El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-18
OIL TAX BILL IS
GIVEN APPROVAL
Measure Is Signed by the
Governor; Hobby Also
Signs Salary Bills.

Austin. Tex March lo--W- =.
Hobby today signed the house bin
imposing one and one half percent
gross tax on oil production in the
state. and as the measure was passed
with the emergency clause. it takes
immediate effect Advocates Of this
measure estimate that the state will
derive approximately 100000 an
nually from this tax
The senate bill increasing the COM
pensation Of clerks OF the nine courts
Of civil appeals to $4,000 annually and
authorizing the employment Of a dep
uty clerk by each clerk at a salary OF
$500 a year. was also approved by
the governor He also signed house
bill fixing the compensation Of dis
trict attorneys in counties Of 1OO,-
Oeo or more at $4,000 a year
Dependent ChiIdren's Bill Passed
The house bill proposing the estab-
lishment Of a home for dependent and
neglected children and carrying an APP
preparation Of 100000 was passed
finally in the senate
Today by a vote Of II TO s. the
measure was not amended in the SEN
ate and now goes TO the governor for
approval. Under the terms Of this
.
tuition is to be through a board COM
posed Of the state superintendent OF
public instruction the state health Of
ficer and three others selected by
them.
The senate also passed finally the
house bill which seeks to require
plumbers to obtain licenses and stand
examinations and to prevent plumbers
firms from advertising as licensed
plumbers. It also finally passed the
house bill placing tax assessors on a
fee basis in assessing taxes in drain
age and road districts.
Board Of Control Measure Wins.
Advocates Of the measure to create
board Of control for the state de-
partments and eleemosynary institu-
tons won out today after the house
had last night rejected the report Of
the free conference committee on the
measure. In the senate today senator
Ed WesthrOok, author Of the senate
bill on the subject, moved that the
fuslng to concur IN the house amend
ments to the bill and also the vote by
which the senate had adopted the
free conference committee report over
the opposition by senator Walter
Caldwell. Of Travis These motions
prevailed and the senate then. by a
vote Of 16 to Z, cOncurred In the
house amendments. The pill now
goes to the governor for approval
1t abolishes the state purchasing
agents department, the department
of public buildings and grounds and
the department OF public printing.
Discharged Men to File Records
The senate passed finally the house
bill which seeks to require hOnOrably
discharged soldiers to file their rec
ords in the county clerks office The
bill was recalled from the governor
so that the emergency clause could
be attached and place it in immediate
effect. The senate also passed finally
the following house bills: Prohibit
ing the sale Of Marihuana; proposing
service on railroads through joint
gents. cutting out statement OF cause
of action in citation by publication
requiring garages 10 keep a record
OF cars repaired and their engine
numbers. and prohibiting anyone hav-
ing a car IN his possession when the
engine number has been eliminated.
removing the present inhibition