El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-09
LEGISLATURE Of
TFXA5ADJ0URN5
Signing Of Soldier Suffrage
Measure Is Last Act Of
The Brief Session.

Austin. Texas, May 9.-The legisla-
ture Of Texas ended its special session
today at noon. after signing the Nc
/ Nealus soldier suffrage bill. which, in
its amended form, was adopted BY
both houses yesterday. This was the
shortest session ever held by a Texas
{ Legislature, four and one half days
long.
Both branches adopted a concurrent
resolution directing the governor and
prison commissioners to Immediately
, execute the states option for the pur-
chase Of the Blue Ridge farm No. ]
from Bassett Blakely. The board Of
control amendment was also passed
finally.
To Probe Farm Transaction.
Speaker Thomson announced the
I appointment OF Osborne, Ely and Mar
I shall as the house members Of the
Blue Ridge farm transaction The
! two members Of the senate to serve
I on this committee have not yet been
J announced
Effort to force the senate committee
Z on privileges and elections to make
/ report on the bill introduced in the
senate by Bailey, Dayton and Hail.
declaring that in all elections dur
{ ing the year 1919. discharged soldiers
may have the right to vote and that
( the vote Of the soldier shah not be
counted until December ], failed yes
terday afternoon BY a vote Of 9 to
10, the senate refused to adopt reso-
lutlon 10 that effect, having been Of
Tered by Hail. Johnston and Bailey.
Argue Woman's Suffrage.
Addresses in opposition TO the won-
ans suffrage amendment were made
in the senate chamber last night by
AIRS. j. w Wells, Of Brownsville
president Of the Texas -Womanis
Suffrage association and Miss Char
Aqtle hoWen, OF Washington, D. c.,
chairman Of the congressional com
mittee Of the National Woman's Anti
suffrage association.
For the purpose Of arranging argu-
ments against the prohibition amend
meut to the effect that the attorney
general has ruled that alcohol cannot
be used in medicines and extracts IN
cooking, representative Osborn intro
uuced a resolution in the house yes
lerday and Il was adopted.
Inc legislature advises the people
or Texas that the legislature has
passed no new law on the subject Of
the use Of alcohol in medicines nor
me use OF extracts in cooking. and
lley are advised by us that the laws
Of 4eNas on the use Of alcohol In ned
-llues and use OF extracts have not
Deen changed. amended nor has any
new law been enacted on this subject.
and no ruling Of the attorney general
ls susceptible 10 such construction.
United states senator Morris Shep-
paru- in answer TO the senate's fnvf-
tarion Tor joint debate between sen
ator sheppard and former United
states senator Jos. ". Bailey on the
Suffrage amendment wired. from Hot
springs, Ark, that on account Of the
condition Of his health. he would not
be able TO accept before May 90 No
word has come from senator BAILEY.
To Resubmlt Mining Bill.
AFTER q conference with the gov
ernor, senator r. n Dudley Of Fl Paso
announced that the governor had
promised TO submit the mining bin.
which was passed at the last regular
session Of the legislature and vetoed
nE me governor, senator Dudley said
that the objections found 10 the meas
ure by the governor would be eiimi-
mated These Examinations VIII not
a1tected the bill said senator Dudley.
At II o'clock today Hobby signed the
soldiers suffrage bin. and the meas
ure became g law. The bill was
slgned in the presence Of senator J.
C. McNealus Of Dallas, its author. and
several other members OF the leeisla-
ture. The governor made a notation
on the bill to the effect that Il has
been passed upon by the attorney gen
eral and held constitutional and that
10 MS opinion the courts viii so hold.