El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-08
BILL
AGAIN IN HOUSE
Senate Passes Emergency
Warehouse Measure; SUI
frage Is Discussed.

Austin Tex, sept b--Ine house
ar1erpency bonded warehouse bill as
S--s-led and passed in the senate was
returned 10 the house this morning. but
that body will not vote To-Day on the
question of concurrence or nonconcur-
renee in the senate amendments. that
question having gone over until tomOr-
Penresentative Humphrey sent I'd
memorial from citizens OF seymour IN
which they protest against the passage
of the emergency warehouse bill and
urge the legislature TO amend the pres
emit warehouse law ana ADJOURN The
house refused by a vote of 80 to A TO
have this memorial printed IN the Jour
resolution signed by Allison and
others inviting Annette Flnnegan: presi-
ISOLATION to address the mouse, was
adopted
Senate Passes Wiley BILL
The senate today passed finally the
Wiley warehouse bill by vote Of 20 to
1 and the measure was Immediately
sent over to the house FOR action This
is the bill which provides Tor individual
ownership Of warehouses The Darwin
warehouse bill which Is an amendment
TO the present warehouse law was also
passed finally. without a vote against IL.
The baltimore senate warehouse Oil
was killed by its author VINO moved
that further consideration be deferred
until September %. Senator Austin then
called up his warehouse bill, which is
similar TO the Jordan house Dill
Senate Plans Adjournment.
An effort is being made TO kill this
bill by postponing action until Septem-
Der %. There is strong disposition on
the part of the senate TO adjourn sine
die on tomorrow week Senator Gibson
has prepared a concurrent resolution on
this subject which he VIII offer to-
Enters Third Week.
On the third week OF its existence the
special session has made slow progress
in the consideration OF the measures for
which the extraordinary session was
called The house as usual is ahead Of
the senate in its work. this being due
in a great measure to the skill Of
speaker Terrell in keeping down poll
more Of a political body than a legis-
lative one
Suffrage Question Discussed.
It Is understood a quiet poll Of The
legislature is being taken on the Ques-
ton Of the submission at the next reEu-
lar session Of the legislature a cOnstitu-
uonal amendment providing for WOn-
ems suffrage in Texas The poll is be-
ing confined to the members who were
reelected and from present indications,
a majority favor the submission OF this
question 10 vote OF the people Such
resolution was badly defeated az the
last regular session Of the legislature
May Be Week Reaching Bills.
II may be days before either
branch OF the legislature gives consid-
Grafton 10 the bills which have been
introduced in both bodies providing
for the divorce Of cotton gins from cot
ton oil companies With a view Of
getting all possible information on this
subject, representative Humphrey OBJ
tanned the adoption Of a resolution in
the house asking the attorney gener-
( ais department TO furnish the legisla-
ture with any infirmatiOn il may have
in its possession on the subject. except
such data that may be required for
further prosecution OF oil companies
that are now violators OF the anti trust
laws by operating cotton gins
senate Acts on Wiley Bill.
After considerable debate the senate
passed TO engrossment the Wiley ware
house bill which provides for the con-
structiOn Of buildings, covered plat
forms and sheds for the storage of cot
ton under the supervision Of the COM
missioner Of insurance and banking.
This bill provides for the Individual
ownership and operation OF ware
houses, and those desiring to engage
IN this business must be licensed by
the commissioner Of insurance and
banking. the licensee TO pay an annual
fee Of IS and the warehousemen to be
bonded in an amount not less than
$1,000 nor more than $4,000 at the dis
erection OF the commissioner. This Dill
also makes warehouse receipts nego-
table and protected under the bond OF
the warehousemen. An effort to sus-
pend the constitutional rule and finally
pass the bill failed.