El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-08
ADJOURNMENT
ON MARCH IS
Texas Senate Passes Pool
Hall License Bill; Sal
airy Bill Agreed on.

/, Austin, Texas. March s.-Senator
Dayton introduced a concurrent reso-
luton in the senate today providing
for sine die adjournment of the legis-
lature on Friday, March 16. at noon.
The resolution, which was signed by
20 members of the senate. was pre-
scented with the understanding that
I il would be called up on next Monday.
Agree On salary Bill.
The free conference commission ap-
pointed 10 consider the differences be-
tween the house and senate on the
. Robertson house bill increasing the
salaries of the judges OF the courts,
reached an agreement today. Under
the agreement, the judges Of the su-
preme court and court of criminal ap
peals are to receive 5000 a year. Judges
Of the courts of civil appeals Ss5GO ana
district judges $500. The report will
be presented the house and senate for
adoption.
Signs Railroad Bill.
The governor today signed the SEN
ate bill authorizing the Panhandle and
Santa Fe Railroad Co, to purchase.
own and operate the South Plains and
Santa Fe railway. Both Of these roads
are part of the Santa Fe system
senate Pnsses Pool Hall Bill.
The senate today passed finally the
house bill by Williams, fixing a license
on pool halls. the license being $500 on
wolf scalp bounty bill, making an ap-
preparation for 100000 a year for each
fiscal year 20 pay bounties on scalps
Of wolves, coyotes. Jack rabbits and
other predatory animals
To Investigate W alter Board.
The senate today adopted resolu-
ton by senator strickland providing
for the appointment OF a committee or
three senators to look into the work
done by the state board of water en-
gineers. and to ascertain II this board
is needed by the state, and to deter
mine II the appropriations heretofore
made for said board have been judi I
ciously expended
VIII Put system Out of Debt.
In the adoption OF the report Of the
committee on investigation of the &C
counts of the penitentiary system re-
manning unpaid. and the passage Of =
hill carving S5OI.Ie6. the house TO-DAY /
paved the way for clearing up the in /
debtedness of the penitentiary system 1
and placing that Institution on sound I
financial basis.
The bill was amended to provide the /
payment Of all authentic and approved /
claims between September 1, 1917, and !
January I, 1918.
The house also passed finally the /
senate biz which repeats the law TFp-
viding for county witness fees IN felony
cases The passage OF she bill means
nually 10 the state
The house, By q rising vote, expressed
ITS confidence in !. T. Canales, a mem
Der Of the house from Cameron county.
of the defeat of the bill yesterday
changing the name of Willacy county
10 "Miflin Kennedy" county.
May Abandon Effort.
The effort to amend the bin Great !
ng the West Texas A. and N. college
50 as 10 provide for \ separate preSi-
dent for the new school from that Of
the present \. and NJ college, may be
abandoned. The bill as passed and ,
signed by the governor provides that I
the board of managers Of the \. and NJ I
college shall also be the board for the
new college and the president Of the
present 4. and n. college shall be head
OF the new college. This is what was
objected TO by the friends Of the meas
IRE President BiZzell, of the A. and
college, conferred with several OF
The friends of the new college and
pointed out the difficulties that would
rise with one board OF managers and
NO presidents. DR.. BiZzeII said such
1 situation would Be sure TO result in
;onflict Of authority and would never
work out satisfactorily. Besides. Dr..
3izzel said that with a separate and !
college the new institu-
Ion would not share IN the federal ap-
lropriations. In fact DE. Bizzen said
hat he had already in contemplation |
he establishment OF an experiment |
tatiOn at the new college and also 10
liVide the extension work.
Many Towns Wish School.
There are already many applications 1
lied with the governor for the lOca- (
ion OF the new West Texas college,
mOng them being Kerrville. Sweet
water, san Angelo. Wichita Falls, !
srownwoOd Amarillo, Paint Rock and
'ther points. Former senator julius
teal of Kerr county, spent the day
ERE; he said that kerrville was the
deal place for the location OF the new
Institution, there being the climate and
he water. besides il was in close |
proximity to san Antonio.
Signs Library Bill.
Governor Ferguson has signed senate
i'll by senators baltimore and Dayton.
roviding for the establishment Of
ounty libraries with a maximum tax I
T five cents on the 500 property valu
tion, for support of the libraries. The I
overnOr affixed his signature to the
i'll in the presence of senator Dayton
rof. c. KlaerneT. state librarian; Miss /
cIavia Rogers. assistant state hbrar-
an; Miss Marion Darwin, OF the state
hrary staff: J. F. Marion, legislative
eference librarian, and Robt- Alidkiff, !
T the department OF agriculture.
treet, was adopted with the other es-