The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-01-09
ONE MAN HOLDS
|. BALANCE POWER
SEN IRON KING or NAcosHas-
GYMS 10 CAST DECIDING VOTE
aS SUBMISSION QUESTION.
is DIsCREETLY SILENT
King IL Not Doing Ans Taking anu
No one Knows How lie wa
yuse--rro Question Is 1919
Thing In Legislature,

AUSTIN. iRSASt d3Atv
King, senator from Naeo6doehes'
convened today. along with the
rest III the Texas Legislature.
nut the public eye vas much more
/ en- steve than any Of Ills assoei-
ates or All OF them combined For
statewide prohibition is the issue 81
| this session. ana when Il comes @
prohibition, steve the balance
OF power.
So evenly Is tbs senate divided %
the question of submission Of q pro-
hihiton amendment to 81 popular
election that the swing Of one doubt
ful vote will decide. That's where
steve comes in Hes the doubt
full vote.
Members Of the senate we're IN
sgrueted at the primaries BY popular
vote on how they should stand or
the question OF submission. There
vas vide discrepancy tn the e'h-
eial and unofficial returns IN
~steye's home county Really he
doesn't know whether he's pro
o. an anti when Il comes 10 in
.sruetions.
Personally. steve is understood
20 BE- 81 anti. Right now. however,
Ne woa't ten his best friend how he's
going 10 vote.
The prohibition question is gotus
to he tbs big thing from the Jump.
But q hisqar} neither side Is go
ing 10 bring the question % vote
aatil thef know how Stove" is golng
10 act-er tAink they do
Both houses erauked up and get
away in elow" al noon. The lower
house was called 10 order b. Char-
chill Bartlett OF Marlin The new sec
retary Of state, who succeeded Score
tary Mckay but a 3e@ days ago. The
roll was called and the members
sworn N eH bloc
Next came the great indoor sport
OF eleoting speaker. There were four
principal candldates-F. o. Fuller &c
Cold Springs, ]. A. Florer of bal
las. Il. r. Spencer Of Decatur aud
George Menden Of Austin. The iat~
ter IS an anti, the others pros,
John ", Woods Of Kotan, speaker og
the last house. ran for attorney gen
eral at the last election and clint
mated himself from The house roll.
Other business consisted OF cleo
ton OF house employees. More in
docr sport And few politics.
Iieutenant-GoYern Hobby bang
Ell the eayel ia the senate, which
followed a routine similar to that ia
the house including the election Of
president PRO TEN. There we're no
announced candidates Tor this job.
C. " Nugeat Of Conroe held 1t last
session.
The business Of organization was
expected ~ occupy at least two days
As soon rs this preliminary work is
completed, the TWO bodies silt send
la joint committee to Governor Fer
euson to notify him thar the Iesfsla-
ture is ready for business. There
upon, the governor Will sead bis an-
nual message to be read.
The greatest indoor sport of all
VIII follow Immediately. That is. the
/ Introduction Of a few hundred bills.
They ave expected to average at least
l5o day until Ian, 1G. when the
governor win rae inaagurated.
( The one thing Tezas is practically
certain to get is q highway commits.
sioa. 4 great majority Of the mona
hers. especially tlge new ones. have
been outspokeniy in favor OF such a
body An improved educational sys-
ten, revised cotton ginning laws
and woman suffrage also are ex
peeted TO come mp for consideration
There viii be a few probes. includ.
/ ing aa Investigation OF the recent un.