El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-18
ANOTHER S0L0H
HAS MENINGITIS
Speaker Terrell Decides Not
to Reassemble the Texas
Legislature.

Austin. Tex. Feb. 18.-Another mem
/ Der of the legislature is stricken with
meningitis This time it is representa-
! tive George Herder, Of Colorado county,
and he is now at his hume at Weimar.
in a critical condition.
He was excused last Friday on ac-
1 count Of illness and last evening a
message was received that he was
stricken with the disease. This makes
the fourth member to Succumb to the
disease Speaker Terrell was planning
to resume the legislative session on
next Monday. but last night this plan
was abandoned
No senate Session.
The senate did not meet today as con-
templated, there being only Is members
here. two short of a quorum
Several members will leave tonight
for Galveston on an inspection trip,
and now it is not expected that there
Will be a quorum before Friday.
To Amend Constitution
Fifty-One. resolutions for constitu-
tional amendments, in text longer than
the constitution itself, have been in
trOduced in the present legislature.
They cover wide range of subjects
Many on the very face o. their purpose
have no chance to pass Others have
more or less merit; all have some good
points Few viii pass the thirty-third
legislature and fewer il their orig
inal form.
Senate joint resolution number
calls for an amendment giving equal
4
calls for a constitutional convention.
OF the fifty-One amendment resOlu-
lions few have received favorable re-
ports from either the house or senate
committees on constitutional amend
ments
Following are the joint resolutions
introduced in the senate:
By McGregor-An amendment chang
ing the suffrage laws; favorable re-
port with amendments
By Vaughn and Others-Change in
judicial system; voted down on en-
grossment-
By MISREPRESENTATION providing for
direct election OF United States SEN
atOrs-
BY TerreII-Providing amendment of
section 50, article 8, of the constitu-
BY McNealus and Vaughn-COnstitu-
tiOnal convention resolution
To Exempt Manufacturers
BY Observation-Disclosures eXempting
cotton manufacturers from taxation for
period of twenty-five years; amend
ments by Hudspeth eXempting wool and
mOhair manufacturers from taxation
for q similar period. Favorable report.
ByMcNealus and Hudspeth-Amend-
ments to allow pensions to be given
INDECENT soldiers and sailors.
By Vaughn-Initiative and referen-
dunn. Referred to committee.
BY MOrrOw-Amendmen changing
number Of judges for criminal appeals
BY MOrrOW-AIlenQluen 10 consul
tuition to prove that supreme court
shall consist of chief justice and four
associate justices
BY Morrow-Creation and formation
Of new judicial districts
The ssArizOna Amendments7
By Vaughn and Others-Initiative and
Observation-Disclosures to engrossment-
BY Vaughn-Recan of officials-fa-
vorable committee report with amend
ments.
By Carter-Amendment to change
tenare of public officials.
BY Ownsend-Amendmen creating
office Of prison commission
BY Paulus-Amendmen allowing in
crease in taxes for public improvements.
BY Hudspet for more
efficient educational systems suggest
ed in governors message.
By CoIlins-Amend authorizing
assurances of bonds and levying of taxes
for public improvements
Bv NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. allowing
pensioning survivors Of band who res
cued state funds after Civil war when
trea sury was robbed
BY TerrelI-Amendment to allow tax