The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-02-08
MINORITY REPORT
OF the Special Committee Of the House
of Representative ON the House Bill
Entitled "An Act TO Branch the
Supreme Court of the State.''


Entitled IAN Act to Branch the
Supreme Court Of the State"
In the house of Representatives, on
the 4th instant, Mr.. Cochran, of Dallas
submitted the following:
Hon. Guy NJ. Bryan, Speaker of the House OF
Representatives:
A minority ofyour special committee
on branching the Supreme court, to
whom was referred house bill No. l46
requiring them to consider and report
as to the most proper and suitable
places of holding the other two branch
es of the Supreme court of this State,
other than the city of Austin, beg
leave to make minority report, dis
senting from the report of the majority
of your special committee, for and
upon the following reasons:
First--It appeared that the city of
Houston, q prominent candidate for
the location of one of the branches of
said Supreme court, had no represent
tative upon that committee.
Second-That while we do not pro-
pose to detract from the city of Tyler
any merits that she can justly claim,
disclaiming at the same time, any sell
fish motives of pecuniary interest in
the location Of any branch of said STU
preme court at any place. and actua-
ted only by Il desire to secure the
greatest good to the greatest number,
and believing that this can only be
accomplished by due consideration
and respect for geographical position,
population, location, natural and ac-
CURED advantages of the places to be
selected for the holding of said Su-
preme court, would respectfully state
that the city of Dallas has the advan-
tage over Tyler in all these respects
BY reference to the map of the State
of Texas, we find that the city of
Dallas is the most central point north
of the city of Austin. We find that
the distance from Red river to the city
of Dallas is equal to the distance from
Dallas to the parallel which equally
divides the distance from Dallas to
Austin. We also find that Dallas is
about two hundred miles west of the
eastern boundary of the State, and
about two hundred and fifty miles east
of the most western settlements, d.
rectly west of the city of Dallas, and
near five hundred miles east of the
western boundary line of the State. 1t
is clearly perceivable that the city of
Dallas is the geographical center of
the present inhabited portion OF the
State i'm which one branch of the Su-
preme court is to be located, and that
TYLER is too far east of the above men,
toned section of the State, being only
about one hundred miles due west of
the eastern boundary line of the State
and about four hundred miles east of
the extreme settlements on the west.
Besides, the city of Dallas has n pOpu-
lation of ten thousand inhabitants,
while Tyler has only about four thou
sand five hundred. Besides, the city
of Dallas Is located in healthy section
of country, surrounded by rich and
fertile soil, with u thrifty, Industrious,
energetic and rapidly increasing popu-
lation, accessible by railroad from the
east, north and south, and destined
soon to become the railroad center of
the State.
We further claim that some cOnside-
ration should be given to the wants 81
the rapidly growing west and would
respectfully represent that the city of
Tyler is entirely too far east for their
convenience, and that, in our opinion,
all those living between the two
branches of the Texas and Pacific Rail-
road, rs far east as Texarkana along
the line to Sherman, and as far east as
Jefferson along the line to Dallas, and
especially those living west of the Tex
as Central, would prefer coming to
Austin even, rather than go to Tyler
as those living west of the Texas Cen
trail would either have to travel tbs
dirt road to Tyler, OF else leave theil
hQIses III the livery stables of the rail-
road stations at enormous costs in or
der to reach Tyler by rail. Taking in
to consideration the geographical al
vantages of Dallas over Tyler, together
with the facts, that Dallas as COM
mercial city, Is second to but two 9TH