El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-01

brotherhood OF RallrOad Iralnmen,
wanted to be heard on the bill, but no
motion to reconsider being made he
did not have the chance.
Minority Report Coming.
Senator Smith gave notice Of MI
nority favorable report. 1t is also
understood that an effort will be made
by the labor interests to get a hearing
on next Thursday before the report is
made to the senate.
The railroads are also prepared to
give their side Of the question, if a
hearing is granted.
A. Il NJ. Bill Signed.
Gov. Ferguson has signed the A. &
NJ. emergency appropriation bill 1t
had been intimared Tor several days
that he might not give the bill his
approval, but he withdrew his objec-
ton to it after securing a promise
from president Bizzeu and Clarence
Ousley that the appropriation would
not all be used at this time
There has been passed finally in the
senate a house bill providing that
state repositories may execute a bond
with a surety company for the safe
keeping of state funds, instead of de-
posting securities in the state treas
ury as now required.
Seven New Bills in Senate.
Seven new bills have been introduced
in the senate. Among the bills was one
by senator Darwin which provides that
the reinsurance clause shall not be
used in policies Of fire insurance in
this state except on certain specified
commodities. Representative Laney in
the house has also introduced a bill
in the house along the same lines.
Senator Bee has introduced bill in
the senate providing for the creation
Of welfare commission and minimum
wage for women, similar to the house
bill on the same subject which re-
ceived a favorable committee report.
H-H
derson providing for the reappraise-
ment and repurchase of school land
which has been forfeited to the state.
Make Slate for Proposed State.
The proposed amendment to the con-
stitution by senator Johnson Of Hall
county to carve the state of "Jeffer-
son" out of a portion Of the Panhandle
section Of Texas, which was not at
first taken seriously, appears now to
be gaining supporters.
Three FL PasOans Proposed.
Friends Of the measure have pre-
pared a tentative slate Of the candi-
dates for office which could be sub
mitted to the state Of jefferson should
the people decide to divide Texas
The Slate.
Here is the slate:
Governor-H P. Brelsford Eastland
county.
Lieutenant governOr-C. B. Metcalfe,
Tom Green county.
Treasurer R.. Bryan. Midland
county.
Controler-Don H. Biggers Of Lubbock
county.
Secretary of state-Henry Clark, of
Erath county.
Commissioner of insurance and bank
ING. W. Boner, Clay county.
Commissioner of agriculture-W. 7.
Loudermilk, Comanche county.
Commissioner of labor-W. D Cope,
of Childress county.
Superintendent of educatiOn-A. r.
Watson, Mills county.
Supreme COURT. N. Wagstaff, Tay-
Tor county, chief Justice; associate jus
tees, r. F. Burgess, Ell PasO county, and
J. W. Crudington, Potter county.
Court of criminal appeals-R. L. Tenn
pleton, Collinsworth county; Bruce W
Bryant, Haskell county; W. s. Bell,
FOard county.
United States senator-W. A. John
son, Hall county, and Claude B. HHds--
peth, El Paso county
COngressmen-R. S. Griggs. Runnels
county; T. F. Baker. Scury county;
John W. Woods, Fisher county; Edgar
p. -Haney, Wichita county.
Attorney general-C. C. Mcdonald, Ell
Paso county.