The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-20
THE COUNTY OFFICIALS.
Mr. Pitts Of Hill Expressed His Opinion on
the Fee Law.
VARIOUS BODIES ELECTED OFFICERS
County clerks Admitted several New
Memhcrs-District Clerks An
swercd the Shcrins.

Waco, Texas, July is.-The County
Clerks association met at 1890 thi,
morning, Lee Blanchette of Jefferson
county in the chair. W, E, Butler OF Tar
rant acted as secretary.
The members were not prompt In put
ting in an appearance this morning, there
being not over Atty present at the open
ing, the entertainment las, night having
kept many OF them up late, The new
! members were on hand, however, and the
sturdier OF the old members who are hero
! for business were ready for the days worl.
| at the appointed hour,
! The following additional new members
were enrolled this morning; A. Lassweil,
! Ellis county; w. ". Haley Wood coun-
\ ty; J. ii. Chisholm. Rockwall: Louis Ter
( ry HIM, and C. A. Shelby OF Franklin.
/ The following gentlemen were elected
/ honorary members OF the association;
Robert Clark. A. c. pepple, j. T. Frank
I lin, c. I. Milligan, G. l., Jones. Nj, b.
/ Davis and Lee ]. Mcmahon.
L. NJ. Tuck OF Grayson, treasurer of the
association, was absent ON account of
/ sickness, but sent written report show
ing Sl9,4e balance In the treasury.
A letter OF regret from Comptroller
Finley was read expressing great disap-
( press of official business, to attend,
The association took up the regular pro-
gramme, beginning with the subject OF
probate business, This subject was dis
cussed by a. 5. Jackson
The morning session was taken up In
the discussion of this and other subjects
pertaining to the duties of county clerks.
The association elected the following Of
flcers this afternoon: President, A. ),
Jackson OF Dallas; vice president, w. IL
I Butler OF Tarrant; secretary, ], II. Record
deputy clerk of Dallas; treasurer, s. p.
Strong OF Montague.
Lee Blanchette OF Jemerson county the
retiring president. was the recipient of u
handsome gold headed cane from the
members.
The president was instructed to ap-
point the standing committees as soon as
practicable and assign the subjects, ana
tho secretary was instructed to furnish
printed copies to the committees as soon
as possible.
At o'clock the county clerks county
judges. county treasurers and district
clerks met in Joint session to elect time
and place for the next meeting.
Representative John d. Pitts OF Hin
county addressed the joint meeting on the
fee bill. charging the raid on the official
fees to the State politicians; saying that
the retrenchment demanded had never
reached the State offices or institutions,
that none of the salaries for which the
politicians who controlled the democratic
party OF the State were touched and were
not intended to he.
The Joint meeting selected Wednesday
and Thursday after the irst Monday In
August, 1900, as the time and San An
tonic as the next place OF meeting for all
the associations.
The District Clerks association met this
morning and elected w. Q. Pratt OF Dem
ton president and w. s. Kemble OF Ellis
secretary and treasurer. The following
executive committee was appointed j. r.,
Hart of Austin, chairman; A. Il. Ramsay
of Hopkins, j. K. Terrell of Erath, Krum
Kirkpatrick OF Hill and w. A. Powell cot
Dallas Committee on uniform fees: w
H. Morrison OF Wood John Fl. Sears OF
McLennan w A. Powell Of Dallas and
Krum Kirkpatrick OF Hill.
The association administered mild
roast to the Sheriffs association for its
action In convention recently at Fort
Worth wherein the district clerks were
criticised for requiring sherlffs to make
affidavit to returns on subpoenas.
resolution oi regret that Governor
sayers had seen At TO veto remedial legs
lation asked for by the district clerks was
the opinion OF the clerks the governor was
sincere and honest in his action.
The county judges and commissioners
elected officers as follows; President. ]. f.
Statute, Navarro county; vice president, W.
McGregor of Milan county; secretary and
treasurer, John Vesoy OF Kaufman coun-
ty. The session of the county judges was
takon I'm entirely In discussion OF various
topics concerning county matters, and no
resolutions were adopted
The county treasurers did nothing other
than TO agree upon an address to be Is
sued soon calling on tho county treasnrers
of the State TO assiet the officers In ef-
fectlng more perfect organization. H. w
Burger of McLennan remains president
and treasurer; Prather OF Dallas is still
secretary
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