Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-03
LOWER House
SPEEDS WORK
ON MEASURES
Week End Session Sets
Stage for Final Ac-
ton on Over Fifty
Bills

AUSTIN, Feb. Up - Ninety
members OF the house, remaining
here over the weekend to speed up
a tagging legislative program, today
set the stage for final consideration
Of almost fifty measures next week
by passing the bills to final reading.
Although no quorum was present
no ~lawsnaker raised a point of order
which would have blocked considera-
ton Of bills.
Several important measures brought
up were postponed until next week.
included were the king-Forbes meas
ure prohibiting a physician prescEib-
ing more than One-naif pint Of liquor
to any person within q ten day period,
and the Shaver measure relating 10
certification of teachers in public
schools. These, Speaker Barron said,
will be laid before the house Tues
day.
Bills e~ngrossed were the Young
measure providing $1,000 TO pay ex-
pcnses of presidential electors who
met in Austin this year; the Gilbert
Chsstain bill permitting open eason
on squirrels in more than 20 coun-
ties; the Harmon bill making 1t a
penal offence TO contribute TO the de-
iinquency OF a minor under the age
or III, and the Barnett bill which
would make IL unlawful to take cot
ton or cotton seed under $50 in value.
Hits al "Roadsidc Courts
Representative Woodul Of Marshall
made an unsuccessful attempt to
have the house consider his measure
which would abolish roadside
courts" by providing that no peace
officer could receive any part of a
fine or costs IN a misdemeanor case
until judgment had been rendered.
The Hopkins bill which would pro-
vide expenses Of shorthand reporters
accompanying district judges TO out
side counties met a similar fate.
The senate had a quorum and
passed finally a batch Of local meas
Ures.
Representative Gates OF Runge did
not want 70 stop for Sunday and lost
a motion for the house to adjourn
until tomorrow morning.
Discuss Prison Bill
III 41AAAl HAA11h ~
bill Of the session found its way into
the hopper. II was sponsored in the
senate BY Cousins Of Beaumont and
in the house by Young Of Wellington
and Turner OF jacksonville.
1t is proposed to effect %coneentra-
ton of the system on the sever
farms below Houston with ths
walls" huntsville PRISON. and cen
trail plant to be removed TO the Oar
rington farm in Brazoria county.
The bill provides for sale OF the
Shaw farm, Bowie county; Eastman
farm, Houston county; Wynne and
Goree farms. Walker county. and this
Ferguson farms. Madison county.
An appropriation Of 81 1000. 900 for
each year Of the next biennium j.
asked TO carry out the act.
Grounds and buildings at Hunts
Vile would he transferred TO the Sam
Houston State Teachers College.
Pare Appropriations
The house committee cut SIPS, 1854;
from the senate educational emersen.
cy appropriation bill. reducing it's to-
tai from $1,330,01l.73 to $601, 1880.
All items covering salaries and ex'
penses of 1923 summer sessions II
Texas university, College Of Indus
trial Arts. Texas Tech and State Col
lcges were eliminated, the grand tota
for these being S211 .025.S5.
The 100000 rural aid items, re
commended bv the board Of education
! To pay valid claims" Sl75,00 fol
1928 and S225.c00 for 1929. were cut
Other items eliminated were;
North Texas Agricultural college
general repairs on building. S~i.629.9S;
Texas Tech College. additional equip.