The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-11
MEN OF NERVE AND COURAGE.
The Sheriffs Conclude Their Twenty-fourth
Annual Meeting.
Waco Selected Next Place of Meeting-All the Old
Officers Re-elected-An Insurance Plan Aid
ing Families of Deceased Members.

/ Of the extraordinary circumstances attend
ing his death that article IS be temporarily
4 suspended aud thar 4 50 assessment be
made for the widow Of tho deceased, on
/ AL members who were In good standing at
| the time of his death.
Sheri6 Ayant made an eloquent appeal
In favor of the resolution and moved Its
s6crln Johnson OF Dallas moved TINT
the resolution be referred 10 the commit,
! tee on resolutions and that committee or
| three be appointed to solicit voluntary con
tributi0ns
The motion Of sheriff Johnson was car
ried ana the resolution was referred To the
committee on resolutions and the portion
| Of his motion providing for a soliciting coin
mlttee was withheld awaiting the report
| of the committee on resolutions.
| Mr. Love reported recommending the fol
! lowing honorary members. Master Roy
! Num-, Mrs. J, j Ilcsthcoek, Mrs, T. g
| ley y. Bryan, Mrs. u. a. Holland, Mrs.
/ i, T. Bailey, Mrs. + s. Bryant, Mrs. W.
| T.. Love, Miss Estha Love, Miss Halle
| Frank, Mr.. II s. Sisk. Mr.. J. NJ. Cole
man, Miss Matte Bell Clark, Mr. Ben s.
G RSasfF rl MT IT S6oa Mrs MIS- yam M
Mrs. s. G Quill, Mrs. Emma Farrell Ma1ey
The report of Mr., Love was adopted and
the convention adjourned TO y. N.
I
Reassembllng in the afternoon e1-Tice
President r. II. Bayne, one Of the char
ter members Of the association, was in
/ troduccd to the convention, and thanked
the members for the honor shown him. He
| said he know the duties and hardships
Houston one county for Gfteen Years. Many
/ Of the old members had crossed over the
| river and there We're now only about three
! OF the original members present. lie paid
| the association = compliment for the good
order manifested. Tie heartily Endorsed the
| recommendation Of President yann con
| demnatorv Of mob violence The shcriffS
of Texas represent the majesty Of the
State in uphodiug the law, He paid a
| compliment 20 the News and Post for
their service TO the association In pub
fishing sherins notices as an aid towards
experimenting criminals.
~
shern Clark OF the legislative commit.
toe reported verbally that his committee
mad gone before the democratic state
convention a waco to get better sherls
fees aud reform school Endorsed as plat
form pledges They Endorsed the recon
meudation Tor better fees. but not FOR
Iefnrm school pid not rhink the reform
school measure would be T. success unless
Endorsed us democratic platform demand,
-Four yeurs ago the legislature reduced
sherihs' fees about 20 per cent la felony
cnsos Both houses of lhc last legislature
passed bill restoring fees about ~ per
! the house tAiled TO sigu the BIN Hul when
| his attention was called to- the oversight
he went back TO Austin and AZ i>eu mig
| signature. &c was also signal gnd approved
| by the governor. who said he reg trdtJ 81
I as meritoUioug measure The attorney
general said the bin was Illegal and upon
J this decision the comptroller refused 10 paH
| the fees The only remedy was now iu
! ask the governor TO iuclude IN mis- message
| so the special session recommendation
! that the bin I've re.engcted elise mandamus
| the comptroller through the supreme courb
| 10 test the validity o. the bill. The jour
| nal Of the hopde falled 20 disclose ihe
! fact that the bin contained the emergency
! clause, though h did, hence H. did uut
! become operative t.' July o.
! On motion the report w8e adopted
The o'mnitite on rcsolutou7 ON sheriff
/ Haywood recommendations printed above
! reportrd Recommending that rhor hr te.
! teTcd 70 the legislative committee
I Adopted
The committee ON resolutions reported
/ fatolobly ia tnH Nouis relief resolution ir-
renort md me resolution were adopted
] SNUriUE Arunt. Hunter sanders rrNIn,
/ kcnsel 1nd fann introduced resolution
: th0ui ing the international aud Great
b Northern, Gulf, Colorado anil Santa 5n aud
/ Southern Pacific kaiwUv companies ana
/ thc telephone and telegraph companies for
/ their assistance iu eHgcBng the capture
OF the Mexican, Grcgurio CorteS who nul-
] dcred Sheri1s GloyuF and Morris and Con
/ stable Sehnahle. Adopted
| An invitation from the Magnolia brewery
! TO visit their plant was received aud hled
ON motion o. Sbru Johnson Of Dallas
| we IalEeS'" on pahas News vas renewed as
/ 'nE "nolM organ 81 ihs essosilauoh
IN motion ol MT. LgNe tne ioloWlpg
| additional honorary members wore elected !.
| A. ~ snhdtFSi IT, nts' j. ~ huncan ana
| N i mNtttIa isv ~ ~ W., tos ,;,.h Wv,
~, ~ unV1Ionn ., SnHetlI itipS S,1 or VIII
! III tne .n"iV uppo'n'v , NY dun"Nttns SVln
/ inlllSS 70 Piepa,e IehuluVvus LnhnhlhE
susI X, w ~, Hig SSort III S nVtr Nss,s,ilW'
IN we fap. ,,,,,'i, lraSa Hrsls unnlns
$3.50 gu" '""''
Resolved Thot vote Of ,bsoes ,o -,
tendea 10 an railway cno,n,nio nst,t
have furnlsnea tropsncrt,,ln,, f." -.
~ no ossoeintIou :, tb, -,
nanirs ,gbicb nav 49, ENples, com
"a ns All pxnrsss rlttt.r' IKE. uruNepy
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, al Observation-Disclosures M "u" comm, lec
many co1rtssIcs and ,,bo wa ,yn4e" SCI
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providrd. 10 Sberia N ga trN Cnlgl{' inlnent
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wild shown us NN" '"'eihd' Sood
me committee ON resolutions renorto5