The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-18
GOSSIP OF TEXAS coNGRESSMEN

Washington December i4.--(Stdf (,oveSpohde"etI-
The desk of Representative Sheppard OF Ae Fourtn lN
district the center Of attraction in the ho"se le" MORN
ngs ago The special for this state ~ AFFAIRS was
huge b of cotton which had been Mr. Sheppard by
friend and which he had displayed for the baneht OF MS
fellow members from Texas well as for the oNher mem
bers the house many of whom had never beo%e seen
sample the Souhs great staple in that shape NV 9eP
pard in the intervals OF his dscourses his colleagues on
the superior advantages OF his district cotton gVwns
section took time explain OF the representatives
from Northern Western and Eastern States just how eoSon
grows how it is picked and gnned, and how hnay II Ss
sent to market The boil unusually large and the staple
considerably longer than usual that on the whole tS
served excellent example OF the possibilities of Texas
in the cotton growing line One Texan who viewed 1t was
heard remark that the cotton compared very ayoraoY
with that grown in Harris county wherea Mr. Sheppard
smiled
The big boil came to Mr. Sheppard from his friend Wal
ByNater OF RoNton Lamar county In letter which ae-
companied Mr. Bywater asked Mr. Sheppard to show the
boil to members in order demonstrate to them
that Texas in the lead when it comes to cotton
growing and also "a reminder that the Grout bill is still
pending in congress
representative S Cooper of the Second Texas district
wishes distinctly understood that he is not from Arkansas
Jew nights ago company with Representative Burgess
and wo newspaper correspondents Mr. Cooper visited the
big market near the Of Pennsylvania and Sew
enth street Mr. Cooper purchased Abemarle pippins
variety of apple OF which he is quite fond and little
later while waiting Tor Mr. Burgess make purchases,
he engaged an apple in conversation subjects
relating chiefly the varieties of apples she handled The
old lady dressed in rusty black had bunch OF feathers
appeared they might have been plucked about the
time the Revolutionary stuck auntily in her dapi-
dated altogether looked the of the typical apple
woman Finally Mr. Cooper asked her if she had ar
kansas Reds"
NAV" she replied What's them
"W'y. they're apples" replied the congressman, and
they're the very best grown in this country too.
The apple woman shifted coutemptuousy. "You think
.aat Cause you're from Arkansas reckon she said
And o before stated Mr. Cooper wishes it distinctly
Understood that he is from Arkansas Those who know
him s.il laugh When the story is told.
Representative Burleson the Ninth Texas district is
lightning find that the life Of famous not all
beer aud Sixties as certain Dckensesque individual
fore the democratic held Just before the session began
and which in the hands of the special committee of
twelve have attracted widespread attention and all Of the
newspapers this section of the country have commented
them freely most OF the comments being OF favorable
tlre. The OF is that Mr. Burleson not make
without being referred to in connection with those
luons As demonstrating this fact is only to re-
produce the following article from local paper 1t will be
observed that despite the magnitude Of its reputation the
South the boil weev intimately known to Washing
reporters who have the temcriy to refer 10 it the
"cotton-ban weevl'" The article follows;
The Anthonorus grauds 60 Representative Burle-
son Texas in pursuit of him with all the determination
Of his vigorous craftsmanship Unsuccessful in his effort to
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