Bryan morning eagle and pilot. (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1909, 1909-03-05
WOLF CHASE PLANNED.
Senators Accept an Invitation
From Throckmorton.
HOUSE BILL DAY IT WAS.
Several Measures Passed by the Upper
Branch Of the Legislature, One Of
Them Being an Amendment to the
Antl.Nepotism Statute.

Austin, March 4.-The senate &C.
cepted an invitation from citizens of
Throckmorton to participate in a wolf
Ghase in that section.
Thursday was house bill day in the
senate and there were several up for
consideration.
Senate passed finally Senator Harp.
er's bill amending the anti-nepotism
law so as to permit representatives OF
the legislature to appoint relatives
notaries public II also passed the
house bill amending the city deposit
tory law. 1t passed finally the senate
I bill amending the law against black
litsing of employees by railroads.
II engrossed the house bill making
1t capital offense to commit burg
larry in a private residence at night,
but taking out the death penalty.
The senate refused to consider the
senate pure food bill.
The senate refused TO concur in
house amendments to unearned liquor
: license tax law. Senator Willacy,
Weinert. Hudspeth, Peeler and Wat.
son were appointed free conference
committee on the part of the senate.
A resolution was adopted allowing
Senator Terrell (of Bowie) to with
draw his bill providing for the weigh
ing OF produce by public weighers in
| EtAad nf nriuafn ~ might I'm.
terfere with the Farmers union In con.
ducting cotton warehouses.
No bills were introduced in the sen.
ate.
Mrs. Rosine Ryan of Houston, a
member OF the San Jacinto battlefield
commission, reached here. accom-
panied by Judge Thomas H. Ball. They
secured the approval of the attorney
general TO title of fifteen acres OF land
on the San Jacinto battlefield which
the state has acquired. The consider
alton is $l,531.
State Health Officer Brumby return
ed from San Antonio. where he con-
ferred with local authorities concern.
ing leprosy cases there. DR.. Brumby
said he found leprosy bacteria in five
cases.
House committee on municipal cor.
porations reported favorably by vote
of 10 to the house bill fixing saloon
limits of city of Galveston within busi-
ness districts and rejecting proposed
amendment to first submit the issue
to vote of the people.
Johnson's bill, requiring contractors,
firms or individuals having contract
for public works in county of Calves
ton to employ only bonafide residents
OF that city for six months on such
work, reported iavorably, to 6, after
the adoption of an amendment striking
out provision requiring residence in
Galveston for stated period and pro-
viding only that citizens of the United
States residing in Galveston should be
so employed. Tarver gave notice OF
minority repo"
In discussing " Byrne stated that
he thought it unbeComing in Calves
ton to exclude all people from obtain
ing work there until they had resided
In the city three or six months and the
1arver opposed provision as uncon-
stitutional Johnson agreed to the
amendment and it was voted by the
committee almost unanimously.
House committee on constitutional
amendments reported favorably a joint
resolution providing for constitution.
al amendment to authorize independ-
ent free school districts to levy and
collect malntainance tax, issue bonds
and provide for their payment
House common carriers committee
reported favorably Highsmith's bill to
permit sale of unclaimed perishabls
goods to satisfy express or freight
charges.