El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-27
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places.
There seems to be a determined eff
| fort by the Texas Volunteer Guard as
sociation to secure an appropriation Of
S25. 900 for the maintenance of the
guard and for the purpose of defrayins
the expenses to hold state encamp-
ments for the next two years. During
the past week upward of fifty petitions
have been received in the house and
senate from the members of the asso-
These petitions in every instance have
been referred to the committee on fl
nance. The adjutant general fully en-
dorses and recommends favorable &C
ton by the legislature on this appro-
priation as it has been demonstrated
on more than one occasion the good
and value of trained volunteers in case
of a riot of any kind or of defending
prisoners from a mob.
During the present session of the
legislature there has been six different
bills introduced which are aimed at
the discontinuance of the practice OF
candidates for any Office at any cleo
ton from spending any money outside
of legitimate and actual expenses in
CURED in their campaign. These
bills have all provided heavy penalty
for a violation of its provisions. These
bills all came up at one time or another
and several of them were killed by jul
dietary committee number 2. The
whole bunch now has been referred to
that committee and the good points
from each measure have been taken
and the result is a committee substi-
tute bill which will be presented next
for action. This substitute
prohibits the spending of any money
for elections outside of hotel expenses.
and actual travelling expenses, and the
cost of printing campaign material and
in every instance it's limit is to be used
in each case. 1t also allows for eXpens-
es incurred in making an official an
in a newspaper. A state
ment of the expenses thus incurred has
to be furnished the county Judge.
There is a bill by Senator Turner
in the senate which provides
for an additional state advalorem tax
of five cents on the 800 worth of prop
erty to be used by the respective coun-
ties in defraying quarantine purposes.
Turner stated that he has ex-
amined the constitutional feature of the
bill and it is all right. The bill meets
with favor by some of the members of
the house as it is the intention of one
of the members to introduce similar
measure in the house during the COM
ing week. During the past two years
the need of such legislation has been
on more than one occa-
sion where smallpox has prevailed and
the counties have been unable to con-
fine the disease on account of lack of
money to maintain a rigid and strict
quarantine.
Senator Staples of Bastrop has intro
iuced a bill which he believes will
solve the question of holding a consti-
.utional convention for the purpose of
framing a new constitution. His bill
provides that the question as to wheth-
er there shall be a constitutional con-
Tention or not to be left to a direct
7ote of the people. This bill was in
'pired by SO much controversy, which
las been going on as to whether there
vas any need for a change in the Or
,anic law. Senator Staples's bill pro-
-ides that an election shall be held on |
he first Saturday in June. 1902 at
which the question will be determined. |
n the event that the proposition car
les the governor is instructed to call |
he convention to meet in Austin on
he election to determine the matter
rom each district there shall be elect
d delegate who shall possess the
overs with which the legislators are
lother. A compensation of $500 is
rovided for each delegate and mile
ge of three cents per mile, also an
of 100000 is made.
The Houston and Texas Central con-
bill, which passed the senate
asst week, will no doubt have pleasant
ailing in the house. The. measure
assed in the senate without any oppo-
ition. This bill is different from the
ne passed at the last regular session
f the house, inasmuch as it elimi-
ates the feature which placed the rail-
Dad commission from enforcing it's
ates. This bill provides also for
eneral reorganization under the stock