The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-16
AMONG THE LEGISLATORS
Legislation Which They Want En-
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Austin. Texas. January l5-The mem
hors Of the house are gradually getting
acquainted and within n day or two, or
! by the beginning of next week, the wheels
! OF government will have become SO ar
ranged as to move like a we'll oiled piece 81
machinery. While the lobby has not showed
UP yet, stlll there are number of visitors
here. who have designs upon legislation
either for or against, and they are quietly
I discussing affairs with the members. The
/ old members are moving along in apparent
uuconcern, having been through tho mill.
I but the new ones are handling their Jobs
IN some instances like a small boy with a
new pair of pants.
Bills are present without number. and
the same character OF legislation is being
handled in a dozen different ways by as
many members. The assignment law, the
follow servant bill and others are all being
| extensively written about.
Sam Dickson has his eye OIL convic,
legislation and has been converslng with
members, giving his views after years Of
political experience. He was an inspector
In the Pcnitentary service at one time.
and he has studied the question thorough
| ~ One defect of the present system which
no speaks Of. Is the constant moving about
OF squads Of couvicts. which Is done al
momsnts notice. lie calls attention TO
the fact that mothers and fathers aged ana
iAilrm. have Travelled miles to q convict
camp eNpendins every cent they could
save by closest economy, arriving at the
camp only to find that their dear but
erriug child had the day before been moved
10 camp so far away they could NOT 20 to
see him. Mr.. Dickson looks at the matter
in charitable manner. AID Guggests that
| convicts be made stationary. in justice to
those friends and relatives IN the world
who still hold them denr. although the
prison stripes have brought them TO
life of toll for the State Mr. Dickson Is
also an advocate Of convict labor on sugar
farms and other state farms, and he. to
a great extent. approves OF the bill on that
| subject which will be introduced by Hon
John Browre Of Harris county.
Representative Holland OF Harris county
, has received copies Of the bill prepared by
| the committee Of the Houston bar to estab-
lish another district court for Harris coun-
". The measure meets his approval in
every way aud he will introduce 1T and
plead with the legislature for it's adoption
| Copies ot the bill have been handed to the
members and they have been asked TO con
slider It very carefully and give 1t support
The condition Of affairs in the civil dis
| trct court at Houston Is beyond reali1a-
zion. unless one has been there and has
looked at tho immense docket. which is
80 loaded with suits MS TO make litigation
uncertain, long aud finally, In some in
stances, Of No effect. but both Mcssra
Browne and Holland in the house and Sen
ator Burns IN the other wing OF the cap
itol viii endeayor To show exactly how at
fairs stand The bill tx entitled "An Act
to create "A judicial district in Harris com
" additional to the Eleventh judicial dis
trict existing therein to be the rlfty-fifth
judicial district Ia establish court and
provide for a judge and clerk of such new
district, and TO regulate the venue OF the
courts OF said respective districts. and
the disposition OF business therein. and to
define the jurlsdiciional boundaries and
terms thereof" The bill as prepared reads;
Re 1t enacted by the legislature of the
state Of Texas:
Section l. That tho county OF Harris
shall compose. In addition to the Eleventh
judicial district. now existing byp law and
continued In force. the Fifty tfth judicial
district as we'll: and the jurisdiction of the
district courts In and for said Eleventh
and said Ffty-ffth judicial districts shall
be concurrent and co-extenslve with the
limits of said Harris county.
See > That the terms OF the district
court OF said Eleventh judicial district
shall be- began and holden as now provided
by law. to-wit. in said county OF Harris
on the first Monday In February. April.
June October and December nf each and
every year. and may continue in session
until the business of the court is disposed
Of
Sec 3. The terms OF the district court