Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-02-14
COTTON BELT CONSOLIDA-
TON BILL PASSES
HOUSE
MENINGITIS OUTBREAK
SUDDEN DEATH on REPREsEN.
TATINE kiiLINGSWOkTH
THROWS HOUSE INTO
GREAT DISORDER
(By J. 4. Fcrnandez)

AUSTIN, Feb. l3.-Goy. Colquitt
today vetoed the Katy Consolidation
Bill passed by the Legislature last
week, and sent to the House a mes
sage giving his reasons for his dis
approval OF the measure.
The Governors reasons for dis
approyal OF this bill are, because II
is an enlargement OF the control OF
railroad corporations in Texas. by
the sanction OF the legislature, by
the NJ. X a. T. Ry. Co, q foreign
corporation. which is violation OF
section 6. article 10 of the constitu-
tion.
The'Governor declares he can see
no good reason for the consolidation
or mergering proposed, except that
IL may save expense in bookkeeping
and operations in Texas.
He also sent up an opinion on the
bill by the Attorney General In
which that official points out four
grounds for the unconstitutionality
Of the bill.
The House decided to consider
the veto message next Tuesday,
when an effort will be made to pass
the bill over the Governors veto.
House Passes Alamo Bill.
The House today passed finally
the Alamo Mission property bill
which bill takes the property from
the control OF the Governor and
places II under that of the Daught-
ers of the Republic
The bill now goes TO the Senate
for action.
The House also passed the Cotton
Deltconsolidation bill, which pro-
vides for the absorption OF the Steph-
enyille. North and South Texas Rail
way by the Cotton Belt
saloon Closing Law
The House has passed finally the
9:30 y. m saloon closing Jaw. The
bill now goes TO the Senate for ac-
ton. Also the bill granting relief
20 the purchasers of school land who
have been unable to pay the inter-
est and thus save the land from be-
ing forfeited.
The House was thrown into dis
order this afternoon. when upon
convening for the afternoon session,
Il was announced that representative
Lee KillingsNorth OF Gregg county
had died very suddenly few min
utes before.
This sudden death Immediately
gave rise to the report that his
death was due TO an attack OF men
ingitis. although one OF the attend
ing physicians is said to have dag
nosed the case as heart failure
This death coupled to the critical
condition of representative McNeal
OF Caldwell county, who is suffer
ing with an attack OF meningitis, al
most caused panic in the House
An immediate adjournment was TAX
en- until Saturday afternoon at ?
O'Clock
Fearing an outbreak of meningitis
several OF the members are sending
their families home. Quite a num-
ber OF the members are also being
inocculated with anti-meningitis Sc
rum as matter of precaution
Quarantine Against Infected Homes.
Representative Walker today in
roduced a bill In the House provid-
ing for the establishment of quar-
antine line against infected homes
the same as now prevails over cat
tie. This bill is in accordance with
the resolution adopted by the swine
Breeders Association at the recent
meeting al Amarillo
The House Committee to make
an investigation OF the State peni-
tentiary system. left tonight on it's
mission.
The Committee will also investi-
gate the State railroad.
The Senate was not In session to-