The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-12
ORPHANS HOME REPORT
THE SUPERINTENDENT REFUSED TO
SIGN THE REVISED TESTIMONY.
Quarantine Department Conducted With
out 6ookkeepine-Pa rtnersh'p OF Of
ticers With Resident Physicians.

Austin. Texas. March 1.-THE Legislative
investigating committee convened az
O. clock this morning with Chairman Hen
derson End Representatives Royd and shur.
man prec>nt. Senator Savage came IN a
feM--Tnutes lstor,
The chair lsid before the committee the
testimony Of the superintendent NJ the or
phan-' home Most Of the testimony was
Of the revised order and was not signed
the chair saying thst the superintendent re
fused 10 sign it. either before or after It's
revision.
.rhe testimony was very disconnected,
the secretary having trouble at times IN
dc-ipherine II
Mr. Savage said - don't know how we
ar, going to tell witch is his testimony n
be didn't sign either one Of Thorn,
Mr BOYD ~ is NOT necessary for MN
TO sign tho testimony. as We know what lie
Mr. shannon: Let him put in all the
corrections he desirss.
Mr sewage made a motion that all cotreH'
lions he made an appendage 10 me report
and Tho motion prevailed.
Chairman Henderson left tho room during
the reading Of the corrected testimony. ana
When he returned 20 said that he had Just
had 8 conference with the governor anu
I that the cnlcf executive desired all pupCtS
. and reports on the case lust as soon as inc
committee taU IncNt nlfPhAfNs
some Of the testimony was bundled up
ana sent 70 the governor.
~
/ The following Is mart ~ the report NJ
Representative shannon, who looked Into
. thc aGsrs n the quarantine department:
The investigation Of accounts goes back
10 aid covers the period from Marcl J,
. 1901. There are no nooks Ia the office Of
/ the Stat. health officer, nor elsewhere,
I that we have been able 20 ind. fully
: showing thC condition of the accounts per
tnlnirr to this department, and great az
f-Iity has been encountered in getting data
( upou which TO arrange these accounts. Tue
/ present health oft .pi on the tn day OF
/ November, 1901. on assuming tbs duties or
TINT ofhCe discarded the two books In the
Office as unreliable and opened an entirely
new set.
Tho quarantine station At the Port OF
Galveston has no books showing the conii
tIuu 81 the business there pricr TO sept :,
100 Tn same were lost In the Galveston
storm ~ that date Tn. statement of ac-
comptrOler's ofdce. banks, Model Meat
Market at Galveston, and snch other
places rs reliable or seemingly rebahlc
data could be obtained In 1891 pr. swear
lngcn was appoi lted state health officer,
mud Dr Blunt was then quarantine officer
of the port al Galveston. During part or
, I the time that Or. Blunt was quarantine Of
nrpr his son was assistant. and hts dauEh-
ter occupied the position or secretary and
| as O matter " fact was on the pay roll
after tho death Of pr. Svearingen, In
lsqp Dr. W :. Blunt was appointed by
d I tho governor state health officer and l'r-
Mayhcd was appointed quarantine "tnccr
AZ tho port Of Galveston, and ppointed his
, son assistant D.
verv expensive costing an9ut 5000 an
other than legislative appropriations. come
from boarding and fumgating fees charg
ed each vessel for inspection There Is con
sfdarahip revenue derived from TINS source
al Galveston. The revenues are unlmpor
tant at other stations. To Illustrate; AZ
galveston boarding and fumigating ices
t.u,, lrir T. 1901. 10 Jan. !, 100. amount
, I'd 10 $3.50 Prior 10 Oct 90, 1901, thcs'
+ 1rrs We deposited tn bank az Galvcstoi
. 10 the credit of the state health othcer anc
| sovcrnor and since that date have beer
6erosited to thr credit Of the quarautin.
1ficcy I'm the end Of each month, wnen D
h RENTED 10 the state health ofn'er 10
gether with an ltsniIcd state,heht tS"oih
/ Giving name anh destination or vessels an
' ! alpoipt of fees charged cHcn, Betosc pc'
J. / / 1901 these fees we're used AZ the disrrc
y ton Of the state bcalih oihccI ana goferh
! or Whether this was sanctioned by III
( constitution Art. $, Sectlonsb %. VIII no
venture al opinion. Since ;hGt date now
ever, these fees have been forwarded 10 IN
STATE health officer. and by that olncc
q covered into the State treasury 20 the az
,. count Of general revenue. IL this i authol
!, iyed 4, the constitution and existing laws
I
4 reoniring each OF the quarantine officers 1
O refnrt 10 the state health officer under oat
AZ the end 81 every month the amount q
Money collected by hin as such quarhnsin
ofhcer and the source from whence II WI
derived
n this Is not already covered by r.
Article 500. and do not think II u.
statute should ne enacted requiring IN
u state health officer 10 coyer these money
immediately into the treasury fetainii
! n,cper receipts and vouchers for same. an
I a. the end OF every quarter present
y sworn exhibit 10 the governor showln
n money received from whom aud whe
y I rovered into the treasury,
=, Attention is also called 70 custom while
y, J seems to have prevailed with the guara
= tered into contract with practicing phys
., Z clans who were partners 10 the quaranth
- officer 10 recommend them snd enter IN
III ,ontraet win the ship's captain for q
!, service Of their hIm, when q ship vas y
IN quarantine and after It had reached q