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

AUSTIN, May 24.-The legisla-
ture granted Sen. John w. Horns
by of Austin $4,000 for assisting
the state suit against Hoffman
Construction company, n 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
were:
Airports-Towns may maintain
airports.
Agriculture: Regulating pure seed
law administration.
Banks: Six measures. regulating
deposits. leans and investments.
preventing false advertising Of con-
ditions. prohibit preference to de-
positors. and provide for payment
Of stock assessments.
Bends: School district bonds shall
mature serially; authorizes ad in
term bonds for water Improvement
districts.
Game and fish: Authorize lease
Of BRACES island off Cameron coun-
ty: prohibiting hunting 81 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.:
26 other general and local bills ar
fective administrative civil court
procedure.
Labor: License emigrant agent:
exempt nurses and superintendent
CT orphan homes.
Lands: Authorize renurchase or
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. I
OF each year to register cars.
Cities: Cities may annex addi-
tional territory on majority vote.
Penitentiary: Prison c~oncentra-
ton bill: discharge convicts In
home county; raise pay or 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 self-pavinz
dormitories at G. i. al: re-o-ran-
lie board OF education: safeguard
transportation or school children:
make courses in constitution effect
I've after end of present term: clas-
sify elementary high schools: au.
thorizing university 10 accept gift
from r. ID. Farmer for interna-
tional scholarship fund.
State departments: Create office
OF state auditor: prescribing duties
OF land commissioner.
Tax: Exempt property OF non
residents (reciprocaD from inherI-
lance tax: authorize mailing of noIl
tax receipts.
Water: Ratify Rio Grande river
tri-state compact: authorize rntra-
coastal canal across navirable
streams: ratify Canadian river fri
state compact; duties of engineers
for water improvement district: au-
thorize sale OF water for irrigation:
districts may annex non-contiru-
Gus land.
y lscellaneous: Counties may en-
ploy dairy specialists: spelling az
zaVala county; promote vocational
rehabilitation; system Of vital sta
t~istics: regulate barbering.