El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-16
SUBMISSION IS
AGAIN REJECTED
New Bone Dry Resolution
Lacks Two Votes to Pass
in Texas House.
Confined From Page H.

. mo .1ycu.Iye session todav 20 take
,: the question Of confirming the gov
eruors appOinteeS as members OF the
Z board % -esents- The three new re
gents. J. *. Butler. ". I. Allen and
Or. Dave Il Lawrence. and set the time
for the executive session for next Tues
! day afternoon at ESQ o'clock
Senator LatUmer also gave notice
that he would call up the report Of
I the committee ~ 20 o'clock Tues iay
morning. when IL VIII be determined
: whethe- or not the senate VIII con-
I duct the Investigation
Drastic RailrOad BIZ.
By Ear the most drastic piece OF leg
isiation so Ear introduced during the
present session directed against the
: railroads OF Texas. is bill presented
and buchanan. Of Bail. WestbrOok. Lat
tinore. Bailey and HendeI son. which
i'm effect not only cOmpelS the common
J carriers 10 operate under the Texas
! cOmmiss- 0n's rates, but II authorizes
| ana empowers the attorney general
upon the complaint OF any shipper 10
institute suit in the district court OF
Travis county for over charges, that il
/ the excess between the Texas rates and
those prescribed by the Fonda tariff
2-b and which are now being used by
; the Texas lines.
The railroads complained bitterly at
the bill introduced about two weeks
ago by senator Hudspeth and others
which would authorize the attorney
general 10 institute suit for receiver
ship against any railroad that refuses
to comply with the rates promulgated
by the commission. but this new meas
ure is considered by the representa-
tives Of the Texas lines to be much
more drastic.
Cannot Contest CommissiOn's Rates.
Under this new bill the railroads are
prohibited from conteSung IN any
court the business and reasOnableness
Of the Texas commissions rates IL
! also requires the railroads to make
reports 10 the railroad comm sslou
( with respect to each shipment OF
freight moved wholly between points
in Texas. and failure TO make such re
ports. is violation OF the law and
subject 70 penalties from $500 TO $4,000
each month for such failure Should
[ this bill became a law the railroads
would be prohibited from operating
under the Fonda tariff and compelled
I to use the Texas comm issiOn's rates on
! intra state tariffs. The bill has been
noon before senate committee on civil
Judiciary BIZ Saturday.
The house joint resolution by De
stitution so as TO provide for COM
, plete revision Of the judiciary system
/ of the state Will come up again ior
action on Saturday. This resolution
provides for a supreme bench COM
(; posed Of Is members and abolsheS the
! courts of civil appeals and the district
courts Practically every lawyer In the
! house favored the measure, one eXcep-
! tfon- however. being representative
! Newt Williams. Of McLennan county.
Several amendments have been pro-
posed to th= measure with the under
stardinE that they viii come up lor
cunsidera ton when the resolution IS
again before the house
A. & VI. College Bill to Governor
The house cOncuTred IN the senate
amendments 20 the Metcalfe house Dill
3 g. j.
/ West Texas Agricultural and Mechan-
icaI college. The bill is now II the
hands Of the governor for his approx
The house eng-ossed the bill by
Woods providing that the supreme
court shall set rules for practice ana
procedure: the same acuon was laheu
/ with the Denton bill proxldlnS Tor the
appropriation of $4,000 for the estao-
! lishment Of a quarantine station at
| Sabine Pass
duced bill in the senate providing for
the erection Of q monument TO the
memory of Gen. Sui Ross on the campus
Of the Agricultural and Mechanical
College a bill was introduced in the
senate by senator Buchanan OF BeL
providing for the appointment OF
Commission Of three members 10 study
Tax For Moving Picture Theater-.
Representative Mcfarland will in
troduce a bill IN the house imposing a
tax Of . per cent on the gross receipts
of moving picture theaters operating
in Texas The bill Will repeal all Ii
cense and other fees now charged
against moving picture theaters. He
said the governor views with faFor
such = measure. as Il Is pointed out IL
viii bring the state not less than $780,
600 n year in revenue
Ask Normal College Fer Alpine
Mcfarland has introduced q bill IN
the house providing for the establish
ment of a state normal college 10 De
located at Alpine. Brewster county. TO
be known as the Southwest Texas Nor
nal college. The bill carries an ap-
preparation OF s20o00O
Two women workers in the United states
treasury department have been admitted 20