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Governor Made Announcement Last
Night in Message to the Legisla-
ture—Proclamation Today.
(Houston Post Special.)
AUSTIN", Texas, March 31—The Gov-
ernor announced tonight that the special
Hllioll WOgU he convened on July 21,
1013, for the purpose of making approprl-*
atlonx for the support of the State Gov-
ernment and such other matters as may
be presented by the Governor.
The Information was conveyed to the
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a series of Indian Fairy Tales.
These are Intended for the
children and are written in
a manner to be both instruc-
tive and entertaining.
They tell of birds and beasts
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children are sure to learn some
real truths of nature.
As in everything else. The
Post has secured the best
there Is and the success of the
tales Is a commendation to the
good Judgment used In pre-
snetlng them to The Post's
young readers.
Legislature tonight in the form of a mes-
sage with a copy of the proclamation at-
tached. Following is the message and
proclamation:
To the Senate and House of Representa-
tives.
Governor's Office, Austin, Texas, March
31.—For the information of the members
of the Senate and House of Representa-
tives, I am sending to each house at this
time a copy of a proclamation which I
shall issue on tomorrow in the event the
Legislature adjourns sine die without the
passage of an appropriation bill.
I am taking this method of communicat-
ing my intentions to you at this time as
an answer to all inquiries on this sub-
ject. Respectfully submitted,
O. B. Colquitt,
Governor of Texas.
Proclamation by the Governor of the State
of Texas.
Governor's Office, Austin, Texas, April
1, 1913.—Whereas, The Thirty-third Leg-
islature has adopted a concurrent resolu-
tion fixing the hour for adjourning the
regular session thereof at noon, April 1,
1913, without making appropriations for
the support of the State Government, as
provided by the Constitution shall be
done;
Now, therefore, the failure of the Leg-
islature to pass such appropriation creates
an extraordinary situation Justifying the
Governor to convene the Legislature in
extra session, and I do hereby call-the
same to convene in the Capitol in the city
of Austin beginning at 10 o'clock a. m.
I Monday, July 21, 1913, for the following
purposes, to-wit:
1. To make appropriations for the sup-
port of the State Government and its in-
stitutions, and the repair, restoration and
erection of necessary public buildings, for
the fiscal years beginning September 1,
1913, and ending August 31, 1915.
2. To consider and act upon such other
matters as may be presented by the Gov-
ernor, pursuant to section 40 or article 3
of the Constitution of Texas.
In testimony whereof I hereunto set
my name and affix the seal of the State
at Austin. Texas, this the 1st day of
April, A. D. 1913. O. B. Colquitt,
Governor of Texas.
By the Governor: John L. Wortham,
Secretary of State.
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SUNDAY BILL
WAS SHELVED
Senate Failed to Take Action
on Lattimore Measure.
House Resolution Providing for
Probe of Pen Finances Was
Adopted at Yesterday's
Session.
(Houston Post Special.')
AUSTIN, Texas, March 31.—There hav-
ing been some misunderstanding as to
the hour which the Senate had adjourned
Saturday night, there was a bare quorum
present when Senator Lattimore called
the body to order at 9 o'clock this morn-
ing. In the absence of the chaplain the
invocation was delivered by Senator War-
ren of Kaufman County.
On motion of Vaughan the Senate
adopted the House concurrent resolution
enacting the joint rules of the Thirty-
second Legislature for the Thirty-third.
Wiley secured final passage of Rowell's
bill, regulating the fish and oyster in-
dustry. This is the civil bill drafted as
a companion measure to the criminal bill
already passed, both having been drawn
in accordance with the views of Com-
missioner Sterrett.
Ice Company Bill.
Greer secured final passage for the
House bill authorizing ice companies to
buy, sell and refrigerate poultry, fruit and
dairy products.
Kennedy's Candera County road law
was passed.
On motion of Darwin the Senate con-
curred in the House amendments to the
Darwin-Aston bill, putting into effect
the constitutional amendment providing
for six-year, overlapping terms for gov-
erning boards of State educational insti-
tutions.
The House bill creating Kyle independ-
ent school district, was finally passed;
also that incorporating Buda district, and
that amending the statute creating the
Eagle Lake district.
By 16 to 14 the Senate rescinded the
vote by which it had engrossed Latti-
more's Sunday amendment bill some time
back. The motion was made by Watson
and opposed by Lattimore, who had called
up the bill for final passage.
Townsend secured final passage ot
Mill's bill to prevent fire insurance com-
panies avoiding payment of losses on
technical pleas.
Watson secured final passage of the
House bill appropriating $5900 for a joint
investigation by the State and National
Governments of the water resources of
Texas.
The Senate finally passed:
The House bill providing for verified
pleadings; Tarver's bill amending the
Corsicana charter; the House concurrent
resolution providing for an investigation
of the final affairs of the penitentiary
system; this with an amendment making
the Lieutenant Governor a member of the
investigating committee, along with two
Senators to be appointed by him anci
three Representatives.
New Redisricting Conferees.
On motion of Vaughan, the Senate dis-
charged its conferees on Congressional
redistricting and named Warren, Wein-
ert, Willacy, Conner and Wiley on a new
committee, with instructions to report
Monday.
Passed the House bill by Henry of
Wichita and Haney, making it an offense
for any owner of a gas well to let it run
wild; also the House bill providing that
in counties of less than 10,000 population
no common school district shall be sur-
veyed whose geographical center is more
than four miles from its limits.
The Senate refused to concur in the
House amendments to Gibson's bill,
amending the fire rating board law. and
named the following conferees; Gibson,
Murray, Watson, Weinert and Cowell.
Concurred in the House amendments to
Hudspeth's general mining bill.
Refused by 12 to 11 to suspend the or-
der of business and consider the uniform
child labor bill called up by Collins.
Refused to suspend the regular order to
consider the nine-juror bill.
Finally passed Hunter's bill making
corporations subject to action for dam-
ages for deaths caused by the neglect,
unskillfulness or default 'of their em-
ployes.
Passed House bill providing for contin-
uances of court terms in case of the
death of the Judge.
Finally passed the House bill making
It an offense to be drunk on private
premises.
Shortly after the noon recess Town-
send and Carter offered a resolution to
rescind the action which earlier in the
day the Senate had voted to recall the
"home rule" bill from the Governor in
order to strike out the initiative and ref-
erendum feature. The resolution was
tabled, on motion of Watson, by 14 to 11.
At 3 o'clock the Senate went into exec-
utive session to consider the Governor's
many appointments as notaries public,
all of which were confirmed.
Honored Senator Willacy.
A resolution signed by Carter and
practically all other members of the Sen-
ate was adopted by rising vote felicitat-
ing Senator Willacy on his long and dis-
tinguished service as a Senator and as
chairman of the Finance Committee, also
commending the Lieutenant Governor for
retaining him at the h"ea<l of the Finance
Committee. This was prompted by the
report that Senator Willacy is soon to
retire from the Senate. Both he and
Lieutenant Governor Mayes expressed
their appreciation.
Finally passed the House bill limiting
the indebtedness which Commissioners
Court may incur for improvements to
Jail, courthouses, etc. The bill fixed the
limit at $2000, and this was increased to
$5000 by^Senate amendment.
Finally passed Wagstaff's bill with
amendments providing that venders lien
notes and kindred instruments shall be
void if not renewed within four years
after maturity.
Adopted the free conference commit-
tee report on Gibson's bill amending the
fire rating board lav.-.
Finally passed the House bill creating
a new District Court in El Paso County.
Finally passed the House bill making
It an offense to obstruct a public road
or street.
Finally passed the House Hill allow-
ing County Commissioners not to ex-
ceed $30 a month compensation for serv-
ices for road superintendents.
Finally passed the House bill providing
for the indeterminate sentence for per-
sons convicted of certain felonies.
Failed to Pass Over Veto.
Efforts were made to pass two bills
over the Governor's veto, but both failed.
The first was Conner's, proving that first
grade teachers' certificates may be is-
sued to persons completing prescribed
work In the Junior colleges of the State.
Nineteen voted to pass the bill over the
Governor's veto and 11 against.
The other was McGregor's hospital bill.
The vote was 16 to 12.
The vote on the latter was: Ayes—
Bailey, Brelsford, Carter, Collins, Cow-
ell, Gibson, Johnson, Lattimore, Mc-
Gregor, McNealus, Paulus, Taylor, Ter-
rell, Townsend, Warren, Westbrook.
Noes—Astin. Darwin, Greer, Hudspeth,
Kauffman, Morrow, Murray, Nugent,
Real, Watson, Weinert, Wiley.
The Senate concurred in the House
amendments to Kauffman's Joint resolu-
tion permitting coast counties to form
districts for the issuance of bonds for the
construction of seawalls.
Finally passed the House bill appropri-
ating $25,000 and requiring the State
Health ^Department to disseminate in-
formation concerning the origin and na-
ture of communicable diseases.
For Recall of Home Rule Bill.
A prolonged disenssion was provoked
by consideration of the House resolution
proposing to send the "home rule" bill
back to free conference for the elimina-
tion of the initiative, referendum and re-
call. Townsend and Carter offered an
amendment providing that the committee
should not strike out these provisions.
Morrow and Vaughan argued that in order
to get an enabling act the Legislature
ought to accede to the Governor's de-
mand. They gave It aa their -orolninn.
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TEXAS MAY VOTE ON THE
INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM
House Adopted Senate Resolution as Amended Yesterday
and if Senate Concurs It Goes to Governor.
BY H. E. ELLIS,
Houston Post Staff Correspondent.
AUSTIN, Texas, March 31.—The usual
scenes, characteristic of the close of all
past legislative sessions are being wit-
nessed today. Measures affecting the
property rights and liberties of the citi-
zens are being passed without consid-
eration and without knowledge of what
they contain. The disposition seems to
be to dispose of every bill on the calen-
dar and the easiest way is by passing
them, depending upon the Governor to do
the weeding out after the session has
closed.
The executive office is now overrun
with enrolled bills. There are more
measures now ready for the Governor to
pass upon than he cfould possibly read in
a weeks' time, and the end is not in
sight. They still flow upon him in a
continual stream. Some idea as to the
recklessness of the Legislature in the
passing of bills can be gleaned by. one
illustration. Two bills were returned to
the House today by the Governor be-
cause he had already approved similar
measures at an earlier date in the ses-
sion. They were special road laws for
Tom Green and Wichita Counties. In
each case Senate bills had been passed
and sent to the Governor and approved,
and subseqeuntly the House bills cover-
ing the same subject were passed and
also sent down for approval. This is
just two instances that have come to the
surface today with merely a surface ex-
amination of the immense stack of pro-
posed laws that await investigation.
There is no telling what else he will
find before he reaches the bottom of the
list.
Lattimore Club Bill.
The Lattimore club bill was the cause
of a joint rule of the Senate and House,
providing that bills shall be considered
within 21 hours of finsll adjournment, be-
ing suspended. The 24-hour period was
up at 12 o'clock, but by comnjon consent
the House spent the greater part of the
afternoon in the consideration of local
bills in which no one was interested and
the passage of amendments to the con-
stitution that will never be submitted.
Ross of Comanche was finally recognized
for the purpose of taking up the club
bill.
Kirby invoked the rule mentioned on a
point of order, whereupon Mangum and
Lewelling came to the front with a reso-
lution to suspend the rule, and the Com-
mittee on Rules made a hasty report
from the floor recommending its passage
but limiting its operation to 10 o'clock
tonight. Mr. Kirby spoke against the
resolution and the change in the rules,
stating that it meant the opening up of
the floodgates to the passage of more
measures than the clerical force could
possibly enroll as well as endangering
the rights and property of the citizens
of Texas through the passage of laws
without consideration. But the argu-
ment was not listened to. The pros could
not see their way clear to permit such a
small matter as a rule stand in the way
of the passage of a bill that will hit the
"liquor interests" another blow and,
therefore, adopted the resolution. How-
ever they may have reckoned without
their hosts, in that, while they have sus-
pended one rule, there is still another in
the way which provides a two-thirds vote
in order to take up a measure out of its
regular order.
It will be up to them to do a little more
suspending before the bill can be reached.
Ordinarily, and with such odds arrayed
against it, one would say the bill was
dead, but the pro majority is strong and
they stay on the ground or in reach of
the leaders while the anti members, or a
great proportion of them, are invariably
absent when they are most needed.
Initiative and Referendum.
It has taken 21 years for the initiative
and referendum, born at Ocala, Fla., in
1892, christened at the Omaha Populist
Convention in July the same year, reaf-
firmed at St. Louis in 1S96, and buried by
the unterrified Democracy of a Nation in
which noble service, Texas played a con-
spicuous part, to be revived again and
placed before the people of Texas by a
Democratic Legislature with cheers that
shook the very dome of the capitol. Twice
before had the advocates of the resolu-
tion tried to put it over, but each time
they were short of the requisite two-
thirds and each time a motion to recon-
sider and spread on the Journal was
made. The third time proved the charm
and the proposed amendment was adopted
in the House by a vote of 98 to 29. It is
a Senate resolution and was amended in
the House and it only remains for the
Senate to concur, when it will go to the
Governor to be submitted to the voters
of Texas.
Scenes of the wildest disorder greeted
the announcement of the vote. Hats
were thrown in the air and the members
hugged each other in apparent ecstasies
of delight. It was a progressive victory.
Likewise was it a confession of the in-
nbility of the Texas Legislature to enact
laws for the Government of the people.
As one was heard to say after the vote
was taken, it was an admission of its
own impotency and delinquencies and ac-
centuated the idea that the servants of
the people are not to be trusted. In-
toxicated upon the wine of success with
the initiative and referendum, Mr. Lew-
elling gave notice that he would on to-
morrow call up the recall resolution de-
feated some days ago and move its final
passage. Of course, the rule referred to
elsewhere in these dispatches will be in
the way, but that makes no difference.
It can be suspended, laws can be vio-
lated, the Constitution set aside, cher-
ished traditions spat upon in order that
the "progressive" Democracy may "Flurry
on its work of destroying the House of
its fathers.
Shelved Sunday Bill.
The Senate, following the leadership of
Senator Watson, slipped a dagger into
Lattimore's Sunday amusement bill and
placed it where it belongs—into the dis-
card. The measure was engrossed sev-
eral days ago by a handsome majority
after being amended so as to prohibit
Sunday baseball, and the author was sure
of being able to put it over in the Senate,
and of course the House would pass it if
it ever reached that body. When called
up today for final passage Senator Wat-
son, wrho had been quietly at work on the
proposition, moved to reconsider the vote
by which the bill was engrossed and it
carried. That placed the bill upon its
second reading, and without a sufficient
two-thirds vote to take it up, which
means that it will die on the calendar.
The Governor has approved the bill
amending the penal statutes requiring
saloons to close at 9.30. The measure
carries a penalty of $50 to $500 fine, or by
imprisonment in the county jail for a term
not exceeding six months, or by both fine
and imprisonment. There is still another
bill amending the civil statutes yet to
reach him and which will be considered
later. He also approved the Allison intra-
state shipment liquor bill, which makes it
a felony for a shipper to ship liquor into
dry territory: The Governor by approv-
ing the measure, is carrying out his re-
peated statements that he was favorable
to the local option laws and would ap-
prove every measure tending to strengthen
them. The home rule bill was recalled
from the Governor's office for the pur-
pose of considering the objections pointed
out in the message of Saturday night.
It is thought that they will be met.
Even those who were inclined to stand
pat on the matter and let the Governor
assume the responsibility, have recog-
nized the force of objections, and the
prospects are that the changes will be
made before the session closes and the
towns of the State given the privileges
tney are entitled to under the constitu-
tional amendment.
Senatorial Redistricting Postponed.
The Senatorial redistricting bill was in-
definitely postponed by the Senate com-
mittee. It required but a few minutes to
dispose of the matter and when the
vote was taken Senator Townsend ac-
knowledged his defeat, but consoled him-
self with the statement that all pro mem-
bers present voted with him, while the
antis were against him. He failed to
State his poinion, however, of the pro
absentees whose presence might have
made the result different.
Judicial Reform Measures.
Among the vast number of laws passed
the Legislature has passed the following
measures relating to Judicial reforms,
j Senate bill No. 166, by Morrow, which
provides that in criminal cases that ex-
ception to the charge shall be taken at
the time of the trial; it also requires
lawyers to call the court's attention to
errors in the charge, and also enables the
! court to correct any errors at the time of
the trial.
House bill No. 149, by Humphreys, with
Senate amendments. This bill is similar
to No. 166, except that it applies to trial
In civil cases and as amended in the Sen-
ate makes the submission of the case on
special issues compulsory on the court,
when requested by either of the parties
to the suit.
Simplify Court Procedure.
Senate bill No. 179, by Morrow ana
Warren, abolishes the degrees in murder,
leaving the penalty for murder the same
that it has heretofore been. Its effeet
will be to simplify the charge of tne
court, and will probably result in fewer
reversals and fewer appeals, because un-
der the provisions of this act if the party
is convicted and given a low penalty and
his case reversea, ne may at the dis-
cretion of the jury be given a death pen-
alty.
Senate bill No. 321, by Morrow, which
does away with the necessity for assign-
ments of error in civil cases, and makes
a motion for new trial the assignment
of errors.
House bill No. 230, by McDaniel, which,
in effect, does away with gojieral denial,
and requires the facts relied upon by
the parties, respectively, to be specifical-
ly stated, and also provides that on re-
quest of either party the pleadings shall
be verified.
House bill No. 117, by Tarver, changes
the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.
It provides that the Supreme Court shall
take jurisdiction in all cases in which tne
substantive law of the State has been
erroneously decided by the courts ol
Civil Appeals. It will give the Supreme
Court jurisdiction in cases which now
originate in County Courts, but will ren-
der, it unnecessary for the Supreme Court
to grant writ of error, in a case where
error is one of procedure only. It was
strongly indorsed by Judge Brown as
likely to be beneficial in the adminis-
tration of the business of the Supreme
Court.
lawyers, that the striking out of the lan-
guage of the question will not affect the
rights of the cities, for the Constitutional
amendment itself confers the right of
initiative, referendum and recall. They
though that the interest of the cities
should not be jeopardized by insistence of
an insubstantial matter.
Townsend and McNealus argued for the
opposite view.
The Townsend amendment was defeat-
ed by 9 to 21 and the House resolution
was adopted.
Next came the House resolution sus-
pending until 10 o'clock at night the joint
rule of the two Houses providing that no
bills can be passed during the last 24
hours of the session. After a point of
order by Watson had been overruled, his
motion 'to table was defeated by 16 to 13
and the rule was suspended.
Favorite Bills Slighted.
During the last night session of the
Thirty-third Legislature, many Senators
failed in their endeavors to pass favor-
ite bills. There was not sufficient time.
Mr. Collins secured the final passage
of the House bill fixing the time of hold-
ing court in the First Judicial District.
Messrs. Brelsford, Carter, Morrow, Bai-
ley and Darwin were named as conterees
on the House bill establishing a four
years' limitation on vendor's lien notes.
Their report was later adopted.
By a vote of 18 to 12 the Senate
adopted the conference committee report
on the Ussery bill making it a felony to
carry a pistol. Mr. Hudspeth protested
against it most vigorously, and his mo-
tion to reject and re-reter was defeated
12 to 17.
Concurred in House amendments to
Senate joint resolution proposing an
amendment to the constitution authoriz-
ing improvement districts to issue bonds
by majority vote instead of by two-thirds
vote.
Finally passed House bill equalizing
compensation of District and County At-
torneys.
Adopted conference report on the home
rule enabling act.
Passed finally House bill creating ru-
ral banking associations.
Concurred in House a/hendments to
Senate bill punishing persons using au-
tomobile and other vehicles not their
own.
To Improve State Railroad.
Finally passed House bill giving control
of State Railroad to the Governor in or-
der to secure a business management for
it. It appropriates $60,000 to improve
the road. v
The Senate refused to finally pass
House bill amending the statute relat-
ing to a redistricted judgments.
Passed finally House bill appropriat-
ing $7500 to repair roof of the Capitol.
Finally passed House bill requiring cor-
noratlons paying franchise tax to ma
WILL NAME PAGE.
Editor of World's Work to Be Am-
bassador to England.
(Associated Press Report.)
WASHINGTON, March 31.—President
Wilson probably will fill the majority of
the nine ambassadorships now vacant be-
fore the beginning of the extra session of
Congress next Monday.
Today's developments brought out that
Walter H. Page, editor of World's Work
and an intimate friend of Mr. Wilson had
been offered and had accepted the am-
bassadorship to Great Britain. White
House officials confirmed the news and
Mr. Page will start for London within 10
days.
Augustus Thomas, playwright, and Wil-
liam Church Osborne have been promi-
nently mentioned for diplomatic places,
chiefly France and Germany, but the fact
that both come from the Empire State,
which has already been honored, Is said
to be a circumstance that is giving the
President no little embarrassment.
Today there came forward prominently
the name of Rudolph Spreckels of San
Francisco as probable ambassador to Ger-
many.
Elmer W. Hust of Rock Island, 111., who
saw the President today, is also said to
be slated for a diplomatic post.
Thomas Nelson Page and Joseph E.
Willard of Virginia, J. C. Gerard of New
York; F/ederick C. Penfleld of German-
town, Pa, and Henry Morgenthau of New
York ar* among those under consideration
for diplomatic appointments.
The'correct treatment for cuts, burns,
scalds, wounds, sores, lumbago, rheuma-
tisni or neuralgia is BALLARD'S SNOW
LINIMENT. It is healing, penetrating
and tintjseptic, which is everything that is
neec^fed to effect a complete cure. Price
25c, fiOc and $1.00 per bottle. Sold by all
druggists.—Adv.
certain reports with the Secretary ot
State.
Concurred in House amendments to
Senate's joint resolution proposing the
initiative and referendum.
Finally passing House bill making more
effective the law relating to delinquent
children.
Finally passed House bill empowering
guardians to make mineral leases.
Mr. Kauffman blocked consideration ot
House joint resolution requiring voters
to be United States citizens.
Refused to suspend constitutional rule
and finally adopted House joint resolution
giving State officers four-year terms and
placing State and county officers on sal-
ary basis.
Adjourned until 9 a. m. Tuesday.
TO LET PEOPLE
VOTE ON ISMS
House Adopted Joint Resolu-
tion Making Proviso.
Would Submit Initiative and Refer-
endum to Popular Vote—The
Antifee Move Ap-
proved.
(Houston Post Special.1
AUSTIN, Texas, March 31.—With the
adoption of the initiative and referendum
resolution, the full citizenship resolution
by Allison and the final passage of the
penitentiary maintenance appropriation of
$450,000 the House today, the last active
one of the session, put by some of the
most important measures pending before
It.
The session opened with a little thun-
derbolt from Fuller, who tried to resign
from the Congressional Redistricting Free
Conference Committee on the ground that
his labors were useless against the ob-
stacles thrown in the way of progress by
certain members of the committee who
were ambitious for themselves and their
friends. The House, in a resounding vote,
indorsed his position, but refused to ac-
cept his resignation, a further compli-
ment.
The $3291 doctor bill for Representative
Herder, who was one of the meningitis
sufferers, was chopped down to $640 by
the Committee on Contingent Expenses
and so ordered it to be paid by the
House.
On motion of Reedy, the House voted,
61 to 59, to recall the home rule bill from
the Governor that the objectionable fea-
tures may be taken out. Later in the day
the Governor returned the bill.
Solons to Review Legislation.
Tarver called up the Senate initiative
and referendum resolution and got it
through the House by amending it to give
the Legislature the right to review any
proposed legislation before it goes to the
people to vote on it. It was adopted by
a vote of 98 to 29. The House defeated
the Brelsford Senate resolution, authoriz-
ing the Governor to appoint five lawyers
to revise the civil procedure of the State.
The vote was 37 to 47.
Allison's joint resolution to amend the
Constitution to change the present law
on voting to require full citizenship of the
United States before allowing the vote in
Texas, *>vas adopted. The law now only
provides six months and a declaration of
intentions to become a citizen. The Wil-
lacy-Weinert penitentiary appropriation
bill was passed finally by a vote of 88 to
31.
At the outset of the afternoon session
the Speaker appointed Robertson to take
the place of Bagby on the Congressional
Redistricting Committee, Bagby having
left the city.
The House Joint resolution by Reeves
to amend the Constitution to establish
four terms for State officers and abolish
all forms of fees was adopted by a vote
of 99 to 19.
Bills Finally Passed.
The following bills were finally passed:
Burges-Harris' mining bill; Gibson's
insurance bill; Morrow's three-court re-
form bills amending the law on assign-
ments of error, abolishing the degrees of
murder and providing for charges to the
jury before argument; Weinert's rurais
credit bill; Haney's bill to prevent tne
waste of natural gas; by McDaniels, for
verified pleadings, Senate amendments
concurred in; by Diffie, divorce bill,
Senate amendments concurred in; by
Nugent, for drainage and levee bonds;
by Willacy, authorizing corporations to
build causeways and bridges over
streams; Senate joint resolution by Ter-
rell, empowering counties and their sub-
divisions to issue bonds by majority
vote; Haney's House educational bill, by
concurring in the Senate's amendments.
The House killed the following meas-
ures in one way or another. Brelsford's
Senate bill creating a commission of five
lawyers to revise the civil procedure, voted
down; Allison's joint resolution to amend
the Constitution so as to make railroads
give adequate service, voted down; Lat-
timore's club bill, allowed to die after
setting time limit for its consideration;
McNealus' joint resolution to grant addi-
tional aid to indigent Confederate sol-
diers. postponed indefinitely on Captain
Haddock's motion.
Favor Governor's Home Rule View.
The House adopted by an overwhelm-
ing vote the report of the Free Confer-
ence Committee fixing the home rule bill
to suit the Governor.
The Lattimore club bill will not down,
for Tarver at midnight got a motion
through to suspend the rule under which
bills are prevented from passage for 24
hours before adjournment sine die until
9:30 o'clock tomorrow morning. A sus-
pension had been made this afternoon
until 10 o'clock tonight, but other meas-
ures usurped the time. The pros will
make a desperate final effort to pass their
bill in the morning.
The House recessed until 9 a. m. to-
morrow.
Ask Yourself This
Question, I hen Con-
sider Our Answer:
O. Where can I find
the largest vark t-y of as-
sured good clothing »so
that I will be able to sat-
isfy fny individual taste
in the matter of fabric,
cut, color, etc?
»
A. At Kiam's, where
the greatest outlet natur-
ally necesitates the larg-
est stocks and most ex-
tensive variety.
Investigation will veri-
fy our answer.
WELL-groomed men will
favor our vast showing
of solid gray, high chest-
ed English models at—
$25
APRIL 1st
You won't get fooled if you buy
MASURY
PAINT
SOLD IN TEXAS BY
THE JAS.
BUTE CO.
20,000 BOOKLETS
FRESH FROM PRESS
GOVERNOR BUSY
SIGNING NEW LAWS
Give Details of Discovery and De-
velopment of Texas' Great-
est Products.
Jim Hogg County Created by Col-
quitt's 0. K., as Were Several
Independent School Districts.
(Houston Post Special.)
AUSTIN, Texas, March 31.—The Gov-
ernor signed this afternoon the following
bills: Creating Jim Hogg County; pro-
viding that unrecorded brands shall not
be used as evidence in civil suits; Mouse
concurrent resolution providing that the
rules of the two Houses of the Thirty-
second Legislature adopted for joint
rules should be adopted by Thirty-third
Legislature; Archer County road law;
Willow Grove independent school district;
Henderson County road law; Clarksville
independent school district; prohibiting
animals from running at large in certain
counties: Utopia independent school dis-
trict; Willow Hole independent school
district; prohibiting throwing glass, etc.,
in public roads; providing for the teach-
ing of cotton classing in State schools.
The following Senate bills were ap-
proved: Charter for city of Denison; pro-
hibiting railroads, etc., from construct-
ing tracks nearer than 4000 feet to Aran-
sas harbor; prohibiting the leaving or
carcasses of dead animals in public high-
ways; defining and creating the occupa-
tion of contracting stevedore; exempting
Young Men's Christian Association anil
Young Women's Christian Associations
property from taxation; providing ac-
countants. artisans, etc., maybe protected
by providing lien; validating the incor-
poration of certain towns and villages;
requiring the report of animals atfllcted
with charbon to county health officers;
Senate concurrent resolution delegating
certain persons a committee to investi-
gate prisons; providing a penalty tor
impounding animals without food or
water; Howard County road law; defin-
ing rights of corporations as to construc-
tion; requiring peddlers to leave prem-
ises when ordered; 9:30 closing law bill;
local option pool hall bill.
Disapproved by Colquitt.
The Governor disapproved the follow-
ing items in the deficiency appropriation
bill: Fees and costs of Sheriffs, clerks
and attorneys in felony cases—amounting
to $40,000 and expenses of attached wit-
nesses $20,000. He objected to these items
for the reason that there so remains the
credit of the appropriation made by tne
first called session of the Thirty-second
Legislature to pay the fees and costs or
Sheriffs, clerks and attorneys in felony
cases, unexpended, the sum of $105,!>12.U9,
and likewise there remains unexpended ot
the appropriation made by the first
called session of the Thirty-second Legis-
lature the sum of $72,560.82.
Because of the fact that these tunas
were not yet expended he stated that ne
did not think it. good policy to make fur-
ther appropriations.
Vetoed Thia Bill.
The Governor returned to the House
Twenty thousand booklets have just
come from the press telling of the dis-
covery and development of the Vitalitas
deposit in Texas. The contents also in-
clude a synopsis of the scientific Inves-
tigations that have been made by the
foremost chemists in America of this
product. In addition there is given tne
statements of numbers of Houston and
other Texas people who have been bene-
fited by its use.
So great has been the demand for in-
formation about Vitalitas that the first
edition of 20,000 copies was quickly ex-
hausted. While their distribution was
largely among people of Houston and
vicinity, many were sent throughout the
States and even some abroad. The pres-
ent issue is to be followed by another or
j 100,000 copies.
The fame of Vitalitas is sweeping like
wildfire in every direction. It was
natural that interest should first be
aroused by it among Texas people, for
it was developed in their midst, and the
liquid is being extracted from the crude
product solely in "• Houston. Extensive
laboratories have been established in this
city, and they are rushed at extracting
the pure liquid Vitalitas and also in com-
pounding a salve that embodies tne
liquid. '
Texas has produced nothing more won-
derful than Vitalitas. Thousands ot
homes have been gladdened by it, for
it has brought relief and cure to suf-
ferers with whom all other known rem-
edies have failed. It is pure, just as na-
ture made it, and every drop of it 13
health-giving and disease eradicating.
It quickly overcomes and forces from
the system such disorders as indigestion,
biliousness, rheumatism, Impotency,',
nervous debility and in fact all derange-;
ments of stomach, liver, kidneys and*
blood. The salve is a cure for eczema,
tetter, all skin diseases, bleeding piles
and the like.
Write for one of these booklets or visit
the Rouse drug store, Main and Preston,
and see samples of the crude Vitalitas.
—Advertisement.
vetoed the bill providing compensation
for the County Commissioners and Coun-
ty Judge of Galveston and providing for
the payment thereof without his approval.
The method of providing compensation
is different from that in other Commis-
sioners Courts of the State, and therefore
partakes of the nature of a local bill.
There is no evidence attached, he states,
for the required 30 days' notice for ad-
vertising for the application of the spe-
cial bill.
His opinion that it is unconstitutional
is backed up by the Attorney General.
The House bill 180 seeking to authorize
railway and other transportation compa-
nies generating power and having a sur-
plus to sell the same was also vetoed.
This will result, he believes, in a monop-
oly of the lighting business along tne
lines of such railway companies. He
does not think it wise to confer special
powers on corporations or o vest in
them the right to do business'for whlcn
they are not incorporated.
LIVER EIGHT?
You're A!? Right
The best remedy for liver, stomach or
bowel troubles and especially constipa-
tion is the famous HOT SPRIJNGS
LIVER BUTTONS.
Don't miss getting a box today—they
tone up the liver, drive out the poison-
ous waste in the bowels and make you
feel simply splendid in a few hours.
Cut out Calomel and slam bang purga-
tives. Try HOT SPRINGS LIVER BIT-
TONS just once and you'll have no ufp
for any other liver remedy. Fine for
sick headache, sallow skin, dull eyes ana
blotches. Druggists everywhere for 25c.
Free sample from Hot Springs Chemical
Co., Hot Springs, Ark.
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