Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-02-27
LEGISLATURE TO
CONTINUE WORK
CONCLUDE THAT 1T IS SAFE
TO REMAIN IN
AUSTIN.
MORE TROUBLE ON BORDER
THE SITUATION At bsoWNs-
VILE II QUIET But NEW
DIFFICULTIES ARISE NJ
DEL RIO
tBy j. 4. Fernando }

AUSTIN, Texas, FEB. "a. nv
Legislature will continue the present
session. majority of both bran'he'
having decided this afternoon tha'
the present meningitis scare was not
Of sufficient magnitude TO warrant
tho ouittinp of the legislative busl-
ness in the middle of the session
The House and Senate this after
noon adopted the report OF the JOINT
committee appointed to investigate
tho sanitary condition OF the lesisia-
tive halls and the advisability oil au-
iourning until May or June, Which
recommended that there was no uh'
due alarm. and that the members
were not in urgent danger OF eaten
ing any disease by remaining at Aus
tin This settled the matter ana the
lawmakers proceeded 10 business.
Provide for Establishment of Normal
School
The House this afternoon passeu
IN engrossment bill providing lot
the establishment of state norman
school I'm the Twenty-eighth Senate
rial district. TO be known as the cen
tral West Texas State Normal.
This bill has already passed the
Senate and will pass finally in the
House.
II carries an appropriation OF WIN
900 and the school will be In the
Panhandle.
House Passes Confederate Pension
Bill
After passing number OF ioca
bills the House also engrossed ,h'
Humphreys Confederate pension OIL
which liberalizes the present la"
and will result in admittion abou
10000 additional pensioners In Tex
as: also engrossed Wortham 5 Olii
enlarginc the scope of the activities
OF the Inspector OF masonry; also ei'
crossed a bill by burgess permittihl
the exchange of official document
nv the state OF Texas with othe
states and foreign countries.
Married womcn's Property Right
Bill
The Senate spent the aiternoo
considering the married women
property rights bill, which has a
ready passed the House. subst
tute for the House bill was oifere
which is not as drastic as the Hous
bill. and this measure was still VI
der discussion when the Senate a'
iourned.
A. and VI. College Controversy
The 4. and NJ. College controvers
was again presented to the Sena'
this afternoon when the commit''
representing the students who wei
dismissed presented petition to ~
effect that the board had last MO-
day had hearing but refused TO o.
vestigate the faculty, and wanted
limit the Investigation TO the stu
ents and that the Legislature Is a
pealed 10 for an Investigation
Katy Consolidation Bill
The question Of the passage
the Katy consolidation bill over u
governors veto is scheduled Tor
morrow morning in the House. at
the friends of the measure claim IN
have more than sufficient numb
10 override the veto They also
pect the Senate to pass the oill o'
the veto
Geological Survey
Representative Burgess today IA
adopted resolution calling up
the United States geological sur'
10 prlnt a book containing all d'
il has on photographic surveys a
kindred subjects so Ear as the 81
OF Texas Is concerned.
4 resolution was also adopted @
graduating England and ireland
the allowance OF Home rule for ]
land
The resolution by Lewellns c
demning the action OF the COVE
ment OF Mexico for allowing
murder OF Maier1 and Suarez,
considered. blt consideration
discontinued because thc jour
containing the resolution had
reached the House
SERIOUS situation ~ Del Rio
According 20 a tole-fam recei
today by the governor from Ran
Captain J J Sanders. az Del
the situation there Is serious.
message follow a report is
rent that par OF Carranza re
are O.. route r.u G.. p niaz 20
Las vacas. opposite this place"
Practically t| entire popula
lied to Del Rio last night at 10
The collector OF customs an