Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-29
UNIVERSITY LAND
BILL WILL CO TO
GOVERNOR MONDAY
ANTI.JArANESE LAND OWNER.
SNIP BII.L INTRODUCED ~
SENATOR DUDLEY.


~ Attottatfu ftcss
AUSTIN. Jan. 2s.--The University
land bill by Representatives J. w. Hall
of-sisrrls and W. W. Stewart Of Reeves
was finally passed by the senate today.
This bill provides for granting an o..
tension of five yenrs 10 persons holding
oil and gas permits on University and
public school lands In which TO com.
plc,e development. II was passed by
the house earlier In the week and now
goes TO the governor for approval.
An nntiJapanese land ownership blll
was introduced In the senate by u. III.
Dudley of vi Paso. The bill he said,
was patterned after the California alien
land law and was written by members
Of tho American Legion post at III Pas,
and sent 10 him for presentation IN ths
legislature.
The house bill proposing postponing
the penalty from ten per cent TO five
per cent was finally passed In the sen
ate and now goes 10 the governor for
approval ON account oi the fight over
the bill the majority required To make
II effective Immediately was lost and II
does not take effect for 30 days afts.
adjournment. The purpose Of the bin
was 10 temporarily relieve financial
stress on taxpayers and the real pur
pose was therefore defeated.
4 proposed single tax amendment o.
the constitution was introduced In N,
proposed taxation at land. whether own.
cd by natural persons or corporations.
other than municipal. according a. its
value
Following charges that convicis " The
prison farms and pcnilontiarics wcr
being mistrcatcd aud report ~ a com.
mi,tcc appointed to look into the
charges. senator Quinn Williams OF
Decatur introduced concurrent rcso.
luton proposing o complete lnvesiiga.
ton ~ the penal institutions ~ tho
state.
Two recommendation made hy Gov.
ernor Ncff In his message io the lcgis.
lntnre Yesterday received attention e..
day when q hill was introduced In the
senate providing for the consolidation
~ the pure food department and the
health department and the house. corr.
mittcc ON agriculture reporting favor.
ably on the house hin merging the
warehouse and marketing department
With the department Of agriculture.
The senate bill hy ]. II. Woods of
CorScana making u negligent assault
and battery for a person driving an
automobile tn run over any person with
maximum punishment ~ n fine 20 one
thousand dollars and a year Ia Jail was
finally passed by the senate.
After dcvoting their entire time q
debating the concurrent resolution Nv
l.. Z Snttcrwhitc ~ Carson and L. J.
Rountrry cf Brazos providing Tor cali.
Ing constitutional convention Il
frame u new constitution. the house
late to,lay refused 10 strike out the en-
actmcnt clause proposed 10y T. T.
Thompson of Red River by vote o:
9; to 81. The resolution was still pend
ing when the house adjourned until
Monday morning. The resolution wa.
amended ~ as 10 change the date a
the convention from the first Monday
In December until september 1. 1899.
The amendment by G. u. Teer Of VIII
hanson providing for delegate from
each representative district and flftecf
from the state az large was adopted.
The resolution will be taken up aga :
Monday. The debate at times gre
spirited and frequent appeals 10 uphol'
the constitution written by the pioneer
~ Texas were made by opponents O
the nIeasure.