England whether Il would not be better
to reconstruct the house OF lords and
form il on basis like the composition of
our senate. Applause | think that we
who are thcicousinS, not the descendants,
of the present British people, may rejoice
that after the lapse of less than Il century
OF the great American experiment Of
seli-government, an important feature of
our scheme OF government mas proved
itself to be so valuable that II is likely at
no distant day to be adopted by the cm-
pirc from which we separated In order to
found our own, Loud applause, The
senate of the United States has been the
greatest safeguard of the Republic in
every vicissitude, through every sort of
crisis, and our experience so useful as an
example of the value Of natural aud
conservative republic to the welfare and
prosperity of Il great people that It bids
fair to be adopted by our kindred nation
/ OF the old world.
/ We front the sun and on Che purple ridges
The virgin future lifts her veil of snow;
! Look backward and an arch Of splcndor bridges
/ The gulf of long ago.
\ KNIGHT AGAINST MS WILL.
An amusing story is told of the mistake
that belell one of the new department
officials recently. The official referred To
halls from the boundless West, aud was
only recently placed in charge of one of
the bureaus Of prominent department
He was very anxious to become mem
Der of the order of odd Fellows. Some
of the members of the order asccrtanmg
this, his name was proposed and ne was
accepted. The next question was his mi
tiation He was invited TO appear AZ one
of the downtown nails one evening last
week for initiation. One Of the rooms Of
the hall referred TO is also used by Il
body of knights OF Labor. Both hall
rooms are on the second floor. The
odd Fellows turn to the right To reach
their room, while the knights of Labor
turn TO the left The same anteroom or
outside hall does duty for both orders.
1t appears that the knights Of Labor OK
pected candidate, and they were
waiting for him. As soon as the gen
tleman referred to reached the outer
door to the antcroom the outside gentle
man met him with Il pleasant smile and
/, asked, care you TO be initiated to.
nighttn The official Supposing the sen.
| tincl did the outside business for the
! Odd Fellows, answered that he eek
pected to have the honor Without any
= further waste of words the outside sen
! tinel informed his comrades that thcr,
! was candidate for limitation in waiting
D official was led into the initiation room
- There was the usual chant sung. and tn
b officers of the council began reading thci
+ lessons, which are read to all candidate
i for initiation.
f The ceremony was more than half owe
/ when the official suspended the furthc
# proceeding by remarking TO the worship
n full master in n loud tone OF voice 81 an
@ the right man, but think from what
Y have heard so far that am in the Wron
c place, ] don't want to hear any NOR
e lessons about labor, for | have nevc
C worked day IN my life and never will Il
y long as can hold Office"
e The worshpiul master asked him {
c explain, and the official asked, els TIL
!, an odd Fellows lodge?"
+ He was told that it was council q
J. the knights of Labor, but as he had a
# ready received about one.hnlf of tAei
$ work and secrets they would IN
p sist on his going throug
= with the rest of it and being boun
# by the consequences. lie dcmurrcd, say
ing that he was in some respects oppose
G TO labor organizations: but the knight
q were determined, and the initiation wa
5 concluded. As soon as he got throug
e he was called upon for some remarks ur
WI NiN AA''A'A VI AilN e-pNN Vi iiiN blALl
y and he made an interesting speech, prom
n ising that, though he might not be yer
G regular attendant upon the sessions q
c the council, he would drop in occasion
II ally. lie added chat he would postpon
l. his initiation in the order of Odd Fellow
c until he would be able to have guardia
i appointed TO conduct him to the RICH
i place the next time.
= DRINKING Is WASHINGTON.
n 1t is said that drinking Is decreasing 4
- Washington, donot believe this to be st
i Fewer people drink at the saloons, pei
i haps But ID has come to be that ever
b public man has his cellars stocked wit
5 wines and brandics, and liquors are sol
0 by the quantity Lstead of by the glass
l. All OF the grocery stores 40 Wasl
4 ington keep large stocks of liquor,
, from extra dry champagne dow
l. to very cheap article OF whisky, an
u you will lind wine stores in nearly over
block. In no city of the United States
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