El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-13
GLASSCOCK- PARR'
GOES ON.
Dudley Leads Battle For
Clean Elections; Favors
Declaring No Election.

Austin, Tex. March 15.-Whether TO
seat Glasscock or Parr, as senator
from the 23rd Texas district was still
undecided when the legislature re-
sumed session today and the majority
and minority factions. as represented
in the senate committee Of the whole
were uncertain as TO which would
gain the upper hand
When the contest came up for con-
sideration in the senate yesterday,
senator ". L. Dean Of Walker. moved
that the minority report Of the senate
committee on-privleges and elections
be adopted. while senator John II.
Bailey Of Dewitt. moved as a substi-
tue that the majority report OF the
committee be adopted The minority
report declares no election in the 23rd
senatorial district and the majority
report seats senator Archie Parr. y
motion TO order the previous question,
which would cut off the debate was
lost by vote OF 20 TO 10. Senator
r. N. Dudley Of FL Paso spoke in IA
Vor OF the minority report. declaring
that IL all the illegal votes cast in
the election were thrown out, Glass
cock would have been elected He al
so claimed that the hearing Of the
contest developed that 90 percent OF
the voters could neither read nor
write. The debate on the proposition
progressed during the entire morning
session and was resumed this after
noon. A vote is not expected until
late today.
Senator Dudley said: 7 am not
favoring either candidate. but I am
interested in clean elections and L
want the people Of Texas to know
what class Of election judges presided
along the Rio Grande-men who could
not read OF write English. I am final
ly convinced that Glasscock received
a majority Of the legal votes
District Attorney Salaries Raised.
The house bill fixing the salary Of
district attorneys at not TO exceed {
$1,000 in counties having a population
Of 10000 or over, was signed yester-
day by the governor. He also signed a
house bill providing that filing fees
OF corporations shall be based upon
the capital stock Of domestic corpor-
atoms and upon the amount actually
by foreign corporations /
He also approved the house bill con- I
ferring authority upon county COM Z
TO cooperate with the live
eradication Of ticks on cattle.
To Regulate state DepOsitories.
Amendments to laws regulating I
state repositories came up for consid- I
Grafton in the house yesterday in a I
senate bill on second reading. The
house bill was offered as an amend I
ment to the senate bill and Ions dis
,ussion ensued. Outstanding differ
ances IN the two measures are that 1
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awarded 10 the highest bidder, irres-
lective OF territory The house meas
ire proposes that the present law, as
providing for distribution Of funds by
districts, remain in
.orce and an amendment be made TO
enlarge the amounts to 90 to each dis
riot At present this is limited 10
80. 600 and all state funds cannot be
iepOsitsd. Consideration OF the bill
vas scontinued without a vote when
senate bill. proposing limitation OF
,ampaiEn expenses. came up as
pecial order. This bill was engrossed
Without amendments It proposed
limitations upon the amount TO be eX-
'ended by the candidates. beginning
With the governor. The limit is Slu.-
100 and county office limits are grad
lated by the size Of the county down
@ $500.
Minimum Wage Bill Passes.
The senate minimum wage bill was
lassed finally by the house late yes
erday. The house also passed final 1
y the senate bill creating a Woman's ]
ivision in the state department OF Ia
.or. The minimum wage bill before Is
inal passage was amended so that the
tate superintendent OF public in 7
truction shall be a member Of the in Z
usrrial welfare commission provided {
or In the measure. The bill creating
a.. Il ~
Z labor provides for the appointment {
( a woman deputy and two women 7
Y
Another measure relating to women q
assed finally by the house was sen
te bill giving married women the Z
light 10 manage and control their c
WI separate property after having e
cen amended so that a married wom- {
n cannot convey her separate real es- Z
ate without the consent OF her hus- a
and. but she may dispose Of her per 7
0nal property.
Governor Signs Salary Bill.
Gov. Hobby yesterday signed and {
led house bill fixing salaries Of dis
riot attorneys at $4,000 in counties in
xcess OF 100000 population. He also
Igned house bill 8. defining and pre-
cribing what shall constitute action :
Die fraud and prescribing a rule for
amages to be recovered against per !
)ns committing fraud. Another bill :
gned was a house bill comforting Z
over on commissioners courts to dis .
fleet any district. county or subdi- :
ision Of q county for the purpose OF
Indicating fever carrying ticks.
The following senate bills were I,
assed finally by the house: Giving
otel operators a lien on bringing Of y
uest's bill; carrying a deficiency ap- =
reputation Of S37 900 for the live c
.ock sanitary commission; Dudley .
III validating charters Of cities not
nder the home rule amendment: bill
aking IL an offence to forge a will:
udley bill proposing a comprehensive O
lining law for Texas patterned after 2
he federal mining law; amending q
Re Inheritance law so that the COL r
ctiOn Of such taxes shall be under 2
ie county judge instead OF the pri- z
tie contractors through the con- g
oler; authorizing the consolidation y
two or more fire insurance com y
inies. providing for establishment :
apiaries at the experiment station U
A. & ~ college
A Joint resolution was introduced in
e house today by Bertram and Is
hers, proposing an amendment TO
.e constitution to extend the regular b
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