The St. Mary banner., 1921-04-09
STATE AND DOMESTIC NEWS.

STATE AND DOMESTIC NEWS.
The Oklahoma house investigation
committee report asking immediate
Impeachment charges be filed against
Governor j. b. A. Robertson failed
to gain necessary votes for adoption
when final roll call was taken in the
house at O'Clock Friday night The
vote was AZ for, AZ against and eight
absent
The National Lumber Manufacture
ers Association at its convention Fri
day in Chicago, ILL.,, appropriated
| 5000 900 to be used in national
| advertising campaign which, it was
announced, would acquaint the pub
lie with the truth about lumber
prices" The convention adjourned
after electing the following officers:
President John II. Kirby, Houston,
! Texas; vice presidents, John w. Blod-
! get, Grand Rapids, Mich, and A. L..
! Clark Dallas, Texas; treasurer, R. b.
/ Goodman, Minotte, Wis; secretary,
! w llSOu AillIdSo.
Government finances have been
! placed in much better shape as a re
suit Of tax payments on March 10 ex-
/ ceedng expectations, treasury Off
cials said Thursday in announcing
nearly complete figures for the first
quarter, when slightly more than
trrrt 1nh int hn rng &
ury.
The new emergency reduced cattle
rates from Texas to northern and
northwestern states will not apply to
shipments from Texas into Oklahoma,
railroad officials announced this week.
The Texas prison commission has
been advised by the attorney generals
department that it may disburse the
appropriation of $3.50, 900 for payment
of debts of the prison system in the
same manner as older funds of the
system; that is, it will not be neces-
sary for issuance of warrants through
the controllers department The ap-
preparation was made at the regular
session of the thirty seventh legisla-
tu.e
The governor Thursday vetoed the
bill passed at the regular session of
the Texas legislature which sought
to amend the present fire escape law
so that the act shall not apply to
grain elevators and manufacturing
and industrial plants when such build
ings were constructed of fireproof ma.
terial
During the 12 months ending March
81, 1921, the sum of $19S.392 occupa-
ton tax on purely intrastate business
OF the American Railway Express
Company has been paid into the State
treasury by that company through its
general superintendent in Texas. The
total gross receipts of the company
on Texas business for the year
amounted to s7935, ,665 and on this
amount the State exacted tax of 21a
per cent.
Governor Neff Monday vetoed house
Dill lS4. making appropriation OF S125,-
600 for vocational education in Texas
because 1t failed 10 meet the require
ments of the federal act and the state
would not have gotten its full share
of benefits under the Smith Hughes
act. The veto was made with the CON
sent of Miss Annie Webb Blanton.
state superintendent. and the governor
gives notice that he will submit the |
matter to the special session
A bill providing for the use of lethal |
gas in executing the death penalty in |
Nevada was signed Tuesday by Cover |
nor Boyle. Signing OF the bill abol- |
ishes other forms of capital punish
ment in the state. Hitherto condemn
ed men had the choice between hang
ing or shooting
Fire caused by friction ignited the
Humble Oil and Refining Company's
new well No A. on the Gaillard lease
1t Goose Creek. Texas, Monday and
,aused damage estimated at 800, 900
Several derricks and 1900 barrels Of
~ were destroyed by the blaze.