El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-11
TEXAS BUDGET
BILL TAKEN Up
Representative j ohnson's
Measure Is Considered
In the House.

Austin. Tex. Feb. l.-Representa-
tive Johnson's bill for a state budget
system was taken up today by the
Legislature. having been pending busi-
ness carried over from yesterday.
Urges Big U. :. Road Project.
In the lower house a resolution was
adopted today requesting the United
States senate to pass the appropria-
ton Of s200.000.000. attached TO the
postal bill. for the construction Of
good roads Tillotson. Of Austin. said
that out Of this appropriation Texas
viii get S1z,0O0,OO0 within the next
three years
The house passed to engrossment
the house bill empowering the city OF
Corpus Christi to build a sea wall and
granting TO that city certain lands
situated under Corpus Christi bay.
Exempt Soldiers from Poll Tax.
The house passed to engrossment
the house bill exempting discharged
soldiers from the payment OF poll
tax for 1880. During the debate on
the measure it developed that the at
torney general held that a measure
which would exempt anyone from the
payment Of a poll tax would be IN
constitutional, but the advocates Of
the bill said the measure only makes
it unnecessary for a soldier to pay
his poll tax
Consideration OF the house Joint
resolution revising the judiciary
system Of the state was taken up and.
pending action. the house recessed
until this afternoon.
House Votes On Ranger Probe.
The house yesterday voted down a
resolution TO have the remainder OF
the ranger investigation held in the
house. The house bill allowing COM
missioners court to appropriate money
for dipping OF cattle for the eradica-
don OF ticks was taken up and passed
TO engrossment. The house committee
appointed to make an investigation OF
the state highway department began
its labors today. The chairman OF
the committee said that two auditors
were placed at work auditing the ac-
counts and this win form a basis on
which to conduct the probe
Married Women In Corporations
Senator Ed Westbrook Of Hunt in /
troduced a bill in the senate TO give
women the right to become 4
subscribers. stockholders, officers and 1
directors OF corporations created for /
profit Under the present law women Z
can only be subscribers and incorpor- /
ators in education and charities cor I
porationS
Trial Of Justice Cases.
Attorney. general c. NJ Cureton re- 4
Of the act Of the last legislature Civ
ing district judges in a number OF
leading counties of the state, judges !
authority TO try justices cases and al
lowing the Judges $500 extra COM
pensation-
The Ranger Probe.
J T Canales. member OF the house
from Cameron county and proponentl
OF the charges against the rangers.
was on the stand during the entire
IN the probe before the leg
islature committee. There will be
only q few more witnesses on the
stand for the prosecution when he
concludes and counsel for the defence
indicated II viii require about three
DAYS 10 examine the witnesses for the
defence which includes the testimony
Of sdiutant general Harley and Capt
" N Hanson. investigator for the
ranger force.
Goes Into History.
Representative Canales testified
that early in 1915 the Nexicans along
the Rio Grande were law abiding and
-imid- Then employers began 10
cheat them out Of wages and beat
hen. Gen Huerta was attempting 20
organize a counter revolution in Mex
co and men were gathering on the
Texas side but the only crimes being
committed were stealing. A Mexican
vas arrested on some charge, tor
This created a disposition on the part
Il Mexicans to resist arrest because
hey we're afraid Then came q raid
N a Mexican ranch by soldiers Mex
cans engaged in this fight later be-
anne bandits and the disorder in
,reased until IL eliminated with a train
wreck near Brownsville by bandits
About this time representative
,anales said he organized 8 band OF
iexican scouts to cooperate with the
and Gen Blocksom, in COM
nand Of border forces, issued an or ,
Ter that confidence should be reposed
n any Mexican recommended by rep
-eseutative Canales. These scouts Z
we're not armed, their sole function
leing to give information and the
irst bandits arrested after the train
wreck were secure upon infOrma
ion obtained by the scouts
Says Many Killed.
Represen tatiYe Canales said he also
lad men in Mexico who gave him in
OrmatiOn which was transmitted TO
he military authorities. Gen Nafar-
tie was removed from command OF
ne Mexican forces near Brownsville
nd his support being withdrawn, the
aids across the border ceased. But
he rangers had established the pre- 7
edent OF killing without trial, I
'anales protested to Gov J. 2. Fer /
-uson, who promised TO remove bad ! :
1en from the ranger force but he did !
ot have an opportunity TO do so be- :
ore he was impeached. Matters /
rifted along with an occasional muir !
er under the new administration A I
eneral exodus Of NeXicans from >