Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-03-29

ATTEMPTED BLACKMAlL.
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The Greatest Sensation at tho State
Capital Since the Day Of the
Famous Twelfth.
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The Curtain Lifted and the Public Per.
mittsd to ease on the Ocirup.
ton and fIand Within.
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A Dealer In Futures Approached
With Proposition 20 Kill the
Buckct-Shop Bill.
An Investigating Committee Appointed
The Accusations Sustained
The clerks Discharged.
a oRnAr ExrosunE.
apeciai.

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AUSTIN, TEx,, March a. when,
Mr.. T., q. Fisher arose In the house OF
representatives, this morning, 20 speak
against the bucket-shop biil, everybody
expected the usual proecy protest.
When, therefore, the Galveston mem.
her began 10 unfold voluminous mass
OF papere, and declared Ia a tragic
manner that the bill was conceived In
ain and brought forth In iniquity and
that II had
THR sLIME OF TIM nLAoSMAILRR
all over II, the result WAS ms n "A
thundcr-clap had fallen from the clear
ky. II WAS apparent, In q moment,
that Mr.. Fisher had an exposure 10
mako, and this was oorrobrated
by hla next remark that lac regretted
the necessity for the course no WINS
about to take, but II was the last re
sort, and he was reluctantly conn
PEELED TO show how corruption and
bribery were stalking through the
very chambers OF the legislature. The
members began TO crowd around the
speaker. Half OF them rote 10 their
feet, and tho Hobbies Allied In nm In.
| slant
AMID THE GREATEST EXCITEMENT,
| Mir. Fisher proceeded 10 read from
manuscript n abatement detailing an
attempt upon the pajt OF employees ot
! the house to blacR mail a Galveston
firm, and duplicating a wrll,known
member Of the legislature.
Tho story, In short, was that =. :.
Floyd, senior partner Of q Galveston
tifln dealing In futures, aud the moAt
prominent man engaged In that buai-
| ness In the state, was approached by
| Alex sampson, calender clerk In the
aena,e, and J. M Tryon, committee
clerk In the house, with q proposition
70 XIII the buoket-shop bill for $500.
They represented that they could con
troll its author, and that II the money
was ralsed they
WOULD riuEoN-HoLR rms NH,
and II would never ner dnS right In the
house Mr.. Floyd acquainted Mr..
Fisher and Senator jerome with the
proposition, and nc ing on their
advice, he came 30 Austin and
had an interview With the parties, no.
companied by friend. Mr.. Cullen OF
81 Louis At this interview, which
took place In one of the committee.
rooms on the third floor OF tho capitol,
the offer WAS renewed, and MIR Floyd
left promising that he would consider
H.. AZ he was leaving on the train
that evening Try on again approached
him and, after expressing the opinion
that SAMPSON wRp "dOlpg him dirt"
OFFERED 10 KILL THE BILL
for $3.50 Mr.. III her read letters from
Sampson to Mr. Fioy d and other doc
uments substantiatiug his charge. A
very exciting episode occurred whsn
Il became more and more apparent
that Tank, rsley was the real object ~
his remarks.
Mr.. Haynes interrupted him with
the suggestion that In order TO get the
reporters slIIRht ho should state spe-
officially that his oharR were not in'
tended 10 apply TO any member on the
floor Of The house.
Mr.. Fisher stammered out mn eva
sion and before he had e. ne half
dozen sentences further he declared
that
THE MEMBER rRoM HARRIS
was a III subject for legislative inves.
tigalion. This, together with his
opening remarks. WAS construed 10 be
direct attack upon the iDtegiiiy Of
chat gentleman During the entire
speech which bristltd with inyeotlona
leyeled directly Ut him, he maintained
his e0mpo,urs and sat peffoctly SUI
~ =. s.Ia eeht, never oa9e Offering In In.
t = whgp w Fisher close.
perfect pandsn, aism sr,ued.
II seemed ~ II every ulen'NSL Were
trying TO get the door, and the
speaker yalDly endeavOred
no RAP THE HOUSE TO ORDER.
Finally, amid the din Of words, the
sharp, piercing voice 81 the membcI
from Harris Was heard crying, "Mr.
Speaker and be was immediately
recognized " a question OF privilege.
Silence instantly succeeded and
everybody stretched his carr expect
ing perfect tempest OF denunciation.
To the surprise Of all. Mr.. Tapkerhley
began his reply ~ mildly ~ II he were
merely discussing the weather He
warmed up enough 70 say that no man
ever been approached by Any one for
nnholy purposes; or that, N he said II,
he might do 40 under cover Of the
house, but he ODuld not do 80
In his capacity ~ q citizen. Gathering
warmth IA he proceeded, he likened
| Mr, Fisher
no An OLD BuzzAnD
! that was always hanging around a
| CARCASS. God Almighty had let him
| live 10 his present age Ia order that he
| might be d shining example for young
men 10 shun Mr.. Tank Fsley dis
cussed the bill more then he did the
personal insue which had been raised,
aud appealed to the houss not 70 re-
| lect e., because two committees clerks
hhd endeavOred 10 make II
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