El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-19
TEXAS SENATE
CONFIRMS TWO
Governor Fails to Send in
Name Of Regent in Place
of Ell Pasoan Rejected.

Austin. Texas. March l9.-Confirms-
ton was given today by the senate to
the appointment of ". p. Allen. of
Austin. and J. u. Butler. of Clifton. as
members of the board of regents OF
the University of Texas at an execu-
tive session lasting Is minutes These
are the two appointments which had
been held up for some time in the SEN
ate.
The governor did not send in an APP
pointee in place OF DR.. D. P. Lawrence.
of FL Paso. whose confirmation has
hitherto been rejected by the senate.
The senate also confirmed the appoint
ment Of James Cornell. Of Sutton
county, to be judge of the SGD district
court. recently created
Senate PASSES Pharmacy Bill.
The senate today passed finally the
senate bill amending the pharmacy
law, which prescribes fees which may
be charged by the state board of phar-
macy.
passed 10 engrOssment his bill known
as the landlords lien BILL which pre-
scribes the manner in which such liens
may be fixed and preserved on resi-
dences, storehOuses and other build
ings.
The house bill permitting county at
torneys to act for district attorneys in
examining trials and habeas corpus
proceedings, was passed finally.
Dependent ChiIdren's Bill Killed.
Senator McNealus failed in an effort
10 obtain unanimous consent to consid-
er the house bill establishing a home
for dependent and neglected children,
which practically kills the bill
To Railroad Legislation.
From now until the regular session
OF the S5th legislature finally ad-
1ourns next Wednesday night. bills
Will be railroaded through. but despite
are destined to die on the calender Of
both houses In fact. the speaker has
announced that il will be useless even
low 10 take up for consideration any
crossed and passed 10 third reading.
consequently the members are concen-
trailing on local measures and very few
general bills that require discussion
bills are now being considered
by unanimous consent under a sus-
pension of the rules. The senate can
work more rapidly because Of the
house with such a large membership
IS unwieldly and therefore, progress is
slow.
People TO Vote on Free Books.
an opportunity to vote on the question
of free text books for the school
children in the state. the senate hav-
ing adopted BY a vote OF % to . the
san Antonio, and others proposing an
amendment to the constitution on the
subject The resolution provides the
levying Of a state ad vaiorem tax of
ton. as a school tax and also to buy
the free text books The present school
tax is 90 cents on the s100 and this
amendment increases this to IS cents
Will raise sufficient funds to buy the
text book The election is to be held
on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in November. 1918. The sum
of $4,000 is provided to defray the ex-
penses of the election
Another proposed constitutional
amendment Is TO be voted on by the
people being the senate joint resolu-
ton by senator Hopkins. authorizing
the levy of 4 special tax OF not ex-
ceeding IS Gets on the 800 property 8
valuation and a vehicle tax OF not ex- ,
ceeding 81 on the 500 valuation for. 3
the improvement and maintenance of D
public roads in Texas. the resolution
having been adopted by both branches o
Of the legislature 1t will be voted on .
by the people.
Mothers Pension Pnsses.
Both branches Of the legislature have
passed finally the senate bill by Nc 4
NealuS providing Tor Mothers pension. .
The senate concurred in the house D
amendments and the bill goes 10 the 4
governor for approval
Advertising Bill Recommitted.
After the senate had adopted the free
conference committee report on the bill 3
which requires the publication Of all /
legal notices in newspaper OF gen
eral circulation. the house practically Z
killed the bill by recommitting IL. Ii :
developed that the house had amended /
the original bill, but the committee had I
stricken the amendment out and when (
the question of adopting the report {
came up for adoption. this disclosure (
was made. then followed a long debate
against the report. and the bill would !
have been killed outright BY rejecting /,
The report but for representative Nc
Farland. who succeeded in having the
recommitted.
Senate PASSES Irrigation Bill.
without seriously amending it, the
senate has passed finally the house :
general irrigation bill. The senate
had previously passed its own bill on
MS subject, but senator Hall OF
" harton, who successfully engineered
The house measure through the upper
branch Of the Legislature. sidetracted
the senate measure and took up the
house bill in order that the final en- }
ictment may be expedited