The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-29
SHORT OF A QUORUM
BOTH HOUSES FAILED Ar EN-
TWO ATTEMPTS.
SENATE HAD SIX, HOUSE Ten
The New Fire Insurance Rate Id"
Most important Measure at
This Session.

AUSTIN, leX.-NelluS1 Va lama
legislature was able to secure Quolu"
Monday. and after each had made two
efforts in that direction, one IN lhe
morning and the other IN the alIeA'
noon. both decided to be at ease d.
EXPRESSED in the terms of parliament
tarians, until Tuesday morning
The absence Of so many lawmakers
IS attributed to the fact that in the
primaries held Saturday some had
grim fights for their political lives,
few of these being unsuccessful; ana
others were unwilling to leave nome
until the last vote had been counted
thereby removing all possible DOUBT
about the result of the contests IL
which they were interested.
The senate lacked six and the house
ten of having a quorum, and SO the
hardest work of any Of those here did
was to dictate letters to the folks BACK
home about the political situation and
kindred matters.
There is not member of either
house who processes to have an lded,
either clear or indistinct, of what the
governor is going to ask the leglsia-
tire TO do. They can not consider
anything except what the chief eXecu-
five recommends in his message 10
them. In his call Governor Campbell
specified legislation regarding the In
surance situation, the prize fight pic
lures, lewd moving picture shows, and
any other matters which he might
deem proper to submit in the future
| Most of the lawmakers have their
minds made up about the course they
will pursue with regard to the matters
which the governor has submitted, but
they have not the remOtest idea Oh
what the "other matters" are which
he may submit.
One of the few real developments OF
| the day was with reference to ire IN
surance legislation. One bill has been
prepared and will be offered in the
senate and in the house Mr. Baker or
Hood County has drawn up a rough
draft of a bill which he submitted on
Monday to various associates to get
c,,rrocti0nG
The one to be offered in the senate
Is sponsored by Senators Hudspeth,
Brachfeld and Willacy, and the inten'
ton is to file it, as prepared Monday
Just as soon as possible. 1t will be re-
called that, acting at the instance OF
the business men of Ell Paso, his home
city, Senator Hudspeth was one OF the
most aggressive of those who express
ed opposition to the present fire rating
board law.
The most notable feature of this pro
posed measure is the concluding para
graph, which provides that should any
insurance company authorized to dc
business in this state cease to do bust
ness here and remove from Texas, this
shall work as forfeiture Of its right
to re-enter this field.
The proposal is to regulate the in
surance of permits to insurance com
panies, create a state fire rating boar(
and provide for revocation of the Ii
/ censes of insurance companies for vic
lation of the boards orders.
The bill provides that the new
board is to be constituted as at pres
ent; the members shall receive $3.50
year, and the commissioner of inSur
ance and banking shall be eX,officit
chairman. The board is empowered t
require the companies, their officer
Or agents, to furnish any and all infor
nation demanded by the board, unde
penalty.