El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-02-06
HUDSPETH HAS
new COURT
MEASURE
This Will Comply With
Wishes Of Governor: May
Mean Ell Paso Court.
LEGISLATURE TO
RUSH ITS WORK

Austin, Tex, Feb. 6.-Senator Claude
Hudspeth has prepared a bill. which
viii be introduced in the senate next
week. carrying out the governors pro-
gram regarding the higher courts. The
bill is designed to make some sweep
ing changes as far as the supreme
court is concerned.
It takes away much OF the Jurisdic-
ton Of that body and vests in the
appellate courts more jurisdiction.
II also seeks to have these appellate
courts have jurisdiction over questions
of law the same as the supreme court
II this bill passes, governor Colquitt
bill.
Special Session.
With practically 80 days Of the time
OF the Legislature gone, and very little
thus far accomplished, q special session
seems to be staring the governor and
the legislators in the face Every eff
fort at the command Of the governor
and those behind the administration is
now bent in an attempt to avoid an
other session. Governor Colquitt is
decidedly adverse to calling the law
makers In an extraordinary session
To Hurry the work.
With this end in view, announce
ment is made by representative Jeff
D. Cox, chairman of the house appro-
priation ccmnpittee. that on Monday he
viii begin the consideration Of the
general appropriation bill In order TO
expedite the task, II has been pTao-
Ifcally decided that the house and
senate appropriation committees viii
sit in joint session and consider the
measure Jointly. This, it is anticipated.
viii save at least two weeks Of time.
An Innovation.
Heretofore. the house has considered
dts bill and the senate its measure, and
then there would be q difference OF
$500, 900 to 100000 In the two meas
ures and the final result has been the
submission of the whole matter TO a
free conference committee. The plan
now is to avoid this free conference
committee and have the house ana
senate committee agree On q measure
in the beginning that win be accep-
table. All those having matters before
this COMMITTEES can come before the
joint meeting and thus save time.
Has Petition Fl Feet Long.
The first session Of the senate was
hel dtoday since lass Wednesday, AS
today Is local. Dill day no measures OF
general importance were taken UP for
consideration.
Senator Warren sent up petition 81
feet long from his constituents endors-
ing the anh-drug bill now pending be-
fore that body.
Lfghtfoot Complains.
Before the house finance comn1utee
today attorney general Ldghtfoot ap-
peared and made the emphatic state
ment that he should not be required TO
run to governor Colquitt every dme he
needed some money TO conduct his de-
partment, and that he should be free
70 dishurse the appropriations made
r--+-r he e.
statement was made no the committee
during the consideration Of the bill ap-
propriating SIS, 900 for the attorney
general TO enforce the land and other
laws. Gov. ColQuitt had also been in
vfted to appear before the committee,
but his official duties prevented The
committee unanimously reported the
bill favorabIy with the provision that
the money shall be disbursed by the
attorney general without the advice of
the governor.
The Race Question.
The negro race question bobbed up In
the house today during the considera-
ton of Cureton's local option compul-
sorry education bill which caused repre-
sentative Smith, Of Atascosa- county, to
quote Thomas Dixon by saying that
the only way to elevate the negro
was with the toe of a boot"
On. an amendment. which was offer
ed by Dotson, 1nserting the grand |
father clause" in the law, Is that the
law shall not apply TO persons not en-
franchised since 1850. il was claimed |
that this would make the bill uncon-
stitutional. and. while the discussion |
was still in progress, the house re- /
cessed. There seems to be a decided op- l
position to having the law apply to j
negroes
FL PasO Roads Bill.
Senator Hudspeth today secured the /
final passage Of his bill providing for /
a more efficient road system for e. /
PaSo county.