The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-09
THOMAS SOLDIERS
Will Get Out If the Governor Pushes
His Case.
GEN. MILES IS NOT TALKING.
He Has No Comment to Make on the
Report.
THE MATTER WILL NOW BE DROPPED.
Soldiers Now in the Army viii Be Benefited
by the Row.
THE CENSUS DISTRICTS IN TEXAS
Have Bccn Made Tn with an Eye
to the distribution of the
Political Pap.
HE MATTER WILL NOW Be DROPPED.
Soldiers Now in the Army will Be Benefited
by the Row.
HE CENSUS DISTRICTS IN TEXAS
Have Becn Made Up with an Eye
to the distribution of the
Political Pap.
Especial DISPATCH to The Post.)

Especial Dispatch to The Post.)
Washington, May S.-The row raised by
Governor Thomas of Colorado over the
retention of volunteer soldiers in the Phil
ippnes after their term of enlistment mad
expired is not causing any stir here. AZ
the war department no notice is likely to
be taken of Governor Thomas new declar-
atom he has tried hard to get some sort
of satisfaction from that august institu-
ton but has failed, in fact the governors
sensational interview was brought out by
the manner in which he, the governor OF
sovereign State, has been snubbed by the
administration. The governor contends
that the men of the First Colorado volun-
teers are justified in laying down their
arms owing to the fact that they were
enlisted for the Spanish war and are being
used to advance policy of colonial ag-
grandizement that is in direct conflict with
the constitution Of the country. Should
the troops attempt TO follow his argument
they would be csurtmartialed and severely
punished, and to NO purpose, because 1t
has been repeatedly demonstrated that the
Washington government considers Federal
troops as a higher and mightier power
than the constitution II is probably the
desire of the governor to make test
case On habeas corpus proceedings; if So
he will find it hard matter to get the
test case decided before his men are at
home. which will prevent decision there
on by the supreme court The administra-
tion doesn't propose to be put in any such
attitude as keeping men against their VIII
even If the men have to be turned loose
| to prevent il,
! 1t will be remembered that when TN
census bill was passed it was claimed tina
the measure was non-partlsan and TIT
census was to be nonpartisan also and tina
both parties were to get some of the pie
They have been apportioning the pi
among the parties in Texas and the repub
licans have made an effort to give III
democrats something, 1t was eXpecte
that the republicans would take the lion
share simply because they have the powe
to do so and have charge of all the al
mnistration machinery. In fact, SO lar a
Texas is concerned. 1t is really amusin
to note their moderation. They have dI
vided the census districts OF Texas on pc
ltical lines with the appointment OF -
pervisors as follows:
First district-Counties of Bowie, CAM
Cass, Delta. Franklin. Hopkins, Lama
Marion, Morris, Red River, Titus,
Second district--Counties OF Caii:
Cooke, Denton, Fannin, Grayson, hcnt.
Third district-Counties of Archer. Arm
strong, Bailey, Baylor. Briscoe Carson
Castro, Childress. Clay, Collingswortl
Cottle. Dallam. Deaf Smith, Donle,
Floyd, Foard, Gray, Hale, Hall, Hans.or
Hardeman, Hartley Hemphill, Hutchinson
Jacks, King, Knox, Lamb, Lipscomb, MOI
tague, Moore. Motley, Ochltree, Oldham
Parker, Farmer, Potter. Randall, Robert
Sherman, Swlsher Tarrant, Wheele
Wichita. Wilbarger. Wise.
: Fourth district--Counties of Andrew
Borden, Brown, Callahan, Cochran, Coli
man, Comanche, Concho, Coryell. Gran
: Crosby, Dawson, Dickens. Eastland, Ecto
Erath, Fisher Cara, Gaines. Glasscoc
Hamilton, Haskell. Hockey, Hood How
ard, lrion. Jones, Kent, Lampasas, Lu
buck, Lynn. McCulloch Martin, INDIAN
Mills, Mitchell. Nolan, Palo Pinto. Run
nels, San Saba, Scurry. Shackelford Son
ervell, Stephens, Sterling stonewall, Ia.
lor, Terry Throckmorton. Tom Gree
Upton. Yoakum, Young
Fifth district-Counties OF Bander
Bexar, Blanco. Brewster. Comal. Crocket
Edwards, Ell Paso, Gillespie JEFF Davl
Kendall, Kerr. Kimble. Kinney. Liam
Loving Mason, Maverick. Medina. NJ
nard, Pecos. Preside, Reeves. Schlelche
Sutton. Uvalde. Val Verde. Ward. Wrinkle
sixth dlstrict-Counties OF Bosuue. Da
las Ellis. Hill Johnson, Kaufman. Roc
wall
/ seventh district-Counties OF Anderso
J Cherokee, Gregg, Harrison. Hende> 20
Pamela, Rains, Rusk, Smith, Upshur, "
= Zsndt, Wood.
= Eighth district-Counties of Angelin
: Chambers Hardin Houston. Jasper. Je
ferson, Liberty, NacogdocheS. Newto
Orange, Polk Sabine San Augustine, 81
J Jacinto. Shelby Trinity Tyler.
Ninth district-Counties OF Brazc
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