San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-29
WOULD REQUIRE
STATE SCHOOLS
TEACH ENGLISH
Bill Would Regulate Courses
in Parochial Insti-
tutions.
MERGER NOT POPULAR
Want Child SupportM Measure
to Be Consid-
cred.
MERGER NOT POPULAR

Austin. Tex, Jan. Ex-senator Bow
ers of Caldwell, has introduced Dill
in the Senate requiring the teaching OF
the English language in private ana
narochial schools. 1t would also re-
miro the teaching Of the Constitution
Of the United States and the Constr
tntion of Texas; also suitable instruc-
tion ON the rights, duties, ideals, ira
ditions, history and principles oil the
United States and Texas, and course
in physical training. The course LOT
the teaching of the rights duties ana
ideals Of the history OF the UniteG
States and Texas, shall be prescribed
by the state superintendent OF puollc
instruction, the bill provides.
An open hearing will be hela 10
nicht before subcommittee OF the
House Committee on Revenue and Tax
ation on three bills introduced by Rep
resentative Baldwin, which proposes to
materially increase the occupation taxes
on carnivaIs. travelling dramatic COM
panies and circuses operating in Texas:
In certain instances the tax is increased
nearly 500 per cent
Wants Bill Considered.
Representative Rogers Of Harris, will
make a strong effort to secure consider
alton this week Of his child-support Dill
This bill. which is on the House cal,
endar for consideration, was prepared
by Judge ]. d. Harvey of Houston. IL
provides that if a father of any legi'
innate child abandons same, or aban'
dons, or is divorced from the mother, OF
if such child is adjudged TO be de,
pendent" or neglected" child as defined
by law, any district judge will be EN-
powered to order such father to grant
reasonable allowance for the support Of
his minor child. such allowance to DC
fixed with the circumstances OF the par
ties concerned. The bill also provides
that no Judgment Of any court, and no
conduct or agreement of any person, can
affect the right of any minor child to
obtain support from its father.
Are Opposing Consolidation.
The Texas Farm Bureau Federation,
the Texas and Southwest Cattle Rails
ers' Association and the Texas Sheep
and Coat Raisers' Association, have
gone on record as being strongly OPP
posed to the consolidation of the Ware
house and Markets Department or the
Livestock Sanitary Commission witt
the State Department of Agriculture. A
Joint committee representing these or
CARNATIONS announced that they favor
appropriation of an adequate sum to be
used in cooperation with the biological
survey for the control of predatory ami
mails and noxious rodents. The COM
mittee announced its opposition to
measures that will put the county
agents and home demonstration agents
into county politics, and favors the
present method of their employment
The Nelson bill. proposing the abolish
ment of the Warehouse and Markets
Department, is on the calendar for con.
sideration in the House this week.
The Dodd House bill, accepting the
provisions of the Sheppard-Towner ma.
ternity act, has been made a special or
der for Tuesday, in the House. The
bill carries no appropriation. but in the
event of its passage, an item Of $780,
600 a year will be tackled on to the
budget of the State Board of Health, tC
take care of the prOnOsitiOn.