Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-02-27
LEGISLATORS FEEL
LITTLE INTEREST
BUSINESS IS OVER.
ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE To GET
QuORi ". SENATE HAS
ADJOt RNED.
SEVERAL BILLS DEFEATED.
Suspended Sentence Law Again IBIS.
cussed. and Repeal May Fol.
low: Opposition
Offered.

AUSTIN, Texas. Feb 26.-The house
bill by Williams of Mclscnnan propoS
INK to prevent unnecessary and wrong
ful waste IN taking samples from bales
II cotton. was killed In the house today
when n failed on cngrossmcnt by vote
n a. to ~. Hall of Harris moved 10
reconsider the vote, but Mr.. Williams
announced that ~ was evident that the
house did not want the bill and Mr
Hall withdrew his motion.
The house operated on IA hare quorum
today and roll calls were avoided when
possible. Nlnety.five members compose
a quorum In the house and the few roll
calls showed exactly that number 10 be
present. The senate was not In session
today. adjournment yesterday being un.
III Monday.
The house ongorased the bin by Quinn
of Jcffcraon proposing to prohibit no.
tells. restaurants. cafes and public eat.
inR places from employing per
sons who have Contagious and infec
tlous 4 lscaHcs and requiring that such
employees b. examined for these dis
cases II also prohibits the uae %
cracked crockery nnd dishes A motion
by keeton ~ Austin la strike out the
cnactlng clause was tabled.
The bill by Blntloy of Young pro
posing the outright repeal of the Hus
ncnded sentence law was brought up In
the house this afternoon aud after con
siderable sls'->te-ds rxus Bns Fus nptcsd
ordcr next Tuesday afternon. Cox o
Ahii-na movgi % postpone indefiniiei,
'onHldcmtinh ~ this bin hut subse
luentiy Withdrew his motion. Durin,
he debate N was pointed out that nj
his measuft has been recommended by
Governor Ncff and will probably mcc'
strenuous opposition that Il should b.
postponed until all members of the
house are present.
a house joint resolution was intro
iuccd by Edwards Of Corycll amending
the constitution va that the leeislatur,
aanno, enact laws creating independent
school districts.
Careless preparation of n hill caused
the temporary death of the measure IN
the house today. when the hill by
Thomas of NacoEdoches revising the
present method uf distributing publ,
schools textbooks was brought up fol
confederation an amendment 10 Etrik,
out the ,nacting clause wns offered A
point ~ order was raised by Sld Crump
ton of Bowie that the bill did not con
tain an enactlng clause. therefore
was not under the rules of the house
before the house. Speaker Thomas sub
mitted the point ~ order to the hOusl
md II was sustained. thereby declarinI
the bill dead, Mr.. Thomason later r.
introduced the hill with the enactin
clause properly written In the bill. !
win now have 10 20 Co a committee an
take It's regular place on the calendar
The enactlng clause was left out of IN
original hin by mistake.
An open hearing will be held by IN
house committee on state affairs mex
Tuesday nlght on the bili by Nelson q
Hopkins proposing state beard of Ger
? sorshlp Tor moving pictures Member
: n the committee have already said tina
. this bill viii bo reported unfavorabl
due to the fact that most cities an
\ towns have their own boards and
q state beard II useless. The Nelson III
! proposes To tax the moving picture .,
. hibitors 10 pay the salaries of m
board. 10 be- composed of three men
bers