Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-22
TEXAS DELEGATION.
The Lone Star States Representation
st Washington-Their Peculiarities.
They DON'T Consume Time in Idle Discussion
but Command Attention When They
Have Something to Say.

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WASHINGTON, June 21.-Taking the
whole delegation through, there is no
state in the Union better represented in
the house than Texas. The members
are all men of moro than average abil-
ity, and some of them rank much
higher. But it IS the silent delegation of
the house-even Mills, as leader of the
Democratic side, does not put the gov
eminent TO much expense printing his
name in theRecord. He never talks unless
lie has something to say and never con-
sumes time speaking on unimportant
matters.
The voics of immortal Martin is sell
dom heard. Martins originality and
uncouth way made him a target for
many practical jokes and the subject of
many stories not always true, but he is
now silent and has ceased to be tailed
about. The verdict of those who know
him is there is good deal in Martin.
'Buck'' Kilgore has one set speech,
and speaks oftener than any of his COL
leagues. bis speech is always effect
I'VE, if not eloquent. 1t generally
runs thus: ''Mr. Speaker, L think
shall have TO Object object, MIR.
speaker.
Mr.. Savers has taken the place OF
Randall in the house as an intelligent
economist and authority on appropria-
tons. In this position he speaks oftener
than he would otherwise, but yet he does
not appeal to the record often, and sell
dom says anything except concerning
fiscal years. He is now probably the
best informed man OF the Democratic
side of the house on matters of appropri-
atoms, and he uses his information as
Randall did--tor business, not bun
combe.
Grain used to talk quite often, but of
late his name seldom gets into the Record
except on roll call. He was one of the
most promising orators of the house in
the last congress, but rs he natures he
drops into that custom of silence habitual
with members from his state.
Abbott seldom has a word to say, and
Moore has sp ken oftener since a mem
Der of the elections committee. he has
had to defend his colleagues, whose
seats have been contested.
The silent sage of the house is Culber-
son of Texas. He seldom says a word
on the floor, and but for roll calls there
would be no record OF his presence. His
favorite attitude is that of thoughtful
repose. He sits squarely behind his desk
with both arms folded and resting upon
1t, his shoulders bent forward and head
down, SO that he looks at the house
through his shaggy eyebrows. His
attitude is stolid. and he ap-
pears immovable, but he is one of
the most alert men in the house.
He has the reputation of being one of the
two best lawyers in the house, e. b.
Taylor being the other, and though he
does not speak, the record is fun of his
wisdom, often frightened by his wit.
Men in the house are glad to sit near
him, and one might be glad to have the
Eell-stocked library to draw from. Gull
berson is q man from which others dip
gold; saying nothing himself, he tells
this member or that member some good
thing to say and the recipient of his
suggestion gets credit for the wit or wis
dom dropped from the lips of the sphinx.
The record is full of the sayings of tho
man who never speaks. Sitting in
silence, he speaks with a dozen tongues.
THE SILVER BILL REFERENCE.
Special TO the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, June 21.-The fight in
the house on the "silver bill reference"
was renewed again to-day, aud after
four hours sparring the contest was de-
clded in favor of Reed, Us usual.
The proceedings to-day were not so acrl-
mouious as on the two previous days, but
the debate was spicy and ut times per-
sOnal. Springer of Illinois made a telling
speech, aud showed conciusively that no
bill had ever been secretly referred by
the speaker in any congress as has the
silver bill. In pure anglo saxon he de-
bounced the speaker, and detied him to
show any authority for his autocratic
aud singular unparliamentary action.
Your correspondent saw Springer this
evening and he said the only possible
chance for the bill to receive copsidera-
ton was by the committee on rules
reporting q resolution making ii special
order The Democrats went as
far as they could, for il the motion
TO refer the bill TO the house
committee had not been carried then the
next step would have been motion to
concur or non-concur in the senate
amendment, and the Democrats would
have been forced to the issue at once.
Rather than place themselves IN this
dilemma they voted TO sustain the speaker
In his action of referring the bill to the
coinage committee. Most of the leading
Democrats think the minority acted
wisely in this, though there are many