Unfavorable Reports on Telephones and Murder Bill
The Texas House committee reported unfavorably Ray’s bill requiring different telephone coins to connect. The Senate bill to place telegraph and telephone firms under the railroad commission also failed. The Jennings murder degrees bill was killed 62 to 36. A committee to investigate House employer salaries will hold executive sessions. Leaders expect the governor to press platform demands and may call a special session on his measures.
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Senate lobby panel completes testimony phase in Austin
The Senate lobby investigating committee finished taking testimony and will review evidence to reach its conclusion. Marie Cronin of Palestine won the contract over six competitors to paint the portrait of Alon 20 Steele, a San Jacinto battle survivor.
Roads Bill Fails as House Acts on Highway Allocations
The assembly killed Briscoe's highway commissioner bill and $5,000 appropriation. It engrossed a bill requiring railroads to provide suitable sheds to protect their workers. earlier actions occurred as sessions paused for suspension day.
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Briscoe
Antiracing Bill Reported As Unfavorable In Senate
The antiracing bill moved from the House to the Senate and was reported unfavorably. The pari mutuel amendment gained a majority, but no date for Senate action is set until the bill reaches the Senators desks.
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Weinert
Governor's First Veto Shapes Early Texas Session
AUSTIN March 2 The governor vetoed the circus tax reduction bill and signaled opposition to an appropriation bill passed before a full session. He warned legislators to address platform demands and threatened a special session to press them. The House debated rule changes and the Kennedy inquiry moved forward while other probes and bills faced action.
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Mobley Ordertok
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Texas Senate debates pure food bill and office location
The Texas legislature debated the pure food bill with shifts on funding and office location. Amendments to place the Pure Food Commissioner at Denton or Austin were discussed, with votes tabling measures and reallocating expenses. Other items included penitentiary inquiry and a lottery of legislative actions amid a busy session.
House rescinds Dallas visit plan and heads there tonight
In Austin the House abandoned yesterday's plan to visit Dallas next week by a 75 to 20 vote and ordered travel to Dallas tomorrow. A Dallas mayoral dispatch invited the delegation regardless of pending legislation. Speaker Kennedy pushed a probe of his election with a three member committee, two of whom opposed him, but the panel was modified and adopted. The Senate and House invited Harvard President Eliot to speak later today.
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Moller
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Harvard
Texas Senate Passes Labor Statistics Bureau Bill
The Texas Senate today approved a bill creating the bureau of labor and statistics and engrossed a measure requiring railroads to repair Texas equipment in state shops. It also passed a bill to add assistant district attorneys in counties over 60,000 population and authorize gubernatorial appointment for enforcement terms of at least thirty days.
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Fiouse
Roberts Appointed District Attorney in Twenty Second District
AUSTIN Feb 25 The Governor named Frank Roberts of Callwell county to be district attorney of the Twenty second district succeeding J L Storey with Senate confirmation to follow.
Austin Legislature Moves On Several Bills in House and Senate
Austin action spans ratifying taxes on malt liquor dealers and liquor orders, suspending and reviving various bills. The House postponed text book probes and shifted the Robertson insurance bill, while the Senate passed anti trust penalties and approved a Levee and Drainage board plan with a $50,000 appropriation. The death of Rep. G. A. Allen from Colorado county prompted resolutions.
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Fraternal Societies Push Law Change in Texas
Representatives of fraternal beneficiary associations drafted a bill to be introduced in the House and Senate to grant more freedom and reduce the insurance commissioner’s authority. They seek leeway in setting rates and favor this measure over Commissioner Love’s draft. In another note, Texas lawmakers near completion of the general appropriation bill, with totals around 8.37 million for two years, about 10 percent higher than the prior session.
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Legislators Visit Dallas in Welcome Parade
Delegations from Austin arrived in Dallas on February 27 to be greeted by a large group of citizens and bands. The program included hotel arrangements, meals, and a morning car tour with a commerce meeting planned between the Oriental and Southland hotels.
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Governor May Appoint Relatives as Notaries
The Senate passed a bill allowing the Governor to appoint and confirm relatives as notaries public. The measure also lets state officials reappoint relatives to five year held positions. The House discussed Standifer's probate by foreign executors bill and a $250 900 water and light plant appropriation for state institutions. Senators debated Harper's anti nepotism exemption for notaries.
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Busy Week in Texas Legislature Promises Action
In Austin on March 1 the legislature faces a week of important votes. The House convenes at 2 pm with the Ray-Hill pure food bill pending, but suspension day may cut its time. The bill would ban caffein sarc enarine and related additives from foods and drinks including Coca Cola, amid debate and denials regarding the drink’s manufacturers.
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McFadden Named Successor to Ike Pryor for Texas Cattle Raisers
Parramore of Abilene and Burnett of Fort Worth announce they will support A. L. McFadden of Victoria as president of the Texas Cattle Raisers' association, succeeding Ike Pryor. The Republican writeup places McFadden as the chosen candidate with backing from two prominent cattle men.
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Burke Burnett
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Tennessee Senators Flee to Break Up Tennessee Session
Eight Democratic Tennessee senators who fled to Kentucky to avoid arrest have abandoned plans to return to Nashville. They say they will stay in Hopkinsville until the General Assembly adjourns to block Republicans from electing Democratic primary election commissioners.
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Negro Troops Bill Passes After Brownsville Dispute
The House approved the Senate bill to reenlist discharged Negro soldiers stationed at Fort Brown after Brownsville’s shooting incident. The 210 to 101 vote drew Northern Democrats with Republicans. Critics warned of inviting further lawlessness. supporters called the discharge irregular and said the bill atones for past actions.
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House Breaks All Records in Record-Long Session
Washington February 27 The Sixtieth Congress saw its longest House session lasting sixteen and a half hours ending at 3 20 a m The proceedings featured bitter exchanges between Rep Tawney and Rep Beall of Texas over the sundry civil appropriations bill and set a new mark for talk in a single day.
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Beall
Texas
Political house cleaning eyed for New Mexico
Washington reports predict a general political overhaul in New Mexico as statehood hopes for Arizona and New Mexico die this session. Senatorial testimony alleges land siphoning and bonds issued by counties to push territorial statehood, with Curry among Rough Riders pressured to resign. A secret service probe reportedly uncovers powerful political combinations hindering justice.
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