El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-13
FERGUSON SIGNS
WEST TEXAS BILL
Emergency Appropriation
for West Texas Normal Is
Provided; Bills Signed.

Austin. Texas. Feb. IS@GovernOr
Ferguson today signed the senate bill
making an emergency appropriation for
the West Texas Normal school. He
also signed n number OF other senate
and house bills, as follows:
Senate bill amending the county de-
pository law so as to require collectors
TO deposit funds as fast as collected:
senate bin. appropriating s157.ooG to
construct a fire proof dormitory at the
college Of industry and arts; senate
bill creating the Crockett independent
school district: senate bill making an
emergency appropriation for dormitory
at the A.. and VI. college. ana also an
appropriation to support the summer
school senate bill apprOpriatinE Sl52.-
coo for the completion Of the state
blind institute: house bill relating 10
the employment and use Of the stock
and assets of corporations. house bill
constituting the district judges in
counties having a population Of 100000
or more in which there Is a city OF
$1,000 or more. a juvenile board. and
providing $500 additional salary for
each of such judges. senate bill validat-
ing the title 10 school land purchased
from the state on condition OF settle
ment
ripe Line IA ~ boNtEGoE-
The senate today c~oncurred IN the
house amendments to the McNealus
bill placing pipe ines under the juris-
dictIon Of the railroad commission
n amendments exempt small pipe
lines where used locally by a company
The hill now goes to the governor for
approval
BaiIey's Amendment Defeated.
The bill drawn by former senator
McGresor providing a number of
aw-a-Hnuan#- - ~ha amnn1nwnwEH Nnn-
hility law was taken up for con-
s|ideratiou. Senator Bailey offered an
amendment placing street railways on
the same footing as steam railroads.
and eNempting them from the pro-
visions of the law The amendment
was defeated by vote of Is to Is
Senator baltimore said that while he
had many serious objections to the bill
he would vote for it He offered an
amendment to Civ the empiOye the
light TO say whether he would come IN
der the provisions of the law OF not
As written in the bill. the employee
automatically comes under the law IN
less. within five LAYS after his employ
ment. he notified the employer that he
does not want to take advantage OF the
law.
baltimore Amendment Adopted
enatO baltimore wanted TO make
this optional The baltimore amend
ment was adopted. An amendment by
"HNN 800 NNE $500
provides that insurance companies
which refuse certain risks under the
law. shall have five days notice and a
hearing before their permits TO do bust
ness are revoked by the commissioner
Of insurance.
senate Passes College BIZ.
The senate has passed finally the
bill introduced by senator Claude Huds-
peth. establishing "a branch Agricultu-
raj and Mechanical college in west
Texas. The bill was passed after an
amendment had been made permitting
communities 10 offer sites valued ~
NOT more than 10000 An agreement
was reach that the college should be
located west of the 9Sth meridian
Boxing Bill Objected To.
The house today. by a vote OF 3 10
~. rejected the bill by representative
Board. of Harris. which Would permit ,
10 round bouts in Texas. Objection
was raised 10 the ban. as il was feared
il would result in The governor having /
10 call a special session. as did gov
ernor CulbersOn. 10 put an end TO prize !
fights in Texas.
The house passed 10 engrossment the
bill by Denton apprOpriating $4,000 TO
fight hOOkwOrm. malaria and other
diseases in certain portions OF the &
state. also passed 10 eugrossment the
house bill by Dunnam providing for
the creation Of a separate state juvenile
FOR negroes
Submission Resolution Ready.
The sub committee on cOuSuIlIlOndl /
amendments has practically completed
r draft of the new submission resclu-
ton. which viii provide for a bone
amendment. z
Farm Loan Bond Bill Offered.
4 bill was introduced in the senate ,
today by senators Caldwell and Gibson. .
making all bonds issued under the fed
eral farm LOAF act lawful investment
for all %fidUciary and trust funds. and
be accepted as security for all de-
Dosits. where deposits Of bonds or
mortgages are authorized to be accept !
ed by law: also permitting the invest
ment OF such bonds by insurance COM
panies and state bank and trust GONNA