Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-05-15

Ing court In the criminal district OF
Galveston and Harris Counties.
Senate Bill 7s-Diminishlnk civil
and criminal jurisdiction OF County
Courts Of Crockett and Edwards Coun-
ties
Senate Bill 72--Providlng that IN
estates OF less than 81 900 annual re.
port need not be- filed except upca
order OF Court.
Senate BIZ 33-Providing that Judges
nay In vacation exercise all the DOW.
ers that they do In term time. with Ger.
tain limitations as 10 entering dual
judgment.
Experiment Stations.
J. Establishment OF additional AZ
rlcultural experiment stations. espec.
tally In Central West and Northwest
Texas.
House Bill ii-Approprlated $4,000
per annum for next two years 10 estab.
lish experiment stations 10 be located
by q board composed Of the Governor.
Lieutenant Governor and Commission.
er Of Agriculture. They must. how.
ever. locate a station In each OF the
following sections: Northwest Texas.
West Texas. black land belt and rice
belt. The board may discontinue any
station heretofore established or here.
after 10 be established OF may change
the location OF same.
House Bill i15--Establlshing an az.
ricultural experiment station for to.
bacco In Nacogdoches County.
Many bills we're introduced 10 locate
experiment stations In various Sena.
tOrial or Representative District. All
Of such introduced In the Senate pass.
cd that body. Il was understood.
however. from the start that none OF
these stood any show.
Public Health.
4. Granting OF adequate authority
and ample means 70 State Health De.
partment.
Senate Bin s-Creates a Board OF
Health. consisting Of seven physicians.
each Of whom must have had ten
years experience In Texas, provides a
stan for the State Health officer Au.
I thorizes the FORMULATION OF code re.
lailng to quarantine and the disposal
OF sewerage and garbage, the obser.
vance Of which shall be mandatory.
Also authorizes the PRONUNCIATION OF a
general code which shall become ef.
iective only as any city or county may
adopt the same.
Senate Ell Cf-Authorizing the State
Health Officer 20 send INDECENT con.
sumptlves back to their homes in this
State.
Senate Bill es-Establishlng a horae
for lepers.
Under this head there was also In.
troduced a bill appropriating Si50000
FOR wolf scalp bounty and a bill estab-
fishing a barber board. both OF which
failed OF passage
Rice and OH industries.
5. Regulation OF charges OF irriga.
ton canal and pipe line companies.
Senate Bill 74-Authorizes the Com.
missioner OF Agriculture 20 collect
data upon the subject OF irrigation IN
Texas and deliver the same 70 the
Governor who shall submit Il 20 the
next Legislature.
No bin relating to pipe lines was In.
trodueed.
Fish and Oysters.
s. Protection OF the salt water ish
and oyster Industries along the Texas
coast.
House Bin No. 3 was passed, GOV.
ertng the subject. and making many
new regulations.
/ Outside the Platform.
The Governor also submitted the fol.
lowing subjects. which were not men.
toned In the platform:
Two Cent Fare.
/. Regulation OF passenger fares on
railroads.
A &c fare bill was introduced In the
House, was reported adversely. and
died upon She calendar.
Recovery Of School Lands.
?. An appropriation for payment OF
expenses OF Attorney Generals Depart
ment In suing FOR recovery OF State
lands, and legislation providing for
the compulsory attendance OF witness
es upon such suits, TO be brought IN
county where land Is situated or In
Travis County at the option Of the At
torney General
Senate Bin lS-Appropriates $4,000
10 be used by Attorney General In any
suits Of the State
BIZ providing for compulsory attend
ance Of witnesses was killed by agree.
ment In the Senate. In order 10 get the
appropriation bin through.
Assessment Of Property.
:. Adequate laws for the rendition.
assessment and equalization OF prop.
orty for taxation. and to provide penal.
ties and venue.
House BIN l02-ReQulring Tax A.
SCISSORS 10 make up rolls one month
earlier
( House Bin l02-Requlring automat.
ic tax board TO calculate rate one
month earlier.
County School Funds.
T. Reimbursement Of county school
funds which have lecn impaired.
a bill introduced upon this subject
died on the calendar
Supervision Of Banks.
3. To provide for supervision. OK.
animation and control OF all bans
other than National.
3 The Cureton guarantee bill provld
cd for such supervision. etc. as 20
State banks Il failed Of passage
6. Such legislation upon the sub
jet OF lie and Ere insurance as viii
provide adequate and safe insurance
In Texas
II. b. le2-Prohlblts companies
which are chartered 20 transact FIRE.
marine. tornado or inland Insurance.
from doing a life insurance business.
Corrccts an error Ia life insurance
code passed 90 regular session.
s. b. Establishing q IRE iusur,
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