San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-27

urer and commissioner of the general
| land office would be boosted to $1,000
each. The salaries of these three Of
| ficials is now fixed at $500 a year.
The resolution also provides for a
| To-day session of the Legislature,
while now it is $50. and the per diem
of the members is increased from 50
to SO per day for regular sessions.
Membership of the House is reduced
from 80 to 100 and the mileage of
members cut from 20 TO 10 cents.
Would Eliminate Crossings.
Representative Fugler of Harrison
has introduced n bill in the House
providing for the elimination of grade
crossings. and the measure provides
that state. county and railroad shall
bear equally the expenses of elimina-
ton of such crossings. The bill pro-
videS that in the future crossings shall
either go under. pass over or the rail-
road shall find another location for
the crossing. The administration Of
the provisions of this measure is
placed in the hands of the railroad
commission.
The so-callcd bright light bill by
Representative Fuglcr has already re-
ceived a favorable committee report.
and its author said he will make an
effort to obtain consideration of the
measure this week. This bill places
the enforcement of this law under the
state highway department, and pro-
videS that scientific tests shall be
made of headlights under the super
vision of the highway department. and
such lights must come up to certain
standards before they are permitted
to be used on automobiles in Texas.
The bill also seeks to cure the de-
fCctS found in a previous law on this
subject. which was held imperative by
the court of criminal appeals. Fug-
Ter said this new bill has been care
fully prepared and meets the objPc-
tons to the old law found by the
court.
County Unit System.
During the afternoon session. the
Senate passed to CngrosSment, 20 TO
Q, the Stuart bill authorizing COun-
ties in Texas TO adopt the county unit
system of schools. This bill would
permit counties by election TO adopt
the plan under which the entire Coun-
ty would be organized into single
school district and taxes levied on
that basis. The district would be
governed by a board of seven men,
bcrs An amendment by Clark was
adoptcd. which makes the proposed act
amply only to public schools. and not
to parochial schools. as was also an
amendment by McMillin that makes
the act apply only to counties having
100000 population or more.
The Nelson House bill creating Il
separate state insurance department.
which was passed last week contain
ing provisions combining the state fire
| insurance commission with the new
department. was recOnsidered. and
amended so as to make the fire in
| suranCe commission composed of two
members and the insurance commits
sioner leaving the fire d artmcnt sep
aratp. The bill was then passed final
| ly. The bill has already passed in
the House.
Say "ODen Port" Is Open Shop"
Charges that the open port law is
an "Opcn shop law" and that 1t was
passed by those favOring the open shop
were made on the floor of the Senate
Monday afternoon by Senator Fair
child Of Iufkin in the debate on the
Burkctt bill to prohibit railroads and
corporations employing rangers and
special officers. The measure was
| cngrossed by vote of 1G to IL. Sen
atnr Turner Of TcxarkNna charged
that those interested in the RurkCtt
bill were involved in the railroad
strike and they were urging this bill.
The Senate refused to concur in the
House amendments to the FairchIld
hill placing the rate making power
for wOrkmcn's compensation rates in
the state fire insurance commission
instead of the Texas compensation bu-
| rCau.
Representative Lewis of Harrington
has introduced n join resolution pro
posing an amendment to the cH1Stl-
tuition pxempting canning factories en-
gagged in canning Of products grown
| in Texas from taxation for a period "t
ten years: all pronPrty used IN con-
| ncction with such canning plants
would be exempt. The adoption OF
such an amendment would greatly on
| courage tn, establishment Of canning
| r,I,nts in the Rio GrandC valley. IN