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PROTECTION
OF THE ANIMALS
'Vv1 ..' - .aV.vyw
Willacy Measure Was Passed
; by Senate Yesterday. -
Gouton Eonl High School Xeunrt
) C With Amendments Wu En-
s'jiX'v ; grossed 07 the .
a' Senator!
AUSTIN Twaa. March U. Ths first
business of today' recessed Senat es-
' alon waa th consideration and passage of
Willacy's thoroughgoing bill. prohibiting
cruelty to animal and giving the enforce-
. roent of the law largely Into the hand of
' th Humana Society.. The vote on final
passage was IS to I.
Section 1 provldei that "every person
. who overrides willfully overloads drives
when overloaded overwork torture.
.' nrmnt HnrivM of necessary susten-
a nee unnecessarily or cruelly beat or
needlessly mutilates or sius. or vm "
t or upon any vehicle or otherwise. In a
cruel or Inhuman manner or causes or
procure to be done or who having th
charge or custoay 01 any uiimu u-
necessarily falls to provide It with proper
food drink or protection from the weath-
er or cruelly abandons it. shall upon
conviction be punished by Imprisonment
in the County Jail not exceeding on
year or by a line of not leas than tl nor
more than l!M or by both such line and
ajuch Imprisonment.
Th bill covers th shipment of Hv
poultry In orates and forbids the crowd-
ing of them or th depriving them of
food and water for long periods. It gives
. to any oltisen the right to enter a corral
or pound to supply sustenance to animals
that are being Ill-treated and give him
at Ilea on the animal for the cost.
Any officer or agent of the Texas Ha-
tnan society is given autnortty 10 inter-
' fere to prevent the perpetration of cruel-
; ty. They can take charge of an animal
driven to a vehicle in ease an arrest la
made and provide for It until the owner
shall again tan cnarge; tn agent re-
tain Si Ilea to tnsur his reimburse
ment.
. Confirmed Executive Appointments.
. At 11 o'clock the Sedate went Into ex-
' ecutlv session to consider a recent batch
of. appointments sent up by the Gov
ernor. . All were eon firmed without oppo
sition though the Governor's Elimina-
tions for th Ore rating board sent up
earlier In the session are yet to no
acted on. Th delay Is said not to be
due to any objection to the men but
to the tact that the future of th board
Iter If I uncertain.
Consideration of the Gibson bllL In
tended to cure certain imperfections of
the present rural high school law was
resumed and occasioned no end of talk.
The bill was drawn by the Stat Depart-
ment of Public Education and embodied
the department' views. One of Ita feat-
vres. new to Texas. Is that providing for
free transportation when children are
Transferred from one district to another
to a school more than two miles from
their home.
' The bill sa drawn having set out that
it anouia oe tne auty 01 in county
Trustee to classify the schools into pri-
ln termed late ana mga scnoois.
sjav them the authority to transfer pu-
pus of high school grade from their
home district to another where there is
m hick school.
Morrow resented this Invasion of the
prerogative of the local trustees and
sent up an amendment providing that
tneir consent snout a De necessary to such
transfers this was tamed 14 to 11.
Another by Breunord. however pro-
eidlnc that a ouoil should not be trans
ferred sgainst the wishes of his parents
carried by 16 to 14. The expense of the
Ire transportation referred to is to be
paid by the pupils" home district Pro
vision is made for the consolidation of
districts for high school purposes by ma-
jority vote of each of the districts con-
cerned. Rural School Bin Engrossed.
'With amendments th bin was en
grossed by a. practically unanimous rota
Just before the noon recess Senator
Willacy arose to a question of personal
privilege. Referring- to article In th
morning papers concerning a conv
tkta between himself and Governor Col-
quitt which seemed to place the Govern-
or la the attitude of wishing to dictate
tne poucy 01 tne iegisnuure witn refer-
ence to the appropriation bin. the Sen
ator declared that nothing could have
been Isrther from the Governors atti
tude. He had eimply discussed certain
phases of tne Btate s financial problem
in as interested way being disposed to
co-operate with but not to drive the
Ijegisiatare.
v Paaaed Arsnssa Pass Bin.
Tbs Senate passe a without opposition
afnrray's bin amending the statute relating-
to Aransas harbor In a way to
prohibit rattroads or terminal roads from
laying their main track within 4000 feet
of the water front.
Upon motion of Hudspeth the Senate
refused to concur In the House amend-
ments to the Cuaro dam bill by Murray
end Weinert and Murray Hudspeth
w aison. Real and Bailey were elected as
the Senate's members of a free confer-
ence committee.
On motion of Carter the Senate re-
jected the House amendmenta to the
Vsnghsn-Brelsford Congressional redls-
trlcung ; bin. and the following were
rtamed as conferee: Hudspeth
Vaughaa 1 sttlmore. Brentford and Wat-
. Former Senator K. G. 8 enter of Danes
addressed the Senats. briefly by Invita-
tion. By unanimous consent McNealus caned
rip and secured the final passsge of the
t-Ut by Morrow McNealus and Warren
transferring Rockwall County from the
fortieth to he -Seventy-fifth Judicial
Wstrlet.
Paul us called up and secured passage
of the House bin incorporating the Eaxle
Isks Independent school district.
County Agricultural Appropriations.
Watson's bill increasing from f 1000 to
S200S the amount which counties may
appropriate annually for agricultural
demonstration work was finally passed
as war th following: Kauffman'a es-
tablishing agricultural experiment eta-.
low at Alta Urns; Astln'a Robertson
County road law; Terrell's bill Incor-
i orating McGregor independent school
district; and Bailey's bill validating all
charters snd charter amendmenta In-
creasing the authorized capital stock of
orporatlona organised under the act ap-
proved May 16 1889. The author stated
net only two concerns are affected the
exss Company and the Gulf Pipe Line
Company.
Conner's bin. provldtag that Justices of
ie Peace shall have a seal of office was
titled. "
Carter's kin. creating the office of
"tate Bond Commissioner was made a
fecial order for Friday morning and
suet of Collins strengthening the me-
" EOEABA S ECZEMA.
Click Belief Often Follows First
: Treatment Costs Nothing
' If It Fails.
" A strong statement. Isn't It? But w
meea every word of it Hoksra is being
used for treating the most complicated
and chronic cases of ecaems salt rheum
fuss sores ulcers etc and It quickly
i aaishes pimples blackheads or any other
f the; minor akin trouble leering the
sain tn Its normal health and color.
lo not confuse Hokara with any of the
ordinary grease ointments as It contains
no areas mercury or lead and I entirely
fferent from anything else oa th mar-
teL - . . . ' . .
Although It has tronderfut beating and
riiratlve properties the price Is only JSe
- r a liberal jar enough to give It a thor-
eh trial in even the worst ream Larger
e Me and 11.00. . .. .
"J fnonsy returned If Hokara fails.
t 4il on guarantee and rerommendsd by
- J. Kaisung. local airentT "
..... test
GOVERNOR . GAVE ADVICE TO
SOLONS AS TO APPROPRIATIONS
Believes Many of Deficiency
' ; x ' Have Been Acted
(Re res) SrieL)
AUSTIN Texas March 11. Governor
Colquitt today submitted to th House of
Representatives a mesaage regarding th
deficiency appropriations passed upon by
that body. According to th idea of th
Governor many of th Hams already cea-
sl tiered have been handled Injudiciously
and amount appropriated for various In-
stitutions out of proportion to (he neces-
sity. He takes exception to the appropriation
of money for anticipated deficiency and
terms It "bad public policy." The Gov-
ernor aufrgesta the itemising of the ap-
propriation for the Tubercular Sanitarium
at Carlsbad. The amount appropriated
by the House was S3S.00O. This la equal
contends the Governor to foOO per each
patient for eight months or approximate-
ly t3 a month and Is exceedingly ex-
travagant. He advise the reduction of the ap
propriation of WOO for the maintenance
of the Home for Widows of Confederate
Soldier and 15006 for furnishing the ad
dition recently completed. There are now
IT Inmates of the home and the Thirty-
second Legislature appropriated 1500 per
annum tor tne support 01 tne noma pius
the salary of the superintendent with
increased accommodations only H or H
can be accommodated says the Governer
and the upkeep should not be more than
chentca and material men's Uen law for
Monday morning.
A resolution by Watson proposing to
accept an Invitation to attend the Fort
Worth Fat 8tock Show 00 Friday occa-
sioned a rather aharp division of the
Senate. After Representatives Louis J.
Wort ham and B. B. Paddock - had ad-
dressed the body briefly by Invitation.
an amendment by Townsend expressing
appreciation of the Invitation but de-
clining to suspend legislative work was
sdopted by IS to It. Later on motion
of Vaughan this action waa rescinded
by IS to 11 and the Senate unwound It
several votes. Townsend and Collins
strongly objected.
On motion of Willacy the Senate con
curred In minor House amendments to
the Senate bill putting Into effect the con
stltutional amendment authorising town
and villages of less han 6000 population
to adopt tne commission form of govern-
ment The form of the amendments requires a
petition signed by 20 per cent of the voter
unsieaa 01 1 per centj to cau me elec-
tion. Nurent bill prohibiting th establish
ment of saloons within two miles of the
limits of local option territory unless the
saloon be within an incorporated city or
town provoked several speeches. Mc-
Gregor and Watson argued that' a law of
the kind would be unconstitutional and
quoted a recent decision of the Court of
Criminal Appeals. Vaughan argued on
the contrary that the Legislature has ss
much power to make a valid law of this
sort as it has to prohlbt the sale of liquor
on trains or within a prescribed radius
of a church. He thought however that
an amendment was needed to meet the
constitutional objection. The amendment
was offered -sna adopted providing that
licenses shall not be Issued to a saloon
within the two-mile strip.
The bill wss engrossed br a strict ore-
antl vote 17 to IS.
Consideration of Hudspeth s general
mining bill was begun but was inter-
rupted by a motion to recess until 1:30
o'clock. It wui be pending business Mon-
day morning.
KIRBY HEARD IN
BAILEY'S DEFENSE
(.Continued from Page One.)
ate left his duties In Washington to ap-
pear In the Federal Court at Indianapo-
lis to defend cftixens involved In the
dynamite conspiracy. And lawyers who
are members of this House have left
their duties here to look after their legal
business tn the courts of this State.
Legislators have always been the judges
as to whether the performance of their
public dutiee waa Impaired and there la
no more reason why they should abandon
such earnings when they do not neglect
their public duties than that the farm-
ers and stock raisers and business men
of this body should give up the Increase
in their respective properties during the
period when they hold the commissions
of their people ss Representatives In this
House. This brings the practice down
to the present hour.
Sought te Aid East Texas.
In 1NL being anxious to Induce capi
tal to come Into my native section of
East Texas for the development of its re-
sources th employment of it people
snd th promotion of their comfort and
happiness I .was called to New York. I
waa . without experience In Xew York
never previously having had a transac-
tion there of any financial magnitude.
The man who called me there was a sup-
posedly great Southerner. He waa in
troduced to me as such and I trusted htm
blindly. After a time I found that I not
only stood In danger of being robbed of
the savings of a lifetime but my com-
Kny was menaced with bankruptcy. A
we number of my friends whom I had
induced to buy its shares were likewise
in danger of losing their earnings. In
thla trying hour I needed a lawyer and
a brave aggressive one who would give
the bayonet to the Wall Btreet operator
who had robbed me. I was afraid to so
to a New York lawyer lest I fall Into
faithless hands. In my dilemma I de
cided to try to get Senator Bailey. I tel-
egraphed him at Washington. The Con-
gress was not in session but after a few
days he came to New York at my re-
quest. I laid my ' matters before him
urged him to try and help me and he
consented to do so.
This was more than 10 years aso. Ha
was poor ss a church mouse and in debt
but that did not influence me to offer
him employment. I did it because I waa
myself In distress and needed him.
He served me faithfully and capably:
forced the robbers to mske restitution of
most of the securities they had attempted
to despoil me of thus saving my com-
pany from bankruptcy and In a hundred
things relating to my New York entan-
glements gave me counsel and aid.
The Fee Paid Bailey.
For this service my company paid him
a fee of 115.000 and not'S2!5000 as charged
by the colossal liar who writes for this
dirty muck-raking magaxine.
These New York entanglements resulted
ultimately In litigation la which other
lawyers were employed. To one firm I
paid $250000 to another lawyer 175.000
to another 7500 to a fourth for merely
revislnar some of the Dleadinars 130. 000. I
onlv mention these fees to show th wsl
which lawyers are accustomed to chargt
In large matters of this tisture.
After Senator Bailey had been fighting
rev battles some months with a eouraae.
capacity and diligence which only he can
bring to Dear in tne accomplishment of
any task we were sitting one night In the
corridor of our hotel discussing my mat-
ters as was our custom. J disclosed to
him s plan I had for bringing to him what
I regarded as s deserved reward for the
great service ne naa rendered ana wss
rendering to me and to my company. The
Flan was this: Under certain conditions
could sell to a great Texan then and
now resident In New York certain of the
preferred shares of my company. The
man who had been my company s fiscal
agent Ita New York and who was the
author of all my troubles hsd msde a
contract with certain brokers of Wall
Street and Baltimore under which they
were entitled to certain commissions when
the share were sold. My plan was to
pass these commissions to Senator Bailey
Instead of to parties who had not earned
them. These commissions with the ttt.OOO
we had already paid Senator Bailey would
make his total compensation so me thins
like 1150.000.
The Senator had expected te make no
charge but to" leave his compensation
entirely to me. When I had finished my
statement he was silent for a full minute
tbca be turned to ms and said; "John
... - ... "
A'
Measures Handled by House
Upon Injudiciously. -i.V
fit-Is to fll 1 per month . per inmate.
Th appropriation for analntenano should
be reduced to (It -per - month and th
amount for furnishing te fe&M says Gov-
ernor Colquitt ...
"1 wish to call attention te th fact that
the regular appropriations by th Thirty-
second Legislature for the fiscal year b-
J Inning September 1 111 and ending
uguat'sl 111 amounted to ltoSI;
that the automatla tax board in pur-
suance of th law levied on ad valorem
tax rat In June. 1913 based on appro-
priations already made upon the taxable
values for the calendar year of 1913. and
the revenue from this tax levy are to
be applied In the payment of appropria-
tion made for th fiscal year ending Au-
gust SI next In addition to these regu-
lar appropriation there were some ape
clal appropriation by th Thirty-second
Legislature made available during this
period. I have already approved a de-
ficiency bill calling tor $117133911. and
House bill (S3 now. before me calls for
m.44.M. In addition to this a special
appropriation of $1000M has Been mad
to the penitentiary The three amounts
mentioned above make a total of $660-
TS8.M. The Democ ratio platform call
ror appropriation immediately avaitaoi
for increasing asylum room.
"If th House does not feel Inclined to
aaopt tma suggestion I snail oe con-
strained to veto the Item to which IN
tentloo. Is here called and leave them for
future consideration by the Legislature
yon can do that and it won't coat the
treasury of your company a cent. .
Bailey Wired Ht Wlf.
There was a period of silence and h
arose and walked away. I than want to
the stand where the telegraph office is
and I found the 8enatr there. He
handing In a telegram. He mad no at-
tempt to conceal it from me and I read it.
it was addressed to his wire in weaning-
ton and as I remember it It read: "Ellen
our mp has come in."
. Have any of you men a wife or children
at home? Of course vou havs. They are
dearer to you than all else In this world.
ine oomfort and happiness of that wire
the care nurture and education of these
children are the moving cause to all ef
fort on your part and till your hours of
toll with an anxious solicitude and your
season of plenty with a mental peace
and satisfaction which nothing else on
mis earin can give.
Here waa a man with such a wife and
such children. His oldest boy was 11 or
12 and his youngest 7 or 8. To provide
them with the comforts of life to edu-
cate them to give them those advantages
in nigner institutions or learning neces-
sary to equip them for the highest duties
of citizenship waa a matter of deep con-
cern to his fatherly heart. The modest
salary of a Senator being then but S&000
per year with the current demands upon
one In that exalted place for contributions
to sundry political ends in his State with
demands to contribute to the necessities
of educational and charitable institutions
tn many sections of his State and to the
support of the church that Indispensable
pilot to all modern civilization and ad-
vancement made the income of a Senator
grossly inadequate and supplement it
though he did with modest earnings as
a lawyer ha found himself st the period
I am talking about In debt and discour-
aged and unhappy. .
Bailey no Millionaire i
Every young man who has taken nnto
himself a wife and who under th Provi-
dence of God has had children submitted
to hi care dreams the dream of the
ambitious of history and fable who were
constantly expecting their "ship to come
in." It is an old expression which typi-
fies the favor of fortune and the bestowal
of a generous harvest upon him who
tries. When this great and good man saw
that there was not only a decided pros-
pect but almost an assured fact that a
few montha more would bring him In to
the possession of the means with which
to pay his debts and to provide substan-
tially for the education of his boys and to
bring comfort and happiness to that good
woman who bad shared his fortunes his
joys and hi heartache during all his
lone period as a servant of the people he
could not wait to go home to Washington
to tell her about it Dut m the silent
watches of the night snd near the mid
night hour he sent the swift message of
the lightning to advise ner tnat tne won
would no longer haunt the door of their
modest home and henceforward there
would be peace and comfort and plenty
1 to bless the hours of this anxious mother
and wife.
This was more than 10 years ago and
yet on this good day and In this good
hour the total fortune of this great man
who has now retired to the walks of pri-
vate life does not exceed the sum which
he earned through me in the hour of his
anxiety and distress. I know what he
owns I know what he owes and I know
what he is. I am on his notes and I have
a right to know but even if I were not
Involved In financial responsibility for his
account I am his friend and If I asked
him he would tell me and he would tell
me truthfully just as ha would any other
friend. All he owns In thla world is a
modest home in Gainesville Texas
a more pretentious home on Church
Street in Washington City with a
mortgage on it of $36000 and a email
but valuable farm near Lexington. Ky.
These three properties together with
some small investments In the shares of
corporations which he has taken to oblige
ambitious friends constitute the whole of
his fortune. . ..
An. Infamous .Slander.
That farm in Kentucky earn him and
has for the past five year earned him
annually more than his salary as a United
States Senator. His Income therefore
from bis Investments have been confined
solely to thla farm and his income as a
United States Senator. And yet in the
face of these truths lying newspapers of
this Republic advertise him as a mil-
lionaire a multi-millionaire one who ha
grown rich and powerful through the
sale of his influenoe as a Senator from
Texas in tbs Senate of the United States.
No more Infamous slander was ever ut-
tered regarding any patriot In this or any
other country. These hirelings of the
criminal interests these papers snd mag-
azines owned by the mercenary and mal-
evolent William Randolph Hearst whose
columns and editorial utterances are mat-
ters of merchandise which can be pur-
chased like fish In the market have failed
to Influence this man to desert his pa-
triotic purpose to serve his country with
a fidelity that waa immovable and hav-
ing pursued him during all the years of
his public life now Invade th sanctity
of the asylum to which he has retired lest
forsooth he should again enter the publto
service and be In position to upset their
plans for the exploitation of the masses.
William Randolph Hearst but for the
accident of having had a rich father
whose millions he Inherited would never
have been heard of outside of the neigh-
borhood In California la which ..he was
born.
HOU8I COM MITT ST.18.
Substltuts for Compulsory Education
Measure Favorably Reported.
tHimrtoa Past Social.)
AUSTIN Texas March II. The House
Committee on Juvenile Reforms reported
favorably a substitute for th recom-
mitted compulsory education bill. The
measure now provides for a 0-day com-
Jiulsory attendance; this however sub-
set to modifications in the discretion of
the school trustees. - The bill as en-grossed-
few days ago carried a local
option feature which was objectionable to
the authors. . ' . -i-
The child welfare committee bill by
Henry of Wichita -was also' reported fa-
vorably. - The House Committee oa State Af-
fairs today reported unfavorably the pub-
llo utilities commission bills by Sprsdley
and McKamy who gave notice of minor-
ity reports on both. The Savage bill
licensing employment agencies; waa re-
ported favorably. : -i .v
' Ton judge a man not by what ha prom-
isee to do but by wbst he has dona
That is th only true test. Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy judged by this standard
has no superior. People everywhere
peak of It In th highest term of praise.
For sale by all dealers-Adv (
M'NEALUS BILL' :
IS ENGROSSED
."V
House Struck Out All of the
; senate; Amendments. ;
CoBgTetsionil Eediitrlctinr BUI u
Amended Wu Piuei Finally .
hj the Eoom Tei-
i v". ". ' terday. - '
.AUSTIN. Texas; March ll.The Housa
today engrossed the McNealus stream
pollution bUl after striking out all th
Senat amendment and leaving; v the
measure applying to all cities of th State
as te th original bill. It Is widely be-
lieved that the Senate trill not concur in'
these changes and th futur of th bill
la lusdoubt. :'-
The bill as it ama to the House' from
the Senate- exempted all cities of less
than lg.000 populatlos from the duty of
buHdlns aewereae dlanosal slants to pre
vent the pollution of streams and an
amendment by Allison to strike this out
allowing th law to apply to every city
was ' adopted after debate. Another
amendment by Mills etruok out the ex-
emption in favor of tidewater cities and
this also was adopted. .
. The fight started over Tlllotson' mo-
tion to recommit the bill to the Commit-
tee on publlo health. Thl waa assailed
by the proponent of th bill as a direct
stroke toward kllllna- it. althoush Tlllot
son entered a conservative denial. The
final vote on Ita engrossment was 71 to 17.
- A resolution by Kennedy directing
Stat Health Officer Stelner to Inveetl-
Sate the cost of Inducing Dr. Fried man n
iaooverer of the consumption vaccine
cure to come to Texas for a demonstra-
tion of his discovery waa adopted
"1! V Antltmoklng Resolution.
An antismoklns resolution by Mangum
prohibiting smoking during th session
of the House was referred to the House
Committee on Rules.
-The Cuaro Light and Power bill by Sen-
ators Murray and Weinert authorising
the company to build a dam across th
Guadalupe River at Cuero was finally
passed. A
'The Johnson and Weinert hall Insur-
ance companies bill was passed finally.
Th Hudspeth and Johnson bin author-
ising th sale of publlo school lands in
one-sixteenth section was passed finally.
The Conner and Lattlmore bill provid-
ing for a first grade certificate for teach-
ers who have finished certain courses in
Junior colleges waa passed finally.
1 ne senate oiu granting cities 01 less
than S000 population the right to adopt
th commission form of government waa
nnainr. .
. Redlstrlctlna Bill Passed.
The Congressional redistrictlng bill as
amended in the House was passed finally.
A resolution by Hill who accepted an
amendment by Ltwelling directed the
Sneaker to appoint a committee of three
member of the House to investigate the
books and finances of the penitentiary
system. Hlu read a communication from
Commissioners Cabell. Tittle and Brahan
asking that In view of the tenor of cer-
tain representatives remarks in the pen-
itentiary bond issue blU debate the in-
vestigation be made.
Lewelling's amendment invited atmilar
action by th Senate and asked joint con
sideration by the two committees. The
employment of an auditor is authorised.
The resolution created nothing of a stir
and is considered merely a vindicatory
move on the part of the Penitentiary
Commission who feel tnat tney are en-
tirely In the clear.-
The Governor a appropriation message
was read and a resolution by Paddock
thanking General Bennett H. Young com-
mander in chief of the Confederate Vet-
erans for the appointment of Miss Kate
Daffan as sponsor at th general reunion
in Chattanooga next summer was
adopted.
.The Lattlmore live stock commission
bill reouirlna live stock commission mer
chants to operate under bonds was en-
grossed and later reconsidered and made
pending business while the House passed
a batch of local bills. .
The Senate bill by Bailey allowing
cities on navigable streams to extend
their boundaries to create navigation dis
tricts was ejigrosseo.
SENATE COMMITTEES.
Measure Exempting Shell and Send From
taxation pavorsoiy neportea.
(Howes Pott Sptciol.)
AUSTIN. Texas. March U. Th Sen
ate Committee on Internal Improvement
reported favorably Kauffman' bill ex
empting from taxation sand and shell to
be taken from Galveston Bay for fining
mads necessary by the projected exten-
sion of the seawall; the Senate bHI au
thorizing the Railroad Commission to
make inquiries relative to the salaries
paid Dy the roads and to enforce economy
in this respect; that authorizing rail-
roads to purchase and operate experi-
ment farms and orchards: and Hudspeth's
bill suthorlzing the El Paso and South-
western Railway Company to acquire th
El Paso and Northwestern.
The Senate Committee on state Affairs
gave a favorable report to tne Boehmer
illiteracy bill which provoked such a
Uvely fight in the House.
Other bills favorably reported are: That
prescribing the time and manner in which
property shall be listed for taxation;
Brelsford's providing that the occupa-
tion tax on auctioneers shall not apply
to those not regularly following the busi-
ness; Warren's providing that corpora-
tions may bs formed for any purpose not
forbidden by law; Brelsford's Increasing
the salary of the Commissioner of Insur-
ance and Banking from S1O00 to $5000;
and the House bill abolishing the fees of
the District Attorney and providing that
other .county and precinct officials shall
turn all fee collected Into the county
treasury.
The Senate Committee oa State Affairs
reported favorably the Senate bill provid-
ing that the charge of the court to civil
rears shall be filed with the District Clerk
as a part of the record in the ease.
BILLS INTRODUCED IN HOUSE.
One Authertxes th Merges ef
Certain
- West Texs Rsliroaos
AUSTIN Texas. March. IT The fol-
lowing bills were Introduced la Uie House
today: "-'''
Wahrmund and others General bill
regulating maintenance and control of
militia. ''.-
Burgee and Harris (by request) Au-
thorising th El Paso and Southwestern to
buy the El Paso and Northeastern Rail-
road. Steven of Liberty Authorizing rail-
road companies to own demonstration and
experiment farms. . .
Templeton (by request) Revising th
law as to taking up public land.
Householder and Glasscock Amending'
me isw on insw ana axainas engineer-
ing. Rowell Appropriating 1: SSS.O0O for a
State Normal at Jefferson Marion Coun-
ty. Woods of Navarro Amending the law
oa Issuance of Injunctions.
Templeton Including Ochiltree -County
in the operation of the law against horses
and other animals running at larar.
Ritchie Bo and Miiis New general
nsn isw.
Special road laws are sonar hi for Wil
liamson Hemphill and San Augustine
Count! ea r- . . -.- .
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Bills Introduced inSenste. ' -: ""
'. (fesjfes Past Sptcial.) ' '' .
. AtTBTTN Texas. Msrch IS. The follow
ing oiiis were introduced la the senate:
Hudspeth VaUaatlnsT certain land
titles. ')
Taylor Providing for compeleery physi-
cal examination of school children.
Wiley For the- better' protection of
the flh and oyster industry.
-. An uneasy feeling in "the stomach
bowels yields quickly to HUB BINS. It
tones up the stomach and purifies the
bowels. Price $0. . Sold ky all druggists.
-Aavt V
GOIiSOLIMTION
NOT GOOD IDEA
President r.Iber cf ' A. & M
Issued Statement
Kerginj of TnlTenlty $xA CollefO
.Would Cnse 5oth Schools to Bo
' of Lest Benefit - Thin at
N Pwseat Said OffioUli1 :
(HswjtosPeatftwrfa'.r ' '
' COLLEGE STATION Texas. March It
President R. T. Milner of th Agricultural
and Mechanical College Issued the follow
Ing statement today In regard to consoli
dation with State University at Austin!
. U we are to tak into account th
momentary ' humors and dispositions of
men and thing alt would seem that ther
1 some danger -of th Agricultural and.
Mechanical Colleara bains moved to Aus
tin. The mlraouioua conversion of . the
Dallas News to tha scheme Is a little sur
Drlslns? In view of tha-faet that It was SO
sudden. But neither the News ner the
otner advocate Of moving tn oouese to
Austin nave seriously weignea tne argu-
ment on either side. AU the argument
that can be adduced now in favor 01 mov-
ing the college to Austin existed at all
times In ths past and the late "oumoute"
at the college neither strengthened nor
weakened that position. The recent trou-
ble at the college. In the opinion of all
fair-minded and sagacious man hav en.
trenched dlacinlina behind a student sen.
timent which will grow stronger and
stronger in the future and thus make It
Impossible for a reoccurrence of anything
uk a ' Sins. ; . ;'.... .
: Th Consolidation' Argument.
;- The fact that California. Wisconsin and
Illinois hav built up large and Influential
universities. . la ' whioh agriculture Is
taught. Is not even an engenioua argur
ment In favor of consolidation. Th fast
that th Nw excepted th Unlveraity of
Illinois the greatest of them all from Its
Hat of successful consolidated schools
shows how little- that paper has Inves-
tigated thla Important question. No ques-
tion has been discussed In Texas by men
of intelligence in which there has been
displayed more ignorance or animosity
than In the discussion of this very ques-
tion of higher education. The contention
that th university and the coUeg of
agriculture have been consolidated In Cal-
ifornia. Wisconsin snd Illinois furnishes
no argument in favor of consolidation but
en the other hand when compared with
States having separate and Independent
schools the proof is abundant rnd uncon-
(rovenuDte. in favor 01 tne latter.
' Comparison of Colleges.
The University of California has a total
enrollment of 4S0S students; only 40S are
agricultural studsnts or S per cent. The
University of IUlnola has 484S students;
31 are agricultural students or IS per
cent Th University of Wisconsin th
one about which more Is said and lees Is
known than any other school In the group
.ha 4140 students; 00. or 14 per cent only
are agricultural students. Now let us
consider a few States in the same group
.whose universities snd agricultural and
mechanical colleges have been Independ-
ent of each other from the beginning:
The University of Indiana has 1801 stu-
dents: Perdue ths school of aariculture
and technology has 1817 IS per cent of
wnom are agricultural stuoenis or s pet-
cent of the total number of the two In-
stitutlons. And It Is but just to say that
the scientific work which perdue is doing
In agriculture I not surpassed in any in-
stitution in th country while Its work
along lines of engineering is second only
to the Boston School of Technology. The
University of Kansas nas Z4ux students;
the Kansas Agricultural College has 1076
t tier cent of whom are aaticultural stu
dents or per cent of the total number
of the. two schools. Ths University of
Michigan has 4930 student the Michigan
Agricultural College has 1319 41 per cent
of whom are agricultural students or 9
ner nent of tha total number In both In
stitutions. In the. University of Iowa
there are ton students; mere are ni in
the Iowa Agricultural and Mechanical; 45
per cent of whom are agricultural stu-
dents or 21 per cent of the total num-
ber of the two schools. So It will be seen
that a larger per cent of students are
studvin aarlculture in the Independent
agricultural and mechanical colleges than
In the consolidated universities.
Percentage of Attendance. "
Is that aU that can be said la favor of
the system of establishing and keeping
the Agricultural and Mechanical College
separate and independent of the State
University? Not half. One person out
of each 449 In Michigan attends either
one or the other of Its two State schools
above mentioned and In addition to them
Michigan has a flourishing school of
mines. Independent of the other two. in
the much overrated State of Wisconsin
one person out of 664 seel the light of
Its great university. In Kansas one out
of 47 finds his way Into Its university
and Agricultural and Mechanical College
while in Illinois one out of 1160 enters Its
great consolidated educational Institu-
tion. Hence a larger per cent of the pop-
ulation attends college In the States that
have no consolidation of their higher In-
stitutions of learning. Is that aU the ar-
gument that can be adduced in favor qf
our contention T Certainly these facta
would suffice for any except the dullest
minds but facts more potent and strong-
er than any yet given will be found In
the comparison of the agricultural wealth
of these States and the Illiteracy. Farm
property per capita In California is val-
ued at $06. In Illinois at $092. in Wis-
consin st S00S. ' These are States boast-
ing of their great consolidated schools..
These are he State that uninformed
persona are pointing to with pride to
show what the universities are doing to
educate the farmer and to increase the
agricultural wealth of their States.
Now let us take the States in the same
group whose agricultural . colleges are
separate and Independent of their State
universities. Ths farm property per
capita In Kansas Is I12S(; In Michigan It
Is $387; In Iowa. $148 nearly three times
more than what It I in California and
Wisconsin. Ths average per capita farm
wealth In those States where the agri-
cultural colleges are left to work out
their own destiny is $1097 and In the
three States California Wisconsin and
Illinois with ths great consolidated
universities th farm wealth perx capita
Is only $434. But let as carry the com-
parison a little-further' to show that It
is the application of science to agricul-
ture which make thl vast difference in
favor' of the Independent agricultural col-
leges. . In the States of Iowa Mlohlgan
and poor bleeding KanaaS the average
value of their cattle horses moles swine
and sheep is far In excess of California
Wisconsin and Illinois. . - .v .
V education for Ma
We oom . now to th most lmportani
comparison of alL ' Education) Is not' in-
tended alone to Increase the wealth and
material prosperity of a BtaU but Its
greatest mission Is to enlighten th peo-
pleto elevate them morally spiritually'
and mentally. In order to do this - the
great educational Institutions must per-
meate ths masse and there make their.
Influences felt In the common- schools.'
This ha been - don far better In the
States of Michigan Iowa and Kansas
than la th States of California Wis-
consin and Illinois Ths per cent of Illit-
eracy In California is 9.7:. in Illinois it Is
S.T: In Wisconsin It Is SS. Now look how
it disappears In ths States of Iowa Mich-
igan and Kansas States bear In mind
that from the beginning of higher edoca-
tion have supported maintained and gov-
erned their universities and Agricultural
and Mechanical Colleges - at .different
place wboUy Independent of each other.
The per cent of Illiteracy In Iowa Is L7;
In Michigan It Is S.3. sad in Kansas 2.2.
The. average per cent of Illiteracy in the
State of consolidated schools is 10.0; and
In th States of Independent schools.lt Is.
7.2. ... ' -. . . '
Then If more students attend th Agri-
cultural and ' Mechanical College and
State University la States where they are
separate and Independent than In titates-
wher they are consolidated. If a larger
rr cent study agriculture in tha former;
the farm values are greater per capita
In the Stales that maintain their Institu-
tions separately; if the per cent of Illiter-
acy is ieea than why Is the name of
fl
n-ifclb n: Thl :C:iv:3 fc;iy Faro
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kbssaalri
titles ay ww
IE?
y
Poison la th Mood ussd .to break
out Into tha moat unsightly sor bolls
abscesses and ulcer but since the
Introduction of 8. 8. R thai I no
nor trouble. ' And If It Is only
a slight attack it would vntually
mean : loss of hair loos teeth sor
Eums mucous patches copper pplotche
and tha most Intense degree of agony
If & V. a wr not used. Of eours
soma cases of Contagious Blood Poison
do aot exhibit ths " extreme guprflal
frset but th trouble 1 they ar apt
to do aa In Just a day. The eyesight
fades the hair falls out the bona
seoom ulcerated a theutand and on
fierce aaslghtly symptoms nsu and
than there eaa b no .neetloa as to
ta nature of th disease. - V - ;
It la very qnfortenat that eo many
uffsrers lose all nerve all self control.
common sense and the great causa of edu
cation should anyone advocate consolida-
tion T - . . .
Small Expense of System.
But 'these are not all th reason for
maintains: the autonomy of these great
schools. The system . of education as
designed by the authors of the land grant
oolleges has advantages too numerous te
mention la the great scheme of Industrial
progress. The strongest reason after all
for autonomy Is the small expense neces-
sary to attend these land great colleges
without which advantage thousands of
young men now attending them Would
never go to college. This Is all th mora
Important when ill considered that these
schools furnish th same thorough liberal
and practical training In tha several
sciences underlying Industrial pursuits
that Is furnished by the universities.
R. T. Milner.
KIRBY IN STRONG
' DEFENSE OF BAILEY
(Continued from Pag One.)
ment providing that tha Senate shall be
asked to join in the investigation if it
desires to do so.
This letter written by Prison Commis-
sioners Cabell Tittle and Brahan was
addressed to both the Senate and House
action following in each instance:
- tetter From Commission!-.
W ar advised that on the floor of
th House during the discussion of ths
penitentiary bond bill that statements
have been made by member of th Leg-
islature that information regarding ex-
penditures and sums that make up th
indebtednes of the Prison Commission
could not be obtained. That all Informa-
tion may be readily obtained that is de-
sired we would respectfully refer you to
tha section of the prison law under which
all proceedings of the Prison Commis-
sion must be kept. The proceedings of
the commission which are recorded In
this book show the authority for the ex-
penditures of all moneys and th con-
tracting of all debts. These books cpuld
be ordered brought to Austin by the
Secretary so that each member of the
Legislature might Inspect them. . In this
connection we would also state that in
1911 a complete audit of the prison sys-
tem showing financial transactions was
made by an expert auditor selected by
the commission and approved by the Gov-
ernor. The book for 1912 which closed
on January 11913 are now being audited.
We hope very much that a committee
may be selected to go at once to Hunts-
vllle where all books are kept and where
the auditor now 1 busy and where in-
formation down to the minutest details
can be obtained.
"We hope very much that you will in
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and th first thlnr they do la to throw
themselves Into th clutch of those :
who . tak all thlr money fill their
vein and artsrls with Mercury. Iodide
or Potash Arsenio or other mineral poi-
son and praotlcally wreck their Uvea-.'
f S. a S. will glv your blood a oom-
plat bath - purify it overcome th
danger done by mineral drugs sooth v
and strengthen your stomach and la
every way restore yon ooroplaUly. .Tur .
blood will be rloh red and pur and
will stand- th most rigid blood test
Get a bottle of & & 8. at any drag
tor and begin to. cure yourself at
once. For a bodk on Blood Potion or
for private advice writ to th Medical
Septi Th Swift Speclflo Co 14 Swift T
Bldg Atlanta. Oa. This 1 oa or th -greatest
private laboratories U tha
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troduce a resolution that these requests .
will be carried out. We believe that the
Legislature and the publlo are entitled to .
know the minutest transaction of th
prison system.". . v
" Passed Redistrictlng" Bill. .
' The House finally passed th Congres-
clonal redistrictlng bill which It has sub-' v
tltuted for th Senat bill and It did not
tak th Senator many minutes to refuse
to concur In the amendments and asked ".
for a free conference committee. Huds- t
peth Vaughan Lattlmore. Brelsford and
Watson were named on the Senate com-
mittee and while the House committee - .
has never been named. It Is a pretty safe
guess thst there will be no free confer-
ence report thst the House adheres to any-
thing which look Uk the bill I passed.
For these Senators are set la their waya -when
it comes to redistrictlng.
f . : 't Ship Chnnl Bill. '
; Senator Baileys bill allowing cities ta
condemn land 20 miles down stream for v
harbor purpose to prevent monopoly '
this being essentially a Houston bill
went through the Housa to a third read- '
ing today without any opposition. Sena- j-.
tor Bailey la much gratified -over the rer
suit he Is obtaining along these lines... v"
The House passed to a third reading to- 1
day the McNealus - antlstream pollution
bill. It hardly seems likely that Senator ;
McNealus Is going to agree o tha bill
amended by the House and therefore It .
must go .to a tree conference also.
A. and M. Officials Arrived.
President Milner of the Agricultural '
and Mechanical College L. J. Hart a - "
member of the board and member of
the Agricultural and Mechanical College '
faculty arrived today to protest against
the talk of consolidating the University '
and the Agricultural and Mechanical Col- . .
lege and also to appear with regard to
th hearing that K. G. Senter ha r- '
quested on the recent Agricultural and " .
Mechanical College trouble. Mr. Center . '
who Is also here and Representative Bur- ..
meister who figured In the Austin meet- ..
ing have both become avowed advocates :-'
of the plan to unify the two Institutions.
The consolidation bill Is expected to be -
Introduced Thursday by E. A. Calvin
former president of the Farmers Union.
The consolldationlsts are considering
two plana One Is to combine the Agri-
cultural and Mechanical and University
boards with the understanding that the
Unlveraity is to be developed and the Ag-
rlctulral and Mechanical College Is to
continue as a junior institution. The
other proposes to abandon the-A. and M.
College as an institution of learning and
make of the plant perhaps an Insane asy-- .
lum. . " . . i
The progress of the employers' liability '
bill Is being watched closely throughout v -the
State as Is Indicated by the arrival
or Claude V. Birkhead J. H. Savage E.
A. Holmgreen A. C. Burnett and H. A.
Koehler the San Antonio delegation. The
bill has passed th Senate and I before '
the House.
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