El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-17
TO AMEND TEXAS
CITY CHARTERS
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(COnuuueQ from rage -
cIares he first raised the question Of
the validity of the adoption Of the
home rule" amendment says, "the
charter question is in the air" and
that it will probably be necessary to
have the supreme court determine the
legality of the adoption before any &C
ton is taken
Senator J. T. Kaufman, of Calves
ton, said that it had been practically
decided that the proposed charter
amendments to the Galveston charter
shall not be submitted to the legisla-
tUre, but acting on the assumption
that the amendment was legally adoPe-
ed, a vote by the people would be
taken on the amendments
An OptOmetry Law.
The Texas Optical association, hav-
ing a membership of 21OO, will make
an effort to have a law enacted Al
the present session of the legislature
regulating the practice of OptOmeSry
in Texas by the creation Of a board
from which applicants to practice this
profession shall obtain licenses. Optic
metry is the practice of scientifically
fitting glasses for the betterment Of
the eyesight, and some of the univer-
stiles Of the country teach course n
OptOmetry-
THE progress which has been made
in the practice Of OptOmetry,' said r
A. Terrell, of Dallas, sis largely due
to the enactment of Optometry laws IN
ticalIy identical with those now III
force in the other states is to be IN
trOduced in the 33rd legislature at the
instance Of the Texas Optical assOcia-
ton"
To Pension All Eonfederates.
A service pension bill applying 10
Confederate veterans in Texas is to
be introduced by representative R. II.
Reedy, Of Tyler. who declares that lis
bill is permissible under the receaC
r@E 81.
amendment to the constitution Mr..
Reedy sasrs that-he proposes under his
bill to provide a straight pension Cf
approximately 500 a year for veterans,
and the INDECENT feature viii be en-
tirely eliminated His bill will not,
re says, conflict with the present Con-
federate pension law
The Alamo Question
Early consideration of the Alamo
controversy is favored by senator Ju-
Illus Real, of Kerryille, whose distriet
embraces San Antonio. Indeed the
senator said he was inclined to favor
the bill to be proposed by the Daugh-
ters of the Republic on the subject
I think something should be done
at once, said the senator, as the
present situation is deplOrable and it
should be remedied."
Senator Real also intends to devote
some time to legislation affecting the
state insane asylums. He was made
chairman of the committee on asylums
and says he will within the next few
days make an official visit to the
southwestern insane asylum at san
Antonio and other aSylums In the
state. He says that provision must
be made for charging the facilities Of
these institutions, as the present
crowded condition is untenable-
To Change Insanity Law.
He also wants the present law so
changed as to provide that persons
alleged to be insane SHAH not be tried
before jury, but shall be scientifically
examined by doctors TO determine
their mental condition
Il believe that one doctor knows
more than 100 jurors as to the mental
condition Of a person" said senator
sons were brought before me charged
with insanity and adjudged insane
who did not appear to be insane This
law should be changed and have the
ity Of persons charged with lunacy-"
Will Not Waste Time.
There is a disposition on the part.
especially Of the younger members OF
the house, to cut out all unnecessary
resolutions and measures in order that
the business may be more expeditions
" dispatched
traneOus legislation" said representa-
tive z. P. Horribly, Of Uvalda, and get
down to business Half of the time
OF the house is usually taken up with
unnecessary resolutions calculated 20
consume time and with no particular
object in view"
Continuing, Mr. Horribly said there
seems to be a disposition among the
members, and especially those who
have come. here strictly for business.
not to frit away the time with matters
that are not germane-