Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-12
Bills FLOOD
LEGISLATIVE
HALLS WE'D.
Two Hundred Forty
One Intr oduced,
West Places Two
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AUSTIN, Feb. l2.-Among the
unprecedented flood Of PAL bills in
troduced wednesday in the legis-
lature were measures IN the senate
bv Archie Parr and In the house BY
Milton west OF Cameron county
and II. L. Leonard Of Hidalgo coun-
~ as follows:
To fix standards Of citrus fruit;
10 prevent shipment OF unripe or
faulty fruit; to fix penalties 1nvao-
ing or plundering orchards; 70 oe-
fine a citrus zone.
Hidalgo and Cameron counties
each were given two representatives.
in the legislature under the house
redistrictinR bill offered by Rep.
Penrose Metcalfe Of San Angelo.
AUSTIN, Feb. 12.-tP-The leg
isIature opened the flood gates Of
legislation yesterday and when t.
shut them down, 241 bills had pour
ed through for at least a modern
high peak in a single days work.
OF the number 189 were intro
duced in the house and 50 in the
senate. TO date both branches have
introduced approximately $50 balls.
Yesterdays flood was precipitated
BY legislators who feared the constl-
turionality Of rules drawn TO over
ride those provided in the constitu-
tional amendment.
The senate today was expected to
take final action on the appoint
ment by former Gov. Dan Moody
Of Frank Baldwin, Waco newspaper
man, to the state board Of educa-
ton. A long list Of Gov. ~Sterling's
appointees were confirmed yester-
day and the slate was cleaned Of all
names but that Of Baldwin. The
senate had an executive session set
for 1890 a. m. today for the ex-
pressed purpose Of final considera-
ton Of Baldwin's appointment.
Today marked the opening Of the
period for committee consideration
Of bills. Although committee meet
ings were not infrequent during the
first 30 days, some Of the most i'm
portant ones have postponed DELHI
erationS until the scheduled time.
Rsdistricting Bill
The house committee on educa-
ton voted yesterday to continue its
investigation Of circumstances sur
rounding the placing of a series Of
character posters on the required
list for rural state aid schools. Rep
resentative Holder. chairman Of the
committee, said the resolution was
amended to give the committee
specific authority to investigate the
practice. alleged by Holder to be
prevalent in the state. Of county
schools being paid a commission by
installment book companies for sell
ing books to the school.
Basing his proposal on the state
population. 5.S24,7l with a popula-
ton in each district Of $4,000, Rep
resentative Metcalfe Of San Angelo
yesterday introduced his second re-
d%istricting bill Of the session, this
one applying only to the house.
The total number of members in
the house. $50, the maximum under
provisions Of the constitution. re-
manned unchanged In the Metcalfe
bill.
In the maze OF legislation propos-
ed yesterday we're a number Of pro-
posalS for constitutional amend
ments. Senator Cunningham Of
Abilene proposed that the consti-
tuition be amended to allow rural
districts to establish and operate
light. power and gas utility dis
tricts.
Create Water District
Included IN the proposed amend
ments In the house were two b.
Rep. Barron OF Sherman calling for
abolition Of the state ad valorem
tax after 1892 and the levying Of
q state income tax.
Tax relief already a reality for
1881, Sen. Oneal of Wichita Falls
yesterday introduced a bill which
would allow semi-annual payment
of all state and county taxes here
after.
Bills calling for appropriations
to cover repairs and maintenance
Of Sam Houston's home in Hunts
vile we're introduced In both houses.
Other bills IN the house included:
BY West OF Brownsville to create
Cameron County Water Improve
ment district number 8 and to val
idate bonds totalling 81. 900. 900.
BY Justiss OF Corsicana TO pro-