The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-08-06

our duty as well as privilege as sheriff. to
call the attention OF our legislature to such
defect, to the end, that in ito wisdom it may
make such changes and corrections as will
promote the prompt and faithful execution
Of every provision of our penal code and code
Of criminG. procedure.
Third-Belieying that the proper prepar.
atoms Of such suggestions to the legis allure
would require more time and deliberatiOn
than this association can at present bestow,
aud believing it to be all important that such
suggestions be SO formulated Is TO present
fully and particularly the views ofthe sheriff.
Of Texas.
Fou'lh-We, therefore, suggest that this
association appoint 3 committee Of five to
prepare bill or bills fully embodying the
changes or correction: in the law which this
association deem necessary to be made.
Fifth-TEa: The members OF this body who
are present. IS well as our brethren who are
absent, and the executive officers Of the state
generally, be requested TO correspond with
the chslrmen Of said committee, before the
frat day Of November next giving fully their
views upon the needed changes and correc-
tons in our criminal laws.
SiXth-That said committee, at some con-
venient time and place, after November the
first, meet and formulate for the legislature
such bill or bills as will fully express the
wishes and suggestions Of the association.
Seventh-That said committee be also
charged with the duty of having
said bill or bills properly
presented and referred at the next session Of
our legislature,thus bringing our suggestions
squsrey before them and preventing the ST.
lent evasion which alone was accorded US ut
its last session.
Eighth-it Is believed that each sheriff in
Texas should be supplied with printed copies
Of the work of said committee as soon as the
Same is completed, to the end that he may
secure the support of his immediate repre-
sentative in securing the passage ofsuch bills
Ninth-Whether the last suggestion is the
will of the association or not, still we urge
upon every sheriff in the state the supreme
necessity, by himself and through his friends,
of securing the earnest support of his rep
resenative in etfecting these needed reforms,
and it Is believed that if we can bring our
representatives to fully understand the diff
cullies in the way of prompt and efficient
administration Of our criminal laws
they can but be with us
in this attempt to protect the
fair name and fame of our beloved state
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM WARDEN, Chairman.
CHARLES I. RUSSELL,
j. w. BUTLER,
r. T. LoNG,
II. WEIGH.
The report of the committee was unani-
mously adopted.
Sheriff III. Welch of Marion county, Of
fered tho following resolution:
Resolved, That we tender to the citizens
of Dallas generally, and to the press and bar
| especially, our thanks for the many evidences
of marked appreciation Of our objects and
| efforts as an association as evinced in the
kind manner in which we have been received
| by the citizens and officials of this city, who
| have been untiring in their efforts to make
our meeting here most pleasant and agree
| able; as evidenced also by the sumptuous
banquet at the Grand Windsor, and, above
all, by the words Of cheer and
| sympathy by the press and speak
ers who have addressed US, and
In return as an association Of the constabulary
Of the state, We pledge ourselves anew to the
work before US to continue untiring in our
efforts to suppress all lawlessness and crime
to the end, that Texas, our beloved state, may
be msde.t the most desirable spot on Gods
green earth, rs the God Of nature intended
1t should be when created as residence for
man outside of the garden of Eden.
| The resolution was unanimously adopted
by a rising vote.
Smith Lipscomb, of Fsnnin county, and j.
L. White, deputy sheriff of Bosque county
we're enrolled as members OF the association.
On motion Of Sheriff Warden, of Collin
county the election of officers Of the assocs-
ton, for the ensuing year was gone into.
The names of Warden, of Collin; Noble, of
Harris; and Ryburne, Of Ellis; were placed
in nomination for president.
Each one declined begging that those who
had placed them in nomination would with
draw their Names which was done.
Mr.. Warden then placed in nomination
the name Of Dennis Corwin, sheriff Of Travis
county and president of the association. The
motion was seconded by Mr.. Noble, and he
was reelected by reclamation.
In brief and appropriate speech he
thanked the association for the honor thus
conferred upon him.
The nomination for vice-president being in
order, Sheriff WEIGH, Of Marion county, of
fersd the name Of Captain Moon, Of this
city. At the urgent request of that gentle
man, who stated that he would not run for
sheriff, his name was withdrawn and that Of
O. M. Noble, Of Harris, put before the asso.
citation and he was elected by reclamation. He
thanked the association.
| On motion of w. D. Ryburne, of Ellis, j.
P. Kirk, the present secretary, was reelected
BY reclamation.
On motion Of Mr.. r. A. Glover, of Duval
county, 8. NJ. Strayhorn, Of Williamson
county, was elected treasurer by acclsma-
ton.
: On motion Of Captain Moon, the city Of
Houston was chosen "a the next place for
tho meeting Of the association, and It was
decided that II be held in the month of May,
I. the exact date to be fixed by the president.
On motion Of Sheriff Warden, of Collin
county, Colonel j. @. Ebln was invited to
address the association at Up. m.
/, Sheriff Ryburne, Of Ellis county, produced
the following letter, which he read to the