The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-06

We're the statements of MIR. Nanierhus'
| tie TRUTH No authority is on record deny
| ing IT. examined the papers on ne II
| the statistical department with care aho
have found no deninl
Was there dsorderly conduct here on
that occasiong | read you again the re-
port OF the Express of date july 10, 1891
-Four members of the TeSarkana RIFLES,
while in the clutches OF hilarious Jag
this morning. attempted to lick man on
lower Congress avenue who demonstrated
with them for using improper language
in hearing of ladies, but 'ailing to get the
hcst OF him hastily left the scene of hos
tilties."
presume, Mr.. Speaker. that when the
adjutant general In his letter refers to the
members OF the Volunteer Guard who wear
their beautiful uniforms as men "as gal
liant. as brave. as true as We're those of the
hoioic spirits whose yalor only could have
an Alamo or thrill the world In ihe charge
that swept through the hail OF shot and
shell at Gettysburg etc. he had special
reference to these brave and gallant youths
who came to Austin at the expense of the
people of Texas ate the grub at the tax
payers expense. and fell into the clutches
OF a hilarious jag" nsulted ladies, and
when gentleman interfered, tried to
lick him and finding they might have
TO fight. ran away aud put their little
selves under the adlutant generals pro-
tectug wing.
The people of Texas paid $4,000 to have
the militia To come to Austin. get ON a Jazz
insult ladies' want to lick citizens, and
insult passengers on the trains.
The people OF Texas will never give their
consent to such misuse Of their money.
Mr.. Speaker, | quote from the Express
report of July Il. 1881:
Slight disturbance was created at the
gate last night by several berry regulars.
who Insisted OH coming through in spite
of the sentinel one Of them received a
whack on the head With a saber and that
settled the rumpus."
So prevalent was the spree that even the
United States regulars became "beeryi"
1t Is true. Mr.. Speaker. that Texas did
not nav for these fellows jags but IL paid
Tor he occasion. The fathers and mo hers
OF Texus permitted their boys TO come TO an
and they came to a frolic
Colonel stacey o: the Second Regii1ent
felt it his duty TO write n letter. am
glad MIR Speaker. that the colonel wrote q
letter. for if he haa not done so II is lust
possible that might have gone through
life withou, tho pleasure Of ba,i,, hoard
that musical name and n had I ,nipht
never have known that ,ha bearer of mai
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