Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-24
SOLONS MAKE
APPROPRIATION
Sen. Hornsby Is Granted
For Assisting I'm Prose-
eusion Case
Nv RAYMOND BROOKS

AUSTIN. May 14.-Ine leglSia-
ture granted Sen. John w. Horns
by OF Austin $4,000 for assisting
the state suit against Hoffman
Construction company, one of the
suits presented by Atty. Gen. Dan
Moody.
This was the only appropriation
bin passed. aside from the 100000
appropriated for session expenses, a
check Wednesday reveals.
Other general bills OF the session
we're:
Airports-Towns may maintain
airpOrts.
Agriculture: Regulating pure seed
law administration.
Banks. Six measures. regulating
deposits. loans and investments.
preventing false advertising Of con-
ditions. prohibit preference TO de-
positors. and provide for payment
Of stock assessments.
Bonds: School district bonds shall
mature seriRlly: authorizes adj in
term bonds for water improvement
districts.
Game and fish: Authorize lease
Of Brazos island off Cameron coun-
ty: prohibiting hunting or fishing
without consent OF landowner.
Insurance: Prohibit sale Of stock
with policies; regulate mutual in
surance companies: regulating CO.
insurance: regulating Lloyd's plan
insurance: provide for conversion
OF ~fraternal benefit societies into
mutual or stock companies
Judiciary-civil court procedure:
Create civil judicial council to re-
place void law OF regulate session:
% other general and local bills az
fective administrative civil court
procedure.
Labor: License emierant agent:
exempt nurses and superintendent
OF orphan homes.
Lands: Authorize reDurchase u
school lands: set aside land at Rusk
for state hospital: authorize repur-
chase OF forfeited school land.
Livestock: Tick eradication.
eradication OF diseases.
NOTORIOUS: Strengthen supervision
of railroad commission over bus
lines: tax assessors fees on regis
trations reduced; grant until Feb.
or each year to register cars.
Cities: Cities may annex addi-
ticnal territory on majority vote.
Penitentiary: Prison concentra-
ton bill; discharge convicts In
home county: raise pay OF guards
and farm managers: provide FOR
pardons and paroles: increase good
time given convicts.
Pensions. Grant widows fun
share OF pension: restore quarterly
payments Of pensions.
Schools: Authorize seIf-payine
dormitorieS at c. I. A: re-organ-
LIE board or education: safeguard
transportation OF school children:
make courses in constitution effect
I've after end or present term. clas-
stfy elementary high schools: au.
thorizing university 20 accent gift
from T. ID. Farmer for interna-
tional scholarship fund.
State departments: Create office
or state auditor: prescribing duties
OF land commissioner.
Tax: Exempt property OF non
residents CreciprocaD from inheri-
lance tax; authorize mailing OF poll
tax receipts.
Water: Ratify Rio Grande river
tri-State cOmDact. authori1a rnfro-
coastal canal across navirable
streams: ratify Canadian river tri-
state compact: duties of engineers
for water improvement district: au-
thorize sale Of water for irrigation.
districts may annex non-contiru-
GUS land.
Miscellaneous: Counties NAV en-
ploy dairy specialists: spelling OF
zavala county; promote vocational
rehabilitation; system Of vital sta
tistics; regulate barbering.