The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-12-22
4HETWENTY. THIRD LEGISLATURE

In the following article HE STATES
MAN avails largely of the industry
the Galveston News. In no proceed
ing legislature of Texas has there eve
been so many new men. AS In
News remarks, this is ordinarily al
indication ola change of political com
plexion, but it does not hold good il
this instance, as the members wer
generally elected upon issues present
ed to the state by the two Democratic
candidates for governor and thos'
favoring the governor-elect were gen
orally elected. The test was: "Ar'
you for Hogg or ClarkW So that II
may be presumed that the governor
will be fully sustained by the legisla
ture in any policy he may adopt CON
sistent with his promises and plat
form.
OF the thirty-one members OF the
senate of the Twenty'second
legislature only four of them
re members of the Twenty
thild senate, to-wit: Messrs. Kearby
of Van Zandt, Crawford of Hopkins,
Atlee of Webb and Mckinney OF
Milan, and the presiding officer Lieu
tenant Governor Crane of John
SOB, but the senate will be
reinforced by several members of the
last house of representatives, towit:
Messrs. Agnew Of Fannin, Jester Of
Navarro, Cowley of Galveston, Brown
ing OF Lampasas and Swayne OF Tar
rant. TO these experienced men may
be added Col. r. e. Steele OF Free
stone, who served in the Eighteenth,
Nineteenth and Twentieth legisla-
lures.
A number of representatives in the
senate and house who have gained
distinction and who will be missed
are notably in the senate, Messrs
Cone johnson, E. j. Simkins, now OF
the court of civil appeals, c. l.
Potter, VIM. H. Pope, Geo. W.
Tyler, Fl. M. Garwood and A. M.
Carter And in the house, A. w
Terrell, Tom Brown, now district
Judge, Walter Gresham, member-elect
to congress, A. Il. Mckinney,
r It. Miner, A. G. Breitz, G. B. Ger
aid, A. J. Baker, w. b. Hamblin and
q. M. Connellee, and among the men
who led in the Twenty-second house
these only remain in the present
assemblage: Messrs. Fl. M. Gossett
of Kaufman and Jno. Fl. Cochran of
Dallas. However some of the old
timers are coming back. Messrs. q.
b. Pickett of Wise, who was member
of the Twenty-first; H. II. White of
Brazos, who was in the Eighteenth;
Seth p. Willis of McLennan, who was
in the Twentieth and Twenty-irst;
and Elihu Newton Of Tarrant, men,
Der of the Twentieth. j. Ras. Jones
of Pamela, who came in with the
Eighteenth and served continuously |
for ten years, will not come back.
The other members of the senate
and house are new men but 1t Is reas-
enable to suppose that they are men
who will fall very naturally
into legislative harness. The senator
from this senatorial district, the Hon
Walter Tips, is fully equipped for pub
lie business He has for many years
conducted large and successful mer-
camille business in this city and has
time and again been connect cd with
the city government of Austin as
member of the board of Aldermen or
the school board and has been
director IN the Board OF Trade since its
organization. He :s a very intelligent
gentleman and very attentive to any
matter of business In hand, with IN
adnirab adaptability to legislative
work. Mr.. Tips by his ability
and force of character will at
once command leading position
In the senate, ard he will
acquire large influence I'm that body
The representatives in the house from
Travis county, Messrs. Fhos. A. Nhee'
less and ID. A. McFall are both young
lawyers of good ability. The former,
Mr.. Wheeless, has been the longer at
the bar and has acquired good prac
tice and become distinguished for
ability as an orator. 1t is expected
that both of these gentlemen will give
a good account of themselves and hon.
or Travis county by the position they
take In the house.