San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-14
MEMBERS Of
!. HOUSE PLEDGE
: FOR QUORUM
Not Bound to Remain After
Converting of Special
Session.
SENATE READY QUIT
Speaker and Sergeant-at-
arms Presented With
Many Gifts.
SENATE READY T0QUIT
Austin. Tex. March 14.-After con

siderable OeDdte anu Sblllt
The House Tuesday adopted a resolu-
ton offered by Representative Carpen-
.ster OF Dallas and signed by ten others,
that the members of the House pledge
themselves on their honor to be here
Thursday morning at 10 o'clock to as
Zsist in organizing the House for che
extra session called by Governor Neff
for that time.
- These members are pledged to be
here for the converting of the extra
session, but they are not pledged to
remain after the quorum has been
established. The idea, according to
Representative Carpenter is to have a
=sruorum present and then the members
may decide whether they want to re-
main and transact business or then ad-
-j0urn sine die.
- Representative Hardin of Kaufman
=sffered an amendment to the resolu-
ton that the House adjourn on Thurs
day morning as soon as quorum is
established. The II use voted down
this amendment and the Carpenter res
-olution was adopted 90 to II. 1t re-
-euires 100 members for a quorum for
the converting of session of the l4egis-
iature, but there were several members
not in the House at the time the vote
was taken. The 96 members voting
for the resolution pledged themselves
to be here on Thursday morning.
- Representative Brian wanted TO
recall the original sine die resolution,
and remain in session for a few days
longer in order TO dispatch number
of bills that are destined to die on the
calendar, but his plan was not fav-
Tored.
Senate to Adjourn.
While the House was debating the
Carpenter resolution. the Senate adj
-journed and the senator's Immediately
held a caucus attended by virtually all
The senator's and unanimously decided
10 adjourn next Thursday and not
transact any business under the COVER
-nor's call.
This means that there will be a
quorum in both branches of the Legis-
lature Thursday morning when the
special session convenes, but there will
be nothing done, and a sine die adj
-journment will follow. This is the
unanimous decision of the senator's
and from the debate and attitude of
the members in the House. similar ac-
lion is expected Al effort may be
made to defer sine adjournment until
Friday.
The Senate seems determined to quit
Thursday after converting of the spe-
-eial session. The governor has indi-
Gated he will not recall the lawmakers
for not less than 80 nor more than 60
days.
Failure of the free conference COM
mittee on the Coffee oil tax bill TO
reach an agreement means that the
bill is to be submitted at the special
session, whenever that is held, an
nounced Representative Coffee.
Oil Tax Bill.
Coffee added that when the bill is
submitted for consideration at the
special session it will provide for a D
per cent tax and he said he had al
ready obtained the signature of a
large number Of members who will IA
vor the 5 per cent tax. The bill Origi-
.nally proposed per cel-. gross pro-
duction tax but the House cut the tax
TO per cent, while the Senate bill
further reduced the tax to , per cent.
The House conferees offered TO COM
promise and make the tax 21a per cent
but the Senate conferees declined TO
entertain any motion except for the
prr cent tax.
..-l Dt lnC itpOib ia iht
free conference committee on the
House fish bill, this being the measure
which prohibits fishing for bass and
Graphic in the streams in 30 counties
in the state. The House also con
eurred in the Senate amendments 10
the House proposed amendment to the
constitution, placing the highway sys-
TEN under state control.
The House suspended its joint rules
relative to the consideration of bills
within "a hours of adjournment il
nrier to take up several bills that have
passed in the House but failed at moor
Tuesday in the Senate. These bill
are: the House bill to prosect fur
bearing animals; the House bill relat
seq to revenue for c public schools
the House bill making certain emerg
ency appropriations. and the Kimbl,
House bill authorizing the refunding o.
eertain county bonds.
School District Measure.
Under this suspension there is ais
70 be considered the Doyle Senate join
resolution proposing an amendment e
me constitution, empowering count.
commissioners to create independent
school districts instead of having sue
measures submitted for enactment b.
the Legislature.
1t rs estimated that the state woul
save biennially many thousands q