El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-26
NO TRANSFER
Of QUARANTINE
Bill to Turn Service Over
to U. S. Killed; Governor
Addresses Lawmakers.

Austin, Tex, March 26.-By a vote
Of u to 10 the senate today killed the
house bill which provided for the
transfer OF the state quarantine ser
vice 70 the federal government, by
adopting the adverse minority report
Had this bill passed, the state would
have relinquished the quarantine ser
vice to the federal authorities It de-
velOped during the consideration Ot
the measure that the quarantine
points along the border were opposed
Z to the measure and only Galveston
favored the change.
House Party Pledge BIZ Passes.
The senate today passed finally the
house party pledge bill which re-
quires voter TO pledge that he Will
vote for the party ticket in the gen
eral election, and also excludes a
voter from voting in the event he
failed to vote for all part nominees
at last general election two years ago
Hobby Addresses Law Makers.
Gov Hobby, by invitation. ad-
dressed a joint session Of the
unity Of action which marked the
extra session, pointing out that men
OF opposing views had laid aside diff
ferences and had worked in harmony
70 dIlQIAp4ls4 me purpose AQE " men
the legislature had assembled
The governor was given an ovation
by the lawmakers when he started t.
speak, and also at the conclusion OF
his address.
The house today practically trans
acted no business because Of the ab-
sence OF a quorum
Ballot Bin signed.
Representative r Z. Thomason's
bill making it a felony for ahy per-
son to assist another in the prepare
ton OF his ballot has been signed by
the governor.
The house bill by Land. Nordhaus
and Others regulating telephone rates
was killed in the senate when the
senate committee on civil iurisrru-
measure.
This is the bill which would nave
limited the earnings Of telephone
companies to eight percent The SEN
ate adopted the house concurrent res
oluuon inviting Gov Hobby to ad-
dress the legislature.
To Try at Next Session.
Failure TO pass during the present
special session Of the 35th legislature
the bulk Of the recommendation
made b1- the Iegislative i1veSfi - ti-1e
committee. proved source Of consid-
cradle disappointment to the members
Of this committee and IL is under
stood these recommendation viii be
a a-AAA l4ANE4 4AAAAAE me next
ular session OF the 39th legislature
which cOnTenes next January.
Insurance companies that write
Workmen's compensation insurance
are highly elated over the failure Of
the recommendations OF the commit
tee to amend the EMPLOYEES Liability
act so as TO place the operation Of
this law in State Department OF In
surance and to virtually make the In
dustrial Accident Board a one man
affair. The Employers Insurance as
ISOLATION also opposed these proposed
changes on the grounds that the pres
ent law had been carefully prepared
and agreed 10 by the insurance COM
panies, the state. employers and en-
ployes-
Only Two Carried Out.
Only two OF the merging plans OF
the committee were enacted into law.
one was the placing OF the state board
OF water engineers In the State Recl0-
nation department and the other
abolishes the State Pension depart
ment and places the duty Of the PEN
sion commissioner under the direc-
ton OF the controllers department.
May Wait Until War Ends.
While II is practically certain that
the statutory prohibition law and the
woman suffrage act win be assailed
on constitutional grounds. IL is not
likely steps in that direction Will be
taken until at the conclusion OF the
war. The women viii be given a
chance TO participate in the coming
primary election to be held next July
and much viii depend on the success
OF that trial