Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-15
THE STORM OVER.
The Members of the House Work
Together Like Brothers.
Senator Reagan Endorses the Bill
Separating the State from the
Federal Elections.
The Fort Worth Charter to be Put Through
the House in d Rnsh-A Colored Republic
can on the Sherman Bill
Special to the Gazette.
cLEAR SAILING AeA1N.

had cleared away this morning. The
members were as quiet as lambs and
worked together like brothers. The bill
requiring railroads to provide special
coaches for colored passengers
went through to third read
ing without trouble and viii go through
easily. The bill regulating receiverships
was considered, amended and was pend
ing when the house adjourned.
PROBABLE DILEMMA.
It was generally agreed to-day that
both bodies would adjourn from to-mor-
row to Tuesday to give the furnishers of
the capitol time to put down
the carpets and great many
members left for home tonight.
Late this evening, however, 1t was
learned that the carpets had not come,
and it is probable the house will find it
self without quorum.
The committee on federal relations will
tomorrow report adversely the bill ap-
propriating money for statue of Hous-
ton :, to be placed in the capitol at Wash
ington. The committee recommends the
purchase of such statue for the state
capitol grounds.
JOHNSON IS LIBEL BILL.
The senate judiciary committee will
tomorrow consider Johnson s libel bill
and will probably hear a discussion of it
from several newspaper men.
The Fort Worth charter having been
put through the senate yesterday under
suspension Of rules, will probably go
through the house the same way at an
early day and become law in time for
the coming municiple election to be held
under its provisions.
ENDORSED BY SENATOR REAGAN.
Gen. Handy, representative from
Trhvis county, in the house TODAY, re-
ceived letter from United States kSen-
ator Reagan commenting Gen.
Handy IS bill recently introduced in the
legislature separating the state from Fed
eral elections because of Senator Sher-
mans bill. Senator Reagan says: 81
am glad you have introduced the bill and
hope it may become law, as it would
leave no pretext by the Federal govern
ment for interference in state elections.
[ think 1t would be fortunate if all the
Southern states should adopt the same
course
A REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATIVE TALKS.
The local correspondent of THE GA
zETTE to-day met Elias Mays, one of
the two coIored members of the Twenty
first legislature. Mays represents Brazos
county, whose capital is Bryan and has
the agricultural and mechanical college,
a branch of the state university, in it.
Mays is an educated representative of his
race and had his first experience as
public man in the office of school trustee.
He lived a great many years in the
county of Grimes, which adjoins Brazos,
both of which counties have large colOred
population. He was elected to and
served in the Sixteenth legislature and
again to the present house of representa-
tives. Mays says that, although Re-
publican, his position is conservative.
The correspondent introduced the subject
of the charges of the suppression of
colored votes in the ~South made by
Northern Republicans and asked him if
he believed it was true. 80 From what [
have heard, - said Mays, 81 believe it is
true of Fort Bend and Washington
counties to some extent.
''How about your own county Bra
zos?''
ooh, as to my county, - said the col
ored representative, "the colored people
have nothing to complain of. We and the
white people always get along together
on the most friendly terms. 1 recognize
the fact, and we all do, that the interests
of the colored and white people of Texas
are the same We are all pursuing the
same object. No, there has been no
troubl in my county.
''Can you say the same about adjoin-
ing counties?''
81 can say the same about Grimes,
Madison, Burleson and Falls. The rela-
tions of the white and the colored people
have been of the most amicable
nature. -
''Speaking your sentiments as repre-
sentative of the colored race in Texas
what are your views on the proposition of
Senator Sherman for the Federal govern
ment to take entire charge of the con-
gressional elections?'
81 am a Republican, said Mays,
''but l do not want to see any extreme
measures, either by Democrats or Repub-
licans. Both parties ought to do the
honest, fair and square thing in the mat
ter of congressional elections. 1 think
both the Federal government and the
states ought to be fairly represented on
both sides at the polls. -
''You know the Sherman bill Is the
same as saying to the states, we
can t trust you. Is that right?'
''No, 1 think everything ought to be
done fairly and no advantage taken of
anybody.