Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-23
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AUSTIN, TEX, March 22.-After roll call,
resolution was offered by Mr. Gresham,
and adopted, fixing the hour of II O'Clock,
noon. for the election of q United States
senator.
"A similar resolution by Mr.. Cochran was
adopted for an election by joint session at
noon tomorrow, in compliance with the
constitutional! requirement.
A petition was offered by Mr.. Rogan OF
Caldwell, from the citizens of Hayes
county, asking for county instead of state
uniformity of text books.
By Mr.. Wilson of Harrison-A reso-
luton providing that the question of reor-
ganizing the judicial districts of the state be
eliminated from the further consideration of
the session con account of more important
business that will consume the remaider of
the session. Referred.
The committee appointed for the purpose
reported suitable resolutions of respect to
the memory CT Hon. a. ]. Reynolds, de-
ceased. Report adopted and resolutions
ordered spread upon the record of the
house.
The senate joint resolution for commit
tee of ten to cooperate with a similar COM
mittee on the part of the house in reporting
judiciary bill, was taken up and adopted
with an amendment fixing the number of
the committee at five for each house.
The committee appointed on the part of
the house to frame judiciary bill is COM
posed of Messrs. Mckinney, Brown,
Gresham, Terrell and Browning.
House took recess until II :45.
On reassembIing at noon Speaker Miner
announced that the hour had come for the
election of q United States senator to fill a
vacancy caused by the resignation of Sen
ator Reagan, and that nominations for the
same were now in order.
MIR. Swayne arose, and in a speech highly
l. - I
drew his name as a candidate for United
States senator. MIR. Swayne ran briefly
over the record Of Mr.. Chiffon from his
boyhood days down to the present hour,
commended his manhood, his sterling char
acter, his patriotism and devotion to the
principles OF Democracy. "At his re-
quest" said Mr.. Swayne, II come to with
United States senate from Texas, and
ask his friends to cast their votes for Hon.
r. Q. Mills" Applause,
Mr.. Gresham, in the following speech,
placed Col. Mills in nomination.
Mr.. SPEAKER AND GENTLEslEN-Asr repre-
sentatives of the state of Texas we are to-
day called upon to elect representative for
our state IL the senate Of the United States.
In dlscharging this duty we should consider
how, the best interest of our people can be
subserved. We know that the effect of our
national legislation for the past TWENTY-FIVE
years has been to build up favored classes
at the expense of the great agricul-
tural sections of the Union; that by reason.
of taxes levied by the Federal government
for protection, and the manipulation by the
Republican party of the finances of our
country in the interest OF favored cEBsses.
We are compelled to pay exorbitant prices
for nearly all the necessities of life we buy,
and are forced to sell our products at prices
scarcely above the cost OF production. We
also know that the South is to-day paying
one-third of the taxes collected by the gen
eral government, while less than one-tenth
of its revenue is expended for our benefit.
These unjust and oppressive measures
must be reformed. But great reforms are
never accomplished except under the lead
ership Of a wise, patriotic and aggressive
man. Such a leader is Roger @. Mills,
whose name I have the honor to present to