The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-12

mcpi. hut like Mr. Freeman he failed 10
mako his motion 20.
so further attempts to avoid consdora-
ton Of thu rtiistrictinE bill having been
made, a pending amendment thereto by
Mr. Crowley providing for the segregation
uf Haskell county from tho Twentieth ju-
ticial district and placing 10 IN the Abilene
district was taken up
Messrs Maxwell. Tucker aud Evans OF
Hunt opposed the amendment, tho latter
iutimating that 4, was scheme 10 lcgis-
late Judge Hammer out OF offcc.
AIR. Crowley repealed the insiuuation and
| said that he VAS the friend of Judge
| Hammer, bat that the interests Of his PEG
! pie had "the age over personal prcdlec-
| ,ions Sth him. Judge Hammers friendship
was cip thing and the welfare of HIS con
stituents was another CuuunuInE Mr..
| Crowley made several pertinent remarks
anent the subject in hand and before no
got through the gentlemen who had OPP
posed his amendment wore sorry they had
| spoken The amendment was adopted by 4
vote Of G6 TO 90
An amendment was offered nv MIR Bell
providing shat the district attorney Of tho
prc~on; Forty niuth district shall remain
as district attorney Of the Thirty ninth
district whcreupon Mr.. Welch moved to
postpone further consideration Of the bill
and IN" amendment indefinitely III, mo
tiou was rejected by 4 vote OF 5n TO - and
MT Dickinson opposed tho amendment.
averring thar It was piece ~ lcgericmain
Whereby an incumbent was 10 he suddenly
Z transferred from one place u residence to
another IN order to permit him TO hold ON
10 an office.
Mr. Brn denied having hidden motive
in Offering the amendment and said the
only purpose ~ his amendment was to va .
eat" the office ui district attorney in two
! districts and give both gentlemen affected
an even break
Tho amendment Was adopted
An amendment by Mr. Bailey giving Go
! lad county three instead of two weeks Of
/ district court was adopted
MT Smythc offered an amendment re
! forming tho Thry-fifth Forty sixth and
! Thirty sixth districts and after he had
spoken IN support thereof Mr. Dash
icil lat the chair aud offered
an amendment striking out the
enacting claus" Speaking to his
amendment. he said that there was
absolutely no show for tho passage ~
the bill and that the house was act
ing with insecurity In diiy -dallying
with It. The hill made but reduction
OF four districts and sought to iisar-
range the entire judicial system OF the
state, To continue further considera-
ton thereof simply for the purpose OF
making Glowing OF doing something
WAS 4 shameful waste of time at this
stage OF tho game. He WAS ready TO
accept the fun responsibility for his
amendment. and was not afraid to so
on record as having opposed the pass
age OF measure which was but q
{ miselahie makeshltt, IN accord neither
; with the recommendations OF the gov
ernoT nor with strict construction OF
the democratic platform.
Mr., Fisher moved to table the Dashel
/ amendment, but the house refused to table
r by n vote OF IS TO 40, whereupon Mr. Dash
n iell moved the previous question On hi.
amendment which was ordered. and th'
amendment vas adopted by vote o! VI
, TO Al and the bill went dead.
6 Recess until 5 y. III.