San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-24
LEGISLATORS
ADVOCATES Of
STATE RIGHTS
Hot Debate Precedes Pas.
sage Of Resolution,
However.
FIGHT OVER BARTON
Contest Over Confirmation
of Attorney General
Grows Warm.

Austin, Tex, Jan. 24.-Both branches
OF the Thirty-eighth Legislature have
now gone on record as being opposed
30 federal encrOachments on states
rights. The House adopted the concur
rent resolution by Senator Holbrook
! Of Galveston asserting the sovereignty
OF the state of Texas.
When the resolution came up for con-
sideration, many of the members con-
fused it with the anti-federal aid Senate
concurrent resolution by Senator Davis
of Dallas, and opposed the measure on
the grounds that it would preclude Tex
as from accepting the provisions of the
Sheppard-Towner maternity act, and
also from receiving federal aid in the
highway construction program. Repre-
sentative Satterwhite, laboring under a
misrepresentation, vigorously opposed the
resolution as he wanted Texas to parti-
cipate in federal aid for the highways.
When he thought the debate had pro.
ceeded far enough, Representative Jones
of Val Verde announced that this was
not an anti-federal aid resolution at all,
but the Holbrook state rights resolution
was prepared by Earle d. Mayfield at
the San Antonio Democratic convention
and adopted as part of the Democratic
platform. He explained that the resolu-
ton was aimed at the continued efforts
of the federal governments to abolish
state railroad commissions. When this
announcement was made the resolution
was adopted with hardly a dissenting
vote.
Pass University Bill.
Final passage was obtained in the
House by Representative Westbrook of
his bill, providing that the Board Of
Regents of the University of Texas,
when authorized by specific legislation,
may expend the interest of the perma-
nent University fund for permanent i'm
proyements. The House, however, re-
fused to adopt an amendment offered by
Representative Thrasher of Travis
which would have eliminated the phrase,
when authorized by specific legisla-
ton" 1t was asserted on the floor that
it was not thought wise TO give the reg
ents unlimited authority to invest the
interest on this fund without check by
the Legislature. The bill, however, is
acceptable to its author and goes a long
way toward the carrying out of the
building program of that institution.
The House also passed finally the
House bill by Hull of San Antonio
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minors only as legal heirs. The bill also
defines the rights, privileges and inheri-
tances of heirs.
Postpone West Texas Bill.
Because of the absence Of Representa-
tive Chitwood of Sweetwater, consider
alton of the West Texas State College
bill, was postponed until next Friday
morning at 10 O'Clock. The bill had
been made a special order for Tuesday
afternoon. The. House bill by Findlay,
designed for the protection Of fur-bear-
ing animals, which was also on the cal
endar, was deferred.
A House concurrent resolution by
Beasley, Wallace and others providing
for an inspection of the conditions at
the state eleemosynary institutions and
reformatories, was adopted. The in
spection is to be made by the House
committee on eleemOsynary institutions
and reformatories of the state. 1t was
alleged in the resolution that in certain
of these institutions inmates are Sub
jected to neglect and mistreatment."
The committee is to be allowed So per
| day while making an inspection of the
institutions situated outside Of Austin,
| also travelling expenses.
Adopt Label Measure.
There was passed finally in the House
a bill by Jones Of Val Verde, requiring