El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-06

Dill was today sent over to the house
and will be taken up there during the
latter part OF this week.
The County Fee Bill.
The new anti-fee bill, which has
been prepared by representative Davis
and others, has followed the sugges-
lions of the attorney general as to
making the bill constitutional The
bill as finally agreed upon provides
for graduating scale of fees with a
maximum which is 10 be the salary de-
cided upon for such official One con-
cesslOn made in the new bill is that
the county officials shall be allowed
all fees collected and also the excess
up to the salary fixed. In other words,
II a county officials salary is fixed at
$4,000 year. and his fees reach $4,000,
he shall be entitled to the excess. This
plan, however, is not entirely salts
factory to the county officials, as the
salary may be fixed too low.
To Abolish County Treasurers.
Representative Watson, OF Hays
county wants to abolish the office of
county treasurer in the state. As this
Office Is created by the constitution,
Mr.. Watson has offered a joint FesO-
luton providing for the submission
of an amendment to abolish the office.
There is practically no necessity for
county treasurer under present
laws, as the county funds in most
ters the highest rate of interest on
daily balance.
From present indications there will
not be enacted at this session of the
legislature the bill now pending in the
house by LeWelling and Spradley pro-
Vldlng Tor the creation OF public ser
vice corporation commission There
have been several hearings on this
measure and the opposition has been
very strong against the bill Besides
the members of the house and senate
have been receiving numerous petitions
from their constituents urging them
TO oppose the passage of the bill. Mp.
Spradley said he had several amend
mentS he intended to attach to the bill
having in view a modification of the
present measure but thus Tar nothing
has been definitely done in the prem
For New Counties.
The committee on. counties in the
house, that has been considering the
bill providing for two counties in
southwest Texas mas been having some
stormy hearings. 1t is proposed 20 form
a county with the title Of Ross out Of
the south half Of Duyal county, and one
under the name of Jim HOgg out of
the west half Of Brooks county. A
favorable report was agreed upon by
To Protect Public Health.
An act requiring the state health
board to disseminate Information deal
ing with the treatment and means Of
avoiding contagious diseases, has been
introduced into the senate by senators
Vaughan and Hudspeth- The act stipu-
lates that demonstration car must be
sent over the state
To InvestiEate Reform School.
Both branches Of the legislature have
adopted q concurrent resolution pro-
viding for an investigation Of the state
training school for juveniles at Gates
vile. The investigation is not in
tended especially as a probe of that in
situation, but more to ascertain what is
needs and TO make recommendations as
TO its future The senate viii name
three Of its members some time today,
the house last afternoon having ap-
pointed represent atiVes Hill, Lane and
shortly for Gatesville to make the in
vesugation.
To Regulate Pool Halls.
Fred Long, of HillsbOro, chairman
Of the legislative committee OF the
City Marshals and Chiefs Of Police as
ISOLATION, is here urging the passage
OF the bill requiring pool halls TO close
at $3.50 o'clock. This bill. now pending
in both branches Of the legislature, has
the same restrictions as in the early
closing saloon bill 1t was introduced
in the house Of representatives by Rob
bins, Davis and Collins.
Controller Has a Kick.
Declaring that his department has
been hindered in its work during the
last two years because governor Col
quit vetoed the appropriation for this
department, Ontroller Lane asks that
in case the governor should be in doubt
as to the course you ought TO pursue
IN dealing with any appropriations or
any matter pertaining to this depart
ment," let him personally confer over
the matter, indicating that the two Of
ficials shOld have a spirit of magma
the business OF the state entrusted to
nimity toward each other in handling
them.
To Raise Scholarship Age.
One Of the many measures on educa--
ton now pending action at the hands Of
committees on education. is a bill by
Hanoy, of Wichita coun-
ty, which raises the scholarship age TO
p years. Mr.. Haney declares that the
present age limit excludes thousands Of !
men\ and Womn. Governor COlquitt I
vetoed Haney's bill raising the schol [
arship age last session of the 1egisla-
ture- NY bill would encourage both /
girls and boys 10 continue longer in /
school at an age when schooling would /
be worth more to them" said Mr.. /
Haney.
TT would put Texas IN better stand
ing before the other states and the I
world by providing a scholastic age in /
harmony with the most advanced /
thought Of the age"