El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-27
State Employees
In Texas Under
GUiL Service?
Bill With Possible Far
Reaching Effects Placed
Before House.

Austin. Tex. Jan. Elm a bill in
/ troduced In the house. a civil service
/ commission. consisting Of three mem
/ bers and a chief examiner. IS proposed
/ by representative Leonard Tillotson
Of Austin county. The bill is far
reaching in that it would place all
state employees under civil service.
with the exception Of officials elected
/ by the people and the chief clerks OF
the departments. The bill makes 1t
I optionaI with cities and counties as
to whether they shall adopt the pro-
visions Of the measure. This bill pro-
vides that the members OF the COM
mission. who shall be appointed by
the governor. shall receive SO per
day while in the discharge Of their Of
fetal duties. and they shall serve for
a period OF two years The chief eX-
amfner shall receive a salary Of $500
a year and he shall look into the
qualifications OF applicants for posi-
tons The commission 10 meet al
least every three months TO pass on
applications
Would Abolish Rangers.
Complete adjustment OF the state
ranger force is sought in q bill in
troduced today in the senate by SEN
ator W. D. Suite. Of Wood county The
bill provides for the repeal Of the law
creating the force and also the one
making appropriations for the sup
port and maintenance Of the ranger
force.
The house statewide prohibition
submission resolution was passed TO
third reading in the senate today and
would have oeen finally adopted had
Sc 81 .-H-
The senate committee on cOnstitu-
tional amendments reported favOrably
on the joint reoslution by senator
Harry Hertzberg Of Bexar county,
proposing an amendment 10 the con-
stitution increasing the salary Of the
governor from $4,000 to $4,000. The
proposed amendment is self enacting
Invited the Vice President.
The senate today adopted the house
concurrent resolution inviting vice
president Thomas R. Marshall to ad-
dress the legislature. During his
visit in Texas. the vice president is
TO address the Arabian temple OF
shriners at Houston and after leav-
ing there he is invited 10 come to
Austin
DudIey's BIZ Is Passed.
The bill by senator r. II. Dudley. Of
Fl Paso, eZemptinE returning United
States soldiers and sailors from the
payment OF poll tax for the current
year was passed finally
There was also passed finally the
senate bill by senator Smith OF Rusk.
providing for the teaching Of fire
prevention in the public school The
senate adjourned until 10 a. m to-
morrow
Board OF Public Welfare.
The creation OF a state board OF
public welfare is urged in a bill in
troduced in the senate by senator
Faust Of New Braunfels. This board Z
shan consist Of nine members to be 4
appointed by the governor One shall 4
be a physician. one an accountant. one 4
B. sanitary engineer. and at least two /
shall be women The members Of the .
board shall serve without pay. but .
their necessary travelling expenses /
incurred while in the discharge Of I
their official duties shall be paid /
The board shall have power and 1t
ihau be its duty 70 visit and inspect
he eleemOsynary Institutions ana
lenal institutions supported in whole