Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-02-08
SALAD" BILL UNSETTLED
Letter Sent TO Ferguson Regarding Ex-
penSeS at Mansion by COlquItt.

Austin Tex. Feb. u NI.rr tahliuu
lu %rmrudm.ut u, LrNrlliu-. n>kiu. tor
uu investigation W. alleged rNtrlNa.lut
expenditures in the prn1' system dis
cio-,d ll TIE sub committee ~ Prnitau-
%tiarir> which visited the state farms. the
IIour oday adopted nv IIill resolution
requesting The ATTORNEY GcnrrIl ~ iu.
yc>tigatc the item M lhc deficiency ap
preparation bill attributed ln ihr ,in,
errors mansion during lhr past Two
.tcli~.
liiIl uh -ylrI lu ihr lrvrlliuu amend
mcrl ~ The grounds shat y had uu place
I'm hI> resolution Iul lhr lIuu~, support
va him ht y ,ujr WY "a w A..
tr1rrnrr E-i.u-uu Was requested by
Representatives Maddox ana Middleton
iu - letter sent tp thr executive today 10
hold up -rrtHiu Items ur ~ tiuvrrnur'>
expenses until the ATTORNEY General can
make his report.
The letter follows.
Austin. TrN.. Feb. q lnlI.
Governor flames ~. Ferguson. capitol
Dear $fr We. The undersigned. wish
Il" rall ,uur attention ~ certain items
~ Senate bin \u. "a. pro-, iding Tor Z H.
ic.,ur, appropriation The item above
r|,i.tir4i wv i> thr C;u,rruur> mansion.
vtI,r. futl. light rtr. tn th- amount uf
$500.
Wc feel that certain items iu This de-
ti,irnc, appropriation Irr unjust not
warranted hN either th. constitution ~
thr Laws uf This STATE. anil ,~ Kan iirnrt.
"t th" application WI said funds Wr
herewith cmhodv two %lrttrr~ from the
Comptroller W Public \ccuuut>:
Austin. Texas. Jan. 10. 1919.
"t,uNrrIiur'~ mansion tu the Dri>krll.
w I- >tIrk. manager: Approved ! n,
lnlI iur -l-3 in uut Md appropriation M.
NJ. ii ID ~ 'nlpniIt governor. All Hr
counts due end nf each IFS.
January i. II gallons chicken salad.
-Hn. : gallons olives. ~.5n; = cans sara.
IuuH ilrk'~. - ~ pounds almonds. n. ~,
rl~., tur same ~1 ~p,U: ~ GALLONS coffee.
-GIn ~u"lr $50. ln: VA pounds miut>.
-> w %lriturr ~. -li In: y walters $3.50.
cocks and helpers. So. total -l55 20.
January n Two gallons olives. TN
turned. -: total. So 10.
IL hereby swear that the above uc
count i~ due. correct ami unpaid.
H. NOODLE.
sworn Iud subscribed NV before mr
This lGih day Of January. 1913. l.. &.
Price. Notary Public. Travis County.
\ hereby certify thai the above ~ y
tf1ir nud correct copy uf fhr statement
filed iu Tins department. H. H. Terrell
"t"mrtrullrr uf Public Accounts.
Having failed tu eliminate this item
from the bin above referred to. We intro
duryd Iu the House uu Yesterday The lnl
lowing resolution. which speaks for ~
self.
~ ~ Resolved ", NV House WI Rep
rc>rutaiivc~ nf the State of Texas. That
the Ntturur, General wv inl hr i~ here
hv requested 80 examine the items of th'
deficiency tur thr governors mansion
cudiu. August 81. lHlJ. ami II ANY item,
lhrr, in Included nr. mot proper Charge
against thr state. wv take such steps ",
are necessary 10 secure the return uf Nh,
money rlid iur such itum~ wv the stat,
treasury. And We ASK ,ou. iu iu>lic,
I'm me urunlr MI his state. that This item
Together with other items luu may tia,
unjust iu this rlrticUllr hr held nm untiI
tnu yIu have v report from thr ATTORNEY
General ~ provided in Ibis resolution
The above resolution referred tr Wn,
adopted 100 the House tod3v. calling foI
thr action uf thr ATTORNEY General.
M NDDON.
"MfDHIETnN.
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