San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-01

ceeds from the sale of such vehicle
among the officers making the arrest.
Consideration of this measure occu
pied most of the afternoon session in
the House. Representative Henderson
of McLennan offered an amendment
to strike out section > of the bill. This
section. one of the most important in
the bill, provides that wherever pos
session or receipt for the purpose of
sale, is made unlawful in this act.
proof of possession shall be prima
facie evidence of guilt. but the de-
PENDANT shall have the right TO intro
duce evidence showing the legality of
such possession"
Not white Mans Law"
with such a provision in the bill"
declared Representative Baldwin Of
Lubbock, 1T is not white mans
law. 1t is going back to the Middle
Ages. The burden of proof now on
the state. shall under this bill be on
the defendant which is unheard of in
legal procedure. We get prohibition
not by fanaticism but by sound judg
ment. We ought not TO go as far as
section . provides. 1t is not neces-
Sary 10 resort 10 such methods
Representative Price of Morris, al !
though a strong prohibitionist. de-
nOunced the bill and supported the
Henderson amendment. IF you pass
this BILL said Price. 1t will mitigate
against the enforcement of prohibition |
in Texas. | shall never support a !
bill where the English law is reversed
and places the burden of proof on the |
possessor of liquor instead of on the |
state" I
Representative Bell of Coryell. one
of the authors of the bill insisted
that it was a white mans law" and !
asserted that now when a man is
caught with a still in his possession,
he cannot be convicted unless it is |
proven that he used the still to man
ufacture liquor. He must be caught
manufacturing liquor to get con-
viction.
The Henderson amendment which
would have stricken ont section . of
the bill was defeated by a vote of
Al to 10.
Bill Is Engrossed.
The bill was cngrossed by a vote of
90 to %. after which Representative
Hardin of Kaufman, offered this
Every candidate for office in
Texas, who calls himself a prohibi-
zionist or publicly advocates prohibi-
ton in his campaign, shall. at the
close of his campaign, make an af-
fidavit that he has not used intoxi-
citing beverages of any kind within
the preceding twelve months. and the
name of such candidate shall not be
placed upon the ballot until such af-
fidavit is filed"
This amendment caused much con-
fusion in the House, when finally,
Representative Burmeister raised the
point of order that the amendment
was not germane to the bill. This
point was sustained. Mr.. Hardin
then offered another amendment. as
follows: ANY person donating funds
TO the cause of prohibition or in the
interest of the campaign of any candi-
date, shall make an affidavit that he
has not used intoxicating liquor with
in two years" This amendment also
went under ON the same point of
order. The bill was then passed fl
nally by a vote of 101 to 30. During
the consideration of this bill, Rev.
Atticus Webb, superintendent of the
Anti-Saloon League, was occupying
seat on the floor OF the House.
To Adjourn March 10.
After a heated debate, the House
voted to adjourn the regular session
of the Thirty-eighth Legislature sine
die on Saturday night at 10 o'clock.
March 10. The question of adjourn-
ment came up when Representative
Simpson of Smith offered an adjourn
ment resolution for Friday, March 8,
at II O'Clock. He said there was no
use TO prolong the session any longer
and it was just as well to fix a date
now for quitting.
Representative Baldwin, who had
an adjournment resolution pending be-
fore the House for adjournment on
March "a, offered an amendment TO
the Simpson resolution fixing the date
for >Iarch II, as it was evident the
lawmakers would not stay two or
three weeks longer in session.
1t was urged by Representative Sat
terwhite that the Legislature remain
in session at least until March II in
order 10 dispose of the important mea-
sures now pending in both branches,
the tax revenue bills now