San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-23
BILLS WILL
BENEFIT THE
DICTIONARIES
Measures Introduced in
Texas Senate Help
Ex-service Men.
UPROAR In THE HOUSE
Judicial Bill, Creating Five
Districts, Has a
Close Call.

Austin, Tex, Feb. ga series OF
: bills for the relief and benefit OF
Texas ex-service men have been pre-
pared By Representative Purl of Dal-
las and given to Senator Will TO be in
.. PRODUCED in the Senate. Purl eX-
planned that by introducing these
measures in the Senate. they will have
better chance of fina! enactment.
These bills cover these subjects: Civ
ing preference in the appointment
and promotion of ex-serviCe men on
: public works; to prohibit the use of
the American Legion emblem for adj
vertiSing purposes; eXempting all
property held and owned by the Amer
lean Legion posts in Texas from tax
- cation: setting aside plot of ground in
The state cemetery for burial of ex-
ssservice men who have died or who
-sshall die: making it a misdemeanor
TO display. carry or exhibit red flag
ssswith intent 10 advocate or encourage
anarchy or treason; to require teach
ing and study of the constitution of
sfhe United States in public schools
! of Texas; providing that certified
ecopies of military records shall be
= furnished free TO ex-service men and
war nurses.
The Patman ct al bill providing for
recodificatiOn Of the criminal code
and the code of civil procedure has
; now passed finally in both branches
se-of the Legislature. The work is 10 be
done by three commissioners appoint
s,ed by the governor. The bill carries
= an appropriation of $4,000.
Stir in the House.
= There was a little stir in the House
= lAte during the afternoon session when
: sR1presentative Green of Taylor of
: SfereeS a simple resolution. that where
aas. &c, there will be ar important
expecting tonight of certain organ
e,ization at Austin and the members of
1s7he House should not he asked where
they were from "S to L o'clock"
:, This caused something like an up
N,roar in the House and Representative
2. Baldwin moved that the resolution be
referred TO the House committee on
- fishes and hatcheries. This was done
aNyithout record vote being taken.
aeWhile it was generally known what
secret organization the author of the
: resolution had reference to. its name
ss.was not disclosed. While Represen-
tstive Purls name was not signed 10
Nfhe resolution he favored its adoption.
: The presentation OF the resolution
: caused much mirth in the House dur
ing its brief consideration. as an i'm
portant meeting of a certain secret
organization was scheduled for Thurs
4 daT night
Bill Showed Under.
BY the emphatic vote of IL to 20
s.sswith eighteen present and not voting
= the lower House of the Thirty-eighth
:. Legislature went on record as being
sroppOsed to an economy program and
against extravaganza in the state gov
ernment,' as recommended by a House
! resolution by Representative Rogers
- of Harris, and said to b advocated
by Governor Neff.
The resolution came | from the
= House committee on state affairs
with an unfavOrable majority and a
. favorable minority report. Rogers
moved the adoption of the favorable
= minority report. This the House re-
= fused to do.
1t was urged in the resolution that
%-economy be practiced in the various
departments Of the government and
sb,where practicable, departments and
bureaus should be consolidated. and
others abolished. 1t also recommended
an increase in the salary of the gov
s9ernor.
- Against IExtravagence.
stand against this extravagant