,..: **OFFICE OF**  **THE ATTORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  **TEXAS AUSTIN** 



## Hon. v. a. Gooaman, Ploe-C%afrmsnof thp a05mtt30 areatad by I?ouse Simple Reeolut1oo 232,

d7lea subject. ur letter at resent at on ~the

above r letter 88 ~ollowar

on es to thetlldlt~

rim3 in Fort Korth **They** tell IPOthat Home n ZWie noi **a** valid reoolutlontLtre Em an opinionon riause 3inlpleResoluplezacnt

to Ecuas Simple ResolutionE32, t a~go~rf~te~ **$2,500.00 far**  **the** aon**s oo?a!!lttce.**  Th4y date the ~oxdlxq of the supplementciid not awake

House Simple Reeolutlan 232
vaua in8O!htmii a8 ft &ass ae 8 baslta for the eppm#lrtion **?c':,!.l~e xmp3.s**  **232.** +l?hfj r9eson I wnnt t!i!e o,?inlon

is that 8 greet 4s~l of ar1tl.cI.m 1~ aevelopirq?

bemuse of t.*.e

Imotivity or t.5.18

comittae. T%.I **public** 1s crltlaizlni: nll msm**hem** of **this** comfttee. Xe are fiavlng to t&e this orit-. **iclopl beqauae**  the Cheirmanwill do aothlngabout jt and lithis eontinnea,I shallbe aompeled to **nsk** for dissolutionof thJs oommittee. *It 1s a shame thrrt the Stata’s money should: be 8pwnaerea in thi8 ~~pmier ana met o~pooifilly th8t such D need lnoastipation Is not being Dade. *I will fqi~reoieta your opinionon t%e vdlialtp of this resolution. Personally, I do not believe the aoaznlttae has any authority

whatsoever to aat after,thsSs~sion. I want your oplnlcm in owe I cianxwt strai@ten tkis out and get somethln5 done.* On.Xay 3 104pI,

H3use BimploResolutionRo. 8X:, provtding fo'or

a 60848 tt4e i to lnrcsiigatc tht sale of ecrtalnmeet rrum deed, @aaeezousand other **sick** animals,WWJ offered ana adoptalby the House of Reprere&:t6tfrco. TM5 rerolutionape, earson pages EM3 and 362% al the Boua4 3~1~91 Tsxa4 &th gi8laturs. ,l!hir oandttes wae 4mp4wered to hoid lnrsstl $' t$ons, qnaui~na **rltneaeas,** eoaq!el

their attendanue,

punnisb or eoatempt,Jiafre

taoir OS,,

,rMe, of ..pmc.edura ,~a&.. *port. :tbslr. ,i:~.

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fa'.;s)l*. &,&&&&, Q,jyln;j, the #ytv &&&$on by hag :i futurerresa

fan. On the same day unanimous aonrent 148 @tmtcM to increase We melabers or the oonrmlttee from fire to eight end the Speakera? the Rouse appointedthe meeabere of tba eomgitte=e. See page d639 of F&use J-1.

**On** May 11, 1943, the eommltteaeppointoa by virtue of House Simple R&solution No. Z38, reportedto the House the work that **had** bsen.done by the eomfalttae. Thlu report a .mara pages SO61Co 9063 of the ZMise Jourrml,the % on cantan 8 of whlah attemptedto show the as lotible oonaltlonaexlstlnF~Sn the stookyarde

anb 414umsAp plants 0r IAlE state ihe report ooneluded

with ths &eommendetlon thst the eomml~tee be ln5tru6teQ tc ml4 rwther lnveot~gationa in en errort to formulate 'adequate

J.s&lotion thd ~111 etop the aal6 of dlseasd meat for humm oonsmptlon. On the 8-e day, Rouse Simple R44oktioa fro.

306 wan Sfcred and adopted. It ocean in part aa follbws~

"Be It Resolved that en **approprlati~:m** of twenty-five hunarec!

($&,500.00)

Uoll~rre be agnpriatea**Hon.** V. **6. Qosdman,**  **p. 3** 

out 0r the ormttnr&r.~ expense funO of t?,e ?!wse of Kepr4aentdJvee tar the :~urpone or bermyinq the aPeres or aald ammittee %rtfr the 4:?t!l Legislature **h88 adjourned,**  In order that aaid oommlttec,operatin& under House Simple E;eaolut!on ho. 232, map oontlnu4 to lnvostlgateand **brire** to ?ubllc attent~lon suah praotiaas,in order th:t such practice6may be a0pp0e .* The Suprdae Court or Texas in tha aesa or Terr411 ve. zing, 113 Ter. e37, 14 3. '3. (26) 786, held thet elthar **nouse of**  the Leglalatureby its own resolution ooul6 areato snd author164 a ao6u&ttseto sit and aot after adjournment al the a4eslon. ws quote in part,

from the **dealsion aa**  follorasr *Sitme eaoh hous 4:~ntinuaa in exlst4noeafter th4 end of n le(Zinlatlve neesion,a6 aet4tin4d in **Brergoson** v. Maddox, 114 Tex. 93, 95, 98, 383 S. W. **0W3, nna**  **sin06 sach**  **boufm le**  invested**with inaepend-** 



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### a010 **jad~d~or** Its ownrules of 

### pmo4abr4,w4l$zinh the porrsr of eaoh houaa or or the Lsglelatureoannot be~aenledto nam4 oofilmltt446 to sit, either dur**ing sses1om**  **of the**  **Leglelature or**  **in ro0e88~**  

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### purposeof fiathorln~g 1nSor;;stl.w



### 00mid4ree regul- ;:z;~ or helpful t4 tnll6hteaed or 4~14lent legisla-

. Vhts authorityof oaoh houao to use laglslatote 408dtt04s 

### 0r inquirysad invegt*tlon $8 affinned in Cooley*s Constitutional Umltations (8th **Ed.) at**  **page** 275, where the author s4y6: **&ah hause mat also ba alLorrred to prooecd in Its oun way In the aolleotlonof such lnformetion a6 may aeam laportantto 6 proper diechar of :tafbn~~tirine

Ena whenever It la deem44 **daeirable** that wftness46should be 4xmufmC, the power and authority to a0 84 is very properlyreferredto a ooamlttes,with any power6 650* of rlnal l8&latlv4 or judlclalaotion a6 may s4em neoessaryor expedlent in the prtloulbr oese.*+ This deaf&on ie also .4n expra9sslon

of the reoo@aiacsd

loglslatlve praotloe in Texas.Hsm. 8. Il. t&odmaB,p. 4

In Opin. Ho. O-Q% thin depsrtarent held thet s simple ho2sc resolution may create fi

co.mmittee

end eutborlz6 it to At end mat after adjoufna;ent of thc~ stmslon but JUYlr* the tsrm of 0CPice 0: the Legioletura,

Rouse Simple R+solutlon No.. 232 areetnda aommlttee to make lnvestl~tlons into sales cf diseasedmeet for humsa OOllRQUlFtiOQ BGd to report to the 49ttr S8ssl,on

Of the Lc~lslsturn or any hmme saasion. This Is +nd,iaative of the fast thnt the oommltteeK'RE

empoweredta alt and aet after adjournment of the pressnt xasslon,esgeclallyso in vlcw of thfi limited time batwetr the crertlonof the sommitteeand the adjounment of the Le&iilaturs. Se art? thus of the opinion that gouse Simple Rgeolutfon

NO. h3% createda cotbafttee wi:ich GOrild s:t ani?

eat after the adjournmentof the i.ecislntureT

Assuming the oommltteca creetedby I&use SlmpLe Raeolu- ,tlonRo. 232 did erpirs upon the **sdfoumacnt** of the 48th I.s&sAatum, althoughwe belleve to the oontmry~ neverthslsss, thiu cWtt.ee wa8 revivedby House SlmplaReeolutlori Ro. So6 rhieh sxtendd the oommltteearPetsdby !&use Slmpls ReeolutI.Cbn Be. Z3e to sperats after the adjournxaent of the 48th Legisiaturtb and

**~: U~plWJPiUtsd**  **8~ ‘** **OWtlkiB (i-**  **MIt; ~Oi**  **fhC~:,tdS@&tiC~ ‘** **cr*p~d~~flld** of the Gouse 0r liepreseatatlvea gor the purpose of defrayln$the mxpsnsesaf the oomudttee. 39% believethat a resolutionean be ravlvedby a subsequentrwsolution with mrG?mEtIS 01&y toits tltls wititout

a reeltfitj.nn

of Its eontentsss requiredbf a law, ulnae the court.m

do make a dirtlnotlon between a'resolutlon and a law. We tioshelm v. Rollins, 79 8. &. (28) 678, writ of error dlsaisaed.

It 16, ‘thawrors, the oplnlon **or** thin depaWnt that Rouse ~lmpls Resolution No. ~ZS?.,

48th~&gislature, is a valid msolutlon and the aonm<tes oreated therebymay sit adl aot. after~themdjdurnmentof the 48th Legislatureup to the aonveuing 0r th* 49th Ls&izleturs. Very truly yours

BY /a/ Fred 0. CharidLer'

Auslstmnt By /a/ 'Robert

0. Koah