The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-01-28
LEGISLATIVE.

AAO4OLAx xVAs
Texas house voted to- Investigate
the anti-tuberculosis commission and
endeavor to ascertain how it spen,
el00. 600 that 1t had to establish two
sanitariums with.
Both houses have passed resolr.
lions favoring tho Shepard. K eny on
bill prohibiting shipping liquor into
prohibition territory.
Among bills introduced In the SEN
ste were these:
Cutting mileage Of legislators from
20 cents to s cents per mile.
Forbidding husband and wife from
testify ing against one another in any
criminsYCase unless the offense that Is
charged be committed by ono upon
the other.
Proposing . constitutional amend
ment exempting all manufacturers OF
cotton goods In Texas from taxation
for twenty i've years.
Authorizing school trustees to issue
bonds without elections in times OF
calamity.
Permitting the Incorporation OF con-
cerns to build combination causeways
and bridges and dams; also encour-
aging irrigation, milling and manu-
featuring and allowing purchase Of
power from such concerns.
Requiring railways to maintain de.
railing devices ct eli railroad repair
shops.
Creating . ash and oyster commits
sion Of i've
Providing for the increase OF the
salaries OF supreme court judges to
% 600 per year from a, 000
House COMMITTEES on constitutional
amendments reported favorably the
resolution to call constitutional con.
vention.
House committee on liquor traffic
reported fsvorsbly the bill providing
that whenever man purchases q bot
tie Of liquor from = bootlegger he
must take and be able to show Q bill
Of sale under penalty Of 90 to 5000
6ne II hs does not This makes the
man buying the liquor liable also un.
der certain conditions and 10 aimed at
The bootle09er ALSO.
Committee referred to Q subcommit.
- the $50 O'Clock closing bills; also
bills prohibiting shipment Of liquor
Into local option territory.
The senate committee on stock and
'tockraising reported favorably the
Brslford bill looking to the restriction
u contagious diseases among cattle
md other livestock.
In the senate bill was offered to
ave IN agricultural exhibit 1t the
Pauams exposition, Another makes
criminal libel to circulate campaign
iss. Another 10 TO regulate fees of |
public and another to sim.
'lify the issuance of executions in
ustiee court cases.
Senate state Affairs committee fsv.
'rably reported measure providing
preferential primary in Texas on |
be fourth Tuesday in May each pres
Dental yssr.
Committee also favorsbiy reported
b zone master" bill, prohibiting the
MEMBERS Of the Legislature from &C.
epting employm mont from certain pub
% service corporations.
Also MEASURE placing devisees and
lgstees In tho class Of persons pro-
libited from testifyinr in sections BY
{ against administrators, guardians
r executors,
Also bill providing that where,char.
ctsr Of the decedent 10 put In evi.
snce the state may introduce testi-
'ony . TO the character OF the do
'ndank
A bill was introduced in the house
thst after . city shas pre-
'ribed saloon limits It shall,bs aapen-
sntiary o6snse for any person, to
III intoxicating liquors outside 1.-THE
niss, the penalty being from one 10
re- pears.
While this bill u general Il its pro.
|steas = apDatss especially tseity .ofl
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