The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-15
NO 81
,rresnopdenee OF the IIerald

all the morning in discussing question OF
crime aud the procedure The lawyers were
on t,isl, that is to say, they we're discussing
tho inssuity question, Your readers will
recoIleot ira, the HERALD in the Currie case,
in the R5thschild and other similar cases,
took distinct ground that Tbs trouble was
in the law not with the court or the
iuries altogether, aud that one
difficulty was that an immense array Of legal
talent wss ogoa overpoweriDg as against he
less experienced states attorneys. II there
fore urged upon the legislature, iual such S
law ,as tlGt today passed ay tle mouse on
the adoption Of tire senate bill. II IS aasum-
ed that tae governor will duly sign Die bill,
the which has already been reported 70 you
The determination on tho psrt c members
from north ond ives. Texas to bsVe
RE-DISTRtcrING OF THE STATE
,mder tho new census, grows apace, and so
strong is tho feeling on this subjsot with
the house, that ii is minated
that appropriation bills will
mol b. passed unless this new apDorHonmant
be allowed Tae sly rUmors that the gov
ernor would oppose such bill because east
Texas cannot make an equal show Of i'm
proyementin population aod consequent adj
vantage is wholly without foundation. He
is pre-eminently superior TO any such mar
row local feelings and actions The reverse
is true, tcr no Is free to say that if the peo-
pie wish it, why should they not have it..
When it was urged that it would absorb TOO
much Of the time of the session, his re-
ply was precisely true viz: mot so very
much if you get right downto your work"
One Of the cmbarrassments in thia new ap.
portionmcnt is that some of the present
members will jeopaTdize their positions.
Another complication exists in the fact that
the U. S. senatorial contest two years hence
is involved. Rasgaas friends repre-
sent sections that will not be so strong aa
against Others that "hsve grown so great OF
la.8," and zone Of which we are whom"
called on the land commissioner (Mr.
Walsh today end asked him what special
objections he had, as one Of the heads uf the
departments required under Senator Hous-
tons bill, - give
EMPLOYMENT TO WOMEN
to the extent Of one,hslf his clerk force.
lilo responded that tho bill which eontailed
a clause seemingly for his and other chiefs
protection, viz: provided said females be
competent" was really operative against his
discretion, as the question Of competency,
Therefore, was the only one he WAS to con.
slider. Hence he prefers these main obiec-
tons: lst no has no discretion as TO the
needs o. the applicant, who, after all,
may be comfortably well of, or she may be
morally Objectionable, or socially unworthy;
End, First come, fret served will be- he says,
avery poor rule forced on him, as competency
alone is to be regarded, and the first twenty
applying Che works forty clerks), although
they all reside in Austin, where the news Of
the passage Of the bill, if passed, will be first
known, must be selected 3d. There is no
option as TO gradual substitution, but the
radical change, under that bill, will have to
be made at once, and thus his Office will be
thrown into confusion Attn, When he may
dismiss somebody's sister, or wife, or daugh-
ter, for incompatency or bad conduct, some
body is aps to get mad, and somebody
elsa is "lsble to get shooted." In
the house, the bill will have 10 run the gaunt-
let. One of the amendments there proposed
will be, provided that SO per cent. Of the fe'
males so employed shall be colored." By
suoh means odium is sought 10 DO thrown
upon the measure Well, remember dis
tinctly, when in Philadelphia, some of the
medical students Of Jefferson college, in shat
city, hoote1 isored and threw stones at the
first famelo graduate in medical school, rs
sh0 drove through the streets on her way
home with her diploma, and now to-day, the
fair hand of woman aud her gentle
voice ministers to the comforts of
thousands wracked on the hed'of pain, and
attend her sex in those diseases and trials
that they alone should beat understand and
be privileged TO attend.
The university bill was another of the sub.
iects of considerable discussion in the senate
this forenoon. Interesting and important 10
It's character ANA scope ithas provoked com
ment from members whenever it hiss been
reached. Some have opposed it, not from
antagonism from the object sought TO be- a.
tanned, but from belief that the movement
al this period Of this states history is prema-
ture. However, the correct idea has so far
prevailed, and the probabilities are that our
Young men and women will, ere many years,
be enabled to receive at homo the intellec-
tual advantages and polish which they are
now compelled TO seek in other states and
lands. As will have been seen from my dis
patches of to-day, an amendment was adopted
by the senate providing that the medicinal
department Of the institution should
be located separately from the
main part. 1t is conceded on
all hands that the university proper should
remain at the capital, but the medical dc.
partment ought to be located, it was thought
az the largest city of the state, 20 as 10 sff0rd
its inmates an opportunity to easiest reach
tho varied types Of disease in practical study
This amendment wac urged by prominent
and numerous physicians from every section
of the state. 1t will be indeed a proud day
for Texas when she can point to great uni
versity within her borders.
Another extremely fruitful source of dis
cussion is the bill proposing an amendment
to the constitution so as 20 establish an i'm
migration bureau and make appropriation,
therefor. 1t has on its every appearance
brought with it a very deluge of eloquence
1t is claimed by the advocates Of the bill
hat the section Of our constitution prohib-
ting appropriation for any purposes of inn
migration has been construed by the worlC
as declaration of the people Of Texa
against the incoming of strangers, and hs!
in consequence damaged the stat,
and retarded her progress eve
since tho adoption Of our presen
instrument of organic law. Notwlthstand-
ing this cogent reasoning. many of our mort
grave Legislators are fearful that the appro
priations might be used to bring into th,
state species of scslawac and lazzaroni. l
would be dreadful ever to have scallswal
or worthless fellow in Texas! On yesterday
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