The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-20
STATE PRESS REVIEW.
The Pitsburg Magnet raises an interesting
mas ION in Tho fol ,wing:


the legislature, be commissioned by the gov
ernor. but before the commission shall be
Issued, n fee Of 50 must be paid the secretary
Of the stale. which shall constitute II part Of
the general revenue. OF five thousand OIL
GERS elected last November only two thou.
sand snd ility-f5ur have paid this fee and
been commissioned. Are they legally quail
lied officers?
This is the law and why is it not enforced!
There arc too many interests at stake in thit
matter to lot il pass Off so loosely. Suppose
asheriff has not paid the So and been com
missioned by the governor and in the course
o. his duty attempts TO arrest mar
who resisis and kills the sheriff and
pleads that the sheriff was not
legal officer, not having been commissioned
or the sheriff kills the man ard this pleaded
against him. What will the result be- Or
suppose district Judge hssnot been com
missioned, what effect will it have upon
judgments rendered by him2 What will the
effect be as To Acknowledgements taken to
deeds and similar p tperS by aflerk not COM
missioned2 Either enforce this law or lot 1t be
repealed.
Tho Brenham Banner manjleats to slight
degree, feeling Of disgust Ut the defeat in
the legislature OF tho constitutional ameud-
ment relative 10 immigration, and says
The Joint resolution amending the imm.
grafton clause in tho constitution was, on
Tuesday, defeated in both houses OF the leg
islamre, In both houses there were maior-
iios 10 favor Of tho amendment but there
was not a two thirds msjoritY, consequently
tins resolution WIS lost. The Legislature was
only required TO submit the amendment to a
vote Of the people who would themselves
have decided the question, but they failed
even 10 d. thus, aud now IL will be sgld in
other states that the p9lpl3 of Texas do not
want immigration, IL is now too late to
remedy the matter, the legislature has ex-
prossed ilsei on the proposition and the OK
prelson is final Those who voted against
submitting the amendment will 60 before the
people on their record. If their conslitu'
ents approve of their actions they may be
re elected; If not tdey will stay at home and
mora progressive men will supply their
places.
Every paper in tho state not welded to
mossbackiam and that can SEQ the light of
the claarngs from the iungles Of backwoods-
ism, ought to turn its batteries loose upon
those ante-dsluvian members who voted
against this amendment. They probably
thought they were doing very wise thing
and were sincere ia thor convictions, but
that doesn't help tn, mater any. The age
10 too progressive snd tho needs of Texas too
pressing for the people to afford TO send men
to the legislature who cannot comprehend
what they ought t, do, Tue world Is full OF
complaceni, weil-meaning, conscientious
men, who will never set river aiire with
the immensely of their utelects, but there is
no reason why they should DO selected 10 I'LL
important positions Of irust
The Sherman Chr iuiolo peals note Of
insinuNtion m tho following;
Chs bill punch lsU has not boon repealed
by our legislator; neither has it been re-
pealed by tAa saloon keeper5 We venture
tho assertion that poal hasn't been heard
fr IN the music boxes IN Texas for 10 these
many days
The psople have appealed to the legisa-
ture to do away with this lselcss statute pro-
vision, but thai body seems to know more
than the people, and il has paid no attention
80 far to the dtmaud.
The COrsicans 0b'erVer lndeE pays Soma =
tor Martin, Of Navarro, a meritad tribute for
the good sensa he shows 10 supporting the
bill to advertise in the PAGERS sherilfs' sales
md probate orders, and says:
Hon. Marion Martin, of this senatorial
district has introduced bill IA the senate
to amend thu civil code 10 rs 10 make il OBJ
hgsory on c)uaty officials TO advertise
forced sales and other proceedings. This il
CERTAINLY good bill Thousands OF dollsrs
have beeu lost 90 tho state ANA TO individuals
from forced sales that wsre not properly ad.
verlised, but were known only to A few spec
ula,0ra who made tia business TO watch out
for sucl sales We believe that every forced
sale Of whatever description should DO ad
vertised in the newspapers, because the pub.
lie look to them for such Information. We
are glad hat our able senator Is alive to the
bess Interests Of the stata and his constit
uents.
One luminous senator opposed tho meas
ure aud urges tina. it will only benefit tn,
newspapers, Astronomy teaches us that tn
Pleisdes once numbered seven but that fol-
soma centuries one has been lost. Wonder
If the wanderer has returnedS
Gan Englishmsn travelling in tho Unite,
States, and particularly in Texas, seeking in
formation upon variety of points, includin
the manners and customs of the soulher
Peep O." writes to the San Antonio EXPIRES
for Information as to the treatment of negroe
by southern people, and the Express give
him tho following fair true, faithful state
ment:
A more thorough study Of the south an,
OF southern sentiments will show our frien,
thst the typical southorner in nature, ia no
the typical southerner OF the Harriet Beeahe
Stowe production; that the negro in the soutl
has more ohances for advancement
both political and financial, than tn
negro IN the north; that there are day NOR
colored oflice-holders, lawyers and minister
within the limits of the late slave states thai
ihere are to be found in the republican state
of the north; in short that the general condi
lion of the south is much better than that Q
the race in the north, He will fnd res
Election existing between the former slsy
and his former master, that both parties rec