▁where ▁he ▁wrote ▁his ▁mem oir s ▁of ▁capt ivity ▁and ▁of ▁life ▁as ▁a ▁fug itive , ▁titled ▁The ▁Advent ures ▁of ▁a ▁Pr ison er ▁of ▁War , ▁and ▁Life ▁and ▁Sc enes ▁in ▁Federal ▁Pr isons : ▁Johnson ' s ▁Island , ▁Fort ▁Del aware , ▁and ▁Point ▁Look out , ▁by ▁an ▁Esc aped ▁Pr ison er ▁of ▁H ood ' s ▁Texas ▁Brigade . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁ ▁Bar z iza ▁represented ▁Harris ▁County ▁during ▁the ▁Four teenth ▁Texas ▁Legisl ature ▁( 1 8 7 4 – 1 8 7 5 ) ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁session ▁of ▁the ▁Fif teenth ▁Texas ▁Legisl ature ▁( 1 8 7 6 ). ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁four teenth ▁legisl ature , ▁he ▁played ▁a ▁key ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁controvers ial ▁transition ▁of ▁the ▁Governor ship ▁from ▁Edmund ▁J . ▁Davis ▁to ▁Richard ▁Co ke . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁fif teenth ▁legisl ature , ▁he ▁ran ▁for ▁Spe aker ▁of ▁the ▁House , ▁but ▁lost ▁by ▁two ▁votes . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁session , ▁Bar z iza ▁became ▁em bro iled ▁in ▁a ▁proced ural ▁dispute ▁regarding ▁the ▁Texas ▁and ▁Pacific ▁Railway : ▁in ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁prevent ▁a ▁vote , ▁he ▁and ▁ 3 3 ▁other ▁represent atives ▁did ▁not ▁return ▁from ▁re cess ▁on ▁July ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 8 7 6 , ▁so ▁that ▁there ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁a ▁qu orum . ▁In ▁response , ▁the ▁speaker ▁ordered ▁that ▁the ▁abs ente e ▁represent atives ▁be