Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-03-02
SENATE FACES
REAL PROBLEM
MARRIED WOMAN'S RIGHTS
BILL PROVES KNOTTY
PROBLEM
MULTIPLICITY Of VIEWS
PENDING MEASURES HAVE RE-
SUITED N STRANGE AND
UNUSUAL COMMENT-PRO-
NOkING ALIGNMENTs
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AUSTIN. Tex. March In deal
inr with the bin defining the rights
o' married women with respect to
their separate property the state
Senate has been endcayoring TO dis
pose OF o big subject and one that, II
70 should be- settled 40 an M this sos-
sion. viii be disposed OF through the
medium Of free conference COM
mlttee The term emancipation of
married women has been frequent |
ly used in connection with this sub
irct out such "a term is misuomor.
The word emancipation Is more
appropriate In connection with meas
urs, designed 20 give 10 the weaker
sex the right OF suffrage Those
s,hooled in the history of legisla-
ton Of this character assert that the
proposition 90 allow married women
io control their separate real estate
and rhpttcls Is one that viii have q
far reaching effect and that u viii
take the courts of this country many
years 90 adjust themselves and the
people 10 an understanding OF the
new order of things that Is bound
90 follow Tho law should he pass
cd as IL was originally drawn by
Hon Ocic Spocr and championcd hy
Mrs Horteusc Ward of Houston Il
will al once work such drastic
revolution In the handling of secur-
iiics by banks and repositories that
uresent sources of fruitful litigation
which now exist IN this state will
pale into insignificance In compari-
son.
uu,.,n,irisv 80 Views.
ON this bill. as in many other
nils have bcen incorporated propo-
sitions on which even the women
themselves God bless them, OF
course DO not agree. And 30 the
ladies themselves, who want what
they want. can't agree on what they
do want how are the men Who s.'
like % Daniel or q lot of Daniels
come to Judgment. going To decide
ON what they want prosumlnE %,
matter of course that the senators
and Representatives are perfectly
viIin. 20 give them everything iN'i
ask for 10 is @ well known iac'
r,,t ,b, daughters oi the Con'odcr-
acy. as much as they are rc''r'l
and respected. are not exactly oi
ON, mind in the matter OF sr''l'nt
the Alamo controversy. for Miss
peZayaa wants 60 one way and Mrs
Clara Driscou Severe another with
the chances largely iu favor OF Mrs.
SEWER. likewise the chances 90
t.. towlg.s rights wrsuro appear To-
favor the vicws of Mrs I'ortcuse
Ward. the woman lawyer of Hohs-
ton
Parallel Railroads.
The subject of contention BOB the
House Yesterday aud today conferred
around the question of what really
constitutes a parallel line Of railway
as contemplated by the Inhibition
AGAINST the consolidation OF su'h
lines in the organic Law OF th" state.
In the strenuous effort that is n''h-
,.,a. ,o PASS the katy-Contral con
solidation bin over the veto oi me
Governor the question arises. R'p-
r.sentatiye Williams OF McLenhah
county ably defended those Who dis
srrce with Governor Colquitt and
tho Attorney General and urged ih'
passage Of the bin over their pro-
tast and Lewcllyn OF Dallas. mar
sbalHrg his books around him IE"
a general assemblies bis hrigad's.
regiments ard batallious. assaulted
Williams and stormcd tbc fortress
with shafts of logic fired from 'h'
euprame Courts OF the state and ua-
tion that for time threatened TO
disloige the enemy from The arse
nal But the end OF the fighting pr
not yet and today tho followers oil
the Intrepid McLouuan county man
are using their machine guns WIN
telling effect on those who are put
ting up % fight 90 sustain Governor
Colquitt in his veto.
some strange iliguments.
Today many OF those ordinarily
opposed 90 Governor Colquitt are
enlisted under bis banner 'omor-
row the conditions may boz reversed.
70 Is onIy q repetition az recent Mex
lean history Those uio are mo-"
shouting "yiyas" for the chief eN-
esuuve mas b. iu lezue with some
Hucrta who viii rise up and smite
h.m with fun force and effect .u bis
,conunaea on Pare 30