The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-04-11
OUR AUSTIN LETTER.


/ ne proposed CT anSe VI Monl'
gomery county from the + eventh
to the Ninth judicial district. was
per dng business when the legisla.
ture met Saturday, that being local
bill cay. 1t was long and hard
fight, and every member of the leg
islature had been lobbied faf to
death by both sides, bnt the friends
of the bill won decisive victory.
Dashiel, of Leon, led the fight for
the bill, demonstrating that Harris
county needed the relief the meas
e you afford, as she had on her
DC ket an accumulation Of over
eleven hundred cases, and in
isting that Montgomery county
ad a right to go where
she pleased, particularly if the new
associations should entail no add.
tional expense, and would be more
pleasant. Montgomery had been
a tail to Harris countys kite ever
since the redistrlcting of the state.
with no voice practically in the con.
ventions beyond the expressing Of
a voice between two Harris county
candidates. She now desired to be
added to a district composed Of
counties of equal strength and a
district in which room had been
made by the transfer of Angelina
county to another district. 1t was
the wish of the democracy Of the
couny that the change be
made. The Senator resided
in Montgomery county. The
Two EDITORIAL representatives.
who had baen opposed
to the change until they made
IA investigation. were nov satisfied
that it was the wish of the Mont
gomery democrat. The chairman
Of the democratic county committee
and seven out of eight Of his pre-
cinct chairman declared it TO be the
desire of the people Of the county,
and seven out Of nine county iii Gals
were Of like opinion. Then why
should this county against her Will
be left subject to the domination Of
a district Judge Who had boasted
that he would rule Montgomery
county?
The opposition thought the Har
ris county docket would be sutfi
GENTLY relieved by the granting of
ons additional term. He spoke
cheerfully of youth full and inexpe-
rienced Judge clearing an accumula a.
ton of LOO cases, besides dis
posing { current business, although
Dallas county has two district
judges and is asking for third /,
rarrant has two, Besar county two,
Travis comfy two and McLennan
two. They also felt hurt that
Montgomery county wss to be torn
unwilling from the shelterlng side
of Harris, and the pleasing poiiti-
cal associations of years set at
naught. They presented petitions
signed largely in one hand writing
and containing, according to ex
District Clerk Waerenberger, the
names of three eX convicti but all
to no purpose, the house had weigh
ed the matter and was prepared to
| act. The vote on motion TO post
pone was u to- The vote on a
| friendly substitute introduced by
| Dashiel was 7G to -. GA suspen-
sion Of the constitutional rule and
on final passage the vote was 80 to
Z, although the populist members
attempted to bres TX a quorum by
refusing to vote, but quorum was
was secured without them. saving
! them from being arraigned at the
bar of the house for attempting to
obstiuct its proceedings.
Thus ended one of the most mem.
ora ole contests over local measure
ever known in the Texas legisls
ture. The bill goes to the 'enate
for concurrence in the amendments
made by the substitute, after which
it goes to the governor.
Ham Gossett has been excused
from serving on the McGcG sughey
prosecution committee, and Robert
IL. Rogers, of McLennan, has been
added in his stead by the speaker.