Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-09
SOLONS AT AUSTIN.
ButtOnhOling and Eleetioneering
the Order of the Day.
Everything Secondary to the Matter Of
Eleeting Committee Clerks and
Choosing Pages.
Alex Pope Scars notwithstanding Contest for
Chief Clerk in Senate Governors Mes
sage to Be Read To-Day.
MAKING HISTORY.

Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX. Jan. s.-The Twenty
first legislature has begun to make his
tory. The members began climbing the
muddy, slippery ascent to the capitol ut
an early hour this morning and by 10
'clock the hotels were deserted and the
button holeing and electioneering was all
being done in the senate chamber and the
hall of the house. Such a rush of candi-
dates as there was. Railroad legislation
the school matters, taxation, the United
States senatOrship, everything, was sec
ondary to the matter of electing commit
tee clerks and choosing pages.
The rain and mud kept away the crowd
that would otherwise have gathered to
witness the organization, but there was
very good audience in the galleries,
frightened and beautified by number of
ladies, when Hon. John Moore, secretary
of state, mounted the speaker IS stand at
high noon and raped the house to order.
Alexander Pope made q sky-scraping
speech III nominating Alexander for
speaker, and each or the seconds tried
unsuccessfully TO reach the same height.
Renfro, the big and good-looking Repub-
lican from Brownsville, did a courteous
thing in moving that Alexander be
elected by reclamation, bat the constitu-
ton stood in the way, and ballet had
to be taken.
DAY OF SURPRISES.
The senate contrary to the usual order
of things afforded the most amusement
to-day. The fun came in the contest for
chief clerk When c.. NJ. BoyntOn was
placed in nomination Senator Pope
jumped on him with both feet, attacking
his Democratic record and skinning hum
for an article attacking JEFF Davis pub
lished in Boynton s paper.
Senator Lane defended Boynton and
some lively passages occurred between
him and Pope. Pope's efforts were flu
tile and Boynton was elected.
The senate gave a surprise party when
it decided to hold night session.
Imboden 5 walk-away with VIII Lam
bert for chief clerk of the house was
surprise. A great many persons thought
Imboden would be elected, but majority
of twenty three surprised even that en-
terprising young rustler himself.
The election of sergeant alarms caused
good deal of surprise, and the two mis-
cues consumed a great deal of time.
The early bird is here in great shape,
and motion to adjourn till 10 tomorrow
was changed to without trouble. The
meeting hour will probably be fixed be-
fore daylight as the session advances.
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
Walter Gresham arrived this morning
full of the idea of a constitutional con-
vention and will make strong fight on
it. What the outcome will be it is i'm
possible to tell, as few of the members
have expressed themselves, but Mr..
Gresham is good fighter and the oppO-
sition Will find him hard to down.
THE COMMITTEES.
The committee appointments in the
senate give as much satisfaction as is
possible in such case.
Nothing is known yet of the house COM
mittees beyond the forecast made last
night 1t is being whispered that Handy
will be put at the head of the school
committee.
THE MESSAGE.
The governor will send in his message
tomorrow as soon as the house completes
its organization.