The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-09
JUDGES. COMMISSIONERS.
THE TWO ASSOCIATIONS ARE IN
SESSION AT GALVESTON.
Needed Reforms in Probate and Court
Practice Was Taken Up for
General Discussion.

Galveston, Texas, August s.The meet
ing of the County Judges and County
commissioners association was called TO
order at II o'clock this morning by presi-
dent Mccoy. He read tclegrum from
Secretary Woodward stating that he had
hecn unavoldably detained and would ar
rive In the city at 1880. 1t was then de
cidcd to adjourn the meeting until
O'clock this afternoon TO await his ar
rival.
The meeting rcassembled at O'Clock In
the afternoon, Secretary Woodward having
arrvcd. IL was decided TO hold the meet.
ings Of the County Judges association aud
the County commissioners association
toiutly, aud the following program; See
rotary Woodward Judges Graham OF Ma
NaIro, hin of Hin and Thompson OF Hunt.
The program arranged was as follows:
Public Roads, General dlscusslO9
opened by paper from Secretary Wood
Needed Reforms In Probate and Court
Practice,' general discussion.
Expenditure. Of the. Road and Bridge
FUND.-" general discussion.
Convict Labor Its Advantages and Dis
Advantages" general discussion.
The Professional Juror and How 20
seH Rshts Of wSesses anS sSe Courts
Duty TO Protect Them" general discus
lest Manner of Handling Papers, gen
''rhe County Poor Farm" general dis,
cusson.
County Expenditures. Records and Best
Method of Keeping Them" by j. L. Mar
tin OF Dallas.
the exercises this afternoon were opened
by address OF welcome by Judge Campbell
OF Galveston which was responded to hy
Hon. w. y. Mccoy Of johnson county md
Judge J u. Lancaster q ElIls.
SECRETARY Woodward then made n mo
ton that all county Judges and county
commissioners present and all ox-cOurty
jrcges and commissioners present who were
I a.
be made members. This motion was car
ricd,
on "PublIc Roads" which was foliowet
by n general discussion Of tho subject by
| the members In attendance.
The NeedCd Reforms in Probate ant
general discussion by those presen, wh,
chose 30 speak IN regard 70 Il. This dis
/ QUESTION lasted until O'Clock, when tn
meeting adjourned until o'clock tomor
secretary woodward then ca led upot
the members TO register and Following
County Jndges-w. n. Mccoy johnson
J. j. Mansfield, Colorado; A. d. Graham
EE SyS5 edna D. Lancas 1Ec, Ellis aGdg
N - g. Harris Tsrrant: l.. ' {. I'm. Hi
c, H. Brockneid. Rusk; u. NJ Alexander
Parker; II; y, Cores Rockwall J.
Arstln; r. r. Conner. Brown,
| County Coinmissoners--1o Willis, l..
Daughtry, c. NJ. Vowel, McLennan, A. I
Marsh. II. c. Warner Parker; r.. w
G. Miller. Dallas: s B. Pier, Austin
] H Hightower, n. II Starr Tsrrent
II. NJ, Boyer, ] r., Hensley, L. Strohm
Brown; i. w. Reese, Rockwall. W. A
shaw, Cherokee: W NJ Babcock, Jos RI
Were, Liberty; NJ II. watts, j II Frio,
\ u Watkins. j. NJ. Kelsey. Johnson
4 s. Atlsklnson, Denton; Joe Parlst
Fannin; y. @. Lancaster. j. n Overal
Tom Martin, Ellis; J A. Simonds. A
w Montgomery Hunt; Miles II Stanle!
| Hill; Il. W Summers Rusk; j. u. Flore
W II. Williams, Rusk; j. NJ. weems,
y Fisher, j. J.. Skaggs, W. u. Bair
Grayson; II. n. Hollingsworth. Coleman
George T., Bird, McLennan.