El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-08
Educators Plea
For a Special
Session Fails
Mean Two Special
Sessions, Is View Taken
By Governor Hobby.

making appropriations for the support
and maintenance Of the educational
Institutions The governor did not
believe that this was of sufficient i'm
portance 10 Justify spe ial session in
April as u IS more than likely that
an agreement may be reached on the
subject
Three proposed amendments TO
the constitution were engrossed and
advanced 10 third reading in the
senate Friday. They are; Author
iziug the city and county Of Cal
weston TO issue bonds Tor grade
raising purposes; eXemptinE indepeu-
dent school districts from the limita-
tiOn Of a total tax Of so cents on the
500 property valuation, increasius
the tax rate that may be levied by
cities and towns having population
of 5000 OF less, from i TO y percent,
TO not exceed l1s percent
The senate cOmittce on criminal
Jurisprudence reported favorably on
q bin by senator ". T. Dean of Wal
ker. which seeks 10 authorize county
and district attorneys to prosecute. by
injunctiOns, persons operating Sunday
amusemeuts. including moving picture
shows In the event these officials
decline TO prosecute the attorney gen
eral is given power, under the measure
TO institute Injunction proceedings a
similar bill was killed in committee
in the house
Fight CanaIex Bill.
The Cauales bill which proposes a
reorganization of the state ranger
force came up for consideration The
bill was met with a flood Of proposed
amendments. one Of which contained
the provision Tor placing rangers uu-
der bond. They were tabled
The rangers representative. W il
Bledsoe. offered practically a new bill
as an amendment This amendment
proposes among other things. in
creased salaries and new organization
representative RledsOe said that IL had
the approval of the entire ranger in
VestisatinE committee. Representa-
tive J. T Canales offered. as a suhstl-
tute for this amendment. an amend
ment which, he says was prepared by
the adjutaut general when the ranger
bill was under consideration early in
the session. This also proposes n
salary increase and a reorganization
BledsOe-Canales Clash.
During the discussion or the ranger
question in the house representative
BIedsoe and Canales engaged in
word tilt
~Iu slap your jaws" shouted Bled-
soc in reply 70 a statement by CanaleS
that Bledsoe had ~ his argument
stated an untruth. Bledsoe had stated
that the Canales ranger Oil did not
repeal some special provisions Of the
existing ranger statute Order was
soon restored by speaker Thomson
The ranger bin, which the house
passed 10 engrOssment this afternoon
in no way resem5led the ranger OIL
originally introduced by Canales early
in the session. II had been shorn of
the bond and other features which
CanaIes had sought 10 be enacted into
law The bill as enErOssed provides
regular force Of five companies with
total membership Of so officers and
men. and the salaries are icreased as
follows Captains, 5000 per month;
sergeants, Sie5, and privates see In
the event OF emergency the governor
is authorized TO increase the force In
sufficient numbers TO meet the situa-
ton
The Canales substitute was lost. Sc.
70 so. After adoption OF a few minor
and corrective amendments the Bled-
soc amendment was adopted. and the
bin as amended was then engrOssed
by viTe vore vote
Extends Defence Council
The senate bill which seeks TO eN-
tend the functions OF the state council
OF defence for a period OF six months
after the peace treaty IS signed was
passed finally IN the senate. There
was also passed finally a senate bill
which seeks TO require every pur-
chaser Of motor vehicles giving a
mortgage thereon 90 notify the mort
gage o. the location Of the car. The
senate also passed a CONDENSATION
measure. designed 10 minimize the
theft OF motor vehicles.
To Abolish Chains and Ropes.
A provision for applying suspended {
sentence in case Of DELINQUENT chill f,
dren is made in a bill by representa- D
tive Buchanan, OF Curry county, which
was passed finally Yesterday by the