Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-03-03
ANTI EVOLUTION MEASURE
PASSED TOENGROSSEMENT.
IN LOWER HOUSE TODAY
Daily Gyist of Completed Bills
Increasing as Closing Weeks
of Session AYYiUg.

MI no one could look on the antics of the
Texas legislature and doubt the correct
ness "f the Darwinian theory adding
We must have a ~tarin of monkey blood
in MS or We wonls cu; out So much
monke, business" Representative Dodd
of Texarkana supported the measure
pleading that God be given an equal
show with the devil i'm Texas schools. .
The senate passed the hill outlining
the requirements of fire ->capes on
buildings over two stories in height
The senate also PASSED The cnnsfin-
tional amendment proposal 10 author
ize counties ~ increase the road fund
tax from thirty cents 10 one dollar per
500 valuation. and the resolution urging
organizations 10 contribute ID the fund
for collecting historial Information con
corning Confederate sailors.
The senate conference committee on
the Pope text bill reported this morn
ing that agreement had been reached
with the house committee. The com
promise plan provides for the extension
of the contracts let by the text book
commission last December 10 1925. and
permits the commission 10 award new
contracts under certain conditions. II
also agrees 70 the introduction Of a
separate measure 70 permit the filing
~ suits 10 test the legality Of the re-
cent awards. The agreement between
the senate and house conference com
mittees was reached last night.
The house this afternoon ~ a vote
of ~. 10 - adopted the conference re-
port on the Pope text book bill.
The Jones truth in fabric~ bill was
passed by the senate without record
vote and now goes TO the governor. If
approved il will require the clothing
manufacturers and merchandising es-
Establishments 10 place labels on all arti-
cles giving the percentage of wool used
In their manufacture
DR.. Carrie Weaver Smith. superin-
tendent Of the girls training school at
Gainesville. testified before the house
investigating committee. t become
known today Her testimony dealt with
he rondi.iors obtaining in the school
in general. and the system Of paroling
IN particular. The final hearing in the
Investigation will he held tonight. sf-
ter which the committee will begin
the preparation of it's report
A recommendation that the Texas PEN
ifentiary he relocated in Central Texas
by the point Legislative committee be-
came certain today when eight of the
fifteen members answered questionnair-
- favorinr such Capitalization.
The house late yesterday engrossed.
finally passed and sent 70 the governor
the Witt senate bill authorizing the con
solidation of the Trinity Valley and
Sabine railway with the Beaumont and
Great Northern lire. The vote on final
passage was l02 "a .. and was taken
after the house overwhelmingly voted
down several amendments offered by
Representative Pope. of Corpus Christi.
The house finally passed and sent to
the senate the Bonham Davenport
white mans primary" bill. II would
empower the state executive committees
Of political parties holding primary
elections 10 prescribe qualifications for
voters that would be binding on on
county committees. Tho present prim-
AIRY election law empowers the state
committees TO prescribe qualifications.
but county committees are not COM
PEELED TO see that they are observed.