Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-08-04
Jndges and CieriIs Convention.

Fort Worth, Texas, July 3O.-The
twin conventions of county judges and
county clerks completed their sessions
yesterday, which have been of great
interest to those in attendance. The
programme as taken up where left off
Wednesday after the routine business
of the morning was disposed of.
County Farms and County Con
victs" was the subject handled by
Judge j. G. Smith of Ellis county.
County Finance" was presented in
paper read by Judge Cross of Smith
county. Each of these papers was dis
cussed by members present after the
reading of the papers.
"Paupers and Lunatics'' was the
theme opened for discussion by Judge
A. j. Harper of Limestone county. He
was followed by Judges d. w. Grow
of Wood and G. w. Armstrong of Tar
rant, who made pertinent remarks, the
latter detailing Tarrant countys eXpe-
rience. The advantages of county
poor farm as refuge for such unfor-
tunates We're also elaborated.
Judge Il. II. Briggs of Upshur was
elected president, Judge j. H. Wood of
Grayson vice president, Judge James
Talbert of Wllbarger secretary and
Judge j. n. Gallagher of McLennan
assistant secretary.
In the joint session Waco was Sc
lected as the next place of meeting, the
time to be set by the wo presidents,
Galveston was also placed in nomina-
ton and lost the meeting by three
votes. Resolutions of thanks to Coun-
ty Judge Armstrong and County Clerk
King and the people of Fort Worth and
all who assisted in their entertainment
and also the printlg establishments and
the newspapers were adopted.
a resolution expressing the sense of
the convention that the state should
care for its lunatlcs without regard to
number and provide for their proper
care, was adopted.
A resolution was adopted in favor of
the railroad commission being author
lied to make assessments of the rail
road property of the state and have
the state comptrolled apportion the
taxes among the counties. The judges
association then adjourned.
The report of the committee on the
new fee bill was the first matter of i'm
portance that came up in the clerks
convention. This was live topic and
elected considerable discussion. The
report stated that it was the desire of
all to act intelligently and in accord
ance with he new requirements; that
the bill will not affect fees in probate
matters and criminal fees in INSIDE
meanOr cases: that after maximum fees
are collected 1t allows one-fourth of the
gross excess of amounts so collected to
be retained by the officer. The commit
tee also added that they could not agree
upon the construction to be placed on a
number of sections in the bill and would
leave them for discussion in open meet
ing.
The report and the fee bill itself then
came in for lengthy discussion, one
point of doubt raised was whether the
feees for issuing and recording mar.
riage license and recording the return
81 or $1.50 as heretofore.
The report of the committee on form
of cashbook was then received and
was further referred to the stationery
men for perfection.
John p. King of For Worth was
elected president, Lee Blanchette OF
beaumont vice PRESIDENT, c. o. Carter
OF Tarrant county secretary, H. NJ.
Tuck of Grayson treasurer.
After resolutions of thanks had been
adopted the association adjourned.
After the adjournment of both bodies
visits were made to the brewery, the
stock yards and the packing house, af.
ter which the visitors were entertained
A. barbecue by the Texas Printing
and Lithcgraphing company and ball
mt the Stock Yards hotel