El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-23
CONGRESSIONAL REDISTRICTING
FOR TEXAS NOT FOR SOME YEAR5YET
Late Session of the Legis ature Like Preceding Ones
Failed to Enact Measure, and Prominent Lawmaker
Charges Failure to Cong ressional Aspirations of
Lawmakers; Measur es Recently Enacted.

4 USTIN. Tex. March 23.-Texas
n viii probably have no change in
- its congressional districts until
after the 1920 census. That is the
opinion in legislative and official
circles here The reapportionment meas
ure OF the late session. after coming
near 10 passage. finally died in the free
conference committee and il is asserted
mat the governor viii not include il in
his call for a special session, nor viii
he submit the question later. At every
session since the last census gave
Texas the right to name two additional
congressman, an attempt has been made
10 reappOruOn the state. but each at
tempt has failed and Texas continues
10 eject Two congressman at large in
addition to the 10 district congress-
men IT was entitled 70 before the last
census.
who's to Blame NOws Listen!
- IL was charged two years ago by the
Texas legislators. the senators in par
ucular, that reapportiOnment failed be-
cause OF the congressmen's trust" in
imating that the congressman Of the
state had eNerted influence enough TO
prevent me necessary changes being
made With the close of the recent
session. several Of the legislators
charged that the failure of the reap-
poruonment measure was due solely
ana alone 20 the congressional aspira-
lions OF legislators OF the state. Rep
iesentatIve Fuller. a member OF the
mouse free conference committee. de-
clared that
The great trouble with this question
IS mat there are too many members
or the legislature who have ambitions
10 90 TO congress, and who are willing
70 promote their own personal ambi-
IONS 70 the prejudice of the people
We viii never again satisfactorily re-
district this state. senatOrially or con-
occasionally. until we change our sys-
ZEN so as TO take this power out of the
flee
All After PIums.
or the 10 members representing the
mousse and senate on the free confer
ence committee, four Of thin are said to
nave congressional aspirations
senator Hudspeth, Of FL Paso. re-
membering that he was charged with
gerry Inandering two years ago. alb
solves himself from interfering with
the work Of the free conference. He
was invited TO appear before the COM
mittee when his district was reached
lie went before the committee long
enough TO state that he would make
no suggestions nor have anything to
DO with the reapportionment-. a few
minutes later the conference blew up
on the FL Paso (Smith) district when
attempts were made TO take away part
Of its territory.
HudsPeth Was for the Bill.
The senator from Fl Paso was we'll
pleased with the bill as passed by the
senate, however, and Joined the senate
majority IN shutting off debate and
forcing the measure through TO pas
sage Numerous senators complained
but the steam roller put the bill
through and the house refused to ac-
cept It. Then free conference COM
mittee was secured and in a very short T
time the discussion became so acrf- Z
monious that the committee adjourned {
sine die without reaching a solution (
on any Of the disputed districts
Representative Fuller said further
- congressman Smiths district an
peared to be the most difficult district 10 i
90 "a Hr 1raar NJ srH
district two years ago caused the de-
feat Of the bill
Gerr-mander Failure.
The bill which the senate passed and /
which the house refused TO accept gerry
wandered congressman Smiths district !
about as badly as the bill OF two years
ago II still left the congressman's
county CMitchelD in the district, but