El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-13
To REORGANIZE
THE LEGISLATURE
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propOsed amendment shall receive $1,000
for the regular session, which session
shall be for four months and 80 per
to the per diem the legislators shall be
entitled TO mileage IN going ana re
turning from the seat OF government,
which shall be ; cents per mile eaCn
way. No member snail be enIlueo 70
mileage for any extra session that may
be called within one day after lhe
adjournment OF the regular SESSION.,
The amendment is to be submitted at
the next general election to be heid
in Texas
When the bill providing Tor the en-
Iargement Of the scope OF the 4lVesloch
sanitary commission comes up Ior con-
sideratiOn, representative harrls VII
offer a substitute for the bill the pur-
nose of which will make the law more
local in its application IhaL IS IHe
various interested counties viii not be
bound to come under its provisions, DCl
leave it to be determined by an eIec-
ton Of the people interested Nj mar
ris said that this substitute VIII meet
certain objections that have Deen mace
TO the original bill
The senate committee on labor has
voted faVOrably on the siding IlreDoA
door bill, bill providing that all loco
motives shall be equipped with saIety
-----' ? Primaries for Postmaster.
Senator WestbrOOk's bill providing
for primary election Of pOstmasters re
ate committee on federal relations me
bill provides for the election of candl-
dates for misunderstanding by primaries,
two elections to be held If necessary 10
eliminate the third or fourth canul-
date. This bill Will give the. people a
chance by their vote to instruct their
congressman and senator as TO whom IS
desired by the majority, and II IS pre-
sumed he viii use his efforts to gain
date. one committee vote was against
the measure.
County school Superintendents.
Determined to take county school sQ-
perintendents out of politics, represent
alive Haney has introduced DlII IN
the house providing that the county
boards Of education shall name the
, county superintendent instead OF nav
ing these officials elected by a pOpu-
lar vote OF the people His measure
also proposes to materially increase
the salaries Of the school superintend-
ents. so that capable men may be OBJ
tanned to fill these offices
Harris's Antf-Frat Bill.
While representative Harris, Of FL
PasO. author of the anti-frat bill, is
being severely condemned by fraternity
men generally over the state, he was
pleased to receive a telegram from r.
! win c. White, president OF the WIS
cOnsin COmmOner," at Madison. acVls-
I ing that barb" students Of Wlscon-
| sin university are pleased with the
| proposed step Of the Texas legislature
Mr.. White says: Barb students, Wis
cOngin -elated to hear of anti-frat bill
I in Texas. strongly urge its passage
Similar bill introduced in the assem-
I bly, here, and viii undoubtedly pass
/ Good chances in the senate sentiment
| throughout the state is strong.
Insurance Law.
That the fire insurance companies
are not taking a hand in the PROPOSE
I ton to repeal the state insurance board
/ law is confirmed by judge William
/ Thompson, Of Dallas, general attorney
/ for most of the leading companies.
/ Judge Thompson declares that in either
/ stand the companies would take they
1 would be criticised The insurance
/ companies appear to be getting along
under the present law, and they got
| along before the law was enacted, and
from what can be learned, il would
matter little what action was taken IN
Z the matter by the legislature. The com
I panies, however, have spent about
I 100000 in getting up the schedules
] and key rates of the various cities
and towns Of the state, and, should the
law be repealed, this would mean q
loss TO the companies.