Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-20
KILGORE'S FAME.
He Will Decend to History as an
Director and Kicker.
The River and RarbOr Appropriation
and the Anti Lottery Bills Signed
by the President
Republicans determined to Settle the Virginia
Election Contest Before the Tariff
Bill Is Passed.
Reeds Efforts in Vain.

special TO the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Sept. l9.-This was an
other day of dillydellylng in the house,
the Democrats refusing TO allow the Re-
publicens TO proceed with the Langston
case. About eight Democrats
remained in the house, re-
fusing to vote. None of them were
Texans. The entire Texas delegation
was absent and remained away all day.
At the present rate of progress congress
will be here until December unless the
Republicans bring their own members
back TO make quorum. Mr.. Crisp, the
doughty Georgia minority leader, OBJ
structed the speaker in every move,
challenging his decisions and replying in
dignified but firm manner to the sarcas-
tic sallIes of the chair.
THE TYRANT FROM MAINE
stood up all day, gavel i'll hand, and
went through the monotouous tasklof try
ing to count quorum. in which he was
unsuccessful. There are several Repub-
licans who. say they will not
return for the purpose Of seating
Langston; they know he was
not elected legally and that he bolted
the party. This attempt to seat this COL
ored renegade will cost the Republicans
the vote of every decent man IN Virginia
who has heretofore voted the Republican
ticket.
Buck Kilgore' s name will go down In
history as that of the greatest kicker of
the century. He kicks against nefarious
legislation, pension bills, treasury steals,
Tom Reed and the entire category of
SINFUL PROPOSITIONS
put forth by the Republican party. A
Texas colleague recently said of Kilgore
that his name appeared in the public
prints more frequently than that
of any member in the delega-
ton. Kilgore is unique Texan
and he is one of the most conspicuous
members in the house. He knows piece
of news when he sees it and for this he is
sought by the newspaper men. He is not
an unfreQuent visitor to the press gallery
and ell tne bows like him. Here are n
few comments on his athletic act of yes
terday, taken from the squib editorials in
the morning papers:
the Post:t Congressm an Martin gained
national prominence when the speaker
ordered him to take is feet off his desk,
and now comes Kilgore with his pedal
extremities. To make use of quite an
extraordinary expression of leading
rnemuer, Kilgore seems to be getting
there with both feet. Perhaps the
next time Mr.. Kennedy opens
his mouth Mr.. Klgore will
be called upon to put his feet IN it,
$50 Congressman Kilgore has joined
the Il. aud II. X. 's-hIgh and heavy
kickers?''
"Col. Kilgore of Texas evidently has
his back up
The Star tonight says: eff Mr.. Kill
gore becomes speaker will he open con-
gress with his foot?''
"Mr. Kilgore is not only q great OBJ
jector, he is also Il great kicker -
WILL BE sHoD FOR LIFE.
Among the dispatches received by Col.
Klgore to-day were several from leading
shoe dealers and manufacturers in New
York and New England inquiring what
style and what size shoe he wore. He
announced that his foot was encased in
No. 8, box-toed and sQuare-heeled shoe
of the finest calf skin. 1t is altogether
likly the member from Wills Point will
be supplied with foot gear sufficient to
last the rest of his life, certainly
through his congressional career, and
especially adapted for future emergen-
cies in the house similar in character to
the incident of yesterday.
w. H. Abrams of Dallas is at Will
lard's.
]. j. Chew of Houston is at the Eb-
bitt.