El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-18

No. 155, sale of goods; No $50. licenses
tural commission.
Measure Postponed.
The bill providing that county asses
sOrs should be elected for four years
instead Of two, was recommended for
indefinite postpOnement by the finance
committee. Senator Worsley, the intro
ducer. explained that it had been found
This committee also recommended in
definite pOstpOnement OF the tax com
missions bill 10 require true cOnsidera-
ton in deeds the Dill proNlolng a IhIeSS
mill tax on moneys and credits; ana
the Hughes measure abo1shlng city
license taxes Wood and Worsley pre-
scented a favorable minority report on
the Hughes bill. Pace and Hubbeu
signed a do pass report on the three
mill tax proposition.
Cooked Railroads.
Indefinitne postponement was the
recommendation OF the commission on
constitutional appointments and refer
endums with respect to Worsley's bill
ito take the crooks out Of railroads
and his memorial asking congress 70
issue 100000. 900 worth Of bonds, lend
ing the proceeds TO the people for i'm
prOvements-
Part of KeIton's house resolution
commenting senator Henry +. Ashurst
for the stand he has taken in behalf OF
the United States owning its own rail-
way mail cars, was cut out by the con-
sitUtional amendments committee Ine
] amended resolution was recommended
school Lease Measure.
Roberts's bill providing for the leas-
inng OF public lands was reported IA
vOrably BY the lands committee. but In
amended form This committee recon-
mended that the WOrsley bill to repeal
the grant Of 20 sections Of scnool land
to the Tempe normal school, 90 to the
code revision committee The suSges-
tiOn was acted upon
Davis himself signed the report rec
ommending Indefinite pOstponement
of his school land leasing bill, No 80
The land situation has changed some
what since the Introduction OF that
measure It is switching so fast that
Davis. himself, leader of the faction
states lands Immediately, has hard
work keeping track OF It.
Fer Reference Library.
CunnifGs bill to establish a leglsla-
tive reference library, with librarian
in charge was reported for passage in
amended form by the rules committee.
On recommendation Of the county ar
fairs committee the Brown bill, to give
the county treasurer of Pinal more help
was sent to the code committee.
IIughess bill TO prevent the issuance
Of certificates to doctors and dentists
afflicted with tuberculosis, was report
ed for passage without change by the
education committee
Bills Reported FavOrably.
The judiciary committee reported Ia
lVOrably the following bills:
BY Summit regulating the sale or
hypOdermic needles and syringes.
BY Cunniff, regulating the securing
Of marriage licenses.
BY Vessel. providing for the compen-
satiOn Of attorneys\whO defend pauper
criminals
BY Vessel. providing for the payment
of doctors who examine insane persons.
By Cunniff. a uniform law for the
transfer of stock in corporations.
BY representative Ball regulating
the sale of poisons.
BY the judiciary committee, reOrgan-
izing the state parole board.
Parole Measure Postponed
Hughes's parole board bill was rec
commended for indefinite postponement.
Notification was received from the
governor that he had signed substitute
senate bill No. 6. providing for the
transfer of public lands to private eou-
cational Institutions. This Is the bin
designed primarily to permit the trans
fer TO the Carnegie desert laboratory,
at Tucson the $50 acres II now occu-
pies.
Governor Hunt also signed house bill
40. "a for the relief of Dr. Edward :.
Godfrey. last territorial vital staustt-
clan. AT last Or. Godfrey viii set the
s15O.T0 that has been due him several
years
Just before adjournment. the senate