The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-18
FEDERAL COURT NEEDED
The Bar Of Houston will Memorialize Con-
gress.
THE RESOLUTIONS PASSED YESTERDAY
Congressman Ball TeIcgrnphs that
bill Has Been Prepared to Pro-
vide for the court.

| There was meeting OF the Houston bar
at the court house yesterday to take some
action in regard to the pressing need fos
another Federal court in this district, or
the creation OF another district Judge p.
p. Hamblen was chosen TO preside over
the meeting and Mr.. r. r. SPOTS to act
as secretary. After a brief discussion OF
| the proposition before the meeting, In
which all agreed that better Federal court
following resolutions offered by Hon. Nor
man G. Kittreil were unanimously adopt
ed:
Whereas, The docket Of the Federal
court for the Eastern district OF Texas Is
so heavily overcrowded that it Is impos-
sibe for the judge of said court to dis
patch even a reasonable proportion OF the
business of said courta the Galveston
/ term thereof, as evidenced by the fact OF
forced adjournment at the last term In
the midst of the hearing of testimony in
an important equity case, leaving the
same undisposed of, and.
Whereas The condition of the docket Is
such in the remainder of the district as
TO make 1t impossible for one judge 10
dispatch the business OF the court. and,
| Whereas litigants and others living out
side OF the city of Galveston who nave
business in said court at the Galveston
term thereof. are forced to spend weeks
4 at each term In waiting for an opportunity
/ TO have case heard and oftentimes then
being denied a hearing for want Of time
TO transact the business of the court, thus
mourning great expense and loss OF time
| to litigants and attorneys; and
Whereas, We are advised that there is
favorable disposition on the part of the
congress of the United States to create
another judicial district in the State OF
Texas to be known as tho Southern dis
trict now. therefore be 1t
Resolved by the bar of Harris county,
Texas, in meeting duly assembled,
/. That We heartily indorse the PROPOSE
ton to create new judicial dis
trct of the United States court for the
State of Texas, to be known as the South
elvi district, and unhesitatingly declare
the creation of such a court necessity
for the dispatch of business of the coun-
try pending in the United states courts.
g. That the large commercial Importance
OF Houston, its easy accessibility by rail
roads from all the adjoining territory anC
the great volume of litigation which arises
in Harris county and now pending In tbs
Federal courts. as well as that Whicf
will hereafter arise In said courts, NOR,
than Justify the location of a branch o
the Federal court at Houston, and in oul
opinion justice to itgants and attorney
and a dispatch OF business demand thu
, creation of said district and the location
of a branch thereof at Houston, Texas
, 3. That the chairman Of this meeting
appoint a committee of i've to prepare
suitable address to be presented to thu
Texas delegation in congress. setting fortl
. such facts as may be deemed eXpedien
and appropriate, and furnishing such in
formation as may be deemed necessar!
and urging our delegation TO introduce
and support a bill for the creation o
such district and In aiding and promotini
the creation or said district by the use
of all honorable means at the commant
of said committee and TO that end tina
said committee arrange, II practicable. TO-
some one to go to Washington to properly
= present the matter 80 our congr5s smen.
In accordance with the provisions of thu
resolutions judge Hamben appointed
. committee OF FIVE to carry out the lde'
embodied in the resolution, but on motion
other names were added, making the com
1 mittee as follows. Judge Norman G. Kit
trell Captain James A. Baker, Hon. Wal
Ter 7. Burns. Hon. o. T. Hon, Hon. Fran
Andrews JuG.,, T. w Ford Mr.. Henry Il
Fisher and Judge William p. Hamblen
On motion Judge f. P Hamblen was mad
ex-offlcio chairman OF the committee.
The committee will meet at 4 o'cloc
this afternoon in Judge Il, P. Hamblen'
: office.
Shortly after adjournment of the ba
meeting prominent member OF the Hous
: ton bar received the following Telegram
a from Congressman Ball;
5 Washington, April 17.-After a consul
r tation with Congressman Hawley and Ian
ham bill has bsen prepared and intro
duced by Mr.. Hawley creating the Sout
: Texas judicial district with terms of cour
A at Galveston, Houston and Brownwood
. Congressman Cooper is sick and absent
. Beaumont will be added II he wishes. TIL
q bill will not likely pass before the Decem
Der session. Thos II. Ball"
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