San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-11
HOUSE CLEARS
DOCKET OF ALL =.
PENDING BILLS
Provides for Wife Of Paint
er Killed in Fall From
Capitol Dome.
WORK AT TOP SPEED
Engrosses Dielmann Meas
ure Providing for Pur-
chase Of Old Palace.

Austin, Tex, March 10.-The lower
house of the Legislature worked at
top speed during the afternoon ses-
sion Saturday. passing finally approx
mately so bills. including several local
measures, thus clearing the docket
of all House bills pending on third
reading. Two house bills were passed
TO engrossment and will pass finally
at a later session.
The House concurred in the Senate
amendments to the Rogers bill amend
ing the workmen's compensation law.
AS finally passed the bill fixes the
maximum compensation at $50 per
week and the minimum at 81. The
Senate amendments also struck out
the penalty feature in the bill.
Representative Thrasher of Travis.
obtained the final passage of his bill
designating Mrs. NJ. L. Wheeler of
Austin. as assistant p,fides Of the
paintings in the capitol at 500 q
month. for six years and she is al
lowed $1,000 from now until the end
of the present fiscal year. This is
the plan adopted by the Legislature
TO compensate Mrs. Wheeler for the
death of her husband. who was killed
several months ago when he fell from
a scaffold in the interior of the build
ing. He was engaged in painting at
the time.
Pass Inheritance Tax Bill.
The Smith of Travis inheritance tax
bill was passed finally in the House
by a vote of 40 to "a. The bill now
goes to the Senate for action. There
was also passed finally the Dinkle
House bill, appropriating S27, 900 to
pay for the electric voting device in
stalled in the House.
Other bills PASSED finally in the
House Saturday afternoon are:
By Abney, allowing defendants
jointly indicted in criminal cases to
testify for or against each other.
By Purl, requiring the teaching of
the state and federal constitutions in
the public schools of Texas.
By Lane, appropriating SIT 800 for
two years TO be used for mosquito
control in the state.
By Rogers of Harris, authorizing
commissioners 0ourts to employ pro-
fcssional nurses for public health work
in the public schools.
BY Durham. providing for the cleo
ton of county school s,perintendents
in all counties having 5000 scholastics
or more.
BY Stewart Of Reeves. permitting
county to allot county highway funds
for the maintenance of highways in
their respective counties.
By Gibson, fixing the fees to be
charged by the Board of Water En-
gineers for permits to store water.
BY Duffey. providing for the ap-
pointment of public weighers in all
counties having a population under
2G.GoO.
BY Pattman. permitting public no.
tarics TO qualify Immediately after
appointment and confirmation by the
Senate. and not have to wait until
June I.
BY Irwin. providing for the bond
ing of the chief clerk and other en-
ployes in the State Treasury Depart
men by bonding companies, the state
TO nay the premiums.
Bv Bonham. rpverting to the old
methods of briefing cases for the
courts of civil appeals.
Allows Cities to Impose Poll Tax.
BY Wells, authorizing cities in Tex
as to impose poll tax Of not exceed
ing 81.
BY Cable, providing a method by
which tax collectors shall remit TO
the state treasury tax collections
without cost to the state and elimin-
ating exchange.
BY Lotion, authorizing the state to
sell land under force sale or under
trustees deed.
By Merritt, exempting all persons
becoming 81 years of age on January
/, apd election day, from an exemp-
ton certificate, except in counties of
5000 and more.
The Senate bill, providing method
of purchasing bonds for the benefit
of the permanent school fund; the
Holbrook Senate bill providing for re-
fund of taxes paid on sand and shell
internal.
BY Morgan. authorizing the condem-
nation of right of way to facilitate
marketing of the natural resources OF
the state; the Wood Senate bill. re-
organizing the Twenty-first District
Court of Travis county. and the
Criminal District Court of Travis and
Williamson counties.
By Martin, requiring certain can't