The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-24

Career or p ConErcssmau who Kicked Open n
Door OF the House.

ARpMoRE, Indian Territory, Sept. 23.-United
States Judge Kilgore. former Congressman
from Texas, died at 1:10 o'clock this afternoon.
Two weeks ago Judge Kilgore was seized with
an attack OF jaundice, which did not yield to
medical treatment, and prevented his removal
to his former homo at wins Point, Tex. On
Wednesday some improvement was apparent.
This morning there was n recurrence OF I'M
favorable symptoms and his family was sum
moncd to tho Judges bedchamher. He rcgained
consciousness shortly after 2 o'clock, recognized
and spoke to his wife and children. and, after
kissing them farewell, lapsed into unconscious.
ness. dying Mt 1:l0 p. NJ. Tho funeral will take
1t was in 1890 that c. b. Kilgore rose to ma.
the Federal Elections bill Speaker Reed ordered
the doors of the House locked. when kilgoro
kicked In tho door leading into tho Speakers
private room and escaped. The, whole State
shouted for Kilgore, and he could have had any
thing in Its power to g i,ys him.; 1t was his last
removed to the Indian Territory, where Prcsi-
dent Cleveland appointed him Federal Judge.
As an in%dlscrlminate obJector to legislation
by unanimous assent Kilgore was feared by
his colleagues moro than Watchdog Holman
Heed compared Them thus: KilEoro beats Hol.
man two TO one, and TO the best Of my informa-
1t is recorded that on Jan. 9, 1898, Congress-
man Kilgore, wcaried by his unceasing vigils TO
defeat cxtravagant appropriations, won't TO
sleep on q lounge In one of the committee rooms.
The news reached. the floor Of tho house.
Private pension bills were called up In
great numbers, Six or eight had passed
before two misunderstanding friends sought
Kilcoro out and woke him UP. His
legislative dignity forsook him for a moment
when he heard tho nows. His friends narrowly
escaped q personal encounter with him. He re-
covered himself almost Immediately, and two
minutes later strodo to his seat on the floor Of
the house and shouted: Mr.. Speaker. / OBJ
jectf' He was answered by the mingled jeers
and applause OF the house.
On the last night of that session he had reason
to ask for unanimous consent for a bill Of his
own. There were more than sixty objections In
half as many seconds. MIR. kilgore surveyed
the House with the stern scorn that always sat
easily on his brow, and sat down. apparently
unmoyed by the laughter on every side of him.
Wonderful stories are told of his ability as a
horsenan. Two cars ago he was challenged to
pick up q stone from the road while riding a gall
looping horse. He repeated tho feat several
times, and then pclted his challenger inJo tho
woods with the stones that had been gathered.
He was always thus dangerously In earnest.
Constantine Buckley kilgOro was born In
Newman, Ca. on Feb. 30, 1885. When he was
II years old he went TO Texas with his parents.
He attended the common schools. He served
through tho war with the Conf derate army,
and reached the rank OF AdjutaI t. General. In
1859 he was elected a Justice OF the Peace Of
Rusk county. Tex. He became a member OF
the State Senate in 1854. and was elected to
the Fiftieth, Fifty.first, Fifty-sccond, and Fifty
third Congresses.