San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-04-01
LEGISLATURE ONA LARK.
The Texas SoIons Take in Salubri-
Gus San Antoine.

Gus San Antoine.
The city was all expectation yesterday
morning to receive its legislature guests. The
| 81 ecial train which brought them down from
| the Capital crossed the Colorado at Sis and
| arrived at the San antonio depot at III :35. The
party was evidently in good spirits and repro
| sented the beauty offthe capitol as well as the
| wisdom of the Legislature. Governor Ross was
| detained at home, but he was represented by
| his private secretary, Holmes, and the treas
ury and land Departments by Messrs.
| Workman, Mccall, Hall and Adams. Upon the
arrival of the train, bearing its living freight
| of l20 persons, the guests we're met by the To-
| cal reception committee consisting of Col. H.
| B. Andrews, Capt. John Il. Hambeton, and
| Messrs. Kampmann, Workman, q. Dignowity,
| SChramm and others, by whom they were es-
| cOrted to hacks in waiting and driven to the
reception rooms of the San Antonio club.
Here they were met by large number of
the citizens, and by the officers of the club,
and rendered the freedom of the city. From
the club they proceeded to the Menger hotel
where one hundred and fifty covers were
spread. 1t was assumptions entertainment to
which ample justice was done. Here cordi-
al address of welcome was delivered by Col.
Andrews, who improved the occasion is his
usual happy manner To set forth the advan-
tages of this goOdy city aud point out its
manifold attractions. He spoke brlrhy and to
the point and was listened 70 with marked at
tention by the assembly which crowded the
ample dining hall.
The respond was made by the Hood county
representative. Hon. j hn McGuaghey, who
WIS very III reply. MS opttCu WIS
highly eulogistic of the city and its enterprise.
of the people and their hospitality and re-
ferred in very mplimentary terms to the
present reception and the pleasure that they
derived from the visit to a city so rich in his
torical association and so justly regarded as
the cradle of Texas liberty. His reference to
the Alamo was most feeling and he expressed
himself most heartily in accord with the
movement of the monumental association, in
all that 1t devised TO perpetuate the memory
of those heroes whose blood had cOnse-
Grated the ancient pie to the names of free.
dom. After u brief address the Hon. gentle
man reminded those present that they had
not come TO San Antonio to talk. but to see
the city The party shortly afterward returned
to their carriages and were driven to the
Government headquarters which were thor
Oughly inspected Sight seeing was the or
der of the day until the return home at
o'clock. During this time every object of in
tereSt within the reach OF their cable tow was
vsited, including the fair grounds and River
side park to which they we're taken IN ). A.
p. special. rendered them by the courtesy of
the officers of that road. The day was de-
lghtful. No sun 10 ScOrch, nor cold
to chill. A most delightful afternoon was
spent and before leaving the classic shades
and flower laden atmosphere of the city. the
most enthusiastically over the pleasure of the
trip. The visit has made pleasant break in
the mOnOtony of legislative duty and routine, |
and added one more to the bonds which unite |
the Old Alamo City to Texas good will and APP |
probation. The legislature will be none the |
less disposed than they have heretofore been
to do something for the Alamo monument as |
the result of this visit, which was Il mutual |
pleasure to our guests and the hosts.