Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-25
NORTH TEXisFEDEgAL COURT.

Report of shermsn's speo,oi ocmmittse on
Returning from Washington.
Special to the Gazette.
SHERMAN, TEX, April 24.-The delega-
ton sent by the Sherman Improvement
Bureau to Washington, 10 look after
Shermsn's interest in the proposed Fed
eral court for North Texas having re-
turned, submitted their report to the
bureau last night as follows:
SHERMAN, TEX, April %, 1855.
To the Executive Committee of Sherman I'm
provement Bureau:
Your delegation, E. P. Gregg, q. Z.
Ranney, o. 7. Lyon and the undersigned,
appointed to represent the interests Of
Sherman in the location OF branch OF
the United States court for the Northern
district of Texas, repaired to
the city of Washington and
worked together hsrmoniously and
faithfully In the matter until it became
necessary for Judge Gregg and Captain
Lyon, on account Of business, to return
and Mr.. R,nney, by sickness, was ee6hr
PEELED to leave likewise. Being thus de-
prived of the valuable services of our
colleagues, we continued in the capitol
until the 18th, when, feeling that we had
accomplished all that could then be done,
we returned and beg leave to report es
follows:
Upon thorough Investigation of the
matter we became satisfied that the con-
flict of interests in this matter would re-
suit in failure to insure any court for
Texas, and in order to avoid this result,
we in conjunction with Judge John T.
Walker, who represented Gainesville,
submitted to those who represented Denl-
son the folio wing proposition:
WASHINGTON, d. O., April II, 1888.
Hon. George Harkins, Delegate Chickasav
Nation. Hon. Foster and Hannah, repre-
senting the city Of Depison.
In order to secure the location of a
branch Of the United States Circuit and
District court for the Northern district Of
Texas st one OF the three places,
Denison, Sherman or Gainesville,
the undersigned representing Sherman
and Gainesville respectfully propose to
you that We will unite with you in q
written memorial to any conference or
other committee to. which the subject
may be referred, asking that bill may be
framed to secure that end; and that the
committee shall consider the ques-
ton of location of said court
as an original proposition to
decide alone upon the merits of each
place. The friends of each city may sub.
NIT to sucn committee, In writing, state
ment Of the reason for locating the court
at such place, and that ell canvassing for
each place shall at once cease during the
present session Of Congress. Each of us,
IN writing, shall pledge ourselves to be
satisfied with The decision of such
committee, and that no action shall be
taken which directly or indirectly OBJ
struc;s Or delays the passage Of such bill.
Please sdvise US st once whether or not
you will join in such memorial. Respect
fully, t. J. BROWN,
J. L RANDOLPH,
or Sherman.
JOHN T. WALKER,
OF Gainesville.
This proposition was by them declined.
The present status Of the matter is that
the bill, known as the Vest bill, Is now
pending before the Senate upon the regu-
lar calendar, and the time atwhich action
may be had is uncertain. II the bill shall
pass 1t will call for conference commit.
tee OF the two Houses and q new
bill must pc framed. In
that event we are assured
by our friends that we will have due no.
tice and ample opportunity to be heard
on behalf of Sherman, and we feel thst
with the strength Of our case Sherman
will have q fair chance to secure the
court. 7. J. Brown,
j. LERANDoLPH.