El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-20
LEGISLATURE Of
TEXAS IS ENDED
Gov. Ferguson Thanks the
Lawmakers as Their La
bors Are Concluded.
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! ing Of bills and the adoption of confer
/ ence reports
Governors Farewell Message.
This is the text Of governor FerEu-
! sons farewell message TO the legisla-
/ ture, sent up this afternoon:
To the legislature. Replying to the
D respectful request Of your honorable
committee for submission to you by me
4 Of any further matters that I might
desire to bring before you, before the
official adjournment Of your houOra-
bic body, beg to advise that there are
no matters which viii at this time be
submitted by me Tor your official con
siderauon- However. I am glad Of the
and sincere appreciation OF the patri-
Otto services which you have SO signal
~ rendered the state in the passage OF
the many wise laws at your hands. ]
thank you most cordially for the loyal
support and cooperation rendered me as
the governor Of the state, and take
this opportunity TO thank personally
each individual member OF this legis-
lature. and TO wish each OF you God
speed TO your home and loved ones"
Speaker Is Remembered.
The event Of the morning in the
house was the presentation OF gifts
to speaker John W. Woods.
A diamond stud was presented upon
behalf of the membership Of the house;
a silver loving cup upon behalf Of the
clerks and stenographers Of the house.
and a fountain per y the pages.
Impressive cerem' MES marked the
presentation OF the gifts. Representa-
tive BlalOck made the opening speech.
in which he presented the diamond
stud TO speaker Woods.
Speaker Woods, witt tears, expressed
his appreciation for the cooperation
OF every member OF the house in max
ing it the hardest working session
Texas has ever known"
COIquItt Addresses Senate.
Former governor o. B. Colquitt
reached here today and was invited
TO address the senate. which he did
briefly. He declared he was pleased
TO ad6ress the upper branch. as he
was member Of the senate before he
became governor
I do not know what this session
has accomplished" continued the for
you, though, If what ] see in the head
lines OF the newspapers is true, that
you have been" harmonious with the
governors office and with one an
other.
4 want to congratulate you from the
bottom Of my heart for that kind of
harmony. We need peace and legisla-
tive rest in Texas. / hope thar YOU
have had it and given it to the people.
i have no criticisms TO offer. no com
plants TO make. I congratulate YOU
and the people Of Texas as YOU are
about to adjourn this session Of the
legislature
RedIstrieting BIZ Killed.
The congressional redistricting bill
was finally killed last night by the
free conference committee being unable
to agree.
The house last night finally adopted
the rree conference committee report
on the Sackett resolution, providing
Tor the enforcement OF the university
and A and NJ college.
Bills Passed by the House.
The house has passed finally the
following measures:
Senator Darwin's resolution for an
amendment to the constitution 10 pro-
vide for the issuance Of bonds Tor
leNees and the drainage Of swamp
lands BANDS bill providing for the
suppression Of salenetfc or rick fever
and other livestock diseases below the
quarantine line; senator Hariev's bin
authorizing assessment accident insur-
ance companies 10 require admission
ices OF not exceeding 50 each. senator
1-attlmOre's bill providing for county
Iree ubrarles5 senator Hudspeth's bill
permitting structural iron comuanies
70 incorporate, senator McNealus-s
OH, creating a state board Of public
accountants senator LattimOre's bill
making the theft Of automobiles a fel- I
onys senator Pages bill regulating.
private employment agencies
me senate concurred in the house :
amendment TO the Hudspeth bill whicl !
makes an appropriation of So. 900 for I
the eradication Of sheep scabbies. lie I
amendment in question being the addf-
ton Of hog cholera.