Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-02-06
ACTION on PUBLIC UTILITIES
RiIL EXPECTED DURING
NEXT WEEK
TAX RATES MENTIONED
sairrwhlie. Representative This Dis.
trici. VIII Attempt Go Force
90 Vote on Propo.
sitIon
ny Associated Pros.

ny Associated Press.
AUSTIN. Texas. Feb 5.-Although
the thirty seventh legislature worked
at top speed during the past week. very
little progress was made. The coming
week will find both houses consider
ing measures of much Importance.
During the past week the senate pass
I'd i6 bills and ten were passed In the
lower house. bu, two of these only
finally passed both branches.
The hill proposing the removal of
the University ~ Texas In expected 10
l,e acted upon finally this week. The
house committee On appropriations met
today and while no definite action wns
taken the hill will come up for consid'
Grafton this week according to mem.
bcrs ~ the committee Ia connection
with this hill pending before the house
committee there II concurrent reso-
luton by Sasierwhite of Carson which
N adopted will mean n postponement
ol the university removal until the
conyenlng OF the thirty eighth ieglsla.
ture. Mr.. Sattcrwhite stated today
that he viii cndeavOr 10 bring his
resolution M for consideration on the
floor of the house Monday.
Action on the public utilities hill IL
expected this week. II has received
favorable committee reports In both
houses strung opposition IL expected
ON the passage of this measure as there
are several of the larger cities that
claim that this Is violation of the 80
called "home.rue' provision of the
constitution.
The peniientinry committee win meet
Tuesday and program Tor the invcs'
tlgatinn will IT, outlined. The com.
mltiee experts 10 visit Huntsville and
also the state farms IN quest of the
evidence In regard to the charges of
brutality io conylcts that have been
made.
The house hill hy Coffee ~ Wisa
which proposes tu increase the gross
production tax on oh from one and one
halt to three per cent The increase
10 40 90 the public school fund, IL set
for consideration Monday IN the house.
There IN an amendment pending TO this
hill which will make the Increase two
per cent There IN considerable Oppo'
siiion to this blll.
Consideration In the senate o. the
hill by senator witt of Waco which
. proposes the establishment Of court
. of industrial relations o. h. composed
of members ~ the railroad commission
, Is expected to H. acted upon.
Although no definite action has beer
, tnken upon the minimum wage during
thu past week u viii he up for consld
eration this week In the house tive
hills on the subject have b-cn reported
. favorahly Oue To repeal the minimum
, wage law while the other merely en-
larges the sropc of the present law
/, A hearing will h. held IN the senate
Monday on the various wage bills In
4 truduccd
. Another hearing on the antl-aiier
land hill by senator Dudley of ~ Pass
, will 10 held "Wednesday evening before
, the senate committee on state affairs
: This VIII b. the second hearing on th'
hiIl and is expected to be the final on'
, nrior 90 the committee report TO tbs
, senate
. The house committee on appropria
> tions latc today reported favurably or
!. the hill appropglating s6.ooo.o0o tor th'
4 support of the clc-mosynary insiitu
4 tions ~ the state. The house commit
tee ON senatorial districts decided &
consider the hill hy Wheeler as hash
fm rcarranging the senatorial dis
tric,s The hill provides Tor an aver
age - s23il electors 10 each of ih'
, 20 senatorial districts