El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-09
URGES SUPPORT
FOR ROOSEVELT.
Resolution in Texas Senate
Endorsing Roosevelt Re
Guest Starts Debate.

Austin, Texas. May s.-senato-
Clark created 4 stir in the senate to-
day when he introduced a concurrent
resolution. placing the Texas legis-
lature on record as fayoring Col.
Theodore Roosevelt leading an Amer
lean division on the western battle
front Of France. and memorializing
congress to grant the request of Col.
Roosevelt.
The resolution provoked consider
able debate and opposition which re-
suited IN referring the resolution 70
the senate committee on military af-
fairs.
Says Hare Raising Texas Brigade.
Senator Dayton urged that the resO-
luton lie on the table until Thursday,
explaining that Gen Luther Hare, re-
tired. was no wengaged in raising a
Texas brigade for service in France
Senator Bee was against making
any such request OF congress at this
tine, while senator PAGE insisted that
action should be taken on the resolu-
ton Immediately.
Senator King opposed the resol1-
ton, as he said he did not think Col.
Roosevelt a fit representative Of the
United States 10 send to France
Senator McNealus thought the reSo-
luton was untimely. besides 1t would
be throwing an insult to the old sol
dieTs in the regular service
Text Book Bill Side Tracked.
The Bee text book bill, after 2 long
parliamentary wrangle, was side
tracked today IN the senate and IS
not likely 10 come Up now until Fri
day. The senate today for the first
time this session undertook the con-
sideration Of appropriation bills when
the house bill making appropriations
was laid before the senate for con-
sideration.
4. and VI. Fund Reduced.
After spending practically the en-
tire morning debating the proposition,
The house today adopted an amend
out an item of $4,000 for the con-
struction and equipment Of new build
ings at the A. and NJ college.
This amendment was pending when
the house adjourned last afternoon
until today
A resolution was introduced in the
house giving the appropriation bills
the preference over all other matters.
Opposition TO the resolution devel-
Cped. and IL was referred 10 the house
committee on rules.
State Mine Board Reinstated.
There was such a vigorous COM
plant and protest made against the
action Of the senate finance commit
Tee in abolishing the state mining
board by cutting out the apprOpria-
ton for il. that the committee has
found Il expedient to place the ap-
preparation back in the departmental
bill. thus reinststing the board A
member OF the board came personally
before the committee and insisted on
the appropriation being placed back
in the bill, as II was pointed out that
5000 miners in Texas demanded that
this board be maintained The appro-
priation is $500 a year
In abolishing the mining board the
senate committee provided for the in
spectiOn Of mines in the state be
looked after by the State School Of
Mines at Ell Paso. Reinstating the
board viii relieve the School Of Mines
OF this task
The house reconsidered the vote by
which il had stricken out the item
of So, Gee for the construction OF an
educational building at the southwest
Texas State normal at San Marcos and
after considerable debate the item WAS
reinstated in the educational bill
Governor Submits Bill
The governor today submitted for
the consideration OF the legislature
bill pertaining to the unlawful dispo-
sition OF military property, illegal