Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-02-01
GAMING RUMORs
AROUSE SO[ONS
REPORT THAT HOUSE MEN,
BERS INDULGE IN POK-
Err PLAYING
INVESTIGATION TO FOLLOW
prso,IrT,ON OFFERED Bi LEW
EI,LING ADOPTED AND PRobh
COMMITTEE II AP-
POINTED

AUSTIN. Texas, Jan. 81 > reso, ''
lutlon providing for the investleat,on e,.
ot a report Of the playing o a pm,
~, certain members OF the Hous'
with lobbyists was adopted t"s "'
ernoon in the House. Ar
The resolution was oi.e,eu
REPRESENTATIVE Lewelling oil Da''as' s
In declared that II the report DC
,rue the offending members shou''
he expelled. .o,,,iou
A motion to table the resoiu'o"
vas defeated by vote VI - 90
and the resolution was adop'eu' -.
This caused quite stir among '"e
members of the House, as II Is a. -
ported that the game was playeu ~
local hotel ,,,,ow.
The sneaker appointed the follow
.owmi,tee TO make the inVesu-
-a,ion, Henry OF Bowie baBo' ,
buchanan. Barkley and Barrett o'
titus
Katy Bill Passes
Tho KATY consolidation bill was
nassed finally in the House inns az ~
srnoon and the Senate bill OH s '"s
am subject was passed to '"''u u
reading in the Senate ,.,od
The Senate bill will be substitute w.
Monday for the House bill as tne I '"y
.au hili dls not get roll call anu
senator Terrell author of the sena''
bill. wants the act to take e''e'' "
mediately -
For Direct Election
r,.o tIo,se adopted a joint resoiu-
.,oa ratIrv,rx the action of Congress
4, submittihg an amendment W -"
roaorol constitution providing ioL
,ho election Of United States seha,oi
49, direc, vote Of the people A.So
nassed finally deficiency appton,,a, app.,.,
Ion hin making appropr'a'io",,
amounting 10 ss9Tooo; also passe' pass.
Inuso hin authorizing county com.
missioners 70 levy . per cent ''N
,or creating county hospitals
Married Woman. Bill
Sonata Judiciary Committee No .
,enorted favorably this ai'e'"oom, on
me bil which provides Tor the svp ..
sra,o @ management and control p'
's.r,od women OF their own separ'
"'S ,rhe hearing which was set Tor ,o-
,oy 70 consider tho House oi" W
peprosentatiye Lewelling to Great .
Lit service commission, was posi-
poned until Mouday morning
Pension Bili Passes
The Senate finally passed oe'''o, '.,'
T,vlor's bill regarding the ISSUANCE
% confederate pensions. ~.
W amended It allows issuance 0,
ons,ons 70 Confederate veterans anu
,heir widows, having nome W. Mo' ~
10000. other property Wor'h w
80 a, income Of 5000 a year
woman's suffrage Favored
Tho House committee on cohS"' -
.,,a.i ,rerdwcnts reported ia'orao
=. ,ho resolution providing TOT 'n,
s,huission OF a eonsulu''o"S
auondment allowing woman sun
- Representatives Kirby bruce
md puchanan gave>notice OF , aa'els'
Minority report The committee az
90 reported iavorably an amenuihe'
.ooririne man 10 be fully natura'
',ed citizen before he can vote.
Representative Buchanan gave "'
.i.o cf an adverse minority report
Road Bonds Amendment
Favorable report was man' ~
IN. resolution providing o cons'''"
,iopal amendment allowing the '.s"
anco or road bonds by majority. ~
uo,so committee on liquor traffic 10
Az, renortcd favorably Lewelllng
bill proyiding for statutory pron'p, 10,
tion effective July II. 1919 ""'''
vas introduced yesterday.
For High License Biil
Favorable report was also man'
q, spradley's uniform high hcehs'
bIu and Russelrs bill making an eK
nress agent in local option territory
take the affidavit Of the receiver 0
the liquor that he wants the hquo
for his own use and Is over p year
n age
Both Houscs adjourn
Tho House "a 'ourned 20 ? p. ~
touorrou and the Senate 20 10 q. n
Monday