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THE SAN ANTONIO DAILY EXPRESS: THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 23, Xm
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THE HOUSE CLEARS
CALENDAR OF MANY
LOCAL BILLS
HOUSE ACCEPTS
INVITATION TO
VISIT DALLAS
Bandies Nearly Two Score of
Them—Optometry Bill
Is Knifed.
BANK DEPOSIT GUARANTY
BILL DOES NOT PROGRESS
Fixes the Dates for March 5 and
6—Senate Had Set Them for
February 27 and 28.
SPEAKER TURNS THE TIDE
AGAIISSI THE OPPOSITION
IS NEW DISTRICT ATlORNbY
UTE VOTES DOWN THOMAS
^Not Allow Written Statement to
j Printed in Journal—Call Re-
quest a Play to the Galleries.
h:.y Express Austin Bureau.
JBT1N, Tex.. Feb. 24.—By a vote of
o 11 the Senate today rejected a mo-
made by Senator Thomas that a writ-
statement from him, as a matter of
sonal privilege, be printed in the
*nal. In this statement Senator
mas declared that had he been pres-
M, yesterday ho would have voted
l»st the adoption of the inv'.tation for
Senate to visit Dallas, because ho
eved the invitation viaa given for
purpose of influencing members of
Senate in respect to the race track
etc.
£)out an hour was spent in debating
matter, during which it. was freely
rged that Senator Thomas was play-
i to gfk gallery and trying to put the
Iite in the hole by getting it to ex-
ie the statement from the journal,
•sntion was called to the fact that he
present yesterday when the invita-
was under consideration, but took
part in the discussion, and that he
shortly before the vote was taken,
ator Tlolney declarr-d that he was get-
tired of Senator Thomas' grandstani
1 "ncl he said he would vote against
—* ig the statement from the jour-
,he reason that he believed the
r>?\' Thoin-H was playing for was
sU> tru- •nalt • xclude 11.
h^talement in the main was an echo
/fator Thomas' lobby charges. These
■)w under discussion by the special
mmittee appointed for that purpo.se.
the proceedings are not public. The
«timony taken by the committee will be
ade public at the close of the investiga-
,>n.
3ILLS REPORTED FAVORABLY.
"he House Judiciary Committee
Approves of Five. *
%.iily Express Austin Bureau.
yAUSTLN, Tex., Feb. 24.—The House
3idiciary Committee reported favorably
ie following bills today:
I'By Mr. Westbrook: Making abandon-
ment after seduction a felony.
» By Mr. Standlfer: Validating foreign
. a* ills.
By Mr. Jenkins Providing that when
a debt is barred from the powf^jof sale
under a deed of trust, the deed of trust
lis also bnrred.
By Mr. Bostic: Regulating the assign,
nent of unearned wages by wage-earn-
ers.
Reported unfavorably:
By Mr. Yaughan: Increasing the fees
-of justices of the peace, Sheriffs and
>nstables in cases of misdemeanor.
Ty Mr. German: Making it lawful for
« Texas Legislature to hold a session
f as much as three days during each bi-
nnial session in the cities of Houston,
Galveston, San Antonio, Fort Worth, Liv-
ingston and at such point in the Pan-
andle as may be provided and desig-
ated by the Representative from the
)ne Hundred and Sixth Representative
>istrlct.
•By Mr. Terrell of Bexar: San Antonio
Independent School District bill.
By Mr. Bowman: Reorganizing the
(forty-seventh Judicial District and cre-
ating the Sixty-ninth District.
■ SIGNu.^ by the governor.
Bexar County Road Law Among the
Bills Approved.
Daily Express Austin Bureau.
AUSTIN, Tex.. Feb. 24.—Governor
Campbell today signed the following bills:
Levying an occupation tax of $2000 on
dealers of nonlntoxicating malt liquors.
/ Levying an occupation tax of $4000 on
Regents who sell Intoxicants by soliciting
Drders In prohibition territory.
Establishing the Court of Criminal Ap-
peals at Austin.
The Bexar County road law.
Amending the charter of Denlson.
I Fannin County District Court law.
Do Fat Folks Worry?
Most thin peopl* would say, no. Most
fat folks, yee. They have ell the causes
for worry thin people have, and one other
—tlwlr fat. Fat mortifies women because
It spoils their appearance, and It dis-
tresses men, for It affects their activity.
A few are afraid of it, Tliero are few
fat members of either sex who would
not gladly dispense with thirty to fifty
pounds if they knew how.
The "how" Is my excuse for taking up
this newspuper space. Although very few
fat folks know It (and those who do are
no longer fat), there Is a very simple
method of reducing safely All one has to
do Is take after meals and at bedtime one
teaspoonful of the folowing simple re-
ceipt, which any druggist will fill for a
few cents: One-half ounce Marniola, H
ounce Fluid Extract Caiicara Aromatic,
and 3V4 ounces Peppermint Water, and
the trick Is turned.
This Is a certain cure for "fat folks'
worry." for It does away with all neces-
sity for exercise or dieting. It never
causes wrinkles or stomach disturbances,
mid 12 to 16 ounces, I am told, is by no
means an unusual amount of fat for |t to
off dull)'. f
Dally Express Austin Bureau.
AUSTIN. Tex., Feb. 24.—'The House got
in some good work this afternoon on lo-
cal bills, handling, in the course of two
hours and a half nearly two score of
them. Fully half of these were passed
finally. m
The program of proceedings wn' a va-
ried one. It witnessed the knifing of
the optometry bill, following a speech of
biting sarcasm directed against the meas-
! ure by Mr Johnson, in which he pointed
] out the alleged fallacies of it.
Mr. Jennings, one of the joint authors
] of the so-called Love bank deposit gnar-
j anty bill, was enabled to deliver several
' more paragraphs from his speecli in fa-
1 vor of his bill, which is still pending as
a substitute for the Ray bill.
This whole proposition is at precisely
the same stage that it was yesterday.
It was under consideration a scant half
hour today, that time being consumed
by Mr. Jennings. Mr. Robertson of
Travis procured a postponement of the
bill until Friday morning at 10 o'clock,
he deeming the bill "a very important
one." As soon as action in accord with
his motion was taken he called up his
own bill—the Robertson insurance bill.
It was considered for a few minutes,
when Mr. Reedy also deemed his bill "a
very important one," that should be
considered carefully, and moved that Mr.
Robertson's bill go over.
It was about the hour for local bills
at this time, and, after explaining that
he "Just wanted to give Mr. Robertson
some of his own medicine" in putting off
consideration of a bill, he withdrew his
motion to postpone. The insurance bill,
consequently, is pending business in tho
House tomorrow.
Rules Committes Takes Quick Action.
The House Committee on Rules took
quick action on a resolution introduced
by Mr. Terrell of Cherokee and others,
setting apart the time between 3:30
o'clock p. m. and 6 o'clock today for con-
sideration of local bills. The committee
took up the resolution Immediately fol-
lowing its Introduction, when the House
convened at 9:30 o'clock a. m., and re-
ported it favorably. The resolution was
then adopted.
Senator Brachfield's hill providing that
Texas railroads shall equip all locomo-
tives with ashpans that may be dumped
without necessitating firemen going un-
der the locomotive was engrossed.
The bill by Senator Terrell of Bowie,
regulating the practice of optometry, was
supported by Mr. <"'ox and Mr. Crawford,
who pointed out the urgency for restrict-
ing the business of spectacle vendors by
an examination.
Mr. Vaughan and Mr. Crockett of
Mitchell opposed the bill, contending tliat
its manner of drafting would simply
(rive tho fakT a greater opportunity to
do his business.
Mr. Cariales and Mr. Johnson offered
an amendment, striking out the enacting
clause. Mr. McCallum moved to table
the death-blow amendment.
Mr. Johnson said he opposed the bill
mainly because it clothes the Governor
with additional appointive power in the
appointment of an optometry board. Ho
made a spirited speech condemning the
bill.
The amendment killing the bill was
adopted.
The Masterson Senate bill, confirming
a contract between the city and county
of Galveston and certain railroads, bear-
ing upon the construction of the Galves-
ton causeway, was passed to a third
reading.
The bill bv Mr. McGown, giving elec-
tric light and power companies right of
eminent domain, was lost, 67 to to. Mr.
Hill made a motion to reconsider the vote
whereby tlio- bill was lost and spread
that motion on the journal. Considera-
tion of this motion was postponed until
tomorrow afternoon. Mr. McGown will
at that time speak for the bill.
At 12:00 o'clock the House, took a recess
until 2 o'clock p. m.
Text Book Resolution Goes Over.
When tlic House reconvened at 2
o'clock the special order for that hour,
tho Text-book Board investigation reso-
lution was laid before the House. After
considerable discussion, given elsewhere
In these dispatches, it was allowed to go
over under the rules.
Mr. McGown's bill exempting men In
certain avocations from jury service,
and men over the ago of 80, also, was
passed after helng amended so as
to exempt coif ~ ginners in the cotton
ginning season
The Ray bank deposit guaranty bill,
with the 'more stringent amendment by
Messrs. Baker of Hood, Jennings., Mob
ley and Cureton—being what U known
as the Love bill—pending, was taken up,
with Mr Jennings speaking for the
amendment.
On motion of Mr. Robertson of Travis
the bank deposit guaranty proposition
was postponed until Friday morning at
10 o'clock.
The Robertson insurance bill was then
taken up, being postponed business. The
Wortham amendment providing a grad-
uated tax on the gross premium receipts,
based on the per cent of Investment in
Texas securities, was laid before the
House as pending business. After some
.tittle discussion Mf. Robertson of
Travis made the point of order that the
amendment was not germane, as the bill
provides that 75 per cent of Texas re-
serves shall be invested in Texas se-
curities. while the amendment does not
make It obligatory for that per cent to
be Invested.
The Speaker ruled, as in a previous
case, that as both the amendment and
the hill relate to the investment of se-
curities In this State, that the amend-
ment is germane.
At 3:25 o'clock p. m., almost, the hour
for local bills, under the resolution
adopted In the forenoon, Mr. Reedy, us-
ing Mr. Robertson's own words In post-
poning the bank deposit guaranty bill,
said that "In view of the Importance of
tills bill, and to allow some members tn
further Investigate it, I mov« to postpone
further consideration of It until Friday."
Eventually Mr. Reedy withdrew this mo-
tion.
Local Bills Are Passed.
At 3:30 o'clock, pursuant to the resolu-
tion adopted, the House took up local
bills on engrossment on final passage.
The following local bills were finally
passed: Kendall, Bell, Fayette. Coryeil,
Karnes, Erath. Titus, Delta Countv road
laws: Sunflower (Grayson County), Fer-
ris (Ellis County!, Segovllln (Dallas Coun-
tv) and I/ingvlew independent school dis-
trict hills: hill reorganizing Fifth and
Seventh Judicial Districts: bill permitting
sale Of squirrels In Montgomery County;
Val Verde County hldo and animal ex-
emption bill.
The following local bills were engrossed:
Baird. Nixon. McLean. Wichita Falls and
Pate Independent school district bills:
Wood. Archer, Hood, Eastland, Houston
and McLennan road laws: Concho, Har-
rison and Menard County Court laws;
bill exempting Ball County from county
Daily Express Austin Bureau.
AUSTIN, Tex., Feb. 24.—Although some
opposition was offered to the resolution,
the Ilou?« of Representatives this morn-
ing accepted the invitation of the citi-
zens of Dallas to visit that city, setting
the date for March 5 and ti, instead of
February 27 and 28, as set by the Senate.
Mr. llill and olners who were active yes-
terday in opposing the acceptance of tho
invitation, contented themselves with
asking for the change of date. It is
within the possibilities that the Senate
may change the date and go to Dallas
at the same time as the House, but it is
probable that this will not be done, and
that the visits will be made separately.
The truth Is that the whole Legislature,
its officers and employes and the women
make a crowd so large as to be unwieldy,
and it is believed that If the two bodies
shall make separate visits each will have
a more enjoyaole time.
Of course, there are some who opposed
the acceptance of this Invitation, just as
they have opposed accepting any invita-
tion, because they think time is lost by
the Legislature in such journeys. A ma-
jority of the legislators, however, think
there is no such loss if the Legislature,
after working day and night for weeks
takes one week day off, for they say that
"all work and no play makes Jack a
dull boy."
Speaker Want6 to Go.
Speaker Kennedy is one of these He
made one of his tabloid speeches today,
which decided the House to quit wasting
time in debating the invitation, but at
once to accept it.
"Let's go to Dallas." said he. "Follow
me for the next two weeks, and wo won't
have any business to transact."
The vote by which the Invitation and
resolution were adopted follows:
Ayes—Speaker Kennedy. Adams Ander-
son. Aston. Baker of Hood. Raker of Pa-
nola. Bartlett, Blerschwalc. Bostic. Hos-
well. Bowman. Branch, Briscoe, Brown,
Brownlee, Buchanan, Byrne, Cable, Oa-
nales, Cathey, Cox, Crawford, Crisp,
Crockett of Mitchell, Cureton, Dalby. Da-
vis, Dotson, Elliott, Fant, Fitzhugli,
Flournoy, Fuller, fjaines, Olesen, etllmorc.
■ Goodman, Haxthausen, Highsmith, Hill,
llorger, Jackson, Jennings, Johnson, Kee-
ble, Lawsoti, Lench, I>ee, Lively. Luce,
Marshall, Maxwell. McCallum, McDonald,
McGown. McKlnney. McLaln, Meeks.
Moller. Nelson of Hopkins, O'Bryan of
McLennan. O'Bryant of Bandera, Odnm,
Pearson, Perkins, Pharr, Porter, Rahb.
Ralston, Rayburn. Reld, Reedy, Ride
way, Roach, Schluter, Sohofield. Self,
Smith. Spreadley, Stephenson, Stepter,
Strickland, Terrell of Bexar. Trenck-
mann, Turner. Turney, Von Rosenborg,
Wahrmund. Walter, Werner, Wilson.
"Wort ham—!C.
Nays—Ballengee, Bsrett., Bell, Bogard.
Bowies, Brookreson, Brookshire, Caves,
Craven. Currey, Drlggers, German, Gra-
ham, Hamilton of Childress, Hamilton of
McCulloch. Harmon, Maddox, Morris,
Munson, Nelson of Kaufman, Nickels.
Ray, Robertson of Bell, Stamps, Stead,
Tarver, Vaughan. Westhrook—2*.
Present, not voting—Adams, Mobley.
Absent with leave—Adams. Brooks.
Crockett of Washington, Pierce, Roberson
of Erath.
Absent—Chancy, Jenkins. Mason, Rob-
ertson of Travis, Standifer, Stratton.
Terrell of Cherokee.
MR. DOWELL ON THE STAND.
Charles W. Ogden Also Testifies in
the Shooting Case.
Daily Express Austin Bureau
AUSTIN, Tex.. Feb. 24.—John Dowell,
the defendant, took the stand today in
his own behalf after the State had rested j
in the assault to murder case now on .
trial in the District Court here.
Mr. Dowell testified that he was armed
that day in the Driskill Hotel lobby, not
because he Intended to engage in a shoot-
ing: affray, but because he sought an
avenue through the Driskill Hotel to
avoid any undue publicity during a walk I
to a pawnbroker's shop, where ho pur- [
posed to pawn a shotgun and a pistol to
meet a grocery bill, which ho exhibited
to the court during the recital of his
testimony. He said that a» he walked
through the hotel Charles \V. Ogden shot
at Mm and that he was never more sur-
prised in his life. He said that he saw
Mason Williams with his gun raised, then
Dowell fired at Williams. He said that
Ogden was firing at. him from one direc-
tlon and Williams from another. He ,
was then seized from the lear and the I
shooting was over.
Mr. Ogden took the stand today before
the State rested and testified that he .
fired at Mr. Dowell. but without the in- I
tontion of killing him. What he wanted
to do was to save the |lf« of Mr. Wil-
liams. He heard a shot fired, turned and
saw Dowell with a shotgun, and began to
dlschargo his pistol, not to kill Dowell,
but to protect Williams. Numerous other
witnesses were introduced by the Stat.-.
Mr. Dowell's testimony was not finished.
TO STRENGTHEN
ANTI TRUST LAWS
OE THE STATE
Bill Introduced in Senate Will
Make Statutes Conform to Re>
cent Waters-Pierce Decision.
"Te**s Beer for Texas people."
If you are discriminating" and want
a beer of unquestioned superiority
you will appreciate
ALAMO
/
Bottled Eieer
Brewed and Bottled by LONE STAR BREWING CO.
INCREASE PENALTY
TO $151111 A MAY
FRANK S. ROBERTS.
THK Governor yesterday appointed
Frank S. Roberts of Lockhart to
the office of District Attorney of the
Twenty-second Judicial District, vice
James D. Storey, resigned. Mr. Roberts*
cause was successfully pleaded by State
Chairman Storey and his relative, the re-
tiring District Attorney. Mr. Roberts is
widely known in that section of the
Stato.
REPORr FAVORABLY BILL
FOR A LEFK0S0RI11M
LAND MEASURE OF TERRELL OF
BOWIE MEETS DEATH.
Senate, in Regular Session, Passes to
Engrossment the Hudspeth Bill
Granting Traveling Expenses
to District Judges.
The Day's Charters.
Dally Express Austin Bureau.
AUSTIN. Tex., Feb. 24— Charters of
the following corporations were filed
with the Seeret.ary of Statn today:
I,emly-\Vood-Brown!ee Auto Company,
Sun Antonio; capital stock, $15,000. In-
corporators: F. H. Lemly. J. R. Wood,
J. A. Brownlee.
The First Ktate Bank of Poolvllle, Par-
ker county; capital stork, *15,100. In-
corporators: Jock Holland, W. T. Hou-
ser, C. \V. McCarty and others.
Shell Beach Sanitarium Company, Cor-
pus Christ!; capital stock, JM.iiOO. In-
corporators: W. K Carruth. C, p. yeager,
H R Sutherland, T. J. Turpln, W. A.
Ellison.
An amendment to the charter of the
Shorrlll Mercantile Company of Temple
was tiled, increasing Its capital stock
from *25.000 to StO.ftOO.
An amendment to the charter of the
Rosooe State Bank of Roscoe. Increas-
ing its capital stock from SJO.OOO to f30,-
000, was filed.
Secretary Barton Returns.
Dally Express ffistin Bureau.
AUSTIN, Tex., Feb. 24.—A. M. Barton,
secretary to the Governor, returned to-
day from a brief visit In Houston and re-
sumed Ills duties In the executive office.
auditor law; bill creating Ninth Judicial
District and fixing time for holding
court; bill providing an assistant county
school superintendent for Harris and
Travis Counties.
The House adjourned al 6:15 o'clock
p. ro. until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
: -O
Dr. F. A. Piper, Osteopath.
011-14 Hlcki Bids. Old DDI USI» I
Daily Express Austin Bureau.
AUSTIN, Tex., Feb. 111. —Having not
met in nearly a week the Senato commit-
tees today quitted their holiday attiludo
and took action oil many measures pend-
ing: before them. The bill establishing a
leprosoriuni was reported favorably, Tho
question of tho control of the Alamo was
discussed at full length by the Daughters
of tho Republic and members of the com-
mittee.
T. B. Love's bill (introduced by Mr. Hud-
speth on request) declaring insolvent a ft
fraternal beneficiary associations whose
liabilities now accrued exceed their an-
ge.ts was report oil adversely without ex-
ception. These are only a few of tho
measures considered.
In a regular session the Senate pushed
to engrossment Senator Hudspeth s bill
granting traveling expenses to district
judges. The bill was so amended to in-
clude- also district attorneys and district
judges and attorneys of the Criminal Dis-
trict Courts.
Senator Terrell of Bowie witnessed the
death of his measure providing that land
suits may be brought either in the coun-
ty where the land lies or where the de-
fendant lives. The b.ll really is a change
of the venue act, and the Senate did not
s< e fit to adopt such amendments.
Ask Women Suffrage.
Following the convening of the Henate
thtj tlSUSi number of petitions foi and
against pending legislation of Slate-wide
interest were read.
Among those read was a petition from
tho Austin Women s Suffrage Assoc ia-
tion asking for the submission of a con-
stitutional amendment allowing women
to vote.
The Senate adopted the Free Confer-
ence Committee report on the Shelby
County road law, recommending that tho
House concui in Senate amendments.
Senator Hudspeth secured consideration
of his b.ll allowing district Judges 4J
hotel bill. cents a mile while traveling
on railroads and ]fi cents a mile while
traveling by private conveyance, as trav-
eling expenses in transacting their of-
ficial duties,
Senator Hudspeth explained the meas-
ure and opposed tho committee amend-
ment striking out the per du hotel
bill and providing that thin shall apply
t" districts containing tour or more
counties
Tho committee report was adopted.
Senator Hudspeth offered an amend-
ment striking out the portion of the
committee report recommending that the
judges be not allowed $2 a day hotel fare.
Senator Brachfield opposed the amend-
ment as he did not wish to pay the
board bills. The purpose of the bill i.s to
equalize the salaries, and tho man at
home or abroad must pay for his food.
Tho measure would discriminate against
the city Judge by paying the hotel bill
of the country Judge.
Senator Hudspeth defended his amend-
ment on the grounds that the traveling
judges are at more expense than those
who are at home all of the time.
The Hudspeth amendment was adopted,
tiie vote being 16 ayes. 9 noes.
Senator Mayfield offered an amendment
striking out the nortlon of the commit-
tee report providing that the provisions
of tn s a t shall apply only to districts
containing four counties or more.
Adopted.
Senator Meachum offered an amend-
ment Including the District Attorneys
ebo for the expense money. Adopted.
Senator Hudspeth offered an amend-
ment knocking out the pay of special
district judges, spying that under this
1. IJ they would not be necessary, as the
judges might exchange districts.
Sen ator Alexander opposed this amend-
ment, and It was withdrawn.
Senator Watson offered an amendment
Including the Criminal District Judges of
Harris and Galveston Counties. Adopted.
Senator Hudspeth offered an amend-
ment changing tho mileage while travel-
ing in private conveyance from 15 cents
to 10 cents. Adopted.
Senator Meachum offered an amend-
ment including the Criminal District At-
torney s of Galveston and Harris County.
Adopted.
Bill Ordered Engrossed.
The bill was ordered engrossed by a
vote of IS ayes. 9 noes
Motion to suspend the rules was lost,
four-fifths vote being necessary, and the
vote being 19 ayes, 9 noes.
Senator Perkins moved to take up his
bill giving newspapers right to contract
for transportation it be'ng an Innocent
itftle bill, to which no one should ob-
ject. However, he withdrew his mo-
tion to accommodate Senator Terrell of
Bowie.
Senator Terrell of Bow'e then secured
consideration of his measure allowing
tat ' suits to he brought either in coun-
ties where the land is located, or whero
the defendant re «-• des
Senator Terrell of Bowie off pro,]
amendment providing that when the de-
fendant Is In possession of land by resi-
dence or tenant, the suit shall be brought
in the county where the land Is located.
Senator Terrell defended the amendment.
Senator Masterson opposed it. The
amendment was lost, the vote being 9
ayes. 17 noes.
Senator Co for offered an amendment
■taking Lbs bill appJy to the iatme and
Daily bxpresa Austin Bureau.
AUSTIN, Tex. Feb. 24.-A bill to
strengthen the anti-trust laws of Texas
in conformity with the recent decision of
the United States Supreme Court in the
Waters-Pierce oil case, was introduced
in the Senate today by Senators Meach-
um and Mayfield and received the appro-
bation of Assistant Attorney General
Jewell P. bight foot, who was so promi-
nent In the Waters-Pierce litigation. The
bill increases the penalty permissible un-
der the act of 1903 from $.i0 to $1500 a day.
At present it is limited to $f>0 a day,
while the bill provides that it may be
anywhere between $50 and $1500 a day,
the United States Supremo Court having
decided that $l.r»00 was not unreasonable.
Some trusts might be willing to pay $50
a day, so great would be their business
and profits, is the view of those con-
cerned. The bill allows County Attorneys
fees of 10 per cent on all judgments col-
lected and provides that where a County
Attorney vacates his office before a final
determination he shall have his pro rata
part of the fee* if judgment in favor of
the State is finally affirmed. The bill
permits the Attorney General to employ
special counsel to assist in the litigation,
and provides venue in Travis County or
any other county favored by the Attor-
ney General, the idea being to empower
the Attorney General to go Into a county
where the State is sure to be out. of the
Influence -»f any local investment and a
fair trial had.
Senators Meachum and Watson Intro-
duced a bill creating the State levee and
drainage board and appropriating $.ja,000
to defray its expenses ana the work to
be undertaken by it. The board is to act
In conjunction with the Federal Govern-
ment and the United States Geological
Survey in securing surveys of river lands
with a view of draining the same and
preventing overflows so as to reclaim
thousands of acres for cultivation. The
hoard is to be composed of the Governor,
Attorney General and Land Commission-
er and shall have an expert assistant, to
be known as the State Levee and Drain-
age Commissioner, who shall be a to.
pographer, etc. Jt is provided that sur-
veys shall be made of the valleys of the
Trinity, Brazos below Waco, Colorado be-
low Austin. Little Brazos and others
deemed necessary.
Senator Kellle Introduced a bill giving
Beaumont a new charter.
Senator Sturgeon introduced a bill per-
mitting wholesale druggists in prohibi-
tion districts to sell alcohol to retail
druggists in quantities of from one to
five gallons for compounding purposes,
and deliulng wholesale and retail drug-
gists.
Other bills introduced follow:
By Senator Harper: Providing certain
subjects to he taught in all public schools
as high as the seventh grade. Allowing
two or more districts to combine for the
purpose of establishing rural high schools
where the students may have the advan-
tage of a high r education.
B.v Senator Heal: Prohibiting owners
of sheep afflicted'with scab or other in-
fectious diseases from driving them
across the public highways or across any
enclosed property without the consent of
the owner.
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Sen-itor tfenter offered an amendment
providing that any suit of damages grow-
ing out of the suing out e>f any writ of
garnishment may be brought in any
county from which such writ was is-
sued or in any county where such levy
was mado in whole or in part in this
! State.
Senator <"ofer opposed the amendment,
as It would destroy the write of garnish-
ment. 'Che amendment was lost.
rfenator Senter offered an amendment
providing suit® against private corpora-
tions. associations or stock companies be
brought In the counties where the e>fflcej
or agency e»f the corporation resides,
i Senator Harper opposed the bill. The
amendment was lost.
The bill was then killed on engrossment,
I the vote being II ayes, noes
Adjourned until 10 o'clock a., m. tomor-
row.
WOULD EXEMPT E. G. SESSIONS.
Bill Exempting Him From Anti-Pasi*
Law Introduced.
Daily Kxpress Aufdin Bureau.
AUSTIN, Tex.. Feb. 24.—New House
bills introduced today wero as follows:
By Messrs. Tarver and Jennings (by
request): Exempting from the operations
of the anti-pass law such persons as
have benefited humanity through procur-
ing the enactment of the safety appliance
act by Congress. This bill is drawn to
fit the case eif E. G. Sessions of Jliee,
who labored thirteen years before Con-
gressional committees in behalf of the
bill whose authorshln he claims.
By Mr. Perkins (by request): Provid-
ing for the incorporation of shlp-bulld-
tng, drydock and marine-way companies.
Oppose Bill Refusing Notaries' Fees.
Daily Kxpress Austin Bureau.
AUSTIN, Tex., Feb. 24. House Com-
mittee on Revenue and Taxation made
an unfavorable report this morning on
the bill by Senator Hayter regulating the
fees e»f notaries' public, reducing pro-
testing fees.
Investigators Hold No Meeting.
Daily Express Austin Bureau.
AUSTIN, Tex. Feb. 24.—'The Henato
committee appointed to investigate the
lobbying charges held no meeting today
or tonight. No reasons for fhe failure
were assigned, nor is it disclosed whether
or not specific charges have yet been
filed.
Bond Issues Aporoved,
Daily Express Austin Bureau.
AUSTIN, Tex . Feb. 24.—The Attorney
General today approved tho following
bonds: Waller County road and bridge,
S1MU0; five twenties. 1 per cent. City of
Plalnvlew waterworks. $P5,000; fifteen
forties, per cent. City of Plalnvlew
sewer, $12,000; fifteen forties, 5 per cent.
No Affiliation for This School.
Daily Express Austin Bureau.
AUSTIN, Tex., Feb. 24.—An unfavor-
able report was made this morning b.v
the House Committee on Education on
the bill by Mr Bosth providing for the
affiliation with the State University of
an Austin correspondence school.
Money to Buy Lamar's Paper.
Daily Express Austin Bureau.
AUSTIN. Tex., Feb. 24.—The Senate
Finance Coipmittee reported favorably
Senator Hume's hill appropriating $10,000
for the purchase of the Mirabeau B.
Lamar papers.
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SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.
fO AID SAN ANTONIO
Terrell Introduces Bill to Amend
Existing School Statute So as to
Make It Conform to Amendment.
Dally Express Austin Bureau.
AUSTIN, Tex.. Feb. 24.—Owing to doubt
existing as to th(» right of tho Sun An-
ionic St-hool Board to levy a school t.ix
of more Mian SO on the SHH rti'va
lion miller the law im^ed y tli-< Thir-
tieth Lefcilsluturo governing in Kan An-
tonio Independent School District. Mr.
Terrell uf Uexar today Introduced a bill
In the Hmiso sealing to amend the exist
inn statute sn aj( to make It conform to
the ci instil utional amendment relat'ng to
'I' clal school taxes, which \va.-i adopted
bv a vote ,,f the people la«t fall.
Tills measure will enable thh Sail An
tonin School Board tn levy a tax of 50
cents on the $100 valuallo i. \ : ontentlon
has been made that the board, under the
decision In tho Balrd Independent S -hool
District cast, cannot legally levy a great-
er tax than 20 cents on the <|ii'i
The bill provides for remunerating the
(Iltv Tax collector JIW0 a year for pre-
paring the city school tax roll and $12M)
u year for collecting. The amendment la
in'the form of an entirely new hill, re-
pealing the act of the Thirtieth Deglsla-
iur«. In the main it Is simply a special
law for the San Antonio Independent
School District, putting into effect the
constitutional amendment which was
adopted.
REPORTS FULL CREW BILL.
Cther Railroad Measures Arc Favored
by Senate Committee.
Dally Express Auatin Bureau.
AUSTIN. Tfx., Feb. 24.—The Senate
Internal improvements Committer re-
ported favorably S< antor Mayfield'* full
crew bill, seeking to mart a constitutional
law requiring- railroads to operate their
train.s with full crews.
Also Senator Watson's bill making it a
misdemeanor for any person, firm or
corporation to Issue an order prohibiting
its employes from cashing tii»-!r checks
or vouchers at any establishment. The
latter bill follows an order of the Mis-
souri, Kansas & Texas at Smlthville, the
horn'1 of Representative Roger Byrne,
who has been active in behalf of labor
legislation
The committee postponed to next
Wednesday Senator Kelly's bill requiring
street cars to have vestibules, center
aisles, etc.
DR. BLI0T ARRIVES AT AUSTIN
Goes at Once to Home of His Host,
E. M. House—Will Have a
Busy Day Today.
Dally Kxpress Austin Bureau.
AUSTIN", Tex., Feb. -'4.—President Eliot
of Harvard arrived this evening at
o'clock from College Station, where he
has been visiting for the pa«t two days
He retired early after dining with E. M.
I louse, at whose home he is staying.
Prseident Moz<*s of the university
was present at the dinner.
A number of persons w» re at the train
to meet the distinguished educator, but
he did not tarry to shake hsnds, being
quickly driven to Mr. House's home. His
program for tomorrow will keep him
very busy, sis he has two speeches to
deliver, and dinners and other festivities
to attend.
MAY SELL LIQUOR.
Bill Affecting Wholesale Drug Com-
panies Reported Favorably.
Daily Expresi Austin Bureau.
AUSTIN. Tex., Feb. i!4.— Senate fnm-
mil tee on Publi< Health today reported
favorably the measure by Messrs. Ifayter
and Sturgeon, giving wholesale drug
fompanies the right to sell alcoholic
liquors in local option precinct® under
certain conditions. The conditions are
that they sell to retailers in quantities nor.
less than one gallon nor more than five.
They may sell wine for sacramental pur-
poses, and the sale of alcoholics is per-
mitted for medicinal purposes where the
party 111 can give the prescription of a
responsible physician* Only one sale etn
be made on a single prescription.
TO BUILD TO ARANSAS PAS8.
Charter of Rockport & Aransas Pas*
Railroad Company Approved.
Daily Express Austin Bureau.
AUSTIN, Tex., Feb. Jl. The Attorney
General today approved the charter <»f
the Rockport & Aransas pass Railroad
Com/any; capital stock. 111,500; purpose,
the construetlon of a railway from Rock-
port to the jetties at Aransas Pass, a dis-
tnnee of 114 miles. Incorporators, C- O.
Johnson, Harry Traylor. D. R. Scrivener,
W H. Baldwin and others.
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