El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-14
RURAL SCHOOL
BILL REPORTED
Million Dollar Measure for
Texas Schools Gets Fa-
vorable Action.

Austin, Tex, May lin the senate
today a favorable report on the ST.
O0O, 900 rural school bi1l was made by
the committee on education The house
amendments TO the bill were adopted
by the committee
The report Of the committee investi-
eating the state health department to
ascertain the expenditure Of the bu-
bonic plague fund OF $4,000 was adopt
ed This report exonerates the depart
ment and cOmmends DR.. Collins upon
the method Of disbursement Of the
funds.
Exposition Bill Passes.
In the house consideration Of the
senate bill appropriating S125C0 for
the Panama-Pacific exposition was
taken up. A neffort was made by Mr.
$500, and an amendment was offered
to make the amount $4,000, and an
other reducing it to $4,000, all Of
which were defeated
The bill was then passed finally by
a vote Of So to 50, lacking six votes Of
receiving the necessary twO-thirds to
put the appropriation IN immediate
effect.
The vote bv which the bill was
PASSED was then recOnSidered, in order
that the necessary twO-thirds might
be obtained, and further acton post
poned until Monday morning.
The house passed finally the Wag-
staff house bill making an apprOpria-
ton OF eANUU 10 pay LOE the printing
Of the constitutional amendments
Gibson Bill Enemies Active.
The opposition to the Gibson bill
moved TO ADJOURN until Monday morn
ing. Representative Bagby moved to
recess until 2 o'clock this afternoon.
down -viva-vOce and the motion 20 re-
cess was adopted by a vote Of 81 TO 81,
Indicating a gain OF three votes for
the Gibson bill, which is scheduled to
b. 10 Co. oil IS
still Hope for Defeat.
Opponents of the Gibson bill in the
house have not given up hope OF de-
feating the measure on final passage.
The bill has not as yet been called Cor
final passage
It is understood that efforts are be-
ing made to break some Of the pairs
which would probably result in in
creasing the vote against the measure.
floor Of the house most Of the morning
session
By a vote of 81 to So the house
passed to engrossment last night the
bill changing the insurance laws OF
Texas by abolishiug the CO npulsory
investment feature and substi -uting q
graduated tax based on the amount Of
reserves loaned on Texas secur4 les.
Governor Makes Statement.
Governor Ferguson was present
when the vote was taken and after
II had been announced he made the
following statement;
Those who opposed the bill did so
from sincere motives, and know that
they a-e patriotic enough to be willing
for subsequent developments to prove
that they were in error in opposing the
Gibson bill
Il have every confidence that the
foreign companies viii meet US more
than half way and give US the neces-
sary financial help to develop the great
natural resources Of the state.T
The senate has passed finally the
bill providing three additional normal
schools for Texas. zone in south Texas,
one in central west Texas and one in
northeast Texas
Senator Hall. Of Wharton county. is
To introduce a resolution in the senate,
making a formal request upon governor
Ferguson TO call another special session
% the legislature, not necessarily at
this time, but at any time that may
be deemed advisable by the chief ex-
ecutiVe, for the specific purpose OF
making an entire revision of the peni-
Tertiary laws Of the state.
It IS pointed out by senator Hall
that the prison system should be placed
on business basis and unless some
action Is taken in the premises, and
the system continues &c rose close on
TO Sl-o0Q,O0O a year, ii viii not be
long before the state is bankrupt in its
efforts to maintain this system.