Senate Bank deposit guaranty bill debate continues
Reading insisted on as the Senate debates the Dube bill to guarantee deposits. The session occupies the afternoon with the Meachum Greer substitute expected to be offered by Mobley. Powe moves to empower the Railroad Commission to require railroad passenger stations be constructed and maintained with proper warmth and lighting.
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Austin
Dube
Senate
Mobley
Powe
Railroad Commission
Eabstmn
Tyler Court Resolution Dead
Austin May 4 The measure to create a new court at Tyler to prosecute the mob lynching a negro Saturday is shelved in committee and is not expected to be revived.
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Tyler
Austin
No Action on Bexar Court Bill
The House judiciary committee discussed the Bexar County court bill in Austin but delayed any action this morning.
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Austin
House Judiciary Committee
Bexar County Court
General Newton Denies Ranger Deployment Report
Austin May 4 Adjutant General Newton denied the morning report that rangers were sent to Marshall or any East Texas town last night and said no rangers had been ordered to San Antonio making it unlikely any would be sent there.
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Newton
Austin
Marshall
East Texas
San Antonio
Texas Senate Eyes Cuts To Waters-Pierce Fire Money Bill
Austin notes say the Senate appropriations committee may trim Gaines Hill amendment reducing Waters-Pierce fire money from 1 068 000 to about 500 900 dollars, aiming to avert governor veto. A new composite guaranty bill, renamed depositors guarantee fund, may pass, with authority shifted to the Banking board and coverage for all major banks. The surety company bill passed with changes requiring Insurance Commissioner approval and a capped rate.
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Willacy
Senate Appropriations Commttee
Senate
Senate ad hoc moves on appropriation bill and prison funding
The House bill advances to the Senate committee after plans to fund Rusk prison iron works with 100000. The railroad extension bill faces Senate action, likely to stop at Palestine. The Hill Gaines amendment seeks bond payoff or refunding. Bexar county court bill urged by Pardue and Hallam amid accusations against the County Judge. Sa Juan and gambling laws cited as violations. Terrell of Bexar grills witnesses.
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Senate
House
Palestine
W. M. Pardue
3. M. Hallam
San Antonio
House Judiciary Committee
Bexar
Terrell
Hawkins outlines Ward bill via Office Assistant Attorney General
Austin April 29 Hawkins who wrote the Ward bill has issued a statement detailing his views and the bill's provisions.
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Hawkins
Austin
Office
Ward Bill Fight Roils Texas Senate Over Foreign Firms
Senator Quintus Watson accused me of drawing the bill to aid Waters-Pierce Oil in Texas admission. I denounce Watson as an infamous liar, defend my honest work, and deny Jewell P. Lightfoot or Attorney General Davidson had roles in drawing the bill beyond a suggested tightening of removal provisions for foreign corporations.
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Senate
Ward
Texas
Quintus Watson
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
Senator Watson
Watson
Jewell P. Lightfoot
Davidson
University Final Ball Debate Shapes Texas House Action
The Texas House adopted then rescinded a move to forbid the University from its final ball, allowing the event to continue through commencement. Debate featured charges about drunkenness and class rhetoric while amendments to A&M dormitory funding and final ball removal failed.
Caves bill passes as Howee session adjourns early
The Howee night session passes the Caves bill for recovering fraudulently secured state land as members thin out and adjourns until 9 today. The Watson bill to let surety companies confer on rates faced Senate scrutiny amid anti trust concerns, with Capt James E Lucy of Austin tied to the bill. Watson previously criticized Ward over outsiders writing the Ward bill, stirring Senate debate earlier in the week.
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Howee
Senate
Yregard
James E. Lucy
Austin
Watson
Ward
Hudspeth game law and Wood county road bill pass
The Senate approved the Hudspeth game law and the Wood county road act and adjourned until 10 o clock. The game bill taxes hunters $1.75 for out of county hunting, but allows licenses in home counties for out of county hunting and for hunting on one s own land or a relative s land without a license. The state is split into two regions for deer and turkey hunting with a boundary line listing multiple counties. North of the line turkey and quail season runs Dec 1 to Mar 1 while south runs Nov 1 to Mar 1. Doves statewide open Aug 15 to Mar 1.
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Senate
Hudspeth
Wood County
el Paso
Loving
Winkler
Ector
Midland
Glasscock
Sterling, Coke
Runnells
Coleman
Brown
Comanche
Erath
Bosque, Hill
Limestone
Freestone
Anderson
Cherokee
Nacogdoches
Shelby Counties
Bank Guaranty Passed by Senate in Substituted Bill
The Senate passed a bank guaranty bill without dissent, though not identical to the House version. The measure, camouflaged as the Alexander bill, blends Alexander Terrell and Meachum-Greer features, creating a banking board of the Governor, Lt Governor, Insurance and Banking Commissioner, Comptroller, and the State Treasurer. The governor’s views remain undisclosed as the session continues.
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House
Senate
Depositors Guarantee Fund
Alexander-Terrell
Banking Board
Bank Commissooner
Ray
Board of Health
Austin
Alexander
Terrell
Banking deposit guarantees to face conference committee
The text notes that the Cureton and Meachum-Greer measure likely goes to a conference committee and that its composition could decide the bill’s fate. It states state banks must guarantee deposits under one of two systems by January 1, 1916, with banks choosing between them.
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Senate
Legislature mulls attendance bill and budget measures
In Austin on April 30 a bill to dock legislators for three days of absence without excuse was introduced. The governor sent a message urging new county courts for civil and criminal business and changes to the occupation tax on non intoxicating malt liquors. The House approved local bills and moved toward the general appropriation bill funding normal schools, the Supreme Court, courts of appeals, state asylums, and pension sections, with a raise in the teacher salary fund from 23 000 to 30 000.
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Austin
Ad Ational
House
Praiie View Normal
College of Industrial Arts
Sam Jouston Normal
North Texas Normal
Supreme Court
Criminal and
Civil Courts of Appeals
Judiciary
State Orphans and Confederate Homes
Blind Asylum
Deaf and Dumb Asylum
C. S A
House Appropriations Push Paintings Purchase Provisions
The Texas House adopted an amendment to the appropriation bill placing 15000 dollars to buy McArdle paintings Dawn at the Alamo and The Battle of San Jacinto currently in the Senate chamber. The House finalizes the appropriations bill to send to the Senate this afternoon.
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Austin
House
McArdle
the Alamo
Battle of San Jacinto
Senate
House Passes Sections of Appropriations Bill in Texas
The Texas House advanced several sections of the appropriations bill amid governance struggles. Rumors swirled of an extra session or veto threats if totals aren’t trimmed, while the body approved funds for the penitentiary, a David Crockett portrait purchase, and the Gonzales Texas revolutionary monument.
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House
State Penitentiary
Gonzales Texas Revolutionary Monument
Senate adopts free conference reports on teachers' certificate bill
The Senate adopted the free conference reports on the teachers' certificate bill and sent the measure to the governor for final action.
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Senate
House
New Senate Bills Propose Bank Supervision and Street Improvements
Senate action features a bill to place banks organized before 1876 under the Bank Commissioner without bank guaranty. Another measure would let towns and cities fund permanent street improvements and assess part of the cost to abutting property owners. The Governor's message includes an independent school district bill and notes the street improvement bill.
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Senate
Galveston fishing trip highlights legislative visit
legislators toured Galveston as guests of Representative Johnson amid talk of a new Bexar county court bill. The measure would place initial and biannual appointments with civil and criminal jurisdiction in the governor’s hands, replacing a vetoed bill. House leaders debated an appropriation bill with Hill of Denton proposing $1,000,000 to reduce state debt, while a majority backs Hill’s resolution.
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Galveston
Johnson
Bexar County
Sterling P. Strong
House
Hill
Denton County
Totals of Appropriations Rise to Ten Million Plus
The appropriation bill totals 4 748 577 76 for year one and 3 962 158 for year two, 8 710 715 61 combined. Adding 1 700 317 09 from the general bill brings thirty firsts grand total to 10 411 032. Pending bills include 100 000 for iron industry 300 000 for the state railroad and 150 090 for school funds. The full total is expected to exceed ten and a half million. The already appropriated 1 700 317 09 items include a constitutional amendment election.
Legislative expense ledger items with varied state costs
A compiled list of state expenditures including cotton factory and Lamar papers purchases, penitentiary and experiment stations funding, teaching normal schools and cotton classing, liquor license refunds, agriculture teaching in normal schools, codification, topographical surveys, moving the Criminal Appellate court, and mileage and per diem costs for sessions. Items span 5 000 to 350 000 dollars with numerous line items and totals.
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Parch
Lamar
West Texas Normal
Reagan
Austin
Denounces Tyler Lynching in State House Debate
Terrell of Bexar introduces a House resolution denouncing the Tyler lynching of Jim Hodges as unproven guilt. He cites Smith county reforms and urges a new criminal court for Smith county to prosecute violators, with Mobley appointed to lead the investigation. The resolution was referred after objection.
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Mobley
Committee On State Affairs
House
Ray
Hill Gaines amend bill funds Waters-Pierce fine to pay debt
In Austin on May 3 the House approved the Hill Gaines amendment to the general appropriation bill. It allocates 1 068 900 dollars from the Waters-Pierce Oil Company fine to retire bonds maturing July 1 1909. An attempt to direct 136 400 dollars held by individuals to payment failed 39 to 55. The measure passed with minor amendments under a constitutional suspension.
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House
Hill- Gaines
Hill
Robertson
Tavis
Uncertain Texas Legislature Eyes Final Thirty first Session
Austin May 3 The hope for an early adjournment has faded as appropriation bank guaranty and railroad extension bills dominate the agenda. Reorganization of departments may stall in committees while Hill Gaines amendment decisions spark House Senate exchanges.
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Austin
Sesson
Senate races to finish rail road extension and guaranty bills
The Senate aims to finish consideration of the rail road extension bill and dispose of the guaranty bill before proceeding to appropriation matters. The House substituted the Meahcum-Greer bill for the Senate enactment except the enacting clause, raising doubts about the Senate’s expected weld. prospects for the Alexander Terrell bill remain despite possible amendments.
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Senate
House
Southern Hero Sam Davis Honored in Tennessee Monument
Nashville April 50. The monument to Sam Davis, Confederate scout, was unveiled with a grandniece and sister in attendance. Governor Patterson accepted the monument for the state. Davis died rather than divulge a source, near Pulaski on November 27.
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Souhern
Nashville
Enn
Sam Davis
Patterson
Sam Davs
Pulaski
Tenn
Denton County Farmers Back Cotton Bagging Use
A Denton county mass meeting of cotton ginners farmers and bagging dealers adopted a resolution urging use of cotton bagging for wrapping the coming cotton crop. It calls district meetings in May to elect delegates for a Denton mass meeting on the first Monday in June and to involve air owners and operators.
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T. A. McGalliard
Garza
J. N. Stover
Messrs. McGalliard
A. M. Bush
H. Anglin
County Union
J. A. Ratehforg
Aubrey
G. W. Baker
Littl Elm
J. O. Nance
Near Bolivar
Denton County
Denton
Lynching of Three Negroes in Marshall Texas
A mob in Marshall Texas dragged Creole Mose Pie Hill and Mat Chase from the county jail and lynched them at 2 this morning. The men were charged with firing on and killing Deputy Sheriff Huffman and wounding Constable Cargill during a raid on a negro grading camp amid a craps game. Authorities, surprised, had planned speedy trials after indictment, as a special Harrison county court session had set trials for Monday.
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Marshall
Tex
Mose
Pie Hill
Mat Chase
Upoyn
Mark Huffman
Alex Cargill
Harrison County
Forty Men in Mob Lynches Four Blacks in Marshall
A mob of forty battered the jail wall in Marshall Texas and seized four Black prisoners. They were dragged four blocks south to Pope pasture where they were hanged. An undertaker removed the bodies at 6 30 this morning.
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Mat Chase
Mathe
Father Murphy Outwits Thug In Street Attack
The Rev. P. J. Murphy, newly appointed priest of a parish spanning Clay Montague Wise Jack and Young counties, was attacked Tuesday night by Ed Harrison at St Elmo. Murphy wrested the six shooter from Harrison and escorted him until others arrived. Harrison faces aggravated assault charges and bond to appear in county court.
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Harrison
Rev Carney Arrested After Paris Public Speech
Denton county readers learn Rev John Carney a prohibition speaker was arrested in Paris for blocking a public street. He refused police warnings, lectured a Baptist minister and officer, was fined seven dollars twenty cents, and the minister later paid his fine.
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Paris
Honey Grove
Denton County
Carney
John Carney
Court House
Wenl
Ghent Erects Mock Governor Wilson Effigy
In Ghent Kentucky an effigy of Governor Wilson hung before the post office. A placard accused Wilson of corruption and recalled the Goebel case with the line Bill Goebel is dead, but his friends ain't. The straw figure remained until late morning.
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Bill Goebel
Ghent
Wilson
Gus Wilson
Kentucky
Frong
American Tobacco Company
Taylor
Johnson to Enter Rack for Governor in Texas
Cone Johnson of Tyler announced that he intends to enter the race for Texas governor. In a letter to Henry Camp Harris of the Greenville Herald he says offers of support are coming but a formal declaration is premature. He states he will not align with any single Democratic faction and plans to run when conditions are favorable.
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Greenville
Tex
Cone Johnson
Tyler
Johnson
Henry Camp Harris
the Herald Here
Harris
Ray
Democratic Party
Statement on Gubernatorial Candidate’s Wealth and Strength
A candidate claims he is comparatively poor and unable to spend large sums used by past governors. He argues his power comes from unselfish support of friends and supporters.
Cone Johnson Enters Texas Gubernatorial Race
Announcement from Austin on April 30 reports Cone Johnson plans to run for governor. Johnson supported by Texas Commercial Secretaries' association while legislature members split on backing. Other prospective candidates include R. V. Davidson Judge Poindexter B Colquitt and Col Fuqua Amarillo with additional names speculated.
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Austin
Cone Johnson
Johnson
Texas Commercial Secretaries’ Association
Tyler
R. V. Davidson
Poindexter
B. Colquitt
Col. Fuqua
Amarillo
Beasley to Serve Five Years in Fort Worth Killing Case
Doug Lass Beasley aged 20 agreed to a five year sentence for killing his father 8. D. Beasley near Fort Worth after a jury verdict. He said he pressured state and defense attorneys to compromise to keep his younger sister from testifying. The injury recommends pardon.
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Fort Worth
Douglass Beasley
D. Beasley
Here
Beasley
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Robt
M. Barnes
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Thug
Rev. Carney
Moon Brothers
John D. Rockefeller
Wilson Hardware Company
T. A. Ball
Magill
First National Bank
M. §. Stout
A. D. Turner
V. P
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