El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-18

/ against the Inauguration OF litigation
/ on Sundays or legal holidays; 70 pre-
/ vent marriage vitiating a contract
made by a femme sole, and permit
I ting guardians 10 execute leases for
Z their wards
Sunday Garage Bill Killed.
In the house today the bill which
would have permitted gasoline sta
tons and garages 10 remain open on
Sunday morning and Sunday evening
I was killed by being Indefinitely post
pOned. The house advanced 10 third
j reading these senate bills A bill pro-
l posing an act to protect those who
are engaged in the construction Of
high buildings by providing stand
ards Of safety in scaffOlding. etc; a
| bill proposing that counties OF more
! than $4,000 population he allowed to
fix the salary OF the chief probation
officer at $1,000 a year. a bill pro
posing an appropriation OF $4,000 TO
supplement the fund provided by the
federal government TO supply trap
pers Of predatory animals in Texas.
bill proposing to amend the prOhi-
bition law so as TO allow the securing
OF wine for sacramenral purposes a
bill proposing 10 validate titles 20
school lands where requirement Of
settlement was met but where there
was error in filing (this bin was
considerably amended. a bill pro-
posing that the holder OF a mort
gaged vehicle may be required 10 in
form the holder OF the mortgage Of
the whereabouts OF said vehicle.
The senate resolution proposing a
constitutional amendment provides
that Independent school districts be
exempt from the 30 cent tax limit was
advanced 20 third reading.
Women to Control Property.
The senate yesterday adopted the
free conference committee report on
the bill giving married women the
right TO manage and control separate
property.
Deans senate bin appropriating 81
100000 to supplement the available
school funds so as 20 insure $50 per
capita appOrtiOnmeut was passed fl
nally by the senate.
Other senate bills passed finally by
senate were:
By Alderyce. amending the text
book law passed at this session SO
as to provide that only one-sixth OF
the books already adopted can be
changed in any one year, by Page
carrying an appropriation Of $4,000
for the employment department Of
the state council OF defence for the
fiscal year ending August 81. 1919,
ana an emergency appropriation bill
carrying 100000, including an item
Of $4,000 for the purchase OF new
ties and timber for the Texas State
railroad
Senator Bell secured an adoption
of an amendment TO the emergency
appropriation bin by adding S350.O0O
for equipment for the northwestern
Texas insane asylum at Wichita Fails
Two house bills were passed finally
by the senate One repeats the law
$500 for a lepers' col
Cny and the other provides for the
care Of lepers until they are taken
over by the federal government The
senate by refusing to take Up senate
bill to extend the life Of the state
council Of defence six months after
the siEning Of the peace Greatly killed
the bill
Pipe Lines a. Utilities.
House bill by Cox TO define gas
pipe line as public utilities and place
them under the jurisdi ction Of the
railroad commissi was killed yes
terday when the senate. by a vote
Of Is 20 with three pairs. postponed
Il Indefinitely They coucurred i'm
house amendments to the Carlock
bill requiring 100000 bond Of live
stock men.
Boil Worm Board Named.
The pink boil worm commission was .
announced yesterday The members 4
are IT, H. Johson, Of Mesquite. ap-
pointed by the governor; Prof. 2. p /
School. chief eut1mologi=t. Texas de- 4
partment Of agriculture. appointed 4
by the state commissioner Of agri- ]
culture; DR.. w. p. Hunter Of Wash /
.ngton, d. c.. TO represent the United I
States department Of agriculture. and I