El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-18

senator Terrell, Of West, in a bill he
will introduce this week. His proposed
amendment provides for the building
and maintenance Of public roads by
direct taxation rather than the some
what doubtful and ineNpedient method
of assessing each voter five days work
on the public roads each year.
TerrelIs ideas on road building are
in direct line with the spirit Of the
times and he says that the present
system IS not only obsolete, but that
II is worse than Intellectual He would
repeal the laws governing the ap-
pOintment OF road OVerseers and the
requirement for road work by all per
sons liable under the present laws
To Regulate Veterinarians
Representatives Parks and Collins OF
Dallas. (by reQuest) have introduced a
bill in the house to regulate the prac-
tice of veterinary medicine surgery
and dentistry, and the creation OF
State Board of Veterinary Medical EX-
an1iners w-,ich board shall be required
TO pass upon all applicants for license
to practice veterinary surgery
Panhandle A. & VI. School
Representatives Hunt and TempletOn
have obtained favorable report from
the house committee on education on
their bill providing for the establish
ment Of an agricultural and mechanl-
cal college in the Panhandle or north
west Texas The Dill provides for The
appointment by the governor Of a COM
college is to be situated, and the insti-
tuition is to be under the supervision
Of the board OF regents OF the un1VerS-
ity of Texas and the board of control
OF the four white state nOrmals-
Provision is to be made for the accom-
mediation Of at least 500 students. and
attached TO the proposed institution
shall be not less than 1000 acres OF
land. The sum of 100000 is apprOpri-
ated for the construction Of buildings
and placing the college in operation Mr.
Hunt said there is great need for such
an institution in the Panhandle as
students who would attend there would
not come to the A & NJ college at
College station, on account of the great
distance and besides agricultural sub
jects could be taught there Of peculiar
interest to that section.
Irrigation Hearing.
The house committee on 1rrigatlPGI
has been notified to meet here on
February y in order to resume the con
the Burgess Harris general irrigation
bill The bill has been redrafted. but
the mapping out Of the districts IS yet
TO be done The committee. composed
of persons interested in this measure,
is expected to be on hand at the time
herein indicated to assist the commit
tee in the completion OF these details
Visiting state Institutions.
The chairmen Of the various visiting
committees have wired the members
who have left the city to make their
visits to the different state institu-
tons before returning to Austin The
membership Of these different commit
tees scattered when the scare came up
and most OF them are at their homes.
BY having them make these official
visits before returning much time VIII
be saved and the committees will have
their reports ready when business IS
resumed in both branches of the legis-
lature. With these reports in the gen
eral appropriation committee NAV be
able to proceed with their work OF
preparing the general appropriation
bill and thus be in a position to take
up this meausre soon after the recon
vening of the legislature.
The Mexican situation
The Mexican situation is a subject
which is destined to challenge the at