The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-08-04
Nveypoa Recommendation rs
10 Saloon, Made Nv tms
crnm Campbell
QUART AND Ifh-M|lt LAW
Bills are Introduced lot These and
Other Highly Restrictive Meas
ufes -- Would Abolish
the Saloon

Austin. Texas. August q. TO the
accompaniment Of applause from
many OF those who heard IL, Gov.
Campbell's sixth message. In wbica.
among other things. he suggests the
subject OF more restrictive liquor
legislation. and such other legisla-
ton relative to the liquor traffic as
the welfare OF the state demands. .
WIS read 70 the special session Of
the Texas legislature yesterday af-
tornoon.
The recommendation are so
sweeping as to give the Legislature
authority, if it so desires, to drive
the saloons in Texas out of existence
That such is the intention of some,
at least, was shown by the prompt
Introduction of bills in both the SEN
ate and the house, which, to all prac-
teal intents and purposes, viii have
that effect. All of the house bits
carry the emergency clause and with
in the next day or two it is hoped to
have committees at work in both
ends of the capitol in the hope of Sc
curing reports at the very earliest
moment possible.
Speaking in general terms the
proposed legislation would make it
a penal offense to sell Intoxicating
liquors in less than one-quart pack
ages; would prohibit the drinking o.
liquors on the premises where sold;
would close the saloons at 6 o'clock
in the evening and keep them closed
until o'clock the following mora
ing; would prohibit the sale of l.
quor within ten miles of the State
University or its branches or within
that distance of the A. & NJ. College,
thereby closing every saloon in Aus
tin, Galveston and Bryan and lastly,
in the language of one of those who
will be the authors of the bill to be
presented in the house today, "woul1
abolish the saloon
There is also a bill designed to
prohibit liquor from being drunk
on the premises of any social club
in a prohibition district,
Three bills were offered in the
house by Mr. Nichols and six in the
senate, all Immediately following the
reading of the message. The house
bills are identical with those offered
in the senate byf Senator Terrell OF
! Bowie. At 1eaafwo or three more
such measdTee arr jim eight for today
| These fifteen sen3t6rs have signed
three of the sen2A Aips, namely, N
quart law, thsl@e pXN4i4n4Nn
ing liquor on thf prsiii|eswhes
sold and the one to close tM saloons
at O'Clock in the eve9hA /Alexa T.
der Brachreld, frya4/QdM. Greer
Holsey, Mayfield, YeyAns, Tatlff
Stokes, Sturgeon, /ferfeb Pf Boyis
Terrell of Wise, Ve1e tH WW
This is one less tMn a majpfity1oi
the senate, that body hav,6G thirty
one members, and it is/uHdIrstoot
they are the same asfhose who or
Tuesday signed a D,sdka to supper
such legislation. IYwG tbld Tuesda,
that this pledgs related merely te
the quart law, but from Information
today is binding on ally three o
| these.
Whether the anti-liquor men vii
| succeed in securing a majority o
the senate is of course matter 0
speculation pure and simple, but !
is known that determined effort
have been and are being made Z
make sure of another vote.
Two senators did not sign the bill
In question and voted for submission
at the regular session. They are Sen
ators Senter Of Dallas and Terrell Q
McT AMMAN