Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-20
CAPITAL GOSSIP.
Gathered by Representative Of the
Gazette.

We're elected to make laws should come
here and make them. or their pay
should be stopped. There is no ques-
tion about this. 1t is wrong and
Is doubly wrong on those who remain
here like men and endeavor TO carry
out the demands OF the people The
hbsentees will be called In, and their
names viii be blazoned in the public
prints II they fail to respond.
Representative Murzbach OF BeXar
is in his seat again 1t Is high time.
The young gentleman has missed n
great deal Of valuable experience by
his failure to respond to roll call
oftener
Senator j. NJ. Presler OF Comanche
Is one OF the Rblest aE well as one Of
the most popular members OF the house
Of lords. Presler ls an industrious,
conscientious and exceedingly fair
legislator and deserves well OF his
constituents and the people generally
He is always In his seat, always votes
and generally votes right The west
has many able representatives here,
and not one OF them SURPRISES Hon. ].
NJ. Presler in devotion to duty and In
expedltlng matters He made n gal
liant fight for the Bowser libel bill, n
| fact that should not be forgotten By
! the progressive citizens Of his district
Rev. j. ]. Davis. the preacher poll
tlcian from Falls county wants the
| Kansas city Sunday Sun wiped out
! He has grievance against the publi-
cation and will endeavor to suppress
the paper by taxing II to death His
bill provides that there shall be levied
| on and collected from every person,
| firm or association OF persons selling or
| offering FOR. sale the Sunday Sun. the
| Kansas city Sunday Sun. or other pub
| licatlUns OF like character whether H.
Illustrated or not, the sum OF $500 IN
each county In which sale may be
| made or offered to be made. Rev.
| Davis says his bill will pass the house
| and senate and he IS confident that II
| Will not be vetoed.
Hon. w. +. Sebastian, two years ago.
| had the number OF house clerks reduced
! one-half after seventy days had
| elapsed and yesterday he induced Rep
| resontative Drew to offer a resolution
| dlscharging six clerks The resolution
| was adopted and six clerks were given
| their walking papers. Sebastian does
not believe In frlttering away the
money OF the tax payers.
Hon Alvin G, Owslcy of Denton coun-
! ~ IN happy over the defeat OF local
option In Denton county. Owsley pre-
pared Il cira Ilnr letter last week which
was distributed broadcast over the dis
trict MT Owslcy took strong ground
1gulnst local option, ana his letter
tended largely to secure it's defeat.
Senator Sheriff., Of Grecnville. Hunt
county, declares that the local option
faction VIII see TO II that the members
from Hunt county two years hence viii
bc instructed against the saloon. He
wants a law passed prohibiting tho snle
OF whisky In quantities less than
quart and he ~ opposed to permitting
the stun 10 be drank on the promises
Senator ljCall, Of Ellis county, Is auoth-
cr prOhbltluniat and TO hear these
gentlemen talk OF the spread OF the
prohibition sentiment one would believe
that the saloon is doomed in North
Texas counties.
Col Tom Armlstcad, Of Jefferson.
speaking Of his antitrust bill today.
said; The opponents Of the bill have
adopted the tactics ~ England which
generally endorse one I'D fool to
crush the other and then walks Off with
the Hpois The opponents OF tho anti
trust bill call on the labor organizations
To crush their friends In the leglsla-
ture who are pushing this bin. Take
two members OF u gigantic trust. one
says to the other, let us reduce
wages of our employees 90 per cent"
I agree, chirpg the second member
Of the trust and down goes the wages
NJ labor. When employers combine
wages ara reduced mills are CLOSED
and the output IN decreased md prices
arc increased | want TO ask II this
condition OF things benefits labor2'
Judge j. NJ, Hurt, OF the court Of
criminal Hppcalg writes that he viii be-
here In couple OF weeks to go on
nshlug expedition with his friends.
Judges Gaines and Denhnm A nm
angler Hunt could have given Sir Izaak
Walton nino points In the game and
then beat him blind
General w, l.. Cabeu. (Old Tigc)
writes to "a friend that he Will be In
Austin next week to see that the CON
fedorate home is given a square deal
by the legislature. odd Tige" believes
that the Scared veterans OF the Lost
Cause are entitled to the best that
Texas can aiford, and the gallant old
soldiers heart Ia In the right place.
Texans can not afford to be nlggardly
IN dealing with the men who wore the
gray.
Senator II. N. stafford, Of Wood.
mnde his maiden speech, tho other
day against the bill declaring forfeit
lures on purchasers NJ the school lands
In the west Stafford made a most ex-
cellcnt impression. He Is AN able ora
tor aud hard worker, and the Demo
crata OF his district made no mistake
when they sent him here to legislate
for them.
one of the most attentive MS we'll
as the brightest members OF the lower
house is Hon. John h, Peyton of Trinity.
lie was here on opening day OF the
session and he has missed roll call lust
once since January s. Pcyton h en-
phutlcally u business man and there are
few members who rank as high for
hard work aud close attention to bus-
ness. He is a big lumber dealer, and
yet when Il comes TO legislation that
viii benefit the masses his vote ana his
influence are ever on the right side.
Representative Peyton IN In favor OF
giving the mechanics and laborers OF
Texas lien law that will hold water.
In fact he Is opposed to the legislature
nd1ourning until this pledge given to
labor has been redeemed.
The general opinion Is that the legls.
lnture viii adjourn sine die April 10.
II ia believed that the most Important
bills now pending can be taken IN and
passed between now and April 10,
There large number or bills that can
be killed. and the tax payers win he tho
gamer thereby, Col. Tom Armistead
said today that he expected 10 get
away by April 10, and the other chief
pushors OF the lower house agree with
the gentleman from Marion