El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-18
WOULD CURB
INTERFERENCE
Texas Legislature Asks Con
gressmen to Check Inter
state Commission.

( estly requesting the Texas DELEGATE
ia congress to support and vote for
; any measure that has for its object
/ the abridgement Of the right of the
/ interstate commerce commission to fur
! Their encroach upon the rights of a
! state and for the "perpetuation Of the
f; right of . state t. regulate purely state
. commerce and fix and establish freight
( rates charged by railroad compa MES
, operating entirely within this state"
Prompted by Shreveport Case.
/ This resolution was prompted BY the
: recent decision Of the United States
/ supreme court in the Shreveport rate
I case. which it is pointed out gives the
/ right 70 strike down a state made
! rate. Notwithstanding the fact that the
D state rate may be just and reasOna-
/ BILE
Dewey Resolution Adopted
\ resolution was adopted on the
! death of admiral Dewey and that when,
the senate adjourned today il was in
I respect TO his memory.
= joint resolution was introduced in
the senate by senator Bean. proposing
an amendment 10 the constitution TO
exempt county and city bonds and
other securities from taxation when
me interest of such security does not
bear over SIX percent
\ bill was introduced by senator
strickland making an emergency ap-
. health department.
Normal Bill PASSES.
Senator Dean obtained the final pass
age Of his bill making an appropria-
lion Of $4,000 for each of the four
white state normal schools in the state.
which money is to be used in teaching
summer sessions An amendment, Of
Tered by senator Hopkins, was adopted
increasing the amount TO $4,000 for
the state normal at Denton. The SEN
ate also passed finally the bill by SEN
atOr Johnston making an appropria-
ton of $4,000 for new dormitory at
the Prairieview normal 4 bill by SEN
ator Decherd. making an aDpropria-
ton of Si35.150. to build a new dOrmi-
tory and power plant at \. and NJ
college was passed. and the senate ad-
journed until 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning.
Would Let Waterx-PIerce Return.
The house committee on corpora tions
reported fsvorably today bill be rep
resentative Valentine, which would
permit the return to Texas Of the Wa
ters-Pierce Oil company. The bill pro-
vides that a corporation may take over
any corporation dealing in oil that has
been outlawed from Texas.
This bin was up before the last leg
islature. but failed Of enactment This
committee also reported favorabIy a
Dill permitting corporations 10 contrib
ute 10 the Buy II made in Texas"
movement
Congressional Bill Referred.
Inc mouse committee on state affairs
referred 10 subcommittee the state
highway commission bill The house
committee on congressional districts
reported favOrably house bill which
seeks TO respDortiOn the congressional
districts in Texas The house did not
meet until this afternoon
To Curb Corrupt Election Methods.
\ bill was introduced in the senate
today by senator McNealus which seeks |
10 prohibit the corrupt use OF money in !
city elections. which may apply to sew I
eral OF the larger cities of the state
Provisions of the bill apply to any city |
in the state located in a county hav-
ing population OF 10000 or more.
as determined by the federal census OF I
1910
Senator OIcNealus believes that 81 for 1
every 1000 qualified voters is sufficient !
campaign expense for any candidate /
Running for office.
May Repeal Warehouse Law
The state warehouse and marketing
law Is threatened in a bill which has ,
been introduced in the house by D J. I
Neill. former president of the Far
mers' union of Texas. The bill provides /
Tor the unqualified repeal OF the law
creating this department which has 4
been IN the experimental stage for I
two years. Mr.. \eill has several !
points upon which he proposes TO at
tack the present law. There is a gem
eral objection. il is claimed on the part
or an farmers against what is known |
as the sampling clause of the law
which requires samples to be preserved /
from every bale of cotton ginned. One J
of these samples is retained by the
Sinner and the other is taken to mar
ket and used as a basis for the sale Of
the cotton. Farmers object to this
system on the ground that too much /
OF the cotton Is sacrificed and is is
claimed that some ginners make as I
much as $1,000 or $4,000 year out of
the samples alone.
Mr. Neilrs chief objections to the /
law Is that ii has not ACCOMPLISHED ]
the purpose for which it was created
and that nothing is <f~.,c by the de-
partment that could not be done by
the department OF agriculture.
Asks Asylum for Negroes.
Establishment OF an insane asvlriu, /
exclusively Tor negroes and to be To-
taled ID south Texas. not exceeding 100
mics from the city Of Houston, on a
tract OF not more than $40 acres OF [
land, Is proposed by senator Clark in A /
NH ne has introduced in the senate.
the asylum to be known as the negro
insane asylum
Senator Strickland has introduced in
the senate a bill which seeks 10 convert
the RuSk penitentIary property into
an asylum. This bill provides for the
I dllsle ct OF lhls property to the state
Tor the purpose of establishing an il
sane asylum II carried an appropria-
ton Of 100000 which is to be used
for remodeling the peT.tentiary prop
erty.
senate committee on finance has
made a favorable report on the bill bv
senator Caldwell providing for an an
preparation of s153.0o0 for completing
me new state institution for the blind.
now IN course of construction.
senate committee on mining and IT.
flsation has reported favorably on the
senate bill extending the material
man and mechanics lien law 10
apply on OIL well drilling outfits