El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-24


ton and referred to the committee 81
the whole. This is a highly import
ant measure, especially in Phoenix
and Tempe.
Davis moved the reconsideration Of
senate bill 1913, providing for the pay
ment Of attorneys appointed TO defend
pauper. criminals, which was post
pOned two days before in committee
of the whole. The vote was recOnsid-
cred and the bill was sent to the judi
ciary committee
Governor Signs Two Bills.
Governor Hunt Saturday signed the
medical law, Senate-hOuSe Dlll ~
and the Levin bill appropriatlng SZ5.-
600 for a bridge over the Colorado
at Needles. When announcement was
made in the house that the medical
1 bill had received the gubernatiOnal
signature there was a storm OF ap-
Ilause from the gallery, where several
Christian Scientists were watching the
proceedings.
Only Nine Days for Work.
Nine working days remain OF the
. lature is not half through with the
work that it was called to do. NO ap-
preparation bill worth mentioning has
been so much as introduced
If governor Hunt calls another eX-
ira session after this one it viii be
only for appropriation bills and pos
sibly to complete the revision of the
code. He is not going TO call an
OLneF
down to every class Of legislation
This session was called primarily Tor
the purpose Of making appropriations
to carry the state and its institutions
/ through the next two years, until an
) other legislature meets
Few Appropriations Made.
No appropriation bill worth mention
ing has been introduced There ara
the bills making appropriations Tor the
san Diego and San Francisco eXposl-
tons but unless the lobbyists now
here from the coast effect radical
change Of sentiment neither stands the
slightest chance Of passage. All the
other appropriation bills are Of minor
Importance. Just two have been
passed One was for $4,000, to pay
the expenses of this session, and the
other was for $500. to sink an expert
mental arteSian well IN the sulphur
Springs valley. An appropriation OF
800 for the Pioneer Historical So
ciety viii &c through the house within
a day or two and 90 to the governor
Two Colorado bridge appropriations
each Of $4,000, have been made.
But nothing for the asylum for the
insane, nothing for the industrial
school. nothing for the normal schools,
nothing for the university, nothing tO-
the penitentiary.
Extra Session Not Favored.
The session comes to an end Thurs
day, April 3. After that day the legis-
Iators cannot receive pay, unless gov
Friends OF the governor are making
no secret of the fact that he contem-
plates the prospect Of another extra
session with extreme disfavor- Some
have made the prediction that even II
the legislature does not pass any ap-
preparation bills he will not call it
back. Others claim that he will call
them back for appropriations alone
others think he will call a session for
appropriations and the code. The
governor himself IS saving nothing
The legislature is apparently painful
subject to him.
Fridays Session.
Four more house bills passed the
house. The mothers pension bill is by
Irvine It provides that a mother with
one dependent child shall be paid So
a month out Of the county fund, oy
order OF the superior court, and IS for
each additional child.
Another important bill passed by the
house is the brennan measure to ab0l-
ish the state land board. consisting Of
the governor, secretary OF state and
chairman Of the corporation commits
sion, and TO place all Carey act prof.
ects directly under the control OF the
land commission Two others were
Postpone Senate Bills.
Following are the senate bills rec
commended for indefinite postpOnement
by the house judiciary committee:
By Hughes providing that all pub
lie printing must be done within the
state. Jacobs and Lynch signed 4
minority report faToring the passage
Of this bill
BY Hughes, permitting the probat-
ing Of wills during the lives Of tesla
tors.
BY Worsley. permitting the gsrnish-
ment of wages and salaries OF state,
county and city employees
Community Property BIH Delayed.
In addition to these. the code re-
vision committee recommended the in
definite pOstpOnement Of Robertss
senate bill giving married persons the
right to enter into contracts for the
disposition OF community property at
the death Of either. Some OF the pro-
visions of this measure viii be en-
bodied in the code. it is understood
An unfavOrable report was submitted
BY the educational committee on
JOnes's house will providing appropri1-
lions for county teachers Institutes
Municipal AbattOirs Favor 1t.
DO pass" was the. Recommendation
Of the public health committee with
reference TO senator Hughes's munich
pal abattoir bill Later during dis
cussiOn Of the livestock code. IT be-
came evident that this bill stands an
excellent chance Of passing the house
with practically no division It viii
be one Of the few really important
measures enacted into law at this ses-
sion
The following house bills were rec
commended for slaughter by the ju-
dietary committee:
BY Irvine. making more. stringent
the present law against selling liquor
in dry territory
By Kerr, compelling realty agents TO
secure licenses at IS a year, from the
secretary Of state
BY Ball, eXemptinE volunteer fire
men from poll tax. jury duty and mill
tary duty
BY Curry. relating to the powers Of
police courts.
Reject Fence Law Amendments.
In committee Of the whole the house
members engaged in several spirited
arguments The most heated was over
the homestead code
The livestock code was recommended
for passage as was senator HarrisOn's
fence law Irvine offered some minor
amendments and Whipple wanted 20
require five wires instead of four on
legal fences. but Kerr and Cooke de-
clared that to amend the bill this late
in the season and send it back to the
house for concurrence would be TO xiii
It. All the amendments were rejected.
Reduce Rate of Interest.
Favorable action was also taken by
the house committee Of the whole on
the interest code bill Saxon was I'M
successful in his. efforts to have the ,
legal rate of interest reduced from u
per cent to 10 per cent.