Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-23
REFLECTED.
The Opposition to Senator Coke
Fails to Materialize.
Every Vote of Both Houses for Him.
The Event the Occasion of an Ora
tOrical Display in the Hose.
Senator Douglass Appointed Superintendent Of
Rusk NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Electors to Meet
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING.


Special to the Gazette
AUSTIN, TEX, Jan. 22.-The election
of United States senator was the chief
performance of the legislature and the
result, as predicted by THE GAZETTE,
was the unanimous reelection of Richard
Coke. In the senate the matter con-
sumed vevy little time. Senator Bur-
CESS placed Coke in nomination in short
speech, and Senator Pope was equally
brief in seconding. The vote was then
quickly taken and the senate adjourned.
In the house great deal more time was
consumed. When the election was de-
clared in order Capt. Tom Brown arose
at the desk of Representative
Wood about half way down on the
right side of the center aisle. He spoke
at considerable length, recounting Mr..
Coke's eminent services to the state, and
dwelling largely upon his courage, the
comprehensiyeness of his mind and the
integrity of his character. The speech
was able, well-knit, and was delivered
with great distinctiveness of enuneiatiOn
and calm elaboration.
Judge Hamblen of Harris followed
Capt. Brown. He drew largely from
the classics for his illustrations and fig
ures of speech, paying Senator Coke
very high compliments as a man and a
statesman.
OwsIey the brilliant young lawyer from
Denton, made the second seconding
speech. He went to the Scriptures for his
illustrations, which he sprinkled pro-
fusely through his address.
Mr.. McComb was the last to speak. As
Mr.. Hambldn had utilized the classics and
Mr.. Owsley had called the Scriptures to
his aid, Mr.. McCOmb combined the two,
and interspersed his remarks with quota
tons from both. His speech was gem
of classic beauty, of composition and fer
vid elOquence.
When the roll was called for the vote
and the name OF Mr.. Asberry, the col
ored member. who is third on the roll,
was reached, he arose and said he was
not ready to vote. The call proceeded
and Mays and Rentfro, the other Repub-
licans, voted for Coke, Rentfro's vote
being greeted with applause. at the
completion of the call Mr.. Asberry's
name was again called. He arose and
said: ''Mr. Speaker, change my vote
to Richard Coke. This called forth
loud applause.
The two houses VIII meet in joint session
tomorrow to announce the result. And
so in unanimous reelection ends the
opposition that certain persons have been
trying so hard to raise against the able
and faithful representative of the people
of Texas.
THE SENATE OUT OF HUMOR.
The senate to-day had under discussion
a measure introduced by Senator Allen,
the able financier and economist of Den
ton county proposing to raise commits
sion to examine into the affairs of the
different state institutions and report to
each session of the legislature. The
members of the senate find great pleasure
in MASKING the life out of any
measure proposed by Senator Allen and
they hoped on to this like hungry COB
bier on a fat grasshopper. They kicked
the bill all full of holes and proceeded to
the next order of business, leaving its
author in daZed condition.
The house internal improvements COM
mittee had very lively session to-day.
WILL BE REPORTED FAvORABLY.
The bill introduced this morning by
Brown of GraysOn, granting relief to
railroad companies that have forfeited
their charters under certain conditions,
is to be reported favorably.
A lengthy discussion took place over
Pope's bill to forfeit the charters of rail-
road companies not keeping their general
OmceS IN UnlS STATE. Inc committee al
journed without final action on the bill.
Speaker Pendleton, Representative
Browning and Senator Gregg OF the
Twentieth are in the city.
CAPITAL CULLINGS.
The board If managers of the lunatic
asylum at Austin to-day held a meeting
at which the election of superintendent
was postponed TO the next regular meet
in February. 1t is understood the entire
board are opposed to the reelection of
the present superintendent. DR.. DOrsett,
also the Doctors assistant physician at
the asylum will resign if he is reap
pointed.
Governor Ross has appointed State Sem
ator E. G. Douglass of Sherman superin-
tendent of the Rusk penitentiary, vice
Neal Ramey, resigned.
The comptroller IS deposits to-day were
$4,000.
Governor Ross to-day telegraphed to all
the presidential electors to meet here on
Thursday to rectify an informality in
the returns which must be corrected and
in Washington by Tuesday next or be
thrown out. One of the electors is sick
and cannot come