Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-05
HOUSE AGAIN
URGES PROBE
OIL CONCERNS
Winfree Resolution Demands
Investigation to Determine
Standard Oil Connections
With Leading Companies
By The Associated press)

E1N ~. lcNhS. May 5.-Ihe house
today for the second time went on rec
ord as favorinE the investigation OF
Texas OF companies regarding the al.
legged price fixing combinations. and con.
tracts, particularly the relation of the
Standard oil Company 70 other con.
Germs, when Il adopted the Winfrce res.
olution calling for such an nvestiga-
tion.
The resolution charges that the
Standard OIL Company owns the control
ing interest in the leading oil com.
panies Of the state. and declares tha,
such ownership has the effect of des
troying competition and restraining
trade.
The house today adopted the senate
concurrent resolution urging congress
to scat f. ". Cole as congressman n,
large from Texas.
The bill evtehdinc oil and gas permits
under federal receiverShips passed viva
vncc and was erErossed The hill was
passed under suspension Of the rules
without discussion.
Eight new bills were introduced in.
cludinr one 70 grant the state railroad
cnmmiss oners S2.500 additional annually
''-r'-h would bring their salaries Z
s6,5Oo.
Stringent methods were invoked In
the senate today to establish and main
tain quorum. A quorum was not pres
ent when the roll was called. and after
attempting for two hours 20 secure the
necessary two-thirds. a call Of the sen
ate w1S ordered. The lieutenant was then
instructed 70 revoke all excused NJ
sontccs for the remainder Of the session
except on account Of sickness. All sena-
tors out of town were notified to be in
Austin Monday morning.
The committee amendments to the nir
kle income tax measure. mrking the
rate two ncr cent on Income. un,cr
$1,000 ard three per cent for more than
$4,000. and placing the exemption n,
$500 for unmarried persons and $1,000
for married persons, were adopted by
the house.
AUSTIN. Texas. MAY 5-Thc senate
Sp"cdcd NJ work YESTERDAY passing
eleven bills and cneroSsing two. Chief
among the measures passed We're the
Rogers hill regulating commercial motor
truck and huS lines Edrkctt bill clearing
the eleventh court of civil appeals NJ
Eas;laud. and ThomisS hil authorizing
cities ~ collect taxes from women a.
well a. mrn
The bills engrosScd included the Fair !
child liquor hin. altering penalties under
the state prohibition law 50 rs to con
form % the federal laws.
After debating for several hours. the
lIolhro"k Wirtz bill seeking "a permit
nomination of court Judges 10y the con
vcntion system. the upper house post
ponrh action on the measure indefinite
= J. '"'' "''''"T n I wy VI : 7
lIolhrook. nraZnria county road bill |
lIolbrook. releasing Wharton county |
from taxes: linlbro"k. regulating rlec
tion~ in water Improvement districts.
For short time the house intangible |
assets tax bill was reported favorahly |
by the state affairs committee. but when
members learned "f the re- I
port. II was taken back "a committee and |
reported unfavorahly ~ five 10 four
vote. II will hc brought NJ on the floor I
on a minority report. The ,hiroprlctic
bill. which received n unanimous un- !
favorable report this morning. was again \
placed nn the calendar when Floyd oh |
tanned unaninmusly consent 10 file
report.
AUSTIN. Texas. May J.-Govcrnor I
\cff wa> criticized for having sub
mittcd his recent message 10 the l"giS- 4
lature containing nearly Store Of sub
jrciS. 10y Senator Archie rarr of Duval
county. i'm remarks on the floor Of the /
senate Friday afternoon. Mr.. Parr ex
pressed hiS opinions when Lieutenant
Governor Davidson informed the senate
of the conference Friday night If senate
and house lcared> in an effort to speed |
M legislation.
~lf another special session il called.
il will b. the governors fault" parr
declared. lie should not have sub
mittcd all this junk for we could have |
finished our work in thirty days il he
had not"