Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-14

no jurisdiction but such as properly belongs to
suprem court, and no judgment or decree in
cases shall be reversed or amulet on the
ground of want OF Jurisdiction to rem
der said decree arising from an er.
TO whether the cause in which it was rendered
vas OF equity common law jurisdiction, but If
the supreme court shall find error in proceedings
other than az to the jurisdiction, then 1t shall
be necessary to remand the case. The supreme
court may remand 1t to that court, which can
best determine controversy. this bone OF con-
The following sections were adopted. with lit
tie discussion:
4. The supreme court shall be held twice in
each year at the seat of government a. such
time as the legislature may provide.
.. The term of flee of the judges of the SD
preme court shall BE- nine years. the office OF
one shall be vacated in three years, one in six
years and one in nine years.
6. No person shall be illegible to Office of
Judge Of the supreme court who shall have not
attained the age of thirty years at the time of his
appoint nent, and who snail not have been an
attorney and itizen OF the state for five years
!. All vacancies which may occur in said court
from death, resignation or removal, shall be
filed with appointments.
8. The legislature shall divide the state court,
chanceIy and circuit districts
g. The JUICES of circuit court and chancery
courtshall be appointed by the governor, with
the advice aud consent of the SEN
for a term Of four years. No person
shall be eligible to the Office of judge of the cir
been practicirg LAWYER for five years, and who
shall not have attained the age OF twenty-six
years. and who shall have been FIVE years
citiZ,n of the state.
Upon motion of DELEGATE McClaren the fol-
lowing section embodying on the usual oath of
Office. was adopted without objection:
judges OF the several supreme courts shall,
before they proceed to execute duties of their
respective Offices, take the following on
affirmation: II solemnly swear that will ad;
do equal right to the poor and the rich. and that
| will impariialiy DISCHARGE and per-
form all duties incumbent upon men
according to the best OF my abilities and
understanding. agreeably to the constitution
of the United states and the laws OF the state OF
Mississippi.
Pending consideration OF section II, fixing
jurisdiction OF circuit courts. the convention ut
p. m. adjourned until tomorrow.
GRAINS OPPONENT oPENs Up.
Special TO the Gazette.
GALVESTON; Tex, Oct. 13.-Judge J.; N
this, the Seventh district, opened his
campaign here tonight. he addressed
an an audience T, OF about 800 in Lumer
an arraignnent OF the Democratic party. and 20
legislative action both state and national He
extolled the Mckinley tariff measure and at
tempted to throw the superiority OF the Rspu6-
lican protection policy over the Democratic
heresy OF free trade. touching upon the execu-
lion Of public works he opposed the
performing the work itself, and thereby avoid
speculation and extravagant expendi OF
nIblic funls, which liable un-
der the contract system. He criticised
Grains congressional record, and dilated
upon his absenteeism in the last session of con-
gresS and his lame excuse therefore, and said If
he (Spohen) was elected his constituents would
ALWAYS find him In his seat in tha houst, alertly
watchin :, working and speaking for their in
terest.
These were the salient features of Judge
Spohen's talk. for he is net orator nor To-
gican AMI his a .guments iii su h they can be
"a ar h,1s,c thara nd
and effect. Judge Spohen's effort Is not above
medioc!ty, and clearly demons rates the fact
that he is not mat CHI for the briiia1t Grain.
Spoken was followed oy Nat G. H-n ierson in
plthy speech.