El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-31
FOR MORE STATE
SCHOOL MONEY
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| JUliUUL MUnLl
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/ additional school money, Mr.. Grinstan
( points out, is that it IS apparent the
I bill raising the scholastic age from II
/ to q will add between 10000 and
| 10O 600 scholars to the present num-
Der and more funds will be needed to
/ operate the schools
/ No Tax on ShOtguns.
( House committee on revenue and tax
alton has reported unfaVoraDly on the
I bill by representative MendeI which
sought to place a tax of 90 percent on
/ the gross sales on automatic snotguns-
/ This same committee has reported IN
favOrably on the bill which sought
/ to impose an annual occupaIlon TAX OF
/ $1,000 on paWnbrOkerst This action
I was taken even after the proposed tax
| had been reduced to $3.50.
To Limit Political Expenses.
1 Senator McNealUs has introduced a
! bill in the senate to limit the amount
Z that may be spent by candidates Tor
nomination to any public once 1t
provides that no candidate shall ex-
pend more than % percent OF the nrst
| years salary of the Office for Wnlch ne
/ is a candidate, in his campaign for the
nomination to. such office 1t also de-
1 fines what shall be deemed money con-
I tributiOn by a candidate
J The senator has also a bill regulat-
{ ing the trial of civil suits for damages
Sr libel 1t also further defines
5 privileged matter. The bill, should it
I
I ining libel
Joint Session Proposed
Due to its Importance and IN order
to expedite its consideration. II mas
| been decided to hold a joint session OF
I the house and senate committees for
! the consideration Of the bills which
! seek to change amend or repeal the
{ stock and bond law The date for the
I hearing has not as yet been definitely
/ determined Representative Humphrey
! said that he had received a number OF
/ requests from interested parties to
! have a public hearing on this i'm
/ pOrtant proposition and this request
J Der OF railroad attorneys here who
1 want to be heard in advocacy Of this
measure
/ The house and senate committees on
{ the judiciary VIII meet today at which
/ time the bills affecting the JjIrisdic-
1 ton of the supreme court viii De con-
/ sidered. Chief justice Brown and for
mer associate justice F. A Williams
have decided to appear before these
special Court for state Cases.
Considerable interest is being mani
tested in the bill introduced in the
I house by represen tative Mendell pro-
I viding for the creation Of an add
I tiOnal district court here, which new
court shall have exclusive Jurisdiction
Tor the trial Of state cases There are
a number Of state cases filed here in
which the venue lies in Travis county,
which usually crowds the d0cketS OF
association has taken the matter in
hand and James ". McClendOn. preSi-
dent Of the local association, announces
/ that the bar viii hold meeting on
Saturday morning TO consider the bill
L is also proposed TO make this new
/ tribunal a court Of claims such as OBJ
tains at Washington
Charter Amendments
/ The bill by representatives Hunter
and Lane which cOntemplateS putting
I in effect the sOcalled home rule amend
I ment viii be considered at a meeting
| OF house committee on constitutional
amendments on next Monday morning.
/ This is quite an important measure as
1 many cities in the state are awaiting
such legislation that they may pro-
J coed TO adopt their own charters Thus
/ far only one or two cities have pre-
! scented their charters to the legislature
/ for consideration
To Stop Locomotives WhistIing.
| A constituent Of representative Col
quit of BosQue county has written the
! legislature letter urgently request
! have the effect of stopping the
/ eternal footing" of railroad engines
/ or locomotives. Mr.. CoIquitt has not
| as yet decided what he viii do in re-
! gard to this request.
/ Compulsory Education
I The chances for the passage OF a
I compulsory education law at the
/ present session are not as good as a
J few days ago. Indeed, It is not likely
I one viii be passed if the action Of the
1 senate committee on education can be
1 taken as an indication That commit
I tee has made an unfavorabIe report on
! the senate bin on that subject on the
{ grounds that the measure is too
| sweeping and that il would be impOs-
sible to enforce it The house commit
1 tee on education has not as yet acted
/ on the house bill on the same subject.
! The senate committee, however. has
made a favorable report on the bill en-
dOrsed by state superintendent Bradley.
/ which renders more effective the rural
high school law.
Property Of Women
Senate judiciary committee No I had
| again deliberated on the bill which
seeks to give married women separate
/ control Of their property, and after
| spending some time discussing the
merits of the various measures intro
| duced On this subject, failed to take
| definite action There is a strong
delegation Of women here interested in
! the enactment of this bill which is also
backed by the state federation OF
wOmen's clubs There is considerable
| opposition in the senate to the enact
ment of such a law.