San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-13

of criminal appeals when prisoner
is released ON an appeal bond.
BY Henderson of Mcclellan, allow
ing Cleo Fletcher. who lost a leg while
an inmate of the State TraInin School
at Gainesville, Il sue the state in the
district court of Mcclellan or CoryeIl
counties: by Mcfarland, authorizing
the refund of state bonds owned by
the permanent school fund; by Hen
bricks, making it a felony for per-
sons found guilty of trafficking in
teachers certificates; By Chitwood, re-
ducing the money available for puF-
chase ftext books; by Potter. Great
ing the county court at law for Tar
rant county No. ,: by Stuart of
Reeves, appropriting 5000 to defray
expenses of commissioner from Tex
as 10 confer with officials of New
Mexico and the federal government in
an effort TO adjudicate the water
rights of the Pecos river: by Floyd.
making January /, the beginning of
the fiscal year for county officers to
assume their officia. duties and file
annual reports.
Bus Line Bill.
BY Ridgeway-Stuart. authorizing
interurban or street railways to oper-
ate automobile bus lines for transpor-
tstion of property and passengers by
Murphy, abolishing so-called third de-
gree methods for getting confessions
out of persons arrested charged with
crime; by Wood. deficiency appro-
priation bill carrying S42S.000, these
Deficiencies occurring in the state gov
eminent; by Stuart, providing pay for
teachers attending county institutes.
BY Floyd. prohibiting teachers and
school trustees from being interested
in text books offered for adoption:
by Wood, appropritaing $4,000 to
make an educational survey Of the
educational institutions of the state;
by Bowers, requiring the teaching of
English and course in good citizen
ship in the public school; by Parr.
allowing counties TO issue bonds for
irrigation purposes; by Davis, liber-
alizing the Confederate pension law
by Holbrook. protection of fish and
game; the Senate bill giving 3 per
cent loan companies ten years in which
to liquidate and quit business in
Texas; Representative Blount said
that many of these companies are
merely lotteries: The House bill. APP
propriating $4,000 for relief of Carl
Estes, who was disabled while on
military duty at Camp Stanley: by
Strong. giving cities of more than
$4,000 rights for development of water
power.
Pay for Voting Machine.
At Monday afternoons session, the
Senate passed finally the House bill
appropriating s27 900 to punches the
electric voting machine in the House.
The bill had already passed in the
House. The Young house bill. ac-
cepting the terms of congressional act
and the Lewis bill, establishing an
emergency fund for irrigation dis
tricts and providing method for col
lection. and the House bill requiring
sheriffs capturing liquor to make trip
licate reports of the amount, were
also passed.
The Senate concurred in the House
amendments to the Strong Senate bill
exempting the Timpson and Henderson
railway of taxes for five years.
The Senate committee on state af-
fairs reported favorably on the Smith
House inheritance tax bill passed fl
nally last week IN the House.
The Senate finance committee re-
ported favorably on the House miscel-