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but has not as yet come up for con-
sidcration in the House.
Action is expected TO be taken next
week in the Senate on the Rountree-
Quad constitutional convention reso'
luton which was adopted in tn,
House last Friday by vote of II 10
.43.
The fate Of the resolution in the
upper branch is uncertain, but as il
requires only majority vote TO adopt
it, it may slide through. When asked
what he thought would be the out
come of the resolution in the Sen
ate, Representative Rountree, said he
would not venture an opinion: 1t is
generally known that the Senate is
opposed to holding a constitutional
convention, but as the resolution mere
ly submits the question of holding
the convention to vote of the peo-
pie at the next general election in
November IA, it may be adopted.
To Dispose OF Text Book Bills.
Final disposition of the Pope text
book bills is anticipated next week
and from all indications the bills will
fail unless the House and Senate can
settle their differences. The free con-
ference COMMITTEE, to which one OF
an agreemnt. The committee is ex-
pected to file its report in both
branches of the Legislature next Mon
day and ask to be discharged. Should
the committee be discharged then a
new free conference committee will
likely be appointed and an effort
made to reach an agreement. The
Laird House concurrent resolution
providing for an investigation of the
text book awards by the text book
committee, is virtually dead in the
Senate. An attempt was made to call
up the resolution in the Senate last
Thursday but failed. Refusal of the
Senate to adopt this resolution, as
urged by Governor Neff, may result
in the governor disappearing of the
Pope bills should they be finally
enacted.
Governor Neff's law enforcement
program in the Legislature is still
languishpg, although the. principal
bill on tthe program has advanced
to its third reading in the House and
is on the calendar for final passage,
and from the large vote received by
the measure on engrosSment, its pass
age is assured. This is the bill en-
powering the attorney general, under
the direction of the governor, to in
stitute quo warranto proceedings for
the removal of county officers who
fail to enforce the various laws. The
bill, however, may strike a snag when
it reaches the Senate. The bill to re-
peal the suspended sentence law is
apparently dead.
The Patterson bill providing for the
extension of the life of the commits
sion of appeals for two years, is ex-
pected to be passed finally in the
House during next week. The bill has
already passed to its third reading.
The Moore bill increasing the COM
pensation Of members of the State
Highway Commission from $1,000 TO
$500 a year and fixing terms of Of
flee at two, four and six years, is
pending in the House calendar as
postponed business.
Little Progress on Highway Bills.
Little Roadway has been made on
the state highway department bills.
One of these bills, by Representative
Fugler, which provides that motor
vehicle transportation shall be placed
under the jurisdiction of the railroad
commission, was defeated during the
week in the House. The joint reso-
luton proposing an amendment TO the
constitution authorizing the state TO
issue bonds not exceeding $4,000
600 for highway construction and
placing the highways under state CON
troll. has received a favorable COM
mittee report. but has not as yet re-
ceived consideration in the Legisla.
ture. There is also pending the bill
which would provide for taxing OF mo-
tor vehicles according TO weight in
stead of by horsepower.
There is set for next Monday IN
the Senate the Fairchild Senate bill
which proposes TO amend the Dean
prohibition law so as to make it con-
form to the Volstead act. Passage Of
the Fairchild bill would eliminate a
penitentiary sentence for the violation
of the act. The Burkett Senate bill.
which would prohibit the commission
ing and employment of state rangers
to guard railroad property. is on the
table subject to call in the Senate.
The bill was debated during the pres
ent week but no action taken.
On next Tuesday at . 80 o'clock,
the Senate is scheduled to take up for
consideration the Witt-COusins con-
sOlidation bill. This is the bill
which would authorize the Beaumont
and Great Northern railway to absorb
the Trinity aAd Sabine Railway COM
pany. Passage of this bill would
give Waco deep water connections at
Port Arthur. Passage. of the bill in
the Senate is assured. according to
Senator Fairchild. chairman of the
Senate committee on interal i'm
provementS.
To Consider Printing Bill.
The Senate is also expected to give
consideration next week to the Davis