The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-06
Ip;IsLATORS ASSEMBLING
|, Austin for the Extra Session
" which Is TO Begin Today.
ur FIRST MATTER TO BE TAKEN UP
.,ru probably Decide the Length Of
WV !. hat the solons viii Be in SEES
.;o,--First Of Redistrictno Bills.

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sprcIAI, SESSION OF the legislature
IN ma for the purpose Of considering the
Ap.1 ~ redlctrictlng the State and TO
-. general appropriation bill VIII
A', - birh noon tomorrow. Considerably
us. Man quorum is already here and
,omorrow morning practically all OF
y ,ncu,ers win have arrived,
- ny ONE SEEMS TO BIZ AT SEA re
b ',,d,ar the probable length Of the SEES
IA the results to be accomplished.
w - hold the opinion that the work for
s+t no extraordinary session was call
s,n he completed in the specified mir
Avs and an equally large number
r n believe that more time-pronapiy
,eb as sixty days-will be required.
|roysIDERABLE WILL DEPEND, per-
Il the subject which is taken up
70 a is the redlstricting matter, It
reasonable to believe that 1t will
.sssory TO extend the length of the
aver one month. The governors
..ssee which will be presented to the
houses Immediately after they CON
W. tonorrow will probably make some
ommeudatlons in tire premises This
,..,,,ent It is understood Is not long. OF
s0uyse nothing has been given out as TO
ifs contents
4. PERSISTENT RUMoR Is going the
,onnds tonight however, to the effect that
,he matter of the State funds in the closed
RIA National bank will be touched on.
MID ,onnot be contiremd and is given for
what II is worth.
II. r. ELLIS of
eroesheeck. who Is chairman OF the house
committee on apportlonment, has bill
which he will introduce tomorrow as soon
a possible. This bill provides for six
loon congressional districts varying In
/ Donnlation from $4,000 to 1872 600 Tue
counties in each proposed district are con
dspous and no congressman is cut out.
The measure may 1t is stated he offered
a committee bill. A large number of
other bills have been prepared for pre-
\ spptation. SO far only a few members of
Il ,bs third house are IN evidence. Politi-
clans in general. aside from the members
themselves are also rather conspicuous
3 By their absence.
skEyENTEEN LABOR ORGANIZATIONS
we're represented here today at meet
a pg the object Of which Is to cooperate
n Win the State labor committee in hand
Hus all political matter on organized
& labor. Charles Wilson of Cleburne was
Fl selected to remain here during the special
session of the legislature The committee
Il Which was formed will have J. A, Lawson
Il tor secretary and NJ, L. Wigginton of
y HIlsboro for treasurer.
n Representative Robertson of Williamson
Bounty will Introduce the following III
}len the redistrlctlng question comes up.
"a applies to congressional districts;
Il First District Bowie, Red River, Cass,
Titus, Flnnklin, Camp, Wood p
lur, Marion and Harrison. Populatien,
!. Second District-Gregg, Smith, Pan la,
lh zandt, Henderson, anderson aid
y heIokee. Population, 1875, I3d.
RI Third District Shelby, sab NJ, San Au-
{rstne Nacogdoches. Angelina. Trinity
Il custom, Leon, Madison, Wafer, San ia
.tntN montgomery and Polk. Population,
Fourth Dissatisfaction. Tyler, Jasper,
1angc, Hardin Liberty. Jefferson, Cam
Es Harris and Galveston. Population,
Inn Dlstnct-Lamaf Fannin, Delta,
E f,lnes and Hunt. Population. 1904
NHln District Rockwall, Dallas and Tar
#at Population, 1893 100
4 NSenth DistrIct-Kaufman, Il lis, Ma
We Johnson and rnl. Population, u
Eighth District -McLennan. Limestone,
'tesone, Falls Robertson and Milan.
! paation 2l5,143
Ninth District Brazos, Burleson,
nHes Washington, Waller, Austin. Fay.
ala Colorado. Population. 1So 9SS.
sa.a DiStrict- Brazorla, Fort Bend.
w Aransas, Refugio, Bee, San Patrici ),
Oak, Goliad, Victoria, De- Wit nd
q,ales Population, 1871 ,OJ6
tNenlh District aldWel, Comnl Hays,
asso Llano, Burnet, Williamson, Travis,
r.igp and Lee Population, l92,3ll.
Aellth District-Grayson Cook, Dent II,
igSi4.
Thirteen District - Bell, Lampusas
wy Bosque Somervell Hamilton, M4hs.
lqn, 1SS,S67
cHrieenth Dlstrict-Cameron. HIdalco,
! 49, Dayai; Nueces, McMullen Frlo,
~ wilson, Zapata, Karnos Guad!l.
%iesnl be11r. Population, 1Sl $40
a ss WI District Webb In Sail Dim
+ N AIveriek, Zavalla, Kinney, Uyalde,
f{, l-s,s, Kendall Kerr. Bandcra, Edwgr Is,
BY nls ell W Gillespic, Masoi. McCulloch,
TeT Nenard; Concho Sutton, Schleich-
b i'T NJ Green, Irion, Coke. Sterling, Gltss-
+ i Midland, Ector, Crane upfon CrocR-
<l ~ Brewster, Presldio. JeG Davis,
q ttna'v' reeves, Ward. Winkler, Loving
e.. M 100 leman and San SABA fopma
RI Neenth District po,,t-a pi ntr+o