Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-03-09
SENATE DECIDES
LAY ASIDE QUO
WARRANTO BILL
Bill Giving Governor Power
Start Action Against Peace
Officers Laid Aside For
Session
sRv The Associated Press,

| ATSTI\. Texas. March a-The Pat
ter~an pun warranfo bill was apparent ~
aside for this session when the senate G
today sustained the ruling of Chairman
l'udiry that the measure was not pending
business. The senate voted Yesterday
10 delay action on the bill The senate
si~s refused to suspend the rules aud
consider rh- bill when S.n,t"r Rledsoe
attempted 10 secure it, consideration.
The bill sought to permit the filing of
quo warranlo proceedings against sher-
ifs and other peace Officers by the at
torn-y general u the request ~ the
governor for failure 10 enforce the erin
inal laws.
The .enaie today passed the Hle,lsoe
bills rsdu,iHs the royalties to the state
an river beds leased for uil exploitation
from nne-ighrh 10 one sixteenth. and
also regulating the ex-oifieio fees 90
county officers.
Pass Bills over veto.
The house this morning passed oyer
the governors vet" fh. hill creating u
new district court in Hall. childress.
Collingsworfh and isonl.y counties.
The >troder hill. prohibiting teaching
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public schools II the state. passed the
house this morning ny vote % II u
IL The bill was debated only briefly
Representative SHREDDER making final
talk in its behalf.
The Strong carbon black bill WAS prob
ably finally disposed ~ late la~i night
when the house voted "a postpone action
indefinitely. The vote required verifi-
cation before The defeat of rh- bill was
conceded. An attempt 10 reconsider the
vote will probably ha made today Til.
bill would have permitted the manu-
facrure II carbon black from the residue
and waste ~ easing head gas within
twenty-five miles ~ any border state
The resolution proposing scientific
survey of the state peniienfiary system
without cost "a the state was referred
10 the house committee this afternoon.
The house vo-d down the proposed
constitutional amensiments 70 authorize
iegi~Iaficn grantiiN tensions 20 fire
tn-n and policemen. and a. reduce the al
vai"rem tax from ~ cents ~ 90 cents rn
the S1un valuation.
The senate postponed action indefinite
~ on the bin providing for the teach
ing of agriculture and other vocational
subjects in the public schools.
AUSTIN. Texas. March y.---tsovernor
Neff yesterday afternoon vetoed the
house bin which proposed division of thc
Amarillo judicial district into two dis
tticis and -. ablshmeni ~ new dis
trict crurt. he new court would have
included ponlry. Hail. collinsswnrfh and
chihlress counties. while the Amarillo
districts would have been composed of
Potter. .!.andeIl and Armstrong counties.
The governor declared there IL no need
for the new court.
Declarations that passage of the So
called -puo warranto-' house hill may
lead 80 revolution in Texas IL passed
l,y the legi>lat ire and that il H. u meas
ure II amtocracy. were made by members
Of the senate while debating the Patter-
son hill Thursday afternoon. The measure
was discussed during the entire afternoon
session without final action.
The Patterson bill seeks ~ authorize
the filing ~ quo warranto proceed
ings by the attorney general MT the In
stance of the governor for the removal
refuse ~ enforce criminal laws. II
passed the house after long and heated
debate.
| Opposition 10 the measure cenfcred on
the provision which would permit fhe
trial of officers IN district courts adj
joining the county in whirh they reside.
Considerable opposition also was ex-
pressed on the principle ~ the bill IN
that suits could be filed al the request
of the Governor. II was said the gov
ernor could withhold the information
obtained as basis for the suit and the
act could be made the tool of political
aspiranfs An amendment ~ Wirtz %
permit trial If officers IN counties IN
which they reside. was defeated. - to
10 Several other amendments were de-
. e..