Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-02-27
HANEY MEASURE WOULD
RAISE SCHOLASTIC AGE
FROM II TO q YEARS

NinllH I'A. f'0 30 repro
sentative Hauey has introduced a
blil 10 the House having for les OBJ.
jet the raising Of the scholastic age
FROM n 70 q This bin is similar
10 the one introduced by Mr. Haney
during the Thirty Second Legislature
which wss vetoed b. the Governor
mos who have kept up with Texas
politics will recall that this PROPOSE
don vas a bone Of some contention
bet xeen Governor COlquitt and his
opponent during the campaign OF
last year Texas has the lowest age
limit. and somewhere near " not
quite the largest free school fund OF
say state In the linton The scOrn
sod derision that has so often been
tofingly hurled AZ the fellow from
Arb ansas h hardly deserved when Il
Ia considered that IN the backwO0ds
Of that state boys and girls are given
the advantages Of free-schoOl edu-
cation until they reach the age OF 81.
Whereas In Texas they must either
pa Or stop .Oing 20 school when thcy
are seventeen Mr. Haney contends
that his bin all enable many boys
and girls 10 attend school Who never
10 80 after they are seventeen for
he reason that they are financially
unable TO pay their way. a. q time
shen schooling would be- worth more
20 them than ~ ans other time and
that u meets With The general APP
proyal of the people &c. has re-
ceiyed hundreds OF petitions from an
over the state asking for IFS passage
for More Ifncicnt system.
Judge BurmcIuer OF McMulleu
county. present member OF the
House aud one who has served Texas
before 900 the same body has some
Interesting comments % make on
the proposed constitutional amend
mcnt recommended in the COVER
nor's message diyorcing the Agricul-
tural and Mechanical College from
the State University.
while II does divorce the \ and
~ College from the University he
said. 80 ~ the same time marries
the 4 and NJ College 10 the Prairie
View Normal
Mr. Burmcistcr also objects 10 the
manner proposed for holding The
election on this amendment IN the
first place the Governor and his
friends overlooked the fact that the
etcction could not be held so early
~ May 3rd for the reason that the
constitution provides that such cleo
lions cannot b. held until three
months after the first publication
of the proposed amendment In the
newspapers Also he protests some
what against the form OF ballot.
which H. to read For q More Eff
Client System of Education 90 be-
voted by thos" tayorIug thp amend
meni and Against More Efficient
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those opposed to tho adoption oI the
amendment As we'll have printed
on ballots 10 prohibition elections
the words For Cleaner and BETTER
Government to be- voted by the
pros and Against Cleaner and
Better Government 10 b, voted by
D.
teddy unfair and one-sld,d way 20
frame . proposition 60 be- voted on
by the people Because a man might
not favor the loyyiur OF special
tax for the support OF the state
schools would not necessarily mean
that he Is against ans Improvement
whatever In the present system OF
support given them
Mr. Burmcistcr briugs BOO min
Gritty report on the bill IH which bee
makes certain recommendations
that are worthy of cons Iteration
Horse poctor>' Trust.
s bin has been passed NE the
senate changing the I1N r..uEl.us
the examination o. veterinary sur.
geous Hudspeth made .he char-.
that under the present HN those
who we're on thr stat. board and
and others were able 90 'ora % trust
and exclude from takiug The ,Nam.
ination whoever they pleased
Vaughan wanted all those Who
had been practicing for reason
aide number OF years 20 bc allowed
10 continue under the terms OF The
bill without an examination Sen
ator McGregor maintained that they
were entitled 10 this right as they
had acquired a vested Interest in|
the business they had built up that
could not be taken away from them
BIZ statutory enactment baltimore
seemed TO disagree with this view
The bill Was engrossed.
Pay of the Judiciary.
There Is a tendency among the
m en- bership OF the Thirv-Ihlrd
legislature to raise the pay OF the
judiciary. a bill increasing the pay
n members OF the Supreme Court
% 100000 per year and those OF
rs appellate courts to $500 was
,s ,sed to engrossment In the Senate
A.. past week. The Senate during
, two days when It was in work
/. order this week passed no meas