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

engaged in a lively debate regarding
the acceptance Of an invitation to dine
at the Hotel Adams The legislators
and legislative attaches who live at the
Adams had invited the other lawmakers
and attaches to dine with them DuL
last night was the time for one OF the
evening sessions OF the c4multtee q
the whole. for the purpose OF c0lslQer-
ing the code. President CunnltI. hoD-
erts and others said that there was too
much work to be done 10 permit lhs
senate to suspend any Of Its rules
merely to accept dinner invitations me
senator's expressed the highest appreci-
alton OF the invitation and many OF
them wanted to accept IN spite OF eE-
erything. some suggested that a night
session be held Thursday evening m
stead But all motions to skip the ses-
sion of last evening were voted 1oWl-
six senators then asked TO be excused.
Motions and counter motions we're mace
in rapid succession, but the workers
were in the majority and not even one
was excused
CapitaI Punishment Remains.
Ten DAYS Of hard, weary, grinding
labor was finished in the house yester-
dev when The penal code. house bill As,
was passed and sent to the senate 1he
little girl who acts as messenger Is no
Hercules and Peter Munich was SUM
moned to freight the bale OF paper
across the to the other house
WhippIe was the only representa- e
to vote against the penal coGe Hne I
Z
penalty was not eliminated ana LOT IN IN
reason Whipple voted against the nlil -,
! He also had other objections ouL TINS
was the principal one.
The most striking feature OF the re-
! vised criminal code is the cnanSe Ile a
in the intermediate sentence proFlsL93l-
At present an absolute lndeteIIill -
! sentence provision. At present an t.DsO-
lutte fndeterminate sentence law IS IN
effect. A judge has no cnolce oIt 70
/ sentence each convicted criminal TOT
sentence that depends upon ms ~
haviOr. The revised code leaves ~ %
tiOnaI with the judge to say Whstlel
a sentence shall be definite or lnoe-
terminate
Regulating Pawnbrokers'
Several amendments were adopted
I yesterday There is one provision o.
the revised code requiring paWnDr2heIt
to make weekly reports TO the allhOL--
ties. An amendment to make ms 80
ton apply also to secondhand ueaieiS
Another amendment gives firms ana
corporations seven DAYS IeeWay IN 80
PLAYING with the semi monthly paSuds
law, instead of five NOT uhlll q - -
Germ has been delinquent seven Gays III
making its semi-mOnthly payment 10
/ employees does it become Haple 10 pIOS7
The committee on militia and public
denfenCe made a favorable report on
house bill 40, the revised MN ~ So .
With an amendment the cOCe OH ~
Tor passage bv the mines and mining
committee.
johnson Grass Bill.
jrnended bv tie AGRICULTURAL committee
II for Kerr's bin intended to check the
I spread of Johnson grass The comnlit-
Z tee thinks the bill too drastic III ilheS
Jones-s noxious weed bill better, ana
recommended it for passage with some
amendments.
road district law was reported favor
ABLY by the committee on county al
Jones's bill to provide funds for
county teachers Institutes was re-
frrred To the educational committee
on motion of Lynch. the house de-
cfded to consider nothing except code
bills tim the return of the committee
sru- TO investigate the suitability Of
FORT Grant as a location for the indus
trial school. This committee. which is
crnDosed or Jones, Ball, jacobson.
Cooke and Murphy left for the fort
Saturday night