El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-30
5 AMENDMENTS
Up IN TEXAS
All Have Received Favor
able Reports and Are Elk
pected To Be Adopted.

pected To Be Adopted.
Austin, Tex. Jan. Solve proposed
to the state constitution
are in a fair way of being adopted
during the present session Of the seth
legislature, and submitted to a vote OF
the people. besides the statewide pro-
hibition and woman suffrage. which
have already been adopted and viii
be voted on at a special election to be
held on May 81. The five proposed
have already received
favorable committee reports and are
expected to be given consideration
during the present week. They are;
Proposed amendment to increase the
salary Of the governor from $4,000 TO
SO. 900 year: the joint resolution in
troduced by senator WestbrOOk, as
recommended by the governor. en-
poSe ring the legislature to pass a law
lending state aid TO heads Of families
for acquiring homes; the Laney. of
Dallas resolution authorizing the Is
suance by the state OF SIS, 100000 of
bonds for the construction OF a sys
tenn Of roads in Texas; the two reso-
lutions by representative Terrell. one
changing the terms Of office Of state.
district and county officers from two
to four years. and the other reducing
the membership Of the house to 90
members
City Officials Oppose Bill
Mayors and other officials OF Dali
las. Fort Worth, Mckinney. Crockett.
Abilene, Denison and other Texas
cities appeared this afternoon before
the senate committee on internal i'm
-, d
tor r p. borough. placing all public
utilities corporations under the juris-
diction OF the railroad commission,
most Of these city officials are Oppos-
ing the measure
The joint legislative commission for
Of the state ranger force
organized today with w H. BledsOe
Of Lubbock, as chairman. At a later
meeting today the commission asked
the adjutant general and ! p Canales,
who introduced the bill. to regulate
the ranger force, to appear before
them and the calling Of witnesses Will
begin
senate Passes Pipe Line Bill
The senate passed finally today the
senate bill by senator G. R. buchanan
Of Scurry. giving the right OF eminent
domain 10 pipe line companies for
right OF way. An amendment was
requiring pipe lines to accept
and carry all oil offered when de-
.ivered to their main lines Of laterals.
There was also passed finally in sen
ate today the house bill by represen-
-ative Barry Miller OF Dallas, provid-
.ngg for the taking OF dispositions BY
oral examination in civil cases
The house was not in session this
having adjourned until this
Committee TO Probe Hangers
The joint legislative committee
OF seven which is TO make a
complete investigation into the ac-
tivities OF the state ranger force
was appointed yesterday by speaker
Thomson and Lieut. Gov. Johnson
This is the committee On the part OF
the house, representatives T. J. Dill
son, s c Lackey, W y Tidweu and
Dan McMiuin: on the part OF the SEN
ate. senator's Paul d. Hage, Edward
Witt and r. l. Williford-
To Abolish County Treasurer.
The house joint resolution propos-
ing an amendment to the cOnstitu-
ton. abolishing the office OF county
treasurer. was passed TO third reading
yesterday in the house The free text
book bill. which was set for today,
was reset for Friday
Consideration Of the house joint
resolution TO abolish the free system
IS under consideration in the house
with fair indication Of adoption
Representative Pool. OF Fl Paso,
started the fight in opposition TO the
highway commission bill. which was
defeated in the house when the
measure failed OF engrossmtent oy
vote Of 20 to As. The bill. had IL
passed. would have placed the state
department under the juris-
1iction OF the railroad commissioners
Oil Company May Return
The senate yesterday passed finally
the house bill by representative C A.
OF Dallas. permitting the re
turn to Texas OF ousted corporations
whose fines did not exceed S35,SOO-
This bill permits the return to Texas
Of the Southern oil Co. Of Houston.
Consideration Of the house bill Civ
ing the limitation on the size Of pipe
lines and removing the limitation
on the size Of pipe lines, was de-
ferred until a similar bill by senator
A. G Buchanan. OF Bell, could be
passed in the senate
House concurrent resolutions. re-
questing the secretary Of war 20
have the seth division disembark at
was adopted
a protest was read from A j..
OF Houston, secretary Of
the Oil and Gas Producers associa-
ton. against the enactment OF any
further legislation affecting oil and
gas.
Tit senate bill by senator Charles
r. Floyd, OF Red River. prohibiting
dancing exhibitions by carnivals and
''forty-nine shows" was passed final
~, as was also the pipe line bill, by
senator c. R Buchanan, giving the
right Of eminent domain TO pipe line
companies, and removing the limita-
ton as to size Of pipe lines
To Consider Appointments
The senate will go into eXecu-
tive session on Friday morning, TO
take action on the confirmation OF
the appointments sent up by the gov
Senator J. c. McNealus. OF Dallas.
has introduced in the senate a con-
current resolution calling a constitu-
tional convention. The resolution,
which was referred TO the senate
on constitutional amend
ments, was signed by % members Of
the senate. which insures its adop-
ton. This being a concurrent. in
stead of a joint resolution, il re-
quires only a majority vote OF both
houses to make it effective.
To Head Off NOrmaIs.
A call signed by about 40 members
Of the house has been made for a
to be held tonight for the
purpose OF devising plans for repeal
ing the law for three of the state nor
mails, the construction Of which has
not begun. and also to organize
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