El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-10
MANY NEW BILLS
BY TEXAS SOL0NS
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/ at Austin on the second Tuesday IN
November. 1913; also faVorably on the
joint resolution submitting an amend
ment providing for the recall.
The senate has already adopted a
joint resolution to submit the initiative
and referendum
Increased Pay Fer Chief Justice.
The committee reported favor
| ably on the Joint resolution
| changing the method Of electing sd
| preme court judges and providing for
| an increase in the pay Of the chief
| justice. The same action was taken on
( the joint resolution submitting the
| question, in the educational system and
| providing for the leVying Of a special
tax not to exceed 10 cents, on the 800
/ property valuation, for the support OF
! the higher institutions of learning.
! Congregational Measures
! Members of the house are closely
! Scrutinizing the congressional rediS-
| tricting bill which has been agreed
upon by majority Of the senate It de-
| TelOps that this bill is not entirely to
/ their liking and when TIE senate passes
this bill and sends it to the house for
action, 1t may undergo a radical change
In the meantime the house committee
on judicial districts has referred all OF
its bills bearing on this subject to
subcommittee and it is now at
work in an effort to get a bill that viii
be satisfactory to the majority Of the
house Copies of the senate bill have
been obtained by members of the house
some of those pending in the lower
branch. This subcommittee is expected
soon TO reach an agreement when the
whole committee viii meet and report
a bill. There are several aspirants in
both branches OF the legislature for
legislative honors. which has increased
the interest in this matter.
Married WOmen's BIZ.
The bill giving married women the
exclusive management and control OF
their separate real and personal prop
erty, which has already passed the
house, and been advanced to another
state in its legislative pilgrimage,
having received q favorable report from
the senate committee on judiciary. It IS
understood that the senate VIII make
no efforts to pass its bill on this sub
ject but win substitute the house bill
therefor. This bill, however, is des-
tined to some more amending when it
is taken up for consideration in the
senate, as there is some opposition to
its enactment by certain members of
the senate. The bin in its present stage
is satisfactory to Mrs. HOrtense Ward
and the other women who have been
advocating its passage in the legisla-
tUre.
Through the efforts Of representa-
tive McAski1l. several amendments have
been inserted in the committee substi-
tute anti-fee bill originally introduced
by representative Davis. Of Dallas Mr..
McAskill had a bill pending in the house
sioners shall be paid a salary Of $1,000
a year. Instead Of pushing this bill, its
author presented it as an amendment to
the agreed fee bill which was accept
able, and il was Incorporated in the fee
bill This feature applies. however, to
counties having population Of 100000
or over. This amendment was also IA
VOred by the committee on state affairs
and becomes a part of the bill. Another |
amendment annexed to the fee Dill. |
through the efforts Of Mr.. McAskil is I
that chief deputy clerks shall not re-
ceiTe less than $500 a year and sub
deputies, $500 a year and other depu- I
ties not over $1,000 a year This latter !
provision shall apply TO counties having I
1880 population or over The bill is /
scheduled to become operative on Dec I
l, 1914 The county officials affected, /
in the majority Of instances, are salts !
fled with the present bill
Money for Penitentiary.
There is now $1,000 available for I
the immediate needs Of the penitentiary 4
system, the governor having signed the
bill passed by both branches of the leg /
islature- This relieves the situation at 1
the penitentiary. as the bill carried the /
emergency clause.
Representative Hill Of Walker coun-
ty, who is the author OF the bill, said
that this would carry the system over
until the legislature takes action on I
the measure now pending for the issu-
ance -Of bonds to rehabilitate the sys-
TEN and place it on a sound financial
basis.
The Mineral Bill.
Senator Collins announces that his
bill providing for the taxing of min {
eraI leases will be considered at an
open hearing On Monday, Feb. i. be-
fore the senate committee on mining I
and irrigation This is quite an import
ant measure. especially to persons en-
gagged in mining in the western section
Of the state and also to those personal
holding mineral leases in the oil fields
Of east Texas.
Probably one of the most important
bills introduced in the senate. is one
Oy senator Gibson which proposes to
amend the Robertson insurance law.
the effect Of which is to permit the 19 I
Did line companies to return to the |
state these companies having several |
years ago. Withdrawn from Texas on
account of the provisions of the Rob- /
lures Of the bill introduced by senator I
Gibson is that which provides that any
lie insurance company not desiring to !
engage IN the business OF writing IN
surance in Texas. but desiring to loan
It's funds in this state, may obtain a
permit to do so by complying with the
avs Of Texas relative TO foreign cor
Oorations engaged in 1OaNng money
IN this state. without being required to
secure certificate of authority to (
write lie insurance or to pay the oc-
-H patlon tax provided for in the bin.
1 ne New York Life Insurance company
made an effort to come back to Texas
LOT lne purpose of investing its eX- ,
eSS FUNDS under the plan provided for
~ senator Gibson, but the plan was
not approved by commissioner Gill
Single Tax Measure.
senator Paulus has introduced (by Z
Lequest( a joint resolution in the SEN
aIe, which is in a measure a single tax
- y % 3sIuon. The resolution provides J
lor the submission of proposed
to the constitution It is
1LOAlueo that a state tax on all real / i
p.Loperty shall be levied. but in no in S
: lance lance snail exceed IS cents on the 500 ! {
- u peIly valuation, exclusive Of the tax j
ny may be levied on the public debt [
ana the school tax. and that fbe limit t
1eI d county tax shall be IS cents and I a
n 49, Cei l Ior roads and bridges The SEN Z
III ~ Se,lU ne old not necessarily favor
,s+ ~ S9i{2osltlon but he had been re-
5reSoy,t oy some Of his constituents to
present 1t to the legislature
e htesul,atinE Saloon Measures.
senator Weinert's bin proyidi1a that {
ys-itb t6e S a.5a De given in connection I
saloonkeeper's faith 70 a6 SSGurI t the