New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-27
SENATOR REAGANS RESIGNA TTON.
GOV. HoGG ACCEPTS 1T AND WILL APPOINT
HORACE Chiffon, LAWYER OF
TYLER, TO SUCCEED HIM.

Kansas City, No., April GA dispatch 10 " The
Journal" from Austin, Tex, says United states
Senator John H. Reagan has resigned TO become chair
man Of the State Railway Commission. He has sent
his resignation TO the Governor and has Informed the
President Of tho Senate Of the fact His resignation
takes effect June 10 next. Governor Hogg, upon the
receipt of the Senator's resignation, announced that
he would accept it and would appoint the Senator
chairman of the Railway Commission. He also an.
nounced that he would appoint Horace Chiffon, OF
ton Is lawyer thirty years DID, and is regarded
as the most eloquent orator in the state
Washington, April &c (SpeciaD.-The resignation OF
Senator Reagan will deprive the more deberatve
branch Of Congress at its next session Of an interest
ing and picturesque figure. The "ex-Postmaster-
General Of the Confederacy" was indeed one OF the
few in public life who served as connecting links
between the old anebellum political life at Washing
ton ard that OF to-day. Judge Reagans entry into
National politics dated back far as 1857, when he
chosen Representative in Congress from the lst
District Of Texas He held his seat during the stormy
political struggles of the XXXVth and XXXVlth Con-
gresses retiring early in 1861 to enter actively into
the movement for secession in his own state. or
this he was Of the guiding spirits, and he was
sent from Texas deputy to the Provisional Con
gress of the Confederacy which assembled al Mont
gomery. When jefferson Davis assumed the Presi-
dency of the rebellOus States, Mr. Reagan took the
PostmastcrG Generals portfolio in the Confederate Cab
met retaining that Office until the close of the war,
lie returned to political life here in 1874 being elected
once more Representative His service in the
House continued through six successive congresses,
and in 1857 he transferred TO the senate, sue
ceedng Samuel b. MaXey. Ills term would not nave
expired until March 4, 1893, but 1t Is well understood
thai he had little expectation of a reelection, ana
would withdraw willingly to accept post OF dignity
and honor at home.
The offer of place Railroad Commissioner In
Texas highly acceptable to the senator because
il opened up to him further career OF usefulness
In his own State and gave him employment at TASK
especially congenal TO his tastes. For some years MS
service I'm the senate has been made 0nerous and en-
barrasslng by increasing deafness, and for TINS ana
other personal reasons his abandonment or senatorial
duties has seemed recently more and more Imperative
At the last session he took active part In legs-
laton and he has always been an invcterae speech
maker: but he found little satisfaction in debate be-
Of his inability to hear what was going on about
him. Mr.. Reagan is now in his seventy third year.
His record Of service In C0ngressbOken by the period
of the Rebellion and OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES about
twenty years He will be chiefly known in leSis.
latve history Of the authors and promoters OF
the Interstate Commerce law and he had perhaps the
chief share OF labor credit for the passage OF that
law through the House OF Representatives. He had
not been long enough in the Senate TO take an I'M
pOrtant place there and he served mainly In MINOR
places on the less conspicuous committees lie was
a member OF the Committees on Interstate commerce
Coast Defences Patents and POstofces and PostrOaS
He was an ardent and untirng advocate OF the free
coinage Of silver and Of legislation for the restriction
of trusts. OF his successor Horace ChOn, lJte IS
known here The general impression IS that Mr. Mills
will Re elected by the Legislature at Its next session
IN succeed the present appontee.