The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-01-29

AUSTIN, Jan. -lCorrospOndonco. f.
Tho house bill OF Mr.. Tarletou, OF I'm
county, TO form Winklor county with
Hubbard CITY asa county site, IL one
that has crested much interest. IL "
now In the hands of tho committee on
counties ana county boundaries, of
which committee Mr.. Pendloton, of
Bell county, IL tho chairman. Tho
friends OF the bin nro q be heard this
afternoon, and 10 IN probable that IL will
be reported iavorably to tho house
Monday, II not earlier.
IL provides that small portion OF
territory shall be taken from Navarro,
Hill, McLsnnan ana from Limestone
counties 10 form this now county, Tho
measure will not DO permitted TO 20
through without some opposition, but
its opponents, although persons residing
bill, are, nevertheless, residents of
the portions of those counties
not embraced within the boundaries of
the proposed new county, and the
friends oil the measure present a strong
showing and have gone before tho legis-
lalure with an array of facts and figures
that evidently secures Tor them re-
specllul hearing.
Embraced in the county of Navarro Is
l,bio vi thub
lion recently recovered from Ellis
county. Hill county l,029A square
miles; McLoDnan has l,0S3 square
miles, ana Limestone has l,U1l square
mi .es. Now, the petitioners who seek
To create Winkler county only ask of
Navarro county 100 square miles; from
Hin county, 2O9A square miles; from
Limestone pa square miles, and so
square miles from McLennan county.
IN a q tFlN no ~ Al
square miles, which will be under the
area OF any of the old counties already
organized.
The question Of infringement upon the
constitutional rights OF the old counties
being out OF the question, the legisla-
ture will, of course, look to the wishes
OF the citizens living in the territory
sought To be cut OFF. In this tho friends
of the measure will be strongly backed
10y the people, as out OF nearly 1000
voters in the territory asked 10 DO in
cluded, they have nearly hve-siXths of
the voting population endorsing them
and petitloning for the new county.
The petitioners have guarded against
any charge that may be brought that
they have any but bona fide citizens
living in the territory referred to
by presenting the certificates
Of the county clerks of tho respective
counties as TO the legal voters in The diff
ferent precincts. They also have the
atlidavits OF the persons who circulated
the petitions, stating that the signers
are bona tide citizens, living within the
tern itory sought TO be cut off. The
friends of The bill say they have exam
ined the records of the county clerk and
know that their petitions are all signed
by bona fide citizens. Trey expect
there will be many good citizens of the
counties referred to who will regret to
lose any part of their splendid territory,
but they say also that some respect and
regard should be had for the welfare
and convenience of the petitioners, all
of whom would DO benefited by having
their county seat nearer them.
There is a strong disposition among
the members of both houses to consider
this MISTER with favor, ii it can be
shown that the old counties will noG
suffer any intringemenG upon their con-
stitutional rights, and that the people
within the limit Of the proposed county
are really DESTROYS of the change. AS
none of the four counties have any in
debledness, there will no trouble arise
on this score. III the friends of the bill
show what they allege they will, the
probability is we will soon enroll the
coun y OF Winkler among our already
long list