Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-18
Big OFFENSIVE
OF SESSION TO
CETUNDER Way
fractional Difficulties
Now Looming For
The Last 3 Weeks Of
Legislature

AUSTIN, Feb. 1s.-(F-The big
offensive of the 41st legislature is
ut hand. The grand rush to pass
hundreds OF bills before sine die ad-
journment, only three weeks re-
moved, is about to start. Some 800
bills are on the calendar in the
house. and there remain only IL
working days Of the regular session,
IL the legislators labor on Washing
toms birthday and Saturdays.
Lieutenant Governor Barry Miller
in the senate and Speaker W. S. Bar
ron in the house have taken double
ditch on the reins to check a STAN
pede which might result in the pas
sing hurriedly Of scores Of meas
ures which under leisurely consid-
Grafton might be kept from the stat
ute books.
off to Sluggish Start
IL is customary for Legislators to
start their biennial work with re-
l~uctance an da characteristic to fin
ish up at top speed. This legislature
lH HO GAGEVLtUn 10 lnG A4ANs IA al
thing, IT got Oft to an even more
sluggish start han many Of its pre-
decessors. But a large amount Of
work can be done in the closing days.
Night sessions will be started this
week in the house.
The legislature has accomplished
little in big things so far. 1t has
passed the resolution calling for q
- Ap.A.Iw.An 80 ~
crease the supreme court membership
to nine, thus accepting n Of the
governors recommendations for
'court reform" IL has rejected the
governors suggestion that employees
Of the state be placed under the civil
service merit system.
This week il will consider the
highway bond issue proposal and
bills effecting q reorganization and
concentration Of the penitentiary
system, both Of which are advocated
Nv Governor Moody. Interest in the
outcome is keen with the governor
personally active in support OF both.
Renew Fractional Fight
Although the rivalry between the
two factions who split the democratic
party during the presidential election
was AtrrAitu jill nat ny AIt
houses defeat of the Mankin bill
barring as candidates in the 1880
party primary anyone who scratched
the ticket last November. the fires
of political differences we're renewed
by Senator A. J.. Wirtz of Seguin,
when he sent up a bill signed by 16
Senator's majority-which would
give the state democratic state ex-
ecutiye committee increased powers.
Under the present law the commit
tee had the power to "prcscribe
qualifications" Of candidates or vot-
ers in the primaries. but these arc
restricted by this language: "Pro-
Vided that no person shall ever be
denied the right 70 participate in a
primary in this state because of for
Senator Wirtz's bill would delete
this restriction and permit the COM
mittee to 90 "the whole route" il il
cares TO.
There is a movement on to bring
peace to the party and IL was this
sentiment that likely brought about
defeat of the Mankin measure. Some
of the legislators pointed out that
since Senator Loves bills seeking
20 give party voters freedom Of rom
science" in the matter of adhering
20 the pledge, was ruthlessly killed,
20 take action such as Representa-
tive Luke Mankin Of Georgetown
proposed would provoke n breach
that might rebound TO the advantage
of Love and his following.