El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-19
IS
READY TO QUIT
The Texas Houses Rush
Through Final Bills On
Last Day of Session.

6otDO Lay VI OCDD4y4ls
Austin, Texas. March 1s.-The s6th
legislative session Of Texas drew TO
close today. with the quorum re-
manning in both houses rushing
through the last bills Of Tie session
and otherwise preparing Tor sine die
Adjournment. for this was the last day
of the session. The session has been
marked by the enactment OF much i'm
portant legislation. including an ap-
preparation Of Sl000o00 for the sup
port Of the rural schools of the state
for the two fiscal years beginning
September ]. 1919. and an appropria-
ton Of 100000 to supplement the
available school fund so as TO insure
an appOrtiOnment of $3.50 per capita
of the school appOrtiOnmeuL
summary OF the impOl Iaut enact
ments follows Tax Of = per cent
ing the giving of assistance TO
voter in the preparation OF mis- bal
lot. except where the voter is plysic-
ally unable TO write because OF bodily
intImity, and then such assistance
must be ia the English language in
creasins The salaries OF the judges
of the supreme court, court Of crlmi-
nal appeals. the various courts OF civil
appeals and district judge prohibit
ing the operation Of pool mans lor
profit prohibiting dancing exhibit
lions pE women IN ctLrulhaa snow g. Ge-
clariug pipe lines common carriers
and granting them right OF eminent
domain and removing the restriction
as 20 the size Of pipe that may be
laid by these companies providing a
ouugeJ system for the state govern
ment, minimum wage law and Great
ing an Industrial welfare commission.
creating q WOman's division in the
state department OF labor amending
the pink boil worm law so as 10 per
init the growing OF cotton in infested
zones under proper regulations; pro-
vidlug for a mining law to conform
with the federal statute and which
VIII permit development Of the hard
metals Of the state; increasing the
salaries Of district attorneys; limiting
the campaign expenses Of candidates l
for office transferring the state
q quarantine stations on the gulf coast {
and along the Rio Grande in Texas
TO the federal government, authOriZ-
ing counties 10 purchase seed for
farmers in drouth stricken territory. I
increasing the compensation Of jur-
Ors; authorizing the Incorporation OF
garages, alrplane, construction and Z
drilling companies permitting oustel z
foreign corporations TO return to the 2
state; prohibiting the name OF an in ]
eligible person on an official ballot f
providing that sentences may be con-
current or cumulative prohibiting I
the granting OF inluncciOus TO pre-
vent drilling on land adjacent 10 that Z
Of the person seeking injunction; I
providing for appeals from injunc- I
ton; FORGETTING the interest Of any I
beneficiary under a lie insurance 4
policy when such person contributed ]
10 tie death Of the insured. provid- 4
.ng Tor appeals IN contested election /
cases, regulating the practice Of dent 4
.stry- prohibiting the sale under exc
,uton Of property belonging 10 sol
Tiers until u months after discharge.
7Nemptlug soldiers from payment OF 1
the poll tax
Four OF the proposed amendments [
10 the constitution. provided for in 1
oint resolutions adopted at the regu- !
ar session, are TO be submitted TO i
he people on May %. 1913. They are I
Tomans suffrage. statewide prohibit 4
ion, increasing The salary Of the
governor from $4,000 70 $4,000 per an
lum, and authorizing the state to I
end its credit TO heads Of families d
or the purchase or Improvement Of j
ZONES Other joint resolutions pro-
posing constitutional amendments I
which were adopted are To abolish
he Zee system; increasing the special ]
ak Tor confederate pensions from Z
i've 10 seven cents on the 500 valua-
lOns submitting the question Of call
ng a constitutional convention. au-
horiziug the state TO issue S75.00O.-
100 road bonds, authorizing the city I
u Galveston to issue S5.u00.500 OF :
Iouds for grade. raising. TO permit
owns OF 5000 population and less to
Increase tax from D CT / per cent 10
lot exceed = per cent
Speaker r. F. Thomson. of the
louise. was the recipient Of a number
4 gifts presented 10 him by the
and employees In the pre-
entauon Of the gifts 10 was said that
IT. Thomson has been the most pop
lar speaker ever elected by any !
eXas house OF representative The
MEMBERS gave him a handsome and ]
0stly silver set The stenographers ]
resented him with beautiful shrin-
rs pin The pages gift was a foun-
ain pen. and the speaker was re- I
rendered by the pOrters, too, who I
ave him a travelling bag
The joint resolution proposing an l
mendment TO the constitution for :
he separation OF the University Of . ]
eNas and A and AZ c0llrse was S
iven approval by Gov Hobby. The I
roposed amendment is TO be submit Z
ed to a vote Of the people on NO. J
ember 4. 1919
Senate also finally passed the Win
-ey house bill. increasing pensions Of !
onfederate veterans 10 1857 per {
lonth-
The senate recalled from the gov d