The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-02-16

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the work was performed before the party
committing the crime was regularly
indicted. And hence we lose in this
class OF cases, not only our fees and time,
but our money expended In pursuit OF,
and also returning with tue prisoner
after capture.
In conclusion, we, as sherlfis, promise
the executive OF our state that we will
try TO do our duty, and hope that your
Exeellency will see the justice OF our
claims, and take such steps as will, in
YOUR judgment, remedy the evils COM
planned OF, or such thereof as you shall
deem proper. ii. 4. BARBEE,
Chairman.
The following resolution was part of
the above report; il was amended, the
amendment was considered and the reso-
luton was lost.
on motion, the resolutions were con-
sidered seridtim and afterwards adopted
as a whole.
HON. W. NJ. BROWN
was then introduced TO the convention
He said he had no disposition to lnfiiet a
speech upon q convention OF practical
men, but recognizing the objects, which
were of public nature. he should not
deny himself the pleasure of calling up
on the association as one OF the members
of the state administration. / understand
a committee has called at my office but,
was absent on account of special ell
gagements at home. have not had the
opportunity to attend the deliberations
of this body, and am not sufficiently IL
formed of the matters that have occupied
your attention. | have no doubt
you have addressed yourselves specially
to the provisions in the law
which have special reference to the eff
cient discharge of your duties as officers
of the state, and to the calculation OF
doubtful cases connected with the law
regulating the compensation that the
state provides for your services. In this
connection l will say, ms the chief ac-
counting officer of the state, 1t is my duty
to execute and construe the laws bearing
upon the compensation of sheritfs. In all
such cases l recognize that 1t would be
eminently proper that a convention ofthfs
kind should make such suggestions to the
comptroller and the legislature as might
induce action that in the future would
remove the hardships complained of. 1
presume that a part of the work of the
convention Is to agree upon recommen-
dations and suggestions to be submitted
to the next session of the legislature,
and desire to say 10 the association that
1t will give me great pleasure to cooper
ate with them in any practical measures
looking to the improvement in the ad-
minlstration of the government as de-
volving upon the sheritfs, elLher as to In
creaslng their efficiency or providing
them fair consideration for their work.
1t is due to them that the laws by which
their fees are regulated should be plain
and distinct in their terms, and to remedy
any defect in this regard 1t would be my
duty and pleasure to cooperate with
them in securing such legislation as will
Al H. II.
The question of fixing the time at which
to hold he next meeting of the associa-
ton, at Waco, was settled, the third
Tuesday in February, 1888, was agreed
upon.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
The president suggested that the cleo
ton of officers for the ensuing year would
be in order, and said that he would en-
terrain motion to that effect. The neces-
saIy motion was made and carried, and
the election of officers resulted as follows:
Ben. f. Jones, of Dallas, president.
w. Il. Maddox, of Tarrant, vice presi-
dent.
John p. Kirk. of Travis. secretary.
Dennis Corwin, of Travis, treasurer.
The annual reports of the secretary.
treasurer and finance committee were
submitted and read and ordered filed.
RESOLUTIONS OF THANKS.
Sheriff Walton offered the following:
ResoLSed, That we tender to Dennis
Corwin, ex-sheriff of Travis county, ami
John p. Kirk, eX-deputy of Travis coun-
ty, thanks for their untiring efforts to
make our meeting here most pleasant and
agreeable and the interest they have
taken in the Sheriff's association, we
heartily appreciate.
Deputy Sheriff Haswell offered the fol-
lowing:
Resolrsd, That the thanks of this asso-
citation be rendered to Mr.. VIM. Brueg-
gerhotf for the free use of the hall for our
meeting, and also to MIR. Monroe Miller
for free use of his carriages for transport
tation to the different state asylums and
also our thanks to the railroads that have
so kindly rendered us half rate fare over
their different roads.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
Sheriff Brown, of johnson, moved that
the association recommend that each
sheriff in the state become a subscriber
to the Galveston Ne1Os. The motion pre-
vailed.
Sheriff acknowledgements and the mo-
ton was carried, that the chair appoint Il
committee to be in attendance upon the
session of the legislature, and urge the
passage of the measures of relief asked
for in the resolutions heretofore adopted
by the association, and reported above.
Messrs. Creary. Corwin and Kirk, of
Travis, were appointed as said conf
mittee, and on motion the president was
added thereto.
Secretary Kirk, by vote of the asso-
citation, was authorized to draw up a
special resolution, and present the same
to the convention, relative to a patent
pistol belt, the invention of Sheriff Flatto,
of Camp.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
FSnGnee-Sherifs W. T. Maddox, j.
L. Townsend, G.. Van Hall and w. Q.
WISER.
Ezecutiue-Sheriffs Barber, Chandler and
Tucker.
No other business appearing, on motion,
the convention adjourned until this morn
ing at 8 O'Clock.
THEY VISIT THE AsYLUMS.
At half-past one O'Clock, Monroe Mil
ler's mammoth Concord coach, the Sam
Houston, and one OF his handsome buses
were driven to the front of the Bruegger-
hoff building and the vehicles were
speedily filled by the,sheriffs, who, under
the chaperonage of Messrs. Kirk and
Theodore Sublett, were driven to the in
stitutio 8 for the deaf and dumb, the
blind and the insane asylums. At each of
these institutions the excursionists were
received by the superintendent and es-
corted through the: premises. They re-
turned to the city highly pleased with the
pleasures thus Afforded them.
The Rau0uet