Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-04-20
WILL POSTPONE
CONSIDERATION
OF PRISON BILL
Members Express Opinion
That No Action on Meas
ure Will be Taken by the
Special Session

AUSTIN, Texas, April 20.-The
recommendation Of the Joint legis-
lative committee during the regular
session that the state penitentiarv
system be removed from central
Texas was virtually defeated today
when the senate voted to POSTPONE
consideration of the report until
the question of prison legislation be
submitted 70 the special session by
Governor Neff. Members of the
senate opposing the recommendation
said 1t Is unlikely that the governor
will submit the matter since he re-
commended during the regular ses-
sion the concentration of the prison
system on the East Texas farm.
The judicial district committee to-
day reported favorably on the Bur-
kett bill providing for the creation
Of the Eleventh court Of civil ap-
peals at Eastland.
Because he was convinced that
there is joker in the proceedings
on the quo warranto bill yesterday,
Representative Burmeister today
gave notice that he would move to
reconsider the vote on which IL fin
ally passed. His motion that the
bill not be sent to the senate until
the motion to reconsider it is dis
posed Of was adopted.
A resolution by Teer authorizing
scientific survey of the Texas prison
system by "A national organization en-
gagged in prison work for n modern. ef-
ficient system was adopted by the house.
Among the bills introduced into the
senate today included one BIZ Ridgeway
proposing mn appropriation of 100000
for an addition TO the Carlsbad sanitarium,
the Wood bill for an emergency appro-
priation of $3TOUU0 the Who'd bin for n
deficiency appropriation of $1J.400 and
the Fairchild bill altering punishment
provisions Of the-sfste prohibition law.
AUSTIN. Texas. April a0.--The Pat
terson quo warranto bill was placed on
final passage and later the vote by which
IL passed was reconsidered and spread
on the journal i'm the house late yester-
day. Vote on final passage was 75 to
ID lasaee came on suspension OF TIE
rules after an all-day debate ON the mea-
sure. Numerous amendments were Of
fered to the BILL
A. passed. the quo warranto bill car
ried an amendment hy Bonham provid-
ing that custer proceedings against
county officers on charges or neglect
Of duty shall be tried in the judicial dis
tri,t in which they reside. unless such
Judicial district lies wholly within one
county, in which case suit may be filed
in any adjoining county.
Motion 10 reconsider the final passage
vote was made bv BurmeiSter. Sponsors
of the bin said they were informed that
an attempt was planned by opponents
10 block passage of the measure in the
senate. Under it's present status. the bib
can be taken up for further considera-
ton.
The Bonham amendment was a sub
stitute 10 one IN Hull and was adopted
by a vote 81 II "a 43. The Hull amend
mcnt would have restricted the filing
III suits only 10 the judicial district i'm
which the officer resided. An amend
ment by Purl 10 provide that petition
signed ny twenty five voters stating their
belief that the officer had violated the
law would be necessary before action
could be taken. was defeated.