Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-02-08
BILL PASSED TO ENCORSS-
MENT IN THE
HOUSE.
SENATORS BY DIRECT VOTE
MARRIED WOMAN'S RIGHTS AND
ANTI-HAZING BILLS FAVOR
ABLY REPORTED IN
THE SENATE.


consuming practically three days In
its consideration. the House. thit
evening. by a vote OF &c to 33, pass
ed 10 engrossment. or third reading
the bill regulating liquor traffic In
Texas, which bill is known as the
committee substitute for the Ken
nedy Bill. This means the bill will
pass finally in the House and then
be sent over to the Senate for action
This is one OF the most drastic
pieces OF liquor legislation ever
passed by the legislature.
Another attempt was made in the
House to inject an amendment strlk'
ing that provision in the bill which
wipes out the social clubs. but this
failed.
Initiative and Referendum
The Senate this afternoon passed
TO engrossment the Joint resolution
by Vaughan and others providing for
the submission TO the people an
amendment TO the constitution pro-
viding for the initiative and referen-
DUN.
The resolution originally provided
that legislation could be initiated or
rejected upon petition of s per
cent OF the qualified voters. but THE
VAS changed to 20.
Raising the Scholastic Age
The bill by Senator Darwin raising
the scholastic age in Texas from q
70 20 years was passed finally, as
vas also bill permitting building
and loan associations TO operate
within a radius OF ~ miles from q
city or town.
Revision Of Educational system
In accordance with the recon-
mendations OF the governor two joint
resolutions proposing amendments
to the constitution were introduced
in the Senate. One proposing an en-.
tire revision OF the educational sys.
ten. and the other providing for the
levying OF a special tax of not ex'
ceeding 90 cents for the support ol
the university. the A. and NJ. College
and the four white state normals and
the Prairieview normal. a colored
state institution.
The enforcement of the University
and the a. and NJ College is also pro
vided in the proposed amendments.
Relief for Purchasers of School Land
The Senate today passed finally a
bill by Senators Hudspeth and Brels-
ford providing for the relief of pur-
chasers OF school lands situated in
certain portions OF the western and
northern sections of Texas. who have
been unable TO pay interest on such
land
The bill provides that such pur-
chasers shall execute notes to the
state payable In ten years for such
interest and thereby save the land
from being forfeited which would
have been done this month.
Special school Tax
Senator Hudspeth and others in
troduced a joint resolution In the
Senate providing for an amendment
10 the constitution leyying a special
tax for the support OF the higher ed
ucational institutions.
Election of United states Senators by
Direct Vote
The legislature today finally adop-
ted a joint resolution ratifying the
proposed amendment TO the federal
constitution providing for the cleo
ton OF United States Senators by a
direct vote OF the people.
This resolution has now passed
both branches OF the legislature.
Texas Is the second state in the
union to ratify this proposed amend
ment.
Woman's Rights Bili Passed
The married woman's rights bill
passed in the House was favorably
reported on by Senate judiciary COM
mittee No. |.
To Dismiss Teachers Who Permit
Ha<ing
The anti-hazing bin received a ia
Vorable report today by the Senate
committee on educational affairs
This bill grows out OF the recent
trouble az the A. and NJ College and
the bill provides for the dismissal OF
teachers who permit studfnts 10
practice hazing at the higher educa-
tional institution OF the state.