Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-28
AUSTIN LETTER.
Each Member Of the House has Hat
Box Under His Desk.
How the Members of the Twenty-First Size
Up Indlvidually-The Can Accomplish
Much If They Pull Together
gpeoIal correspondenee Of the aa.elte.

Special Correspondence of the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX. Jan. 26.--When this
Legislature first met it was told with great
gusto how certain member during the
canvass preceding his election had de-
clared himself opposed to any legislation
prohibiting the watering Of stock in rail-
roads. why - said he, "my fellow
citizens, every man who knows anything
about stock knows that when you ship
a carload to Chicago they have got to be
watered several time before they get
there. I tell you this cry against water
Ing stock is all wrong -
This is mighty funny, but an equally
good thing was gotten off by newspaper
correspondent here the other day a bin
was introduced proposing to prohibit the
watering Of stocks and bonds in railroads.
The correspondent got it down wrong,
and next day his paper informed the
people that Mr. So-and-so had introduced
a bill prohibiting the watering Of stock
in railroad ponds.
UNIQUE FURNITURE.
When I looked down the aisle in the
house the other day and saw hat box
under each desk on the front row, it
struck me as strange that every member
in that row had bought a new hat.
Afterwqrd [ discovered that there was
such q box under every desk i'll the house,
and that they were doing duty as waste
h1 Of
every color known to the rainbow, and
large number of of shades, the effect is
more unique and picturesque than az
tiStic. These boxes are probably only
intended to be used until the new furni-
ture arrives, when, il IS presumed they,
together with the crazy looking clothes
horses now used for hat and cloak racks,
viii be superseded by articles in keeping
with the finish of the hall and the elegant
carpets, desks and chairs which will be
placed therein.
SMALL CALCULATION.
Did you ever see a cyclone of economy
strike a legislative body? Well, it en-
acts about as many ludicrous freaks as
a cyclone of real wind does as it blows
through the country, lodging hencoops
in tree tops and blowing the water out of
wells. When the house, III committee of
the whole, was considering the reforma-
tory appropriation bill some of the econ
omists sought TO have stricken out one
item Of 500. An hour was spent in dis
cussing It, at the end of which time MIR.
Brown Of johnson submitted calcula-
ton he had made showing that as the
house IS run at an expense of $3.50 SO an
hour, the attempt TO economist had cost
the state almost three times the amount
asked to be appropriated. Your cool,
unvarying figure is a sure destroyer of
your misapplied economy.
ABOUT THE MEMBERS.
Individually this legislature is superior
to the Twentieth. What it is collectively
remains TO be seen. 1t is a curious fact
but a fact none the lesS-that you
sometimes find a body Of men made of
good strong material, but so hetro-
geueous i'll quality, so full of rivalries
and antagonisms that they fritter away
their time in pickering about trivial
things and let the business Of the people
take care Of itself. How these members
will pull together, what their team work
will be, is too early in the session TO pre-
dict.
Among the young men of the house
who give promise of doing good work for
their constituents and making honorable |
records for themselves, Owsley of Den
ton occupies q position away up toward
the head. Mr. Owsley is a successful
lawyer, bold, able and aggressive, quick
to see and take advantage of any weak |
ness in his opponent and pressing the |
strong points i'll his own case with great |
and cleverness.
Albert Stevenson Of Parker is another |
Of q L ln j. 70, hpl u
with the best of them He is a ready de- |
batter, fearless and energetic in the dis |
charge of his duty, and man of great !
personal popularity.
L. P. Wilson Of Harrison is one of !
these downright fellows who calls a |
spade a spade, and whose friends always !
know where to find him. When he makes /
mp his mind that Il measure is right he |
goes his full length for il, and when he |
thinks il wrong he goes for its throat, |
TO compromise and satisfied (
with nothing but its defeat.
McCOmb of Montgomery is as true q |
little Irish gentleman rs ever rolled his /
RS or drank his liquor straight He |
carries n fun complement of the shafts of |
irish wit enquivered in his brain and |
rolls morsels of true Irish eloquence I'M /
der his tongue. He is the best story |
teller in the house, most entertaining /
and an all round good fellow. |
J d. Carwile Of Cass, known as ''the |
judge by his intimates, and called /
Dud by those who love him, is not a |
talking member, but he is n thinking one |
and can see about as far into a knotty |
state problem as the best of them. He /
used TO be n commercial tourist and while |
Oh the road acquired that mOdeSty of de- |
meanor and shynesS of speech which is so /
common among knights OF the grip. He |
can always summon mp courage, how |
ever, 10 speak for the good |
Of his district, and his people |
viii not lose anything by reason of his |
being too bashful TO ask for it, He is |
one of the most companionable fellows in |
the world and popular with all who know |
him.
Crayton Of Rockwell and Sorrel Of |
are among the very youngest /
of the house. They occupy adj |
joining seats and take very little part i'll /
the discussions Of the house But they |
keep well up with everything that trans |
Dires in the house, and usually record /
their votes on the right side
r. &. Levy Of Gregg is a quiet, modest !
young fellow, full of VIM and push and /
energy who believes IN work more than /
in talk He is progressive and liberal in |
his views, and is indicating the wisdom
Of the people who chose him as their rep |
He was married but few
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