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L. K. IIAKKJKI* Proprietor.
LaGRANGE. 7~~: : TEXAS
NATIONAL, STATE, FOREIGN, OF
INTEREST TO READERS.
WHAT WAS DONE THIS WEEK
Short Mentioning of Interesting Hap-
penings From Day to Day
Throughout the World.
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WASHINGTON NEWS.
A garrison of 25.000 men will be
Decennary to guard the Panama canal,
Colonel Ooethaln told the houne naval
affairs committee Saturday. Under
present plans congress would provide
only 8,000 men.
A bill creating the “peace centen-
nial commission” to make plans for
the one hundredth anniversary of the
signing of the treaty of Ghent, with
authority to upend $100,000, punned the
senate Saturday.
Federal prisoners serving fifteen
years of a life sentence hereafter wilt
be eligible for parole if President Taft
signs a bill passed Saturday by the
senate.
Distribution of Immigrants through
the aid of federal Immigration stations
at interior points would be made pos-
sible through a bill passed by the sen-
ate Saturday and already passed by
the house. The measpro appropriates
$5,000 for the establishment and main-
tenance of a station at Chicago and
authorizes the secretary of commerce
and labor to establish such other in-
terior stations as he considers neces-
sary.
A drastic provision aimed at the
powder trust, following testimony al-
leging that the Dupont Powder Com-
pany maintains a lobby at Washing-
ton and spends large sums In Wash-
ington wus a feature of the fortifi-
cation bill reported to the house Fri-
day. The bill, which carries an ag-
gregate of $5,218,250, directs that no
part of the appropriation shall be ex-
pended for powder other than small
arms powder, at a price In excess of
63c a pound.
An appropriation of $600,000 to pay
the French spoliation claims was de-
feated Friday In the senate by a vote
of 41 to 21.
Liberty of individuals to concen-
trate money and power to the limit
of their ability was advocated Friday
before the house money trust com-
mittee by Jacob H. Schlff of the New
York banking firm of Kuhn, Loeb &
Co.
Representative Towner of Iowa Fri-
day introduced a bill to appropriate
$300,000 for the construction of an
addition to the Daughters of the Amer-
ican Revolution building in Washing-
ton as a memorial to tho services of
American women during the revolu-
tionary war.
By a vote of 33 to 20 the senate
Wednesday adopted an amendment to
the legislative, executive Rnd judicial
appropriation bill lengthening the life
of the commerce court until June 30.
Senator Nelson of Minnesota Thurs-
day introduced a Mil providing for a
fifteen-day vacation annually for all
government railway mall clerks.
STATE AND DOMESTIC NEWS.
Former Lieutenant Governor Geo. C.
Pendleton of Texes died Sunday at
his home In Temple, Texas.
Mrs. Maud Balllugton Booth of the
Salvation Army and a friend of the
prisoners will visit Texas next month.
A company of she Twenty-nlpth in-
fantry marched from Port Portner to
the foot oi Erie street, Buffalo, N. Y.,
Saturday and seized that purt of the
Delaware, Lackiiwunna anti Western
coal trestle which the government al-
leges encroached on federal property.
The land extends back fifteen feet
from the waier along about one thou-
sand feet of ihe harbor entrance, and
is worth several hundred thousand dol-
lars. It has been tbe subject of liti-
gation for twenty years.
The bulk of the registered mull car-
ried on Southern railway passenger
train No. 12 was overlooked by a lone
bandit who held up the mall clerks
at the point of a revolver at Riverside,
Ala., Sunday.
According to a dispatch from Wash-
ington, D. C., Captain Wesley Mark-
wood, who became famous In the early
Indiun troubles in Texas, in the war
with Mt xlco and the civil war, under
the name of Samuel H. Walker, was
burled there Saturday. Captain Mark-
wood was believed to have been killed
at the battle of lluamatana. In Mexico,
nnd a body thought to be his was
burled in San Antonio In 1848. San
Jacinto Day, April 21, 1856, tho body,
togetuer with chut of CaptaJn Gilles-
pie, killed In the same battle, was re-
moved to Ihe Odd Fellows cemetery
and a monument was erected to the
memory of "Cup alns Walker and QU-
lesplc."
By order of the railroad commission
the attorney general's department of
Texas ha> filed in the twenty-sixth
district court suit for penalties aggre-
gating 586,000 against the Sugarland
Railway Company It la alleged the
railroad company faAed to operate pas-
senger trains ou Its lines on fourteen
days in D'-cember, 1812, and three days
in January, 1913. A penalty of $5,000
Is asked In esch of the seventeen al-
leged violations.
A worldwide campaign against the
hookworm la said to be the flrat
work of the Rockefeller $100,000,000
foundation.
Governor Wilson favors abolish-
ment of the inaugural ball. This be-
came known Friday when he sent a
letter to William Corcoran Eustls at
Washington, chairman of tbe Inau-
guration committee, asking him to
consider the feasibility of omitting it.
The late Waiter B. Sharp of Hous-
ton left to his wife an estate valued
at $1,264,465.41, according to the ap-
praisement of the estate filed Satur-
day at Houston In the probate court.
General Don Clprlano Castro, for-
mer president of Venezuela, who has
been detained at Ellis Island, New
York, by tbe immigration officials for
more than two weeka, Wednesday was
denied admission to the United States
by a special board of Inquiry on the
ground that In bis examination he had
admitted “the commission of a crime
and felony Involving moral turpitude.”
At the ninth annual meeting of the
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission at
Pittsburg, Pa., Wednesday, President
Charles L. Taylor's report showed
1,956 new cases were submitted in
1912, an Increase of 4 per cent over
1911. Two gold, 45 silver and 105
bronze medals were awarded. During
tbe year $169,025 was awarded to he-
roes, $25,000 was disasters and $100,-
000 in special appropriations. The of-
ficers of last year were re-elected.
The Texas legislature convened in
thirty-third session Tuesday at Aus-
tin. Chester Terrell was elected
speaker.
President-elect Woodrow Wilson in
his capacity as governor of New Jer-
sey sent his second annual message to
the legislature which convened Tues-
day. It was his last formal appeal
to the legislature for completion of
the program of progressive legislation
for which he declared himself when
ho took office.
PROCEEDINGS OF IHE 33RD LEGISLATURE GOVERNOR COLQUITT'S MESSAGE /k
HOUSE FIXES TIME TO ELECT
SENATOR8 AND NAME8 TUES-
DAY, JANUARY 28.
CANVASS VOTE FOR GOVERNOR
FOREIGN NEWS.
Eduard Belin, a French Inventor, has
succeeded in telegraphing a photo-
grnphgraph from Bordeaux to Paris,
Franco, in the record time of four min-
utes. M. Belln’s process differs radi-
cally from Korn’s method. Instead of
using selenium he prepared a photo-
graphic plate the basis of which is
bichromated gelatine and the surface
of which is uneven. A small metal
point, passing over the uneven sur-
face of the plate, causes a variation of
the electric current, which renders
possible the transmission over a tele-
graph or telephone wire of the lights
and shadows of half-tone plates and Is
attended with remarkable regularity
and Bpeed.
Sickening misery haunts Salonlkl,
the beautiful seaport and capital of
Macedonia. Thirty thousand Moslem
refugees, penniless and shelterless, are
lying cold, emaciated and sick on the
floors of mosques and improvised hos-
pitals, with more pouring In contin-
ually. The Greek authorities are do-
ing something to alleviate the suffer-
ing, but the relief Is entirely Inade-
quate.
Raymond Nicolas Landry Poincare
was elected president of the French
republic by the natloual assembly Fri-
day.
Three hundred rurales revolted Sat-
urday and joined the mob which is
opposing the seating of Augustine
Chanchez, the newly appointed gov-
ernor of the state, of Tluxcala, Mexico.
An equal number of cavalrymen have
been ordered to proceed from the capi-
tal to Tlaxcala.
A collective note of the European
powers was presented to Turkey Sat-
urday. Ottomans’ move comes next.
A Russo-Amerlcan society was form-
ed ut Moscow, Russia, Friday for the
purpose of cultivating mutual knowl-
edge among the peoples of the two
countries to further trade relations
and to arrange an exchange of visits.
Women were excluded from practic-
ing law at the British bar by an over-
whelming vote of the bar association
at its annual meeting at Loudon, En-
gland, Friday. A motion to admit
women to membership was favored by
some of the young barristers, but the
senior counsel voted in a body against
it.
After a long, stern battle the home
rule bill passed the hotjse of com-
mons at London, England, Friday.
There were two divisions in the lower
house. Mr. Balfour’s motion for its
rejection was defeated 258 to 368,
while the third reading was carried by
a vote of 367 to 257. The result of
tbs division wan too much of a fore-
gone conclusion for a great demon-
stration, but assisted by the liberals
and laborltes, those outside gave the
measure, for which they had waited
and worked so long, a good sendoff
on its wav to the house of lords.
Unless unforeseen events should
change the current, of affairs, the war
in the Near East will be resumed
within a week and Europe will wit-
ness the horrors of a winter cam-
paign. The allies have firmly made
up th< ir minds to take up arms a sec-
ond time. The Turks last week were
threatening to leuve London and let
matters tuke whatever coin so they
might Now the Balkan delegates are
convinced tlie Turks are merely drift-
ing without a fixed policy, and they
have decided to end the sc»mlngly
fruitless debates and wire pulling and
begin the battles anew where they
left off more than a month ago.
A royal decree Issued at Athens
Friday appoints Crown Prince Con-
stantine commander In chief of the
Greek armies in Macedonia and
Epirus.
The Turkish cruiser Medjtdleh, dur-
ing a henvy log Wednesday night,
steamed out of tho Dardanelles and
passed unpercetved through the linos
of the Greek destroyers cruising off
the straits. She appeared off the
island of Syra, one of the Cylclades.
and bombarded tbe powder magazine
*nd coal depots. These were not duin
aged, but the electric public elation
»as wrecked.
Many Bills Now Before Both Branches
of the Legislature and This
Week a Busy One With
the Solone.
Monday's Senate Proceedings.
Resolution offered to Investigate
attorney general’s department for five
years preceding January 1, 1913; ac-
tion deferred until Wednesday.
Counted vote for governor and lieu-
tenant governor; oath of office to be
administered by Chief Justice Brown
of supreme court.
Confirmed all appointments made
by governor In vacation.
Adjournment out of respect to Gen-
eral Robert E. Lee, whose birthday
was Monday.
Monday's House Proceedings.
Committees announced.
Further appointments made by
Speaker Terrell.
Tabled resolution to send engrossed
copy of report of committee on liquor
trafflo to Home and State.
Fix January 28 as date for election
of United States senator, both for
short and long term.
Refer to committee on common car
rlers resolution declaring the "prin-
ciple of consolidation” wrong and the
house's opposition thereto.
Vote for governor and lieutenant
governor counted, in joint session with
the senate.
Austin, Tex.—After spending most
of Monday in canvassing the vote for
governor and lieutenant governor at
the last general election the house
and senate being In joint session for
this duty, O. B. Colquitt and Will H.
Mayes were declared to have received
a majority of the votes.
The house, with no debate, adopted
the senate concurrent resolution fix-
ing January 28 at noon as the time
of electing United States senator, both
for the short and long term. Fred
Stevens demanded a division of the
question and on that of fixing the
date for tho short term election a few
scattering “noes” were heard. No roll
call was demanded. Some applause
followed this pacific procedure.
Election Results.
The canvass of the election returns
showed a total of 299,737 votes to
have be,en cast for governor and 302,-
464 for lieutenant governor, as fol-
lows:
For governor: Colquitt, democrat,
233,073; Lassater, bull moose, 15,741;
Johnson, republican, 22,914; Houston,
prohibition party, 2,353; Andrews, so-
cialist, 25,258; Choate, socialist-labor,
398.
For lieutenant governor: Mayes,
democrat, 234,999; Featherstone, bull
moose, 16,806; Averill, republican, 23,-
129; Hewitt, prohibition tarty, 2,117;
Hickey, socialist, 24,209; Strach, so-
cialist-labor, 1,194.
The committee which was composed
of Senators Watson, Nugent and Gib-
son and Representatives Mendell,
Henry of Wichita, Woods of Navarro,
Robins and Fountain reported that no
returns, official or otherwise, were
received from Austin County.
Bills Reported Favorably. ,
Senutor Weinert’s suspended sen-
tence bill was reported favorably Mon-
day Srom senate Judiciary committee
No. 1 with some minor amendments.
The same committee favorably re-
ported Mr. Lattimer’s bill defining live
stock commission merchants and plac-
ing them under bond so as to safe-
guard transactions through them.
Senate Insurance, statistics and his-
tory committee reported favorably bill
authorizing the Incorporation of mu-
tual hail insurance associations.
The state affairs committee favor-
ably reported the Paulus bill relieving
the attorney general of giving opin-
ions promiscuously and requiring that
district and county attorneys give
legal advice in certain instances; aiso
favorably Mr. Bailey's bill authorizing
the heirs of E. B. Nichols, deceased,
to sue the state on claims held by
them.
Bills In the Senate.
The following bills were introduced
in the senate Monday:
By Senators McNealus, BreRford
and Warren—Amended game law.
By Farter—Abolishing fees for dis-
trict attorneys and placing them on a
salary basis.
By Collins—Establishing districts
wherein charbon or anthrax must be
r -ported, also providing for its isola
Uon.
By Collins — Exempting grocery
stores and markets from the Sunday
closing law.
By Murruy—Making appropriations
for new buildings at the Austin and
San Antonio Insane asylums and the
Abilene epileptic colony to accommo-
date 1,000 new patients.
By Vaughan—Supreme court pro
cedure and jurisdiction bill as intro-
duced two years ago.
By Wiley—Amending the law relat-
ing to guardians making bond.
By Darwin—Relating to evidence
offered in cases brought against guar-
dians and executors.
By Austin—Providing for two addi-
tional factory inspectors and increas-
ing the suiary of tbe safety appliance
inspector.
By Westbrook. Vaughan, Colllna and
Nugent—Making It unlawful for any
senator or member of the house to
receive employ menu gift* or loans
fEom certain public service corpora
tlons.
Bills In the House.
The following biliw&were Introduced
.n the bouse Monday:
By Kennedy—A companion to his
loan shark bill; makes debts uncol-
lectible where more than 10 per cent
Interest Is charged.
By Patton — Prohibiting working
children of less than 16 years of age
more than eight hours a day or forty-
eight hours a week in factory, store,
laundry, hotel, restaurant, theater or
.n express or other transportation
business.
By Savage—Defining "Indigency”
is applied to confederate pensions.
By Ritchie—Making the drawing of
a check against a bank without hav-
ing funds on deposit or arrangement
for credit swindling.
By Broughton—To compensate own-
ers of animals condemned and killed.
By Gentry—Congressional districts.
By Rldgell—For submission of civil
causes on special issues.
By Ritchie—Amends the law in re-
spect to land titles, so as to prevent
persons who have acquired land by
squatting for ten years from after-
ward asserting title against innocent
purchasers from holder of record title,
where such squatters have moved
away without placing their claim of
title of record.
By Rldgell—Provides methods of
escheat of unclaimed estates.
By Paddock and forty-seven others
To establish Texas memorial com-
mission to erect memorials to confed-
erate dead on certain battlefields.
By Spann—To prevent shipment of
liquors into local option precincts. Is
in same terms as Sheppard-Kenyon
bill and Is Intended to have harmony
between state and federal laws upon
ihe subject. Will not be pressed un-
less Sheppard-Kenyon bill is passed
by congress.
By Coffey and others—To establish
Central Texas central college at
Waco; appropriation, $110,000.
By Spradley—Pure paint bill.
By Spradley and Morris of Victoria
To create a public service commis-
sion to have jurisdiction of all public
utilities save railroads; provides for
three commissioners, elected by the
people to serve for two years; salaries
$4,000 each.
By Coffey—To increase number of
inspectors in bureau of labor statis-
tics.
By Webb, Reeves and others—
Creating special district court for
Grayson County.
By Burns—-Makes injury to baggage
prima facie evidence of neglect of car-
rier, who is responsible for damage.
By Ross — Congressional district
bilL
By Byrne — Prescribing standard
weights for commodities.
Friday’s Senate Proceedings.
Adoption of resolution to elect
United States senator, both terms,
January 28.
Petitions for passage Missouri, Kan-
sas and Texas merger bill presented.
Ex-Governor J. K. Vardaman, Mis-
sissippi, Informally extended greetings
and best wishes; had no time to make
speech.
Friday’s House Proceedings.
Resolution adopted indorsing the
Kenyon-Sheppard bill In the national
congress, which prohibits the inter-
state shipment of intoxicating liquors
into dry territory.
Kennedy resolution adopted provid-
ing “more comfortable conveniences
for newspaper correspondents.”
Each member allowed $30 of post-
age stamps; supplies as at former ses-
sions.
Stenographers, pages, porters ap-
pointed.
Committee appointed to Investigate
alleged undesirable method of storing
valuable state papers and explosives
in capitol basement.
Thursday’s Senate Proceedings.
Governor's message was read.
Mileage and per diem and contin-
gent expense bills were finally passed.
Appropriation of $24,450 for support
of the attorney general’s department
was passed.
Passed concurrent resolution to can-
vass vote for governor and lieutenant
governor.
Forty bills and Joint resolution pro-
viding for woman suffrage amendment
were introduced.
McNealus introduced drastic resolu-
tion governing admission of news-
paper correspondents to the chamber.
Passed concurrent resolution set-
ting January 28 as date for election
of United States senator for long and
short orms.
Thursday’s House Proceedings.
Governor’s message read.
Rules of last session adopted.
Invitation to address bouse declined
by Senator-elect Vardaman because of
illness.
Passed concurrent resolution for
canvassing vote for governor and lieu-
tenant governor.
Committo on rules named.
Lewc ling-Rowel! resolution to
■amend the rules and take from tbe
■'oeaker power to appoint committees
was defeated.
Bill by Coffey, Jordan and Williams
' • establish normal school at Waco.
Pills eppropriatlng $140,00d for
members' mileage and per diem and
for contingent fund of the legislature
passed and signed by speaker. ,
Resolution by Coffey and Williams
to amend the constitution for all leg-
islative and executive officers to serve
one term of four years and to be In-
eligible for consecutive re-election.
Defeated committee on committees
proposition. Adopted rules of last
session for temporary use
TO THE THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE.
IN SUMMARY TAKES UP IN ORDER: '
Taxation and Revenue, Public Education, Eleemosynary Institu-
tions, State Departments, Penitentiary Affairs, Judicial Re-
form, Liquor Legislation, Revision of Election Laws, the Bor-
der Question, Blue Sky Laws, Corporation Laws, Governors’
Cotton Conference, System of Rural Credits, Stock and Bond
Laws, Good roads, Civil Service Laws, Confederate Pensions,
Compensation Acts, Department of Labor and Various Mis-
cellaneous Matters.
Austin, Tex.—hollowing Is a sum-1 Asks that the fee system be abolish-
mary of Governor Colquitt’s message ' ed and every public official be paid a
to the Thirty-third legislature Thurs-. Balary.
day; The legislature Is asked to pass a
State finances in unsatisfactory con-j law fixing the closing hours of all
dition at beginning of his administra-. places where liquor is sold at 9:30
tion, says Governor Colquitt.
Deficiency in revenue bequeathed by
preceding administration about $1,-
500,000.
Tax levy of 1912 will probably be
sufficient to meet requirements up to
September 1.
Tables showing values, rates and
amount of advalorem taxes collected
for 22 years; also table of special tax
revenue.
Increasing legislative appropriations
In recent years show how cost of gov-
ernment is growing.
Governor advocates separation of
objects of taxation.
Would make fiscal year end with
calendar year.
Renews recommendation for repeal
of automatic tax law.
State board of education has en-
couraged building of school houses.
Governor favors six-year term for
school trustees; having United States
flag displayed on all school houses;
giving counties authority to tax them-
selves for school purposes.
Advocates compulsory school attend-
ance of idle children.
Would carry out democratic plat-
form demand regarding free text
books.
All school districts should have au-
thority to extend scholastic age.
Ample funds to insure its place as
a State University of the first rank
should be provided for the University
of Texas.
The A. and M. College ought to be
made the best institution of its kind
In the United States.
Educational institutions should be
removed from political Influences.
Governor, pointing out increase in
number of the insane, advocates the
passage of an emergency appropria-
tion bill providing new buildings at
Austin, San Antonio and Abilene.
Recommends appointment of special
committee on revision of laws gov-
erning State training school at Qates-
ville.
Believes certain counties should
provide juvenile training schools, for
juvenile derelicts under 12 years.
Urges immediate appropriations for
tuberculosis colony at Carlsbad.
Recommends amendment of the cor-
poration laws of the State regarding
issuing of charters, and would in-
crease duties of State purchasing
agent.
Commends work of State health de-
partment.
Believes pure food department
should also inspect feed stuffs.
Experts should be employed by ag-
ricultural department, and appropria-
tions made for this purpose.
Favors larger appropriations for ex-
periment stations.
The governor urges the legislature
to act without delay regarding a Tex-
as exhibit at the Panama exposition.
Improvement of laws relating to
stock raising is recommended.
“Sheep scab” is found in fifty-five
counties of the State only.
Figures based on report of treas-
ury department show there ought to
bo $600,000 to $800,000 in treasury
next September if no special appro-
priations have to be cared for out of
current revenues.
Recommends immediate appropria-
tions to meet expenses of the attorney
general's office from now until Sep-
tember 1.
State capitol and other buildings
should have better protection against
fire.
The governor recommends the pass-
age of a bill authorizing executive to
sell such property as thte State does
not need in Austin.
A special message covering ex-
penses and indebtedness of the State
penitentiary, made necessary by the
new law, will be prestnted to the
legislature by the governor.
The governor compliments the pris-
on commission for work of reform,
but advocates placing the manage-
ment of prison affairs in one hand.
The governor advocates separating
prison management frotn the govern-
or’s office.
Legislation tending to bring about
better treatment of county and city
prisoners is suggested.
The amendment of tbe “su-.pended
«enten< e law ” is recommend.,d.
Platform plank demanding trial
judges to deliver their charges to the
jury on the law before attorneys
mane their irgument should receive
consideration.
p. m. until 6 a. m. on week days.
A law prescribing the areas in
which it will be lawful to license
places for the sale of liquor In cities
and towns is recommended.
An amendment to the local option
law Is asked permitting any county
or subdivision thereof to order an
election to decide the question of
licensing the sale of liquor and to de-
termine the manner of sale of such
liquor.
An amendment to the laws is asked
which will cover the social club fea-
tures as related to the sale of liquors.
A general revision of the Texas
election laws is recommended, also
laws are asked governing campaign
contributions, prohibiting candidates
paying for political speeches and a
'law assessing a Bevere penalty for
neglect of county officers in making
election returns following the canvass
of the vote.
The governor gives a lengthy re-
view of the Mexican border situation
and asks for a law permitting the
State authorities to deport undesir-
able citizens. He also asks the legis-
lature to memoralize congress to se-
cure a more efficient extradition
treaty with Mexico.
A law assessing the cost of calling
out the militia against the county or
city making the call is suggested.
The fee system now in use by State
officers in the various departments is
asked to be abolished, straight sala-
ries being substituted.
The governor asks for the fulfill-
ment of platform demands in abolish-
ing the fire rating board, and sug-
gests a slight amendment in the Rob-
ertson insurance law, which will per-
mit companies which withdrew to re-
enter the State by paying a penalty
equal to the present tax.
The governor recommends laws giv-
ing the State control over all phases
of benevolent insurance companies,
and to protect the people from wild-
cat concerns.
Should not permit forming of cor-
porations or filing of permits of cor-
porations whose principal purpose is
to gull the people by sale of stocks
that have nothing of value to sustain
them.
Rigid law should be passed against
operation of “wind and water” pro-
moters, same to protect the legitimate
operators and the people.
Urges passage of a strong stock
and bond law applying to corpora-
tions of all kinds and character.
Message relates proceedings of gov-
ernors’ conference held in 1911, rec-
ommending safe warehouse system,
warehouses to be built by people if
necessary on bonding plan similar to
that of schools.
Governor says he has no doubt of
success of laws for rural credit sys-
tem as suggested by President TafL
Says a special message on this im-
portant subject may follow.
Discusses widening scope of stock
and bond laws to allow issuance of
bonds for improvements.
Urges amendment of anti-pass law
so as to include all‘officers.
Recommends legislation to prevent
retarding of land development by ex-
cessive charge for water.
Should take advance step In legis-
lation to conserve land and water.
Recommends liberalization of min-
ing laws so that miners may be In-
duced to develop Texas’ resources.
Recommends a general good road
law for Texas applying to any county
or precinct where voters may adopt it.
Recommends graduated tax on au-
tomobiles, according to horse power,
and a law for collection and proper
disbursement of such tax.
Recommends amendment to laws re-
garding voting bonds for good roads
purposes as essential to progress.
Recommends civil service law.
Urges creation of State board of
charities for eleemosynary institu-
tions.
lucrease of Confederate pensions
ought to be substantial. Legislation
will be necessary to‘put amendment
into effect.
Law governing Confederate home
should bo amended to give officers
of home ample power to enforce order
and discipline.
Compensation law Just to employer
and employe should be passed.
Statute should be amended to pro-
vide for compulsory arbitration of
labor disputes.
. ,. . . | Assistant recommended for commia-
A law authorizing the appointment sioner of labor.
Recommends payment of Indebted-
ness for survey of Texas New Mexico
boundary. Amount $9,599.79.
( alls attention to many recommen-
dations in report of fish, game and
oyster commissioner, inviting a close
reading.
Urges a strong law on wife and
ehild abandonment.
of a commlss’on for rav.aion (<’ penal
and civil codes, as per platform de-
mand, la recommended.
The governor asks for the repeal of
the “court stenographer's law.”
Recommends an amendment to the
law on pleading, simplifying it and
coufining it to legal statement of
facts.
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La Grange Journal. (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 23, 1913, newspaper, January 23, 1913; La Grange, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth998119/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Fayette Public Library, Museum and Archives.