El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-22

passed or is in a fair way to be passed
as soon as the special session gets
Not only has the house. that is to say
the Lynch following in the house, lale-
" made 1t a point TO take a jan az
the governor whenever the opportunity
presents but II is also making II IN
teresting for some Of those VINO are
known to enjoy the governors IaNOr.
The latest victim is Milford Wlnsor,
Mr. Hunts private secretary As al
ready recorded. the senate. a rev GAYS
ago. passed a bill fixing Mr. w lnsor
salary at 5000, considerable OF a L'i4se
from the $500 which he now receives
When this bill came to the house the
pairing process was applied ana the
amount of the stipend was reduceu 70
s250O. In this form it went back 20
senate, but the senate stood pat anu
the house gave in.
Time to Be Killed.
The legislature has discovered Lle
extra session is not such simple mat
ter as was at first supposed Pre-S-
ticaliv ali The members of both houses
are unskilled in the legislative game
and it was thought some days ago tAe5Ii
when the legislature met again II
would take up the measures recon-
mended by the governor and carry
them along from the point where they
had been left at the time or auJoCIll-
ment. But at the last moment IneS
have discovered that this viii pc -ll-
possible, as all the unpassed DlllS ole
with the session. OF course the same
bills can be considered, but they VAL
have to be reinJrOduced and carrlee
through from the beginning
However, there Is one adNanlaSe
Practically all the bills which are IKE
~ to be mentioned in the governor
message have already been discussed
and all the members have had the op-
portunity of informing themselves re-
garding them So II would seem thar
the tentative limitation Of two or
for
should 60
Some Fun Promised.
There is a chance for some FUN at
the coming session Under the consul
tuition the only matters which can De
considered at this extra session are
such as are recommended by the gov
ernor Neither house can, Of its own
motion. initiate legislation TO be con-
sidered at that session It can con-
slider matters only that are recon-
mended in the governor message;
and what these recOmmenoatlons vii
be, no man seems aole 70 tel me
governor himself says he doesn't know.
Il haven't had time to take an lnFen-
tory vet ne said just after the leels-
lature had adjourned 80 am NOT
able to say what recoInIIIle
will make. I want to clear out the
cobwebs first so ! can tell Where We
But. and this is said with all due
Difference to the governor, Mr. hunt
pr-oba blv has more things in his mind
than he cares to reveal Just now EEl-
IDENTIFY he must know some or lne
things he will recommend IN MS mes
sage else why should he nave QeclQeu
to call an extra session at alIt me
chances are Mr.. Hunt has his program
pretty well framed up but wishes 70
arrange the details before issuing tAe
And there are some Of the Legislators
and others who have watched the Work
OF the legislature just closed VINO say
extra session. The appropriation OH
has been passed. the taxation DILL the
board Of equalization BILL the soou
roads bill, the education bill, ana sew
eral other measures that were regard
ed as indisDenSa Bile. 1t is true some OF
the governors pet measures dld no.
get through the most important OF
which is the bill providing for the ap-
pointment of a state purchasing agent
But il is a fairly good guess that that
bill in the form in which IT now eT-
lists cannot get through the house IN
any event: and II is extremely lmprOD-
able because Of its unpOpularity in
many quarters, that the governor VIII
make much Of fight for It's enactment
Playing Politics.
One of the most weird political sto-
ries that has ever been heard in Ari-
IONA has lust come to life and is going
the rounds. 1t has to do with tenure OF
office legislation and with national
Dolftfcs As previously stated the Dem
ocrats have turned down this leglsla-
ton and nothing viii be done at the
regular session whether the matter
viii be taken I'D at the special ses-
sion no one can tell.
But the story is that the Demo-
Gratis in the legislature viii make theiT
work depend on the work OF the Re
publican national convention, to do
which. OF course. they would have to
prolong the session nearly to July. II
Is said they will act according to the
conventiOns work in nominating eth
er Taft or ROOsevelt-that II the first
named be nominated, the bill providing
for an election this fall viii be passed;
and il Roosevelt Is nominated, there
will be no election Of state and county
officers. The theory IS. II is said. that
the Democrats feel certain they can
carry the state with Taft at the head
Of the Republican national ticket. but