San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-27

sion nv members of this committee
that eight of the nine members favored
an income tax and were in favor OF
holding mn most of the tax revenue
measures until the House passes and
sends over an income tax bill.
Patman has introduced an income
tax bill in the House and so has
Dinkle. but action on these measures
has not as yet been taken by the
House committee on revenue and
taxation.
The Senate passed finally Thursday
evening. II to Z. the Wood educa-
tional appropriation bill. carrying n
total Of S10.500.000 for the next
biennium for the support of the edu-
cational institutions of higher learning
in Texas. Salary increases averaging
more than per cent were allowed
for the various state normal colleges
of the state. as were also increases for
salaries for the teachers of the Col
lege of Industrial Arts at Denton.
This bill was under consideration
during the entire day.
The only item allowed for perm
anent improvements was 100000 for
the East Texas Normal College at
Commerce for an auditorium and
main building.
A 100000 item was added for
buildings at the Kingsville Normal,
but this appropriation will not be-
come available until 1924.
Another addition to the bill was
an item OF $4,000 for incidental OK
penses IN establishing the Texas
chronological College.
Normal school salaries were in
creased by a vote of Is to 6. all snch
increases being embodied in n blanket
amendment to the bill. The allow
ances generally we've those recommend
ed. by the state board of control al
though in certain instances they were
higher.
BY vote of - to SO, the Bonham
delinquent tax bill was passed finally
in the House late Thursday and now
goes 10 the Senate for action. This
is the bill which. it is stated. may
result in the collection of S1O,OO0.OO0
in delinquent taxes on land in Texas.
Two hours were spent in the House
in debating the measure and in vain
attempts to AMEND its provisions but
all amendments were voted down ex-
cept those proposed by the author Of
the measure.
The bill authorizes county commits
sioners to employ special delinquent
tax collectors TO collect such delin-
quent taxes and these are to be paid
commission of u per cent on col
lections made.
The Smith delinquent tax bill.
which provides for the collection of
delinquent occupation, franchise and
inheritance taxes, which was set for
o'clock Thursday afternoon in the
House. was reset for Monday morning
at 10 o'clock as it was impossible
TO reach the bill because of the con-
sideration of the Bonham measure.
The passage of this bill, Smith said.
will result in the collection of about
S2.500,000 in delinquent occupation
and franchise taxes.
Seventeen Bills Introduced.
Following the message of the sub
hitting of additional subjects to the
Legislature, seventeen bills were in
PRODUCED in the House late Thursday
These included five by Representative
Fugler, carryings out the legislative
program of the state highway COM
mission. being the emergency road
maintenance bill, giving the highway
department TO maintain all roads on
which federal aid had been used and
which are not properly maintained by
the county; placing the regulation Of
motor vehicles under the railroad com
mission; regulating the use of head
lights on motor vehicles: providing
for the elimination of railroad grade
crossings; and limiting the weight OF
wagons operated on public highways
prescribing the weight of tires. etc
-Four of the bills embraced variod,
features of the Davenport white
mans primary" election bill intro