El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-26
TEXANS EXPECT
EXTRA SESSION
Generally Believed Fergu-
son Will Call Special Ses-
sion to Save Mileage.

Austin, Texas. Feb. -.@-It Is prac-
tically certain that Gov. J. Z. Fergu-
son viii reconvene the legislature in
special session Immediately at the con-
clusion Of the present session. II ie
generally expected that this session
Will terminate about March - or -
BY calling the special scscion How the
state will save about Seo.oeJ in m.iea2e
IF the members q
The senate passed finally today the
bill by senator PAR. changing the name
of Nillacy county TO Miffiin Kennel;
county.
Free kindergarten Bill Passed.
The senate also passed finally fte
hill by senator Bee providing that up
on the petition of parents To school
trustees there shall he esta 0lisheO free
ki1dercartens.
sUbnission BoIis Up Again.
Just before the noon adjoHri.li-l-t
Of the senate. senator Lattirclc err
ated a mild ccmmOtion when he -alied
up his seauJe CONT resolution No
providing for Submission and moved
that the resolution be made a special
order Tor next Friday There was OD-
lection from several parts of the SEN
ate. Senator Bailey asked senator
baltimore il il was his intention TO
push his resolution. despite the fact
that the resolution in the house was
practically killed. Senator baltimore
said that it was. Senator King said
the senate should wait until after the
house acts on the house resolution;
that TO consider the senate resolution
now would be waste Of time
Sena.c- Caldwell obtained the final
passage OF his bill requiring automo-
bile drivers to place DINNERS on their
carc
4 bill was introduced by senator Lat
timore. providing that owners of pub
lie free school land. purchased on con-
diIion Of actual settlement and forfeit
ed for non payment of interest shai
have the right TO repurchase as much
as four sections Of such land
Vendor Lien Note Bill Killed
The house today killed. by striking
out the enacting clause, the bill whien
would describe notes so as to provide
that vendor lien notes could not pc
foreclosed unless they had been rem
dered for taxation and all taxes paid
The vote on striking out the enact
ment clause was 6S 10 80. Those speak
ing for the bill were Fairchllds, Bland
and Senteu Other speakers were
White. Williams OF Brazoria, and Nell
Williams of McLennan, who moved 10
strike out the enactment clause.
The house engrossed the Car4och
bill relating to motor vehicles.
Speaker Fuller. at the opening OF
the session. advocated night sessions
for the balance OF the week, IN orde-
to make possible the passage OF num-
submissIonists Expect to Win
An effort is to be made in the house
bv the pros and submissionists to take
a final vote on Tuesday on house joint I
resolution No. !. the submission reso-
lution. and as the resolution was en-
crossed by only two votes short OF the !
necessary number for final adoption, I
its proponents now claim to have mus 1
tered up not only the two needed votes, I
but a few additional This Will be 4
the final effort of the submissiontsts /
on this proposition and unless the res
olution is adopted at that time. II Il /
is called up then, the prohibition ques-
ton will have been settled as far as /
its submission TO the people by the i
present legislature is concerned
The pros have been quite active +,
during the past several days on TINS
proposition. while the anti-submission- /
lists have been equally on the alert 10 !
see that their ranks are not broken /
The ants still feel confident that the
measure will fail when it comes up for !
The final test.
Bills are now being finally passed by |
10Th branches of the legislature at a I
-apid rate, and sent to the executive /
department for approval The COVER
nor however, is taking his time IN 4
scrutinizing each measure that is pre-
sented before he affixes his signature 7
thereto. although so far the governor
has not seen fit TO veto any OF the
measures presented
Tick Eradication BIZ EngrOssed.
With practically no amendments. the
louse has passed to engrossment the
Iudspeth statewide tick eradication
Ill This measure has ALREADY pasSet:
fnally in the senate and is over haif
way through its legislative journey N
he house, consequently there Is now
little doubt of the final enactment OF
he measure. The enforcement OF the
PROVISIONS of this bill is placed in the
lands of the Texas live stock sanitary
The systematic work OF
lex eradication shall commence not
alter than September l, 1917. Owners
Il live stock are given until January
, 1918, to comply with the provisions
# this act and. II not done at that
ime. then the compulsory features en-
~. under the charga of the live stock