Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-10
SOI0ns Concentrate
On Highway Bonds
As Session Closes
BY r. w. BARRY
Associated Press Staff Writer

GooOCAdtC0 1lCSS otdlI VIltCI
AUSTIN, March 9.-[P)-There
are many interesting angles left to
this legislature, now one day past
its regular 60-day period and soon
to go home for a breathing spell
OF a few weeks before coming back
to gather up the loose ends.
The campaign to pass the high
way bond issue amendment on to
the people for their consideration,
transcends everything else just
now, unless it is Governor Moody's
attitude toward the Writ bill,
which would empower state demo-
cratic executive committee to mete
out punishment to recalcitrants
who would not stand hitched to the
party's presidential nominee. Spec
ulation on either is enough to keep
prognostlcatOrs busy for a spell.
Bond Issue Friends Stick
Regardless of the outcome, it may
be said that proponents of the bond
issue plan of building highways are
about the most persistent group of
gladiators that ever have come
down the pike. They have over
come the tWo-thirdS majority OBJ
stacle-or at least they are about
to brush it aside-while the game
minority with its back to the wall
fails to surrender and will defend
to the last.
The maneuvering Of both sides
has been %dexterous. Trading on
pending legislation of considerable
import has been reSorted to all will
admit. It has been a game of give
and take In many respects.
There m some who believe that
the Wirtz bill was used as a lever
to pry a number of the opponents
of the bond issue over to the other
side of the house. 1t has been re-
ported that some of those inter-
ested in chaStising the democrats
who would not vote for Governor
Smith agreed to lay aside their
personal convictions on the merits
of the bond issue proposition and
to vote to submit to the people In
exchange for certain affirmative
votes on that measure from bond
issue advocates.
f1gnC COnfrOntS Bill
Whatever has happened the bond
issue proponents are on the
threshold of victory and may go
owe the top Monday when the res
olution proposing submission Of the
constitutional amendment comes up
again.
With SO of the needed 100 votes
rnnictOrnI ON thn n10afrio hno WI
there were an additional three at
firmative votes paired. Only the
votes of those present can be COM
puted in compiling a two-thirds
majority and pairs must not be
considered. One of those paired
was Speaker w. S. Barron, conva-
leScing from a operation.
In spite of the bright prospects
proponents are hampered by the
nearness of adjournment and what
the senate may do or may not do,
Some house members for the bond
issue have served notice on their
senate that unless the upper house
passes the house bill cutting auto
mobile license fees so per cent they
will retaliate by refusing to SUBJ
nit the bond issue. The senate
committee amended the bill to re.
dye the present registration fees
only 20 per cent.
May Lose Votes
Opponents of the bond issue, IN
GLIDING Representatives Anderson
of San Antonio and Tillotson Of
Sealy, contend that the needed 100
votes will never materialize.
DWindling attendance in the
house during the last days Of the
session might operate to the disad-
vantage of the resolution there, as
well.
Senators anxious to have the
bond issue submitted. Friday night
subordinated their convictions on
the pending bill to make it oblig-
atory for the highway commission