The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-22
PROBE COMMITTEE ECONOMIC BILLS
 PASSED BY HOUSE
Measures Seek to Regulate Offices at Capitol and Insure a Greater
 Efficiency
By l.. z. BETTY

Montgomery July 2L-(Special. )-Meas- ures seeking to regulate offices at the capitol and to insure greater degree of efficiency and economy in the admin istration of the states affairs, were passed by the house today. All of the bills were proposed by the recess com mittee on investigation and their pas sage was without opposition.
 The passage of these bills and the in- troduction of large number of new measures featured the mornings session in the house, The session passed with out ripple of real interest manifesting itself, and the placidity of the mem- bers was even undisturbed when the Bon ner bull bill was called up for passage
 This bill which passed the senate dur ing the last session of the legislature, and which has aroused more or less interest throughout the state. was called up in the house by Representative Stringfellow of Barbour. As is wel-known, the bill prohibits the running at large of bull more than P months old.
 There was an effort on the part of the agricultural committee which report ed the bill, to amend the measure so as to allow the boards of revenue of the various counties to say when the act should become law in their counties, but this proposed amendment was defeated The bill passed by vote of 63 to 20.
 Investigating Committee Bills
 Among the more important of the in- vestigating committee bills which the house passed was a measure proposed by Representative Smith of Crenshaw, a member of the committee, providing for the appointment of a uniform accounts and records comm mssion for the state The duties of the commission to be composed of the governor and director of the de- partment of archives and history, as ex- ofhcio members, and two members to be ~appointed by the speaker of the house, and one by the president of the senate, are to investigate the feasibility of estab- fishing for all state departments uni form system of bookkeeping This com mission is further empowered to employ an expert accountant to assist them in their labors.
 Another bill proposed by Mir. Smith provides for the accurate keeping and safe preservation of all books, papers and documents of public officers and serv- ants. This bill also passed.
 To Regulate Clerks
 Representative Green of Dallas is the author of another Investigating com fnsttee bill which passed the house. This hill seeks to prohibit clerks or employees in any department of the state from receiving two separate salaries, or from holding two or more separate po- sitfons at the same time.
 Three other measures proposed by this committee Were introduced by Representative Welch of Jefferson, and they also passed One of these bills provides for the payment into the state treasury of all moneys received for any official service by state of fcers, heads of departments commits sions. bureaus and boards, as well as clerks and employees.
 Another prohibits public officers from placing or allowing their names to be placed on the stationery paper, books. tags and stamps paid for out of the public funds or gotten out by pub lie expense. A third Welch measure seeks to regulate clerical and other services in the several offices. depart ments. commissions and boards of the state.
 measure by Mr. Ward of Houston. also member of the Investigating com mittee provides for furnishing copies of bills and resolutions of the legislature, and fixes the fees therefor