He Would be Heard

Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 93, 4 February 1892, Page 3

He Would be Heard

♦ Judging from an interview with the Governor of Oklahoma in the Chicago 11 Inter-ocean," the Legislature of that newly-settled territory muet be the mofit chaotic and dangerous legislative body, in the world. Governor Steel said :~" Terrell, the man who was most frequently to be seen among a writhing mass of statesmen in free fights, will be tried next month for murdering a man who testified against him in a land case. It always makes me Bmile to remember a scene in the Legislature where Terrell got the drop on the whole crowd, and cowed them all. He wanted to say something, and he yelled to the (Speaker : • Look here, you've got to make this mob hold their traps ; I'm goin' to do some of the talking myself.' The Speaker assured the statesman that he was doing his best to enforce order in the House. • Well, I'll help you,' thundered the modern Mirabeau. He jerked out two enormous horse-pistols, slammed them down on his desk, and coolly remarking to the now breathless assembly •I'll kill the first coyote that opens bis face for fifteen minutes,' proceeded with his speech. At the end of eleven minutes Terrel looked at his watch, put the pistols back in their places, and said ' Now you oan talk."