The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-02-19
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order this morning, Mr.. Storott, for the
con,uitte. AN IhoI. submiltod IN. FIJI
lo~inv renori,
wunSn," /, ia maintained ,h., nm.
der m, law i'm sults r,r liboI. boib oI n
civil and criminal ,atI,ro. against nows.
oaners and n.wsnaper nronrieiors' that
pp"l,s NAV M, REHABILITATION In snv
the Same NAV be nuhiished mr. cjrcula.
red. aud mai each nansr az issued ar
cir,nlat,d constitute a ssp,rate cause of
action or ofleuse In su'ts for al eyed
IihaInns nat,er so nuhIished mr. circuIa-
led, and
WurnEAs. IL Ia also maintained that
In suits ior libel newspapers and news.
PAPER proprietors cannot introduca evil
dance 10 iustIfy or show Tho truth of
the matter or matters alleged so To be-
libelous; and
WHEnEAs. Said construction, n so
maintained aud neld by the courts of
honestly Injured persons. but ia csie,i.
lated to provoke litigation and foster
wicked, malicious, unjust and burden
some suits against newspapers and
new spaper proprietors, therefore, be IL
Resolved, That "A committee of three
he appointed To bring the matter TO the
attention of the legislature OF tho state
of Texas and that the nineteenth
legislature of Texas be requested
tO pass "a law To contain the following
provision, to wit:
tn t in suits for libel against news
papers and newspaper proprietors, that
So id suits shall be brough tin the county
of the issue or OF the principal
Office, or of the residence OF
the proprietor thereof, and rot else
where, aud that each issue of said
newspaper shall constitute but one Of
Tense, ana that In said suits the news
paper or the proprietor who shall
he defendant In any suit so
brought shall have the right to justify
or otter evidence to prove the truth OF
the matter so published and so alleged
TO he libelous, and that said com.
mittee take such advice as II
may deem necessary to accomplish and
prepare bill To cover the purposes aud
objects of the preamble and resolutions
as herein contained, and that said COM
mittee report 10 the next
session Of this association
how they shall have performed
The duties as herein specified and such
other matters in relation thereto as by
Them snail be deemed pertinent and OF
interest 10 u is association,
After discussion the resolution was
adopted and the same committee,
Nessrs. Cooper. Sterett and YaudelI,
we're conlinu d TO present the resolu.
ZION ia the legislature.
a uuu,ber OF other reports were SUBJ
mjtted and acted upon.
''' a res"Imti"n nresrnted nv l.. ID. Lii
lard askiny tha lepisIature TO PASS no
law hacking TO tho licensing of gamb-
limo houses, bul ON The contrary, to pas.
81 NV nI,,kinp gambling a ielony, was
adnnted unanimously and with an
nlause.
Savsrsl nav memb RS were elected.
C,I EIliort read a teIegram from H..
A burke. director-geueral of the
Worlds exppsilion. inviting the con-
vauti"n IN yl.it Nav Orleans.
The thanks of the association were
ende,ed Cni. Elliott and Mai. Burke for
= h. interast thcv have nauifssted in the
trin tn Nav Orleans.
Tbe sacretarv made his annual renort.
an active membership of liz
and Lance of S4S ia the treasury,
Ar tha AFTERNOON session Treasurer
Lillard reported no cash turned over
to him nv the former treasurer, and
tbat mona had been received bv him
during MS administration.
M. nj,ca of hnIdinp the next annual
was the next business in order. |
San Antonio and Galveston were the |
only eli les in nomination.
After the nominating speeches a bal
lot was had. resulting In vote of % for |
Galveston and 46 for San Antonio, The |
salecI,", If San Antonio was made
uuanimons.
A IatIer was read from Mr., Cooper, of |
the Missouri Press association, at New
Orleans. relative to the organization of |
he National Press Association of |
A merica. and asking that delegates be |
sent To New Orleans for that purpose
during the Worlds fair.
me chairman APPOINTED committee |
If ton to renresent and act tor the Texas |
p ress association at the meeting at New |
orleans.
Tha aIaction of officers was then or
,arad
Mr.. Rankin. of BRENNAN, nominated
Prof ~. I. Girardeau. of the Houston
Iournai
Mr. Sterett of Dallas. nominated j. |
II N navis of Mount vernon.
Massrs Rriopes. of the Lining Signal.
nd CI.rke, of Ihe Rr.zos pilot. we're
,trony nd vocates for Prof. Gjrardeau,
Massrs H.miIton. of the TYLER Dem.
,nr,t. Enrvarsou al the San Antonio
r,mas. ,.tereIt al the Dallas Times and
ms Wm,,o". of Iha Dallas Tnteilgencer.
yera snnnorters of .Judpe Davis.
THE hailot stood-liirarueau, AZ; Da-
,is ~
I,,dra Davis vary uracef1llv moyed
n max a he electioH Of PROF. Girardean
,nnnimuus.
,udra Davis was. nv exclamation
,,ect.d first vice ore sident.
Nv Hamilton. of the TYLER Demo-
RAT and Reuorter' was elected second
i ice nresidtnt.
William Ferguson. ofthe San Antonio
rimss. third yice-president,
Sacratarv e. H. Gilbert was pomi-
:. :. = NJ. II.,,n.r of rho
Jaw Review, OF Galveston, tor sec
etary.
Mr., III Sflih,oi Inc uonZaies Enquiiei,