The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-03-03
STATE PRESS REVIEW.

ays:
Senator Martin, Of Gainesville, writes in.
teresting and sensible letters from Austin to
his paper, the Gainesville Register. His last
letter mentions the fact that southern and
eastern Texas are straining every nervo to
either delay a new legislative apportionmept
or else stock tho committees against central
northern and northwestern Texas. 1t is 10
Just such men as Senator Martin, Speaker
Reeves, Senator Ross, and others from north
western, northern and central Texsf tina,
the people of tho aforementioned sections
look to have this matter settled, and settled
fairly.
There il but one fair way to spporlion the
state, and.that ia to agree on tho number Of
representatives and senator's and then, d.
viding tho population by these numbers, con-
struct thedistricts accordingly. For instance
If the number Of representatives
be fixed ut one hundred,
divide the state into one hundred representa-
tive districts made up Of contiguous counties
containing in the aggregate exactly one
hendredth part Of tho population as nearly
a. possible There will necessarily be some
fractions, and these fractions we respectfully
suggest should go to the benefit of the from
tier. Senatorial districts can be constructed
exactly the same why.
The Galv4 ston journal, much rs IL may be
opposed to Governor Roberts, and as much rs
1t may delight in saying hard things Of him
when il thinks the opportunity offirs, does
him justice ia the matter of his commute.
tions of prisoners and takes sensible,
fair, impartial view of the matter. ltssys:
Gov Roberts doubtless thinks that It il
absurd 70 possess power and refuse to eY-
ercise IT according 10 his personal convic-
lions. 1.-THE legislature pl ,ces SO oxlraordina-
ry power in tho hands of the governor, and
he abuses thai power, the people are mistskea
in visiting their invectives entirely upon the
executive. They should at least permit the
Lawmakers to share somewhat of the Odium.
The good people who lately elevated tho
etligy of the ancient slcalde because he
phrdoned Hubby ms well as many of tho
state papers that have animadverted upon
the action OF the executiye-mago this mis-
take, al least the Journal is Of this opinion:
they imagine that the execution If MUIR
derar Is process Of revenge which the
state takes tho state, say they, hangs the
miserable wrech as'the extreme of cruel nun.
ishment for u .dastsrdly crime. II is needless
to submit proof that the intent of the pen.
atty is TO terrify other evil doors and moi for
revenge. AS matter of fact, imprisonment
for life is far grester punishment than
hanging.
Another point all must acknowledge:
Governor Roberts has proven tha. his many
communications has been founded upon his
honest convictions He has never been nc
cused OF any impure motive. lilo examines
into the case-eonvinces himself, according
to mis- peculiar logical process, that man
ought not TO hang aud he commutes. 1t
would make no differences 10 him if every
man, woman and child in the United Slales
| | nay--hed commute.
Tho Csstrovilo Quill has gotten itsolt into
the same acrape Davy Crockett found him.
self one evening al II monagerie when he re-
marked that a huge monkey in one of, the
cages resembled Judge Wright, member of
congress from Indiana, and on turning his
head saw Jadgo Wright standing a. hi: Oh
bow. He Immediately Offered to apologies
to the judge or the monkey, whichever one
the apology was due to. Tho Quill must
apologize to tho legislature or the old man
at the head of the ."Warloop." Tho Quill
says:
Away up near the head spring Of the
Guadalupe river among the beautiful green
mountains Of Kerr county, a few wears apo
lived good old soul, still remembered, who
upon an unlucky day had tho misfortune to
get his nip disocstsd and he described the
accident as follows: 81 contempted TO ride a
skltlsh, foolish young critter the other day,
and whom J. had mounted she beg an
to ra'r and back, and pretty
soon she throwed me into Internal
space. turned four or five resolutions in
tho air and then come down slap bang on
my penal code. | have insulted two phys
icians about It, and one of them thinks |
will evenfully discover, and the other is
olbtless whether | ever will or not" Some
OF our solons vt Austin remind us very
much of this good old man. Something has
thrown them head over heels into "infernal
space" and they have not only come down
slap bang on the penal code, tho code of
crimil' al procedure aud the revised statutes
but they have tried to knock the stuiIing ont
Of the constitution Itself, and while we have
not been formally "insulted" about the maj
ter, we do not hesitate to give 1t as our pro-
tessional opinion that it Is exceedingly
"doubtless" whether they will ''even,fnlly
discover" or not.
The Nayasota Tablet wants the bill for
legal advertising 10 be done in the news.
papers to become law and il disposed to
iidiculo and mako little of senator who
opposed tho bill because it would benea,
newspapers. The Tablet says:
A little man named Bexar from way down
about Houston county made biz speech in
tho legislature against the bill reluiring tax
sales. sherifls sales, and other forced sales 10
be advertised In newspaper. He nrobablv
thinks the most private way these salea ca1
DO made the better. May be, if he or his
partner arc IN the habit Of buying lands sold
~ iherliis and tax collectors, 1t would suit
ms IDEA little better if the property could
DO levied on and sold without any notice AT
all. The representative from Houston. San.
tone county, said he expected 10 be thor.
oughly abused by the press Of the state for
his actions, but II that Is his best chance 70
gain notofiety we fear he has made signal
failure.
The Austin Statesman makes a sensible
suggestion II II be practicable II there be-
deaf mute capable Of conducting tho deaf