El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-10

, tain as TO the method of the return and
canvassing of such votes These IN
certainties should be cleared up by re-
quiring that the ballots so cast be re-
turned to the county clerk in envelopes
marked ballot so as TO indicate their
contents The clerk should be pro-
hibited from opening such envelopes.
except IN the presence of the county
commissioners and the public present
at the canvass of the vote
jury LAW.
"Our Jury law should be so strength
ened by amendment as TO make it i'm
possible TO use it for partisan purposes
The Judge in each district should
he held responsible for the impartiah-
ties Of his jurieS This responsibility
can be secured by making the judge
one Of the Jury commissioners ana pro
viding that he appoint two others 10
act with him. one from each OF the Two
dominant political parties in his as
.-The professional juror can be elm
mated by providing that the names OF
all those in the county quallfied 10
serve on juries be selected and placed
in the wheel and that luries be drawn
from this wheel until AL the names are
exhausted when new list OF names Is
10 be prepared In this way every man
IN the county. qualified for jury dulE'
would serve at some time Vow We get
in some districts. about the same Ju-
rors every other year
Fence Law
The law defining legal fence anu
recurring the enclosing OF farming
lands with such 4 fence. as prere-
ouisfte to the recovery OF damages y
trespasses from stock, IS unjust anu
imposes an unnecessary naFuShlp upon
The DEFINITION OF what constitutes
a legal fence is so encumbered Win
rninutiae as TO preclude the posslpllltE
Of compliance with it. I doubt II there
in
Judged BIZ this definition
Moreover. there Is no reason ny
the common law rule. SO use your own.
as not 20 inJure another. snouid hGt
apply to the owner OF livestock II
any class of property Is worth owning
II is worth looking after. and the
exercise are TO prevent his cattle from
trespassinE upon the crops OF others .
Ranking.
There have been no bank failures
in the ate since the meeting of The
legislative assembly. This speaks well
for the chara cter OF the men connected
with our state banks. and for the eff
cient supervisors of the state bank
/ examiner
by an oversight. believe. on the
part of the last legislative assembly.
the building and loan associations OF
the state were left under the super
vision OF the state travelling auditor.
These associations are really a part OF
the banking Institutions of the state
Of the bank examiner.
THE state travelling auditor reports
that his office now has more work than
il can properly attend TO, while the
bank examiner makes no such COM
plant.
boundary Suits.
the c con TO det 0JTs What bstu is the
true location of the boundary line
between the state Of Texas and the
state of New Mexico A large amount
rF ties INN haE in o
case and considerable money expended
n its prosecution The suit is now at
a standstill owing to lack of funds.
There is also dispute. L under
stand. about the location of a portion
of the boundary line between Colorado
and New Mexico In both instances
of these disputes II is claimed that the
state is losing a large amount of taxa
bic property.
Il recommend. therefore that a rea-
sonable appropriation be made for the
prosecution of both Of these boundary
suits.
Penitentiary and Reform School
The inmates of both these penal
institutions should be employed in some
useful occupation Work. under prop
er conditions. tends to keep these I'M
fortunates more cheerful and more
neaithiuL The farms connected with
these institutions furnish labor for
some Of their inmates, but not suffi-
cient for all.
7 recommend that the superintend-
given authority TO establish therein
some new and On-competitive indus
tries 1t is believed that such indus
tries would be profitable and would
contribute handsomely toward the SUD
port of those confined therein
I would further recommend that
the pay of the guards at the peniten-
tiary be increased to 500 per month.
Education.
q believe ouT present laws relating
TO education working very SatIS-
factorily in most cases. Where there
is any dissatisfaction il is due more
to lack OF enforcement of the law
than TO the law itself. However. there
are yet some backward localities, and
/ recommend that the state board or
education be clothed with additional
powers, sufficient to enable IL to go
into these backward districts and see
that proper educational advantages are
furnished.
Special Prosecutor.
Many instances have occurred in
the past where crimes have gone IN
punished because Of a failure to prose-
cute on the part of the local authOri-
ties
= recommend that authority be con-
! ferred upon the governor to appoint
a special prosecutor on behalf of the
state. in the event any such cases arise
III the future"
Vote shows Party Strength.
In the election of speaker of the
/ house. the Democrats nominated
CiprianO Lucero. of santa Fe, against
( W. H. H. Llewellyn and the vote was
along party lines. except for the eX-
change of courtesies between the can
T, dldates. each one voting for the other
Llewellyn received % votes and Lucero
-. one Republican member being alb
sent.
\ beautiful bouquet was presented to
the speaker as he was escorted to the
platform 10y committee In express