Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-02-05
New Land RIn

Another antlnlicn land ownership
hin was introduced In the house today
10y Moore ~ Parker. lie said the bill
was similar Ia the hill introduced In
the Hennie by Dudley hut that II wns
more definite IN It's provisions An.
other hearing ON the Dudley hill win
bc held by the senate state affairs com.
niiicc next "Wednesday evening.
a number of bills were introduced IN
the house proposing carrying out
recommendation made 90 the leginia.
iufc by Governor Seff. Hanna of
iiosquc introduced hill abollshlng the
state tax board: Nelson Of Hopkins
proposed placing the agriculture expert.
Ineni department under the supervision
~ the agriculture and mechanical col.
lcRc. and johnson u EllIcs filed a BIN
proposing that the governor may
authorize the attorney general 20 In.
vestlgatc the manner an officer 0f tho
ftnte or county In discharging the
duties of his office. and the Governor
may order, II he sees III after the In.
vcstigatlon. this officer removed from
office. through quo warranto proceed.
ings In Travis county. Johnson nlld
he was introducing this bill In line
with the governors recommendation
that officials that do not discharge
their duties In an efficient manner bs
removed from office.
After having the hill by King of
Throckmorton under discussion during
most of today's session the house al.
I iauruad late fhla afe..a....e ..,lsas..s
dhfinito action on tho hill The bili
originally proposed 10 give tho coun.
tIeH ~ the state S5 per cent of the re.
ceiptS from automobile license fees and
fifteen pr cent Ia the state highway
department. Darroch of Mills offered
A.. mn amendment proposing 10 make tho
division Ts per cent to the county ano
"a per cent Ia the highway department
l'ly ~ Gonzales offered a substitute 10
narrochs amendment proposing max.
ing the division nifty per cent 10 the
county and nifty por cent TO tho de.
parimoni, aH the present law now
divides the receipts. His substitution
also placed the highway department
under budget system. The iegisl tiro
appropriaiing funds for the maln,en
anco of this department.
Amendment Defeated
This sub amendment was finally
adopted by vote ~ 60 to o.. A motion
to reconsider and table the amendment
was lost and u can not hc brought up
again on the floor of the house
The hill by Coffee Of Wise proposing
10 increase the gross production tax
on oil which was pending business on
today's calendar In the house not
reached and goes over until Monday.
The prison investigation provided
for In senate concurrent resolution
passed by both branches II now assur.
I'd The house PASSED the measure
yesterday and the committee Of nina
10 conduct the investigation was com.
plctcd today when Speaker Thomas
announced the five public members.
They arc Representative Teer of VII.
linmson. Scaglcr ~ Anderson. Williams
u McLcnnan. Chltwood OF Nolan and
Dafroch of Mills The senate com.
mittco is composed OF Senator Hertz.
bcrg of Bcxar. Williams of Wise, Me-
MILAN of Grayson. and Lewis Of
Grimes. The committee met today
and organized senator Williams was
elected chairman, Representative Tecr.
vice chairman, and Representative
Chitwood. secretary. Another meeting
viii bc held next week TO decide ON a
method of procedure.
The house committee on education
rppnrtcd faVnrablv the hill hv Chitwoo,l
aud Rowland providing for establishing
wes, Texas agriculture and mochani.
cal college.