The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-03-17

meeting of ths Dallas bar, held
in the Wnst TOum NJ tho npullhpuspi
saturday evening, March ~, lhibi
Judge Alexander White was called ~
the chair, ana David W. Adams elect
cd hepTelaTy,
On motion Colonel FeaIn epplained
tbs object Of tho meeting ~ q " lhke
some action 10 Gheekmale tiie action
OF he Galveston bar opposing the paH
sage Of tho pending bill before congress
iof redatriellug Of the state lnlo leh'
eral districts 49,.
On motion IA committee Of five were
appointed ~ prepare rpnIlul IONS hhn
report Monday, March IN. Tho ehhll
nnpoinlsd Judge Buri0rd, Judge
liarksdale, Major Fearn, ColOle 81 Mo-
Gov aud Colonel Crawford
Judge Good Offered the following
WHERRAA, At a lalo meeting 81 lle
Galveston bar, that body suggested ne
carving Of Texas into iva federal Jull'
oial dlstrlola, assigning certain eonh'
lieh IN this part Of tho state " hhln uia'
trlels without consultation WIN lit
bar Of this or any Oi said counties ~,
slpned, 40 far M WG Are advised, anu
further appointed committee 0l lllell
own number "wllh iull power 10 nov
and take auch action WIN fehpepl
thereto ~ IN their Judgment may De
best calculated tOplnGe tho same lhV0I'
ably before O0ngreuni Rnd
WHERHAs, This action N ~ dlhfe
gard of the often expressed and wen
known Wishes Of the people nud bar
Of northwestern ntXna fOr another llla-
trl0t, 10 meet the ne0Hisltlth ~ lhlH
rapidly increasing portion OF our eni
plre slate, now Therefore,
RcsOlpCd That dlHulalmlnB hll ahu
any state AeOtionallHm, We claim lhhl
the people aud bar q this portion 0I
the state have better opportunities Tor
knowing, and do know our ihteftHu
better than the bar Of Galveston, over
three hundred miles rom H.
Res0iUGd, That there IL now hnd mas
been for long time pressing neceh'
sIty for another federal judicial district
In Texas, 10 embrace the count eh M
the northwestern portion thereon lilhl
The creation of such district by con
1ress Ii the wish Of the people ana har
of said counties, and that the action Of
the Galveston har, whether 40 M
tended or not, IN m effort % defeat the
same, give IA unnecessary trouble, ana
reauIfe our clients aud friends TO em-
ploy attorneys ut II great distance rom
their homes.
Resolved, That the action Of the Gal
weston bar IN, under the circumstances,
unkind mud selfish, and AN unwar-
ranted Interference with the viii anu
rights OF the people aud bar here.
RosOivcd, That an urgent necessity
does EXIT for the creation OF another
federal judicial district IN this state,
and thnt our senators aud REPRESENTS
tlyes In congress DO and they are
hereby requested to use every exertl0n
for the creation OF another judicial dls'
trict, ana this Mt the earliest praclioa-
bic period, said district TO embrace the
counties heretofore named 10y us In
northwestern Texas.
Judge Good advocate the same, ASK
ing that It be referred to the commits
tee on resolutions, which WA adopted
Speeches were made by Judge Bur
ford Colonel LeNke, Major Bookhout,
General Cabell aud others. ..
Major BooShout offered the follow
ing;
Resolved, That committee of three
be appointed to confer with the mem
hers OF the bars Of the different conn-
Ties of north Texas In reference to
securing the early pNaaage of the bill
before congress- for the establishing OF
a new federal district nTeXas
The resolution was unanimously
adopted, and the chair appointed on
the committee General Cabell, Colonel
Leake and Lucen Il, Smith.
After several mora speeches, urging
quick, persistent and united action,
the meeting adjourned TO meet Mon
day, March lS at II m.
ALEX WHITE, Chairman.
DAVID W. ADA,s, Secretary.