The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-03-16
TINE FEDERAL COURT BILL,


Much anxious inquiry Is made as 70
ho present status Of tho above exceeds
nhy important bill, which VIA lhlro'
luoed in congress early in the session.
In the press Of other matter our repre-
have not been pressing w
claims with the energy ils great import
anoe 10 Texas demands. We have 40
other measure pending now OF more or.
even equal Importance than TINS blll,
save and excepting alone the Texas ana
Pacific railroad bill,
We are sorry 10 observe that the pa
pers are already discussing the matter
Of who shall III the bench should the
bin pass, This eau only work owl, ana
might possibly procure Tor II a Prea
dental veto after passage u lhe pFeS''
dent discovered that any appointment
he might make would be- dlalaslelul 10
tho people, lot u. bend every energy
a
to secure its passage, aud trust TO luck
aud Mr., Hayes Judgment to give vs. ~
acceptable man, Many u useful meas
ure Is killed of by indiscreet discussion
before coming up, " h hardly reason
able TO expect that should the b'II pass
and receive executive sanction, demo-
crat Of pronounced ohOrooler wonld 10
amounted. Nor can we see that polite"
can be made 10 cut any very important
figure in tho case, A sound, eloar'hc0d'
ed lawyer, cool disposslonate man, ANA
an honest, patriotic citizen of either
party, II all we ask
Tho main thug to be considered now,
is TO secure the passage Of the bill The
condition Of our courts Of every KIND,
crowded and clogged with unfinished
business, tho delay in litigation OF every
kind, and the general Distress and IN
convenience, renders the curly passage
of the bill one Of tho grOyest Necessities
of tho day, and no narrow or selfish
party or individual interest should be
suffered TO interfere for moment win
its prospects before congress, Tho blll
Ia in able hands, Gndwill bopressedIoy our
delegation at the proper time, with all
the energy which its vast Importance en-
titles il TO- AT this distance from the
scene all the difficulties in its way,
may not be well understood. However
whatever they may be, they are eviN
IDENTITY such M TO induce our represent
tatives TO submit gracefully We can
assure them that sthe people of Texas
are anxious for the passage OF the bill,
and that every good interest will be
served by it, and that the people care
next to nothing as to what good man
is called upon to ill the position,
OF course, as the measure is one
which Is to cxpcnd its benefits princi'
pally in north central and west Texas,
the NccS is anxious to defeat its pas.
sage. None know this better than our
representatives, and upon no other men
IN the state will this Fictitious opposi-
lion have less influence, Indeed, it |
constitutes one of the strongest argu.
nents in favor of the bill There is an
immense tideolnew people pouring into
ar section of the state Legal business
Seel even pace with all others, Our
state and federal courts are overbur.
lened already, and in very few years
4 relief does not come to us through
this or some other plan, there will be
no Justice for man in his own day and
II positively will not do to
defer the matter longer, and we call
upon our representatives To take such
steps rs in their better judgment will
conduce to its early passage, To Dallas
alone its early passage will save many
thousand Of dollars annually and liti.
gants will save in both money and time
more than any one not conversant with
the situation, would believe.
The necessity grows with each pass,
ing day, as do the manifest evils of
delay, 1t will not be considered pres
sumptuous in us to again urge firmly,
persistently, but respectfully, the
claims Of this bill upon the attention
of both senators and congressman.