El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-16
THOMSON GIVES
APP0IN 7 MEN is
Speaker Says He Is Ap-
pointing Men With Abil-
ity To Perform Duties.

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Austin. Tex. Jan. With the
completion Of organization in the
house today. speaker r. Z Thoma-
son prepared 20 announce his COM
pIets list OF committee appointments.
he announced he would appoint men
with the ability 10 perform the du-
ties FOR which they we're selected.
several unlmportant committees have
been made larger. Pie election OF
represeutatire Thomson TO speaker
ship without opposition left him a
free hand Ga making his selections.
one committee was announced yes
terdav. 10 was the appropriations
committee. consisting OF g. 3. Terrell
rhairman- Dan Mcmillan, ". II. Fly,
i h Nearch. ID. ]. Neall r. J.. Ber-
tram and T. J. Tnlotson-
Prohibition introduced.
Senator Suitor today introduced in
the senate the statewide prohibition
amendment and the resolution was
referred TO the committee on consti-
ruLoual amendments The resolution
IS the same as recommended by the
governor and which provides that the
amendment shall be submitted TO a
vote OF the people on May "a
Dudley Gets Appointment.
Senator Bailey OF Dewitt rendered
his resignation as chairman OF the
senate committee on mining and ir-
rization- President pro TEN Strickland
appointed senator Dudley OF Fl Paso
10 succeed senator Bailey.
There is a tendency among the leg
isiaturs not 20 rush business through
the legislative mill without prope-
and careful consideration we should
stay here several months II neces-
sarT TO carefully and deliberately
consider the different measures
said representatives. ". A. Poage. Of
1icLeunan county. NJ. POage 1avOrs
the early disposition OF the statewide
prohibition and woman suffrage
amendments 20 the constitution He
believes however. that there should
he a Joint resolution adopted calling
for a constitutional conveutsou- He
has also prepared a bill which he viii
introduce fin the house prohibiting
schools Of Texas He had such a bill
in the last legislature. but il failed
Of passage by only two votes
To Consolidate Departments.
The proposition 10 consolidate de-
partmeuts ana bureaus IN the inter-
est OF efficiency and economy viii be
urged during the session by represen-
1aClre George y. Terrell, OF falerOkee
r0unty who believes that by carry
ing out his plans the state can save
nearly 100000 a year.
To Take Up Text Book BIZ.
One OF the first bills to be intro
duced I'm the house is the free text
book bill by representative Eugene
Nordhlus OF BeNar county, Carrying
out the provisions OF the text book
amendment 10 the constitution The
bin provides for the creation Of five
repositories. one central depository
at Austin and four in various portions
Ct the state The school children
VIII get the books at these deposit
tories.
N0rdhaus has also prepared his bill
looking 10 the creation Of a state
board OF equalization providing for
uniform system OF assessing property
TINS measure has the approval OF the
Texas state Assessors association
The bin providing for the creation OF
q firemeu, policemen and fire alarm
operators pension fund for all in
corporated cities and towns in Texas.
has been prepared by Mr.. Nordhaus.
To Abolish Departments.
The fight for the adjustment Of
the state department OF agriculture
and the warehouse and marketing de-
narrmeuts viii be started by repre-
sentative John Il Raiden. OF Honey
Grove. fn the house. and senator J. E
clark. Of Schulenberg, in the senate.
1lr- Raiden said he had prepared a
bill which Is TO be introduced which
VIII wipe out these two departments
and place the burdens OF these de-
n1rtmelts in the extension depart
rnenr OF the agricultural and mechau-
iczl college. This measure is des-
tined 70 cause much opposition.
These two departments have many
strong supporters in both branches
q the legislature
Another lively proposition which
VIII occasion much debate, IS the one
70 place the state highway depart
ment under the Jurisdiction Of the
railroad commission A bill on this
subject BY representative Sentell. Of
Parker county. has been prepared and
VIII be among the first introduced.
The measure seeks to abolish the
highway commission TO three mem
hers and vests the management OF
the department in the railroad COM
mission
Has n PasO support.
lTr Eenteu has also ready for in
PRODUCTION his bill providing for the
creation Of state repositories. one in
each congressional district Under
his BIZ the maximum amount to be
deposited in one depository IS $780,
600. but when the state has any sur