Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-03-13
NEFF STANDS BY
EXTRA SESSION
PROCLAMATION
May Call Special Session in
April or May if Legislature
Adjoruns Immediately AZ
ter Convening
fBv The Associated press.l

At&a>s fiastti III ~ titf1-
sage to the legislature today Governor
Neff stated that he will stand by his
proclamation calling the special session
20 convene Thursday. lie said that IL the
legislature saw fit 20 adjourn immedi-
ately after convening the special ses-
sion h- would not call another session
until April or May.
The house taiay passed over the gov
ernor's veto The Witt bill creating the
tenth court Of civil appeals at Waco.
the vote standing 81 to Ia and the bill
now becomes law. having passed the
senate yesterday.
The senate enerossed the house emer-
gency miscellaneous appropriation bill.
amounting TO approximately S5,-n.cun.
and then refused 20 suspend the rules
and pass il. probably killing il for this
session.
The house passed the senate bill an-
;boriziug' the adoption Of the county
unit system for the benefit of the rura
schools. and also passed the bill i'm
ereasing the salaries Of county commits
sianers.
The house passed The bills changing
the names Of the normal schools "a
bill prohibiting hunting from airplancs
or automobiles. II defeated the resolu-
tioE to permit counties 10 increase road
taaes from 81 cents 10 $l.n0. The boyle
constitutional amendment proposal 10
authorize county commissioners ana
school boards. rather than tn. legisla
ture. 10 establish independent school dis
tIicfs. was killed. The senate concnrrcd
in the house amendments to the bill re-
iaiing 10 the i'olluting Of streams with
oil and other materials.
The senate passed the constitutional
amendment proposal TO place the state
highway system under the control of the
state. and also possed the bills limiting
liens for irrigation water and permitting
the removal of public officials found in
toxicated. either on az off duty.
AUSTIN. Texas. March i3.-The house
bill authorizing the consolidation of the
international d Great Northern and
four other Texas railroads with the
Frisco lines. passed the senate this
morning by vote Of - 10 /. This is the
final step in the legal requirements for
consolidation of the roads az Governor
Neff j. expected TO approve the bill. The
cons olidation involves about fourtee.
hundred miles of line in Texas. includ-
ing the Fort Worth Rio Grande
Brownwood North 4 South. Quanah.
Acme Pacific and the Paris and Great
Northern.
Opposition Ia the consolidation bill
disappeared when Senator Stuart Of
Fort Worth withdrew the amendment
to relieve the consolidated lines from
locating their general offices at any
point in Texas.
On a motion by Senator Burkett the
senate rescinded its action in refusing
TO concur in the house amendments TO
the burket bill establishing an eleventh
court of civil appeals. and concurred in
the anne ailments. Under the amendment
Abilene Is designated as the sea. of the
new court. The conference committee
had been daadlocked on this point for
several days.
All persons would be prohibite ed from
driving an automobile or other motor
vehicle in public while intoxicated under
the terms Of the Irwin hill. which was
nlacesl on final passage.
The bonse finally passed the Wood
bin providing for an extensive survey
hy non int crested educational experts.
The bill carries with il an appropria
ten of xIO.OtM To- carry on the survey.
The survey committee will he selected
hy a commission including the rresi-
dents of four Of the educational in
stitutions. the governor AMI superin
tendenf Of pubic instruction.
Other measures which were passed
finally yesterday include: Chiiwood biil.
reducing portion "f nd yalorem tax avail
able to the textbook commission for pur-
chasing books from - tn q per cent per
Sln0 valuation: Hendricks. mnkins il
felony for fraud In teachers examina
tons: Stuart. appropriating S.aFW for
Texas commissioner in Texas New Mexi-
80 conference over waters of the PccoS
valley: Murphy. prohibiting officerS from
sreicing prisoners 10 obtain confessions;
Floyd. changing beginning Of fiscal year
for counties from December .to January
4. stuart. authorizing street railway
lines to operate bus line: Floyd. pro
hihi,ing teachers and school trustees
from interest in textbook companies:
B.wers. raising maximum school age:
Baurl. rearganizng :,Jth 2sih judicial
districts: Thomas. changing time Tor
holding court la 52nd judicial district
of Hell county: Stuart, requiring school
trustees Ia pay teachers for attending
institute. aud Strong. regarding eminent
domain over water rights.
The house killed the bicIman bill pro-
nasin. IN appropriation of $5s coo Z"
rurs hase m. ancient government palace
rro,ert, a: san snfonio when il failed
- s,ytoss the bill by a vote of 90 e.
81.