Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-02-27

several others These men were
present when the roll was perfume
torily called each day. save on one
or two occasions. when they were
absent in committee work or visit
lng some OF the state institutions
Nearly all OF the house officials re-
NAMED during that time
More Liquor Legislation.
The attempt 10 legislate on the
liquor question Is not 10 be confined
TO the bill introduced in the house
by Kennedy. over which there has
been considerable wrangling and
which was finally passed and sent
20 the senate Senator Murray has
introduced a bin In the senate IN
which n is proposed 10 let the peo-
pie vote on the sale of liquor only
in unbroken packages and the pro-
hibition OF drinking on the premises
Ehcre liquor Is procured Another
bill introduced by Senator Murray
empowers the city commissioners
and city councils 10 prescribe the
districts within which intoxicating
liquors may be- sold In another bill
Senator Murray proposes to make IL
unlawful for amy corporation 10 con
tribute TO campaign funds whose bus
mess requires permit or license
from the state on which to operate.
This would prevent contributions to
campaign funds OF a candidate for
any office from a saloon man
White Slave Traffic.
Senator Beresford OF Eastland
county will make strong effort TO
pat through a bill having for its OBJ
icct the suppression of the white
slave traffic, similar to and cumulat-
i've of the Mann bill passed by the
Uuited States congress Mr. Brels-
fords bill makes IL a penal otiense
10 engage in such trafiicking in
Texas and defines the offense In such
O way as 20 reach practically all Of
tenders along this line The bill
provides. however. that no conyic-
ton shall be- had upon the uusup-
ported evidence of the person Sc
lUccl
Local Optionists at Work.
Nu effort is 20 Dee made 10 change
ne number OF signers necessary TO
90 petition addressed 90 the commits
s.Daors' court ct any county ordering
% local option election The pres
eu' Law requires the signatures OF
$50 voters OF any precinct The bill,
introduced by Senators I.attimora of
Tarrant and McNealus of Dallas,
would make 1t necessary for one
tenth OF the number OF voters Who T,
voted for governor az the last pre-
ccding election 90 sign the petitions. /
some precincts do not have 25O vot-
crs or when they do. In such in
stances II Is impossible to get hat I
many signers 10 the petition, al !
though a majority OF the residents +,
OF precinct or county are In favor
OF local option Sparsely settled
counties are evidently the goal OF
the pros and Messrs baltimore and :
MoNcalus would so change the law
that elections may be had in such |
counties. II desired by 10 per cent !
o. such voters I, would seen 10
be as fair for one side as the other.
May Work at Night.
i've 10 the fact that a great deal .
OF time has been lost by both branch
es OF the legislature on account OF .
the meningitis scare IL may be that !,
the legislature will hold evening ses-
sions for a while Ia order 10 eaten 4
I'D with the accumulated work. I
There is a tendency TO get to xork
and 10 run beyond the usual siNty
days rather than adjourn with a .ot /,
O. Important business unsettled
THE BEST MEALS In town are
ervet AZ the Oriental BOARD and