Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-07-07

sideration | was Engaged - Ns's
chairman Of the ecmmiyses ~ e&sesr
ton preparing = seAeel GS.gess III
and reviewing another seAeei tsse-ess
bill which cesl ecnnissss att
come TO Austin ~ present Nfra1S
the time that | was engaged "a MS
work. | passed through ne kioass
when the vcss GA the College tidh
forum was being taken and voted TOR
the 100000 appropriation for this
building as the record will show On
page 500. Now. there Is no excuse
for Major Houx not seeing this as my
vote is recorded in large print In q
parallel column to the vote taken on
/ the preceding item when was alb
sent on duty. He has misrepresented
the record. Il had not returned to the
hall when the vote on the other two
items was taken, but | favored the
hospital bill, and also the animal
husbandry appropriation, and l sup
ported them In free conference com.
mittee.
My opponent further alleges that
on May 25, when the final vote on the
bill was being taken was still
absent unexeused. This statement 10
untrue. Seeing that / would be busy
In committee work. ! arranged to pair
with Hon. Z. =. Haney on the re
mainder OF the appropriation bill
Pages 322.32i OF the House journal
will show that | was recorded as
paired with Mr.. Haney. The follow
ing will show where was when the
final vote was taken:
House Journal, Page 372.
Committee Room. Austin. Texas.
May rs. 1915.
Hon. John W. Woods. Speaker OF tn,
| House Of Representatives:
Sir:
II Your Committee on Education, /
whom you referred House Bill No. 81
has had the same under consideration
and am instructed TO report II bac'
to the House with the recommend
ton that II do pass.
:. DECHERD. Vice Chairman.
III was not merely a voting membe
as Major Houx was during his e,
I posture to a short term In the legisll
ture. but was active In committe
and other constructive work. II
true that I have been marked absen
unexcused several times during th
past session OF the legislature. br
each time was actively engaged I
committee work. or getting up dat
In the library never shlrked dut
during the entire session. and ofte
| I worked overtime. My name Is col
nected with three OF the most impor
ant educational measures passed b
the legislature. II my opponent n
anything except to answer the 70
call during his term In the legislator
the record falls TO snow H.
II His charge that voted against a
appropriations for the executive d
partment OF the college and that
attempted TO destroy It's usefulness
too absurd 10 receive notice. I favo
] cd adequate support for this depar
- ment, and voted TO retain q
= amounts passed by the House. Ny o
ponent fails TO tell you that WI
one OF the five members Of the fr,
conference committee on the part
the House that had In charge the
nal shaping OF the educational a
preparation bill, and that voted +
U all OF the items passed by the Hous
including the very items he charg
me with wanting 10 destroy II III
wanted TO cripple the usefulness
the College as he alleges. In the fr
conference committee was the pla
to have done Il. but not only did
support all of the items passed
the House. but | favored allowing
appropriation for summer sch,
work at the College and the Univ,
atty.
The following items we're passed
the committee. and supported eve