The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-03-04
NO CONDEMNATION.
House Refuses to Censure the
Mexican Officials.

House Refuses to Censure the
Mexican Officials.
Texas house put to sleep all resolu-
tons condemning the Mexican officials
for the death OF Madero and Suares
House finally passed the bill giving
additional duties to the state masonry
inspector and allowing him two rs.
sistsnts.
Bill was introduced in the house
providing that the tubercular connie.
sion shall consist OF the governor.
state health officer and tour citizens TO
be given IS day and expenses when
actually employed.
Other measures introduced In house
were these: Giving ginners q lien on
cotton; child welfare commissioners
hitting the incorporation Of baseball
corporations TO meet the recent ruling
OF the attorney general; giving city
Of Austin the right to use certain
state property for school purposes;
providing for elections. to restrict the
sale Of liquor to unbroken packages
in territory where local option cleo
lions have failed; providing new
method for taxing circuses, wild west
shows and similar exhibitions; regu-
lating II . location and sanitation OF
slaughter pens and houses In or near
cities Of loss than s, 900 population:
prohibiting persons controlling hos
pitfalls from preventing injured per-
sons under treatment from seeing and
consulting attorneys; regulating the
practice Of massage; prohibiting the
serving Of Intoxicating liquors moon.
(Aection with, before or after any meal
In any hotel or other eating place; to
prohibit the sale or drinking OF any
liquor in billiard or pool halls; regu-
lating tho blowing Of whistles In towns
and providing for automatic gates 81
crossings, regulating conveyance Of
real estate by sheriffs and otherss an
eight hour law; providing that once
8 year board Of pardon advisors must
visit the state penal institutions; regu.
lating plumbing: creating the office Of
state plumbing inspector and examiu.
Ing board; permitting livery and also
transfer companies to incorporate; .
Joint resolution to amend state con.
stitution 90 % to provide that . ma
jority Of members in each house may
pass bills over the governors veto
and give the governor only ten days
after adjournment 10 acs on bills; q
Joint resolution to amend the conssi-
tuition authorizing the issuanc OF stste
bonds TO purchase Texas lands to b
sold 10 tracts OF 200 acres each 70 any
one person and three years. residence
thereon required.
Governor Colqniss submitted TO The
senate . special message requesting Z
Reconsideration for the substitute e
senate bill I2s providing rights Of ths
owners Of public free school lsnt
purchased from the state after Jan !,
l9O7, and prior to Jan. \ 1918 Il
purchase same after forfeiture for III
nom pay ment OF interest
House committee on public health
lreporsed favorably the bill making
lscasles fever and meningitis Quaran
tenebie diseases and requiring land
Ilords 10 have disinfected ell ron
houses after each change Of tenants
regardless Of whether any disease ha
been In the house. II also requires
the disinfection OF ell second-han.
rugs. bedding, etc
In the senate bill was introduce,
defining and prescribing penalties 70
cruelty 10 animals.