The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-15

eha Of tho capitol as cattle convention"
ihe members OF which were worth about
fcur bits per diem. He thought by shut
ting of their wind and rations they
Wp1ld WIND up their circus and so home
lie hoped the bill would be postponed in
definitely. Tho house was not inclined to
pass platform demands, and he thought
/ they would refuse to adopt the preslcr
| III! because II WAS msusure for tho peu-
PIE II the salary of the mpmhers would
cease II would force them home, and he
| NthiuFel great many Of them could he
found hanging ab0u, cussing tho court
house ring and awaiting an opportunity TO
get on a jury.
| Mir Harrison tpop) took Christians
view OF the situation 10y wanting to pass
me hlH, thereby returning good f>r evil
ne dignity Of the senate should pot he
pushed aside IN a spirit Of retaliation and
/ let II 90 ont over the State that the TWO
houses are al loggerhoahs
Mr. Burns tkepl thought differently He
would siaryo them out in order to get
/ site Gle adjournment. According 10 his
( iaeA tho house of representatives was r!np.
+ ing The funeral bell OF the grand old
/ i"inoctatic party. He thonrht auotbor
( PARTY would have an opportunity 20 serve
thr people ot mis- grand state and see
I what ihsy can do for the good II tho
( p'opl, He extended an Invitation In any
| onw Who could not sustain himself to ao-
! cePt u hls hospitality for the balaDe. NJ
| IN" sth=ion, reiieraflng, ps be had many
! times before said. hat lac WAS represent
| ing his people. and WAS here 10 promote tho
interest OF Texas Many members on the
I oiher side had burned tho pnuks OF the
democratic platform the platform UPON
which they had been elected and appar-
emily they regarded political platforms as
hourke Cochran had thO same az passrn-
str train platforms imply 70 get on and
of the cars
Mr prosler aud Mr.. Colquit, INDUCED in
q spirited tilt, when the former made an
on hand Illusion 10 the senator from kauf-
man Wolqnitu and his political affiia-
tons tmeauing with Senator nurnsJ.
MIR Coqnijt gave notice that he would
| reply los asking the senator from Comanche
| tPTcaierl whittier he had drifted meau-
!ng with the senator from Bell. a popu-
llsD.
MIR, colquitts reply was pointed and
Interesting, lie challenged any one to
prove his iusincerity lie implied that the
text book biil had been unnecessarily de
lay'i by reason OF tho absence OF the nu-
thor thereof tPreSlerl. as Il had been post
p0ned several times as a courtesy TO him
He Mas proud OF his friend. Senator
Burns. He was al honest, candid and con-
strvatiye representative Of u proud con-
siitucncy; he WAS happy TO know that the
senator from Harris was looking TO the
good OF Texas and her people, The son-
ator from tomanche had more than once
'pokcd fun" al his ability as q consiilu-
iipnal lawyer. hut he was free to say he
Was honest In his conviction.
Mr. prcsler replied that he had been I'M
ayoldahly detained by sickness at home.
and that he had been AS dliseut as any
one else for the passage OF the text book
bill HIS remarks were devoid OF acri-
mony and simply explanatory OF what he
had already said. and this ended the mat
ter.
MIR. oioss entered his protest against any
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