Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-03-10
NEFF CALLS SPECIAL
SESSION TO CONVENE
THURSDAY, MARCH IS.

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having previously passed the senate.
The house adopted the free conference
report on the Nelson bill fixing the sui
phur tax ut two per cent. and also pass
ed resolutions 70 permit the granting or
pensions to policemen and firemen. and
providing for scientific survey OF the
prison system.
An effort was started in the senate to
expunee from Governor Neff's message
the criticisms for failure to pass the
quo warranto bill. and to return the bill.
An attempt 70 take up the bill again to-
day was unsuccessful. TIE bill would
have provided for the removal Of coun-
- officers for failure 10 enforce the
criminal laws.
Senator Darwin labeled the quo war.
ranfo bin as the most vicious ever pro-
duced. The governor in his message 10 the
senate today said that the senate had
"A 'smothered 10 death q bin providing that
the courts Of q county be vested with
authority to remove an officer against
whom u Il proved in open court before =
jury that he had wilfnlly and corruptly
failed and refused To enforce the laws of
the country"
Senator Woods of Navarro introduced
% bin providing that a guardian he per-
mitfed To lease lands for mineral pur-
poses with the permission Of county
judges lie pointed out that noon today,
instead ~ yesterday noon. was the latest
time for the introduction of bills.
AUSTIN. Texas. March 10.-Opposition
20 I. consolidation or the St. Louis u
San Francisco railroad with the Interna-
tional 4 Great Northern and four other
Texas lines. disappeared in the house
late yesterday when T. A Hamilton.
president of the I. 4 @. N. line. agreed
preference of employment would be Civ.
en- TO former employees Of that line who
went on strike last July. The bill was
passed finally in the lower branch Pas
sage was on suspension of rules. by =
vote Of lis to 4. Representative Cable
Of st. Jo. casting the only dissenting
vote on the measure.
Several hundred union men formerly
employed by the I. 4 G. N. railroad are
affected by the agreement entered into
today. members Of the house and labor
representatives said. The agreement n
rose from opposition expressed by the
house labor group and the threat 70 kill
cred to carry out m alleged oral agree
ment made when the strike on that road
was called off.
The consolidation bill was taken up
on motion of Representative Mathes.
which was carried by a vote Of 81 to s.
a committee amendment providing that
that the consolidation should not abro-
gate contracts and court findings rec
rarding the maintaining Of shops Of the
T. a G. N. line at Palestine. was adopted
~ oral vote. Representative Dielmsn of
Bexar county. then offered an amend
ment 10 require the consolidating roads
to extend their lines from Brady 20
San Antonio. After brief discussion, the
amendment was voted down
The lines included in the consolidation
plan are: International Crest Mort
prn: Fort Worth 4 Rio Grance. Paris =
Great Northern; Brentwood North and
South and Quanah. Acme and Pacific.
K Il said to be one of the largest con-
'olidations undertaken In Texas.
Negotiations for an agreement with
he labor group Of the house were In
progress throughout the day. Included In
The conference were ID. w. Tracey. inter-
rational vice resident Of the Electrical
Workers union, and c. n. Poe. represen-
tative Of the mechanics union. State
Joseph 8. Meyers also took
part in the negotiations.
Announcement Of the agreement with
President Hamilton was made In =
statement issued by eight members of
he house.
The senate spent practically the en~
ire afternoon yesterday debating tho
rouse bill proposing amendments to the
vorkmen's compensation act. After
ubstitute for the house bill by Senator
Davis had been adopted. the discussion
entered on the maximum and minimum
mounts which should Be paid workmen
receiving benefits under the act when
he senate adjourned an amendment pro-
,osing minimum weekly payment or 81
md maximum OF SEQ was penaing.
The bill appropriating s115.000 for
obstruction Of . new extension division
'uilding at the a. q N. College and re-
another building was passed
inaIly. Efforts of Senator Wood to cali
lp his bill. which would prohibit the
rison board from paying notes for the
Fort Bend county cotton oil mill failed