El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-07
ROWEXPECTED
At CAPITAL
SHORTLY
He May Try to Veto Their
Prohibition Measures; Re-
taliation Is Certain.
PEACE MAY BE
RATHER FAR OFF
Many Radical Anti Saloon
Measures Are Looked For
in the Legislature.

Austin, Texas, jan Tt begins 70
look as if there would be The usual
hot time when the legislature meets.
The house is prohibition and the SEN
ate has one majority for the drys. Some
radical anti-saloon legislation is
therefore looked for and. as Colquitt
IS an anti. he is expected to begin using
the veto ak at once. IN case he does.
there is a possibility OF the house and
senate retaliating and refusing to pass
the measures he recommends
Should the governor and the 1egisIa-
ture get at loggerheads. the indications
are that the session will drag along
five or six months and that Colquitt's
boosted peace and political rest" viii
be very far from realization
Legislature Meets Tuesday.
The legislature will convene IN reg
ular session next Tuesday and already
members Of both the senate and the
house are gathering here
The spirited controversy between
governor elect O. B. Colquftt and at
torney general Lightfoot already fore
casts a session Of unusual excitement
The corridors are buzzing with gossip
and already the friends OF the two men
are lining up Owing TO the fact that
the house is largely prohibition, Light
feot seems to have the majority Of that
branch Of the legislature with him
ard the senate is about evenly di-
vided
The three candidates for the speak
ership,- samuel sRaEburn. OF Fannin
county: c. E Gilmore of Van Zant
county. and Jeff Cox. Of Rockwell
county. are on the ground and have
opened up headquarters Both Ray
burn and Gilmore are claiming victory.
while Cox says the prohibition vote
will be so split up among them that
little chance for Cox. who IS the only
i-prohibitionist IN the race
Pros Back An Anti.
Lining up behind Rayburn, although
he is a prohi5itionist. are such well
known ants as Otto Warhmund and
Chester H Terrell. Of San Antonio. and
the delegates from Harris, Galveston
and other well known anti counties
Assisting Rayburn are such well
known legislative leaders as Luther
Nickels and former speaker A NJ Ken
nedy. OF Mcclellan county.
Gilmore has some very strong back
frg. practically all Of the leading pro-
hibitionists Of the house being with
him. He claims his election BY a good
majority on the first ballot
Cox seems to be practically out OF
the running. While he is a friend OF
the governor elect. that official Is
keeping his hands off and letting the
members fight it out among them
selves It is realized the ants cannot
poll enough votes to put Cox in.
The Submission Question.
The question OF greatest interest is, Z
Of course, the matter Of submitting to
the citizens of the state the amend
DIent to the constitution providing for
statewide prohibition. It is understood
that both sides are anxious for an early
submission Of the amendment and the
bill seems likely TO pass with little or
no opposition The only question is
the date Of the election The ants IA
vor May 1. It is said that some OF the
prohibitionists will insist upon having
the amendment submitted at the next
general primary. two years hence, when
the question Of selecting a governor
and United States senator to sue
coed Bailey viii be at issue This.
however. 1t is believed viii not be in
sisted upon
Many Anti-SaIOOn Measures.
There is also no doubt but what sew
eTal statutory prohibition measures
viii also be introduced Senator B. 3.
Sturgeon. of Lamar county, has al
ready announced his intention OF sub
hitting four important liquor regula-
ton measures One is the quart law.
the sale OF less than a quart
of whisky; one the ten-mile law, pro-
hibiting the sale of liquor within ten
niles Of the State university or any
OF its branches; the night closing act.
requiring saloons to close at D. m:
the fourth Is a law prohibiting brew
cries from contributing to the expenses
Of any candidate or making contribu-
ticns to any campaign fund.