The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-13

Office as representative. He was appointed
as a member of all the committees with
which Judge billiard was formerly con
neeted.
resolution OF courtesy to Hon. w. G.
Wear Of Hill county was Adopted.
a bill by Hauts and Bullock, privihing
for reapportonmcnt Of judicial districts.
was presented.
resolution expressing the sorrow OF
the house ON learning Of the death OF Repre-.
sentative L. $. LIllard and aroff, ring IT'S
sympathy to the family of the deceased
was adopted
resolution calling on district clerks
and judges to furnish the chairman OF the
committee on judicial distrlc with Ger.
tain Information was introduced b. MI.
Palmer
Speaking to the resolution. Mr. Palmer
said that the information desired was
necessary to the progress of the work OF
judicial redstrcting. The clerks were
asked for the number of cases placed on
their dockets during the pas. three years;
the number Of cases tried the number
dismissed or compromised, and the number
yet on the docket, The judges were
asked to state how many weeks per year
they worked. The judicial redsuicting
must he accomplished, Mr.. Palmer said,
aud should be accomplished Immediately.
Some judges were badly overworked and
Others had little to do. The matter sholli
hc equaiized.
The resolution was read tn second TIM.
Mr.. Her bricks tRuskl offered an dmeiI'
nent providing fot the addition of infotna'
tinn showing they nnture of each sun or tue
cnnse OF action. the amendment was ac.
copied by Mr.. Palmer.
Mr.. Thurmond tNictoria) moved that the
call until II would be nsce tninct wheth II
or not the senate had ms information
asked FOR by the resolution Carried
Mr. Hin denton introduced Il resolu-
ton. which WAS adopted. TO the erect that
! the cash In the State treasury be count a.
| The speaker announced thaf the regular
The Following resolution was called M
| IL MIR. Moran;
| Whereas The constitution of the state
| ot loxas provides 1nat the STATE shall be
divided into senatorial distrlcts Of contiru-
| ous territory nccord,ng To the number of
qualified electors as nearly as may be;
Resolyed Thai IN orrivina nj the number
of qualified electors the committee upon
Hei'o The numbcr Of If ousliae electors ac
| cordInp to populatiou as disclosed by the
| ash r,dera, census. ana to nssuni that
| me number of oualifed electors win h laf
| Tho same ratio To nopulntion in ali nor
| lions az the State
| He offered the following amendment:
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| ratio az one elector TO Ave of nouulailop.
nnd also to the actual vote disclosed BY
| Official reports during the last decade"
| Mir Rridgers ounSsed me amendment
| hv movin,, r. STRIKE If ont
| Mr., Seobnrv favored the amendment. The
motion to strike out was withdrawn AL
| T'hn eneakrr laid before the house the
resolution Of NIr' Little with reference to
the visit Of the New Workers. Ia It s1rlng.
| MIR shannon Ind the donr Hn rcnd n
| ronnrt IN ono of tho snaprhcg said 10
| have been deliver by a Texan In which
| he present laws we're characterized as a
| Mr. shannon snid il was the same ol 4
cry heard i''', wears AGO Of "'Turn Texas
! ! oSose Th1t aid crowd he said wouIl
not lake charge Of the State. He talked
| If Fest TeXas and paid n glow,ng tribntc
| 60 ucndrict Of RusE Farmer Shaw r.
Greer ana I'd henderson Lem IRIS 81 n a ina srao
| ~ sni,Fs ,hc mon N,bn wore bebind thntn
| had tbejr money In Them In other wor Is
| he dsfondad Tho iogislotnre against the
| nIlege,, remarks made during the tril, over
| fbe stnte
| NJ Nor,p offered nm amendment striking
o IN az nmi S 90 'ei'''i"s ~ ~"
Mr. Tiii Dentonl opposcd the amend
| ment. saving that some of the memners
others sh"nid NOT "One member of III,
| rnmmttfor had tho nerve 10 stand M fol
| ftar , NM d.,iihoration and ihnt Inc
rnTas nconIc know what they were doinl
,IIN en h""r mosseS tbc ig,vs :" no IN "Vii
| Jcn,oero ne IeCisinture indorse The sDeecb
| a. man v,hn abused rho laws 0f 'rsXns
| NJ ,aa' no. ind"rs,s tho niutocrnts of Now
| f.,soo""i 80 .bicb Stotn T. n hotbed Tor trusts
! "Nnniare, lic vvas bittari, amused :,
| ~ F, ,a',,,ti,,, s,ving tbnt tbe menher,
w " ~, ',rtt,, cSnrI,ntt,ae ala nor voic,
10 onttnopnts ~ the nnonie Of TsSn,
Jms sen to,. S,isied ~, yisitnrs hav mok
M M Observation-Disclosures me- rnmarSs ahomt n syas
ne Indorsnd Tho attitude Of the spenke
and naid him 6tting tribn @.
| NJ NIoran in sn~sking to his amend
n,ont saJd ba haiieved II Uera hotter mo
,,,eh No S ~ rnduccd no resoiutIon INT tha
NJ Ia anandmont nerfecte5 n He belieye,
iiis X, statep,optt ~ af sanotor R1ltey INA
" ny ~ 80 49, host sovhrned Stata In IN
I rvHne VIZ I'M ~" ,.,s,tors made = mislohe IA
s iiinI. tb hond law of Tho STATE Th,
gti,io's w. e ny ~ ~, ntnnle ~ frex y
"a rn+ tbe cornetbog rnls He sal,
anu NJ ~ ~ NJ, ynri, con,n,itt n
ny ui uh hi u ~ 80 ~ oro rnen,ber ~ IN
ui,i ,oIu d h,in co,,iJ ,noEe af8aayi
SIs,o,"s nj rms, laws and do hustnes
w. ,ras II toid MIN y said the sne Ikny
y! Nm M a+ers piarce and the S1gn,ilrl
| ~, ,,"t ~ " a,,id A. a. ard 10 10 ro,i
~ NJ Vas In n mad az y" He anplsude
H. ne VIZ snaator pr1nce made 81 IN
~. ep1 eI p.Lan h ,roIcomed Tho visl
sla I uoiue' ""'n "e
'Vr,s' ,,o,.od tbot tho resolution IA
bllusrrs ~ p ~, nresttgatinf, rom
re i,t " Wv >'
NJ. c.tshar, fcolin1 offered tho folTowln