El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-28
.REDISTRICTING
BILL AGREED ON
Free Conference Committee
Reaches Compromise on
Senate and House.

Austin. Tex, May zS.-CongressiOnal
redistricting in Texas probably VIII De
provided for at this session Of the leg
After it practically had been conceded
that the house and senate could not
possibly agree upon redistricting olll'
the free conference committee tnlS
morning reached an agreement on Oil
which is a compromise Of the house and
senate bills. It is expected that DoIh
branches Of the legislature viii adopt
the free conference report
The Sixteenth District.
In the compromise measure the 18th
district, in which are FL Paso and Gull
bersOn counties, is composed OF me
following counties: FL PasO, CulberSon,
Kinney. ValVerde, Edwards, Kerr, Real.
Gillespie Bandera. Kimble. sutton Mason
Menard. Schleicher. Crockett. Terrell,
PecOs, Reeves, Loving, Ward, Crane. Up
ton, Reagan, IriOn. Tom Green, Coke,
Sterling. Glasscock, Midland, EctoT'
Winlzler, Andrews. Martin. Howard,
Mitchell. Jeff Davis, Preside, Blanco
and Brewster.
PenitentIary Appropriation Passes.
The senate passed finally the house
bill providing for the payment Of the
current expenses of the penitentiary
system from Jan. /. 1915 to Jan. l, 1916.
Senator CoWeu explained in connection
with this bill that S77LGO0 which had
been placed in the miscellaneous ap-
preparation bill to pay debts and claims
due by the system, had been cut out at
the suggestion Of the governor.
Clark President Pro TEN.
Senator Clark, was placed in nomina-
ton as president pro TEN for the in
term. by senator Hudspeth. Several
secOnding speeches were made and SEN
atOr Clark was unanimously elected.
The senate passed finally the house
Dill validating common school districts
heretofore created.
Educational Bill Report Adopted.
Both branches Of the legislature
adopted the free conference committee
report on the educational bill The bill
carries $2.32O,129 for the first and
$2,l84,037 for the second year.
me university gets S77l.6s2 each
year. A and NJ. college, S469, 200 for the
first and S635.050 for the second: FL
Paso School OF Mines, S22,225 first and
Sl8.150 second year
The house today killed by indefinitely
postponing the Dove resolution provid-
ing for the creating of an Industrial
81 to so.
Final adjournment Of the legislature
Is not expected until a late hour to-
night
No Constitutions Convention.
The effort Of senator AIcNealus in the
senate and OF representative Florer in
me mouse 70 have adopted a joint reso-
Iuuon proposing a constitutional con
Nehllon- Is good as dead as far as this
session Is concerned. The resolution IN
the house was killed in committee and
senator McNealus has failed TO obtain
maj action on his resolution in the
senate. 'i-0
Governor NOminates DuInnex.
IN q special message sent to the SEN
ate Friday afternoon. Gov Ferguson
nominated W R. Dulaney, of TayIor.
Williamson county. as member or the
BOARD OF prison commissioners Du-
Ianey is TO succeed W o. Stamps, who
was removed from office bv Gov Fer
gusOn.
Confirmation Expected.
The executive session Of the senate
which was to have been held this
morning at 1880 o'clock for the pur-
pose Of acting upon the question OF
confirming the appointment of Dulaney.
was postponed until this afternoon. In
dicatiens point to the confirmation OF
Dulaney.