El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-10
TEXANS To END
SESSION SOON
Legislators To Decide This
Week Whether To Ad-
iourn On March Il.

joUrn On March IA.
u Austin, Tex. Feb. I0.-The legisIa-
] ture is expected to adopt this week
senator 1IcNealus's concurrent reso-
luton TO adjourn the session March
Ia. The condition Of the calendar is
I such that it is evident the legisla-
ture cannot finish all its work in the
regular so day session and members
have expressed themselves that they
cannot live on the So = day allowed
! for extended sessions. They are in
favor Of adjourning at the end OF
Z the co days and allowing the gov
( ernor to call a special session which
would allow them TO receive the reg
ular IS a day
Would Amend Primary Law.
Senator AIcNealus introduced three
bills in the senate today, one amend
ing the primary election law so as TO
provide for majority nominations for
all candidates for office from con-
stable TO governor, another 10 protect
the public health by prohibiting any
person. firm or corporation from Of
fering for use a common drinking cup
or glass and the third providing for
the appointment Of guardians for per
sons Of unsound mind and drunkards.
Other bills introduced in the senate
were:
By senator I ?. Clark Of Sehulen-
berg. TO repeal the law creating the
office OF commissioner of agriculture
and placing the duties of the commits
sioner under the direction of the ex-
tension department Of the a. and II
college.
BY senator ". L. Dean Of Walker. to
prohibit giving aid to any voter in
preparing his ballot. except where the
voter is unable TO prepare his ballot
because Of bodily infirmities.
By senator W D. Suffer. Of Wood,
authorizing Mrs. Ethel Richburg 10
sue the state for damages for the
death of her husband. claimed TO have
been killed by rangers on December
q. 1918.
Senate bill granting pensions 10
widows Of cOnfederates when such
widows have remarked and again be-
come widows was passed finally IN
the senate The widow must not be
under so years Of age.
Senator Dorough's public utilities
bill. senator Bafley's measure 10 re-
peal the socaled Ferguson land ten
ant act. the 8IcNealus bill providing
for a boxing commission and Nc
Nealus's concurrent resolution pro-
Yiding for a constitutional conven-
ton. are on this weeks calendar Of
the senate.
Measures Before House.
Among the measures on the house /
calendar are the bill to abolish the
department Of agriculture. bill pro-
viding that the state be run on a /
budget system; bill 10 amend the pri- ]
mary election laws. bill 10 repeal the /
acts Of the 35th legislature creating I
the state normals at Kingsville and ]
Nacogdoches. and bills to consoli- 1
date the Pasteur institute and food 4
and dairy department with the state /
health department
The ranger investigating commit 4
tee resumed work today Rep. Can /
aleS was called to the witness stand 4
by counsel for the adjutant general 1
to testify with reference to those
charges made by him in which proof
has not been offered General be-
lief IS that the ranger investigation
VII be concluded by the middle Of
his week
The GIasscoek- Parr senatorial con-
est was resumed this afternoon. None
Il the senators have offered to make
! prediction as 10 when the contest
VII conclude.
says lie Was Beaten-
In the ranger investigation Satur-
lay. testimony dragged
Aurelio Farfar, a former colonel in
he Mexican army. in testimony given
iefore the committee, told OF alleged
ndignities and abuse while under
lrreSL last summer at tGlO GralQt
,ity. on suspicion Of violation of The
ieutrality laws. Farfar is now a
esfdeut OF san Antonio He testified
hat he had been beaten about the
cad and arms after being taken into
ustody by a party under command
Z ranger Sgt. Eddis.
Counsel for the adiutant generals
apartment. on cross examination I
ried to connect the witness with an
leged plot TO organize band for ,
be invasion Of Mexico under prOGer-
ian influence. The witness denied
his. but admitted he is now under Z
ond for appearance before the fed
raj court at Brownsville
c. Vale. the interpreter. who has
cen serving for both the ranger and Z
arr-Glasscock Investigations. was
ut on the stand by attorney R. E. J..
night. and testified TO the general
pod repute OF the rangers in starr
)unty.
D. F. Strickland. a brother Of state
.nat0r J. J. Strickland. related a
lmber Of incidents where AIexicans
the custody Of rangers had disap-
Jared and their bodies later had been II
.und. He stated his belief that the A
niger force as at present cOnstitut-
is a menace to the peace Of the
1rder country and advocated its re-
-ganization- He testified he had
zen rangers drunk in Brownsville.
IL did not know IL any Of the same o
en- are now on the force c.