El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-18
Minimum Wage
For Women And
Children Urged
Bill Passes House; Is Now
Up To the Senate and
The Governor.


have a minimum wage bill for women
1 and children II a house measure.
Z passed TO engrossment yesterday by
the house. meets with the approval
T Of the senate and the governor. The
house voted. 81 TO IA in favor OF the
( bill The act regulates employment
OF women and children and designates
! the appointment OF a commission to
/ investigate and deal with such en-
ployment, including the minimum
wage.
The commission IS 70 consist Of
three members. one representing the
/ employers. one representing the en-
/ ployes. the member OF the commission
to be a woman, and the other mem
Der. who is to be chairman, must be a
/ disinterested person The bill is
house measure. and was introduced by
Murphy and Miller Of Dallas and Nor
haus OF san Antonio.
In discussing the minimum wage
I bill before the house today, represen-
tatiTe Adrian Pool OF Fl PasO, said
that the low wage system is the
greatest incubator Of crime and pros
titutiOn ever invented since the be-
ginning OF man.
7 want you who refuse to support
this bill to improve the conditions OF
wage earners to shoulder the respon-
sibility for making thieves out Of men
and driving young girls to lives OF
shame" said Mr. Pool Representa-
tive Barry Miller. OF Dallas. declared
in his closing argument that he'll was
already filled with men who had not
paid women and children living wages
for their services
To Take Over Buffalo Herd.
The feasibility Of the taking over
by the state OF the Charles Goodnight
herd Of buffalo in Armstrong county
and placing them under the care Of
the A. and " college is proposed to
be investigated by legislative com
mittee which win be created I'm case a
resolution TO name the committee Isl
adopted by the house. The resolution
which was referred TO the house com
mittee on stock raising this morning
states that the Goodnight herd Of 100
animals is the largest existing buffalo
herd
Commissions In Army
A resolution proposing that the
Texas legislature recommend 70 con-
Eress and president Wilson that all
commissions in the United States mill
itarv forces be hereafter issued only
to men from the ranks was referred
to the house committee on military
affairs.
To Abolish 80 shows.
Both house and senate today
adopted a free conference committee
report on house and senate bills to
prohibit '"f9 shows by Carnivals- The
bill as finally passed prohibits dane
ing exhibitions in temporary struct-
ures but eXempts organized shows
presented in opera houses, etc. and
Nafa- ~ hon Hn
p. day at place
Pool Speaks For BIZ.
Representative Adrian Pool. Of II
Paso, as Wen as the authors Of the
bill spoke for its passage Murrell
spoke in opposition. The house also
enErossed representative Canales' bill
prohibiting the sale OF opium. cocaine
and marihuaua only in prescriptions
The senate by a vote Of II TO ~
Wits bin. providing that railroads
cannot change station limits without
the consent Of the railroad commits
sion and giving the commission power
TO regulate switching service and pre-
scribe charges
Senator Hopkins's bill extending the
life Of the Texas state council OF de-
fence TO SIX months Of the GATE OF
the signing Of the treaty was favor
ably reported in the seBate yesterday.
Appointments Confirmed
The senate I'm executive session con
firmed the following appointments by
the governor Henry L Carleton OF
Williamson county. W IT. Cousins OF
Dallas county. a w. Griffith OF Travis
county, J. \ Weeks OF Isunuiels
county, and sid Bass OF kaufman
county. to be members of the state
board OF pharmacy. c. T. BeCkham
and 7 n Bennett Of Taylor county,
q
ayers FOR the state epileptic colony.
Proposes Educational Survey.
An educational survey Of the state
in the senate today by senator Amer
dice The survey is to be made by
commission 10 be selected by unauim-
Gus votes OF the governor, lieutenant
governor and speaker OF the house
The commission TO consider a repre-
sentative Of the following interests
Agricultural labor commercial and
professional men. public school higher
institutions Of learning, Independent
colleges and two members OF the sem
ate and two members Of the house.
Two members Of the commission shall
be women OF recognized educational
ability. senator Dayton introduced
similar bill in which is stipulated that
three members Of the commission
shall be women.
Rep. ". 20. Black Of Bexar county
introduced two Joint resolutions pro-
posing legislation amendments in the
house. One provides for the initiative
and referendum and the other for re-
call Of officials at the instance Of the
people
STRONGER Men