Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-03-07
HOUSE
TO FIGHT Rail-
Plan Of Frisco and Five Other
Lines to Consolidate May
be Defeated BY the Low
er House v

AUSTIN. Texas. March "A detsr@
mined effort TO kill the bill 10 authorize
the consolidation Of the Frisc5 and five
other lines will be made when the meas.
ure comes up in the house. II was an<
nounc-d this morning. Representative
Lestourgcon OF San Antonio announced
this morning that the fight against this
consolidation would BE- carried on until
assurance In given BY officials or the
International Great Northern that the
striking shopmen would be returned to
work a. is alleged 10 have been agreed
upon some time ago.
The house passed and sent 10 Govern.
or Ncff the Cousins n olhrook senate
bill amending the medical practice act.
BY vote cf 90 10 1s. after rejecting tho
amendment to strike out the clause
granting exemption to chirpractors and
Christian Science practitioners. provid-
ing they DO not charge for their services.
The Sackett motor vehicle license bill.
increasing the license fees on all motos
vehicles approximately 100 per cent was
engrossed by the senate without rec
ord vote. after being debated for three
hours Several minor amendments to tho
bill were adopted.
- The serate adopted an amendment to.
the Sackett bill eliminating the ptovis-
ions permitting peace officers to retain
vehicles for investigation as to classifi-
cation. The funds resulting from the bill
will be divided among the county and
state highway funds.
The house passed bills limiting tho
liability of hotels in protecting the val
uablcs Of guests and also in fixing tho
sheriff's fees in civil cases.
The house passed TO third reading the
bill regulating professional nursing.
The house appropriations committed
today reported favorably on the bill ap-
propriating 100000 for the pcnitentisry
system. The senate today sent the bill
prohibiting the further organization OF
private banks to Governor Neff aftcr
concurring in the house amendments.
The house engrosscd the Witt senats
bill to prevent the court of criminal ap-
peals from reversing criminal cases on
the grounds Of technicality and irrcgu<
larity. and also passed the Quaid gener<
nj emergency appropriation BILL appro-
priatine $2l3.c9t.
The investigating committee in its
report today recommended the recalling
Of all girls parolcd from the training
school Vt Gainesville and other institute
tions. and the immediate abandonment
Of the paroIing policy. The committee
said that the committing judge and =
probation officer should be consulted be-
fore the paroles are granted The COM
mittcc also recommended increased IA
cilities and the establishment of the
office Of business manager.
AUSTIN. Texas March THE house
late today adopted lfi3 to -. the Moore
Rountree house joint rrsN utiyn pro-
posing constitutional amendment pro-
yidins for salary increases for certain
state officials and members Of the legis-
laturr.
The resolution ~ amended proposes
that the annual salary Of the governor
shall he increased 10 5000: secretary
~ state 10 xi.000: attorney general to
$500: comptroller Of public accounts to
$1,000. and legislators 10 SO ser dav for
each day of the regular session o. 12O
days and 81 for each remaining day.
The resolution provides thar the pro-
posed amendment shall be submitted 10
the voters AT the general election iu
November 1921
The house engrossed. 1ot to ~. the
Cousins Ilolbrook senate bill amending
the medical practice act passed by the
Thirfirth legislature after rejecting two
amendments. The first amendment by
Representative Davenport. of San An
tonic. sought a. strike out q section ~
the bill which would authorize issuance
Of injunctions against persons who per-
sist in violating the act. The anend-
mcnt lest. 4. 10 G9. The other amcnd-
ment. by Representative SlcNatt Of
Fort Worth. provided exemption from
provisions Of the bill any system which
treats diseases without the use. cf mrdi-
cine or surgery. This aslendment
makes cLiropractors and Christian
Science practitioners liable 10 provisions
of the bill when they receive rsnnuera>
,ion for their services.