Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-02-26
LAWMAKERS IN
SESSION.; TAKE.
UP ZONE PLAN.
RECOMMENDATIONS OF LEGISLA-
TIVE INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE
ARE SlDETRACKED FOR SAL
TENT FEATURE o FSESSION
LIQUOR QUESTION is UP
tBy Associated Press.)

AUSTIN, Tex, Feb. 26.-When the spe-
cial session Of the 35th legislature con-
vcned today the volumnnous recommends
tions of the Legislative investigating com
mttee which spent sixty days delvng into
affairs Of state institutions and depart
ments was temporarily eidetracked for
consideration Of prohibition-th salient
feature in the proclamation of Governor
W. L. Hobby which brought the lawmak-
ers together.
Of eight subjects submitted by the
governor. the first five deal with rcgula-
tion of the liquor traffic in Texas around
army camps. Dominating them all j. the
recommendation that "A l0-mle prohibition
zone he established about military camps
Of instruction. Enactment Of this rec
ommendation into law will serve to put the
principal cities 81 the state. with the
possible exception Of Beaumont. IN the
dry column because Of the existence Of
army camps.
Dry leaders have lei il be- known that
they have hopes that the prohibitive bill
viii be made % wide in it, scope that
cities having ~hipbuilding plants that are
working on government contracts will BE-
included. If the bill i finally enacted
with this provision included. il j. pointed
out that Beaumont. Port Arthur and Or
ange. where >hipbuilding plants are To-
Gated also would come under the provi--
ions Of the measure
The governors proclamation would
make it felony 10 ship or sell intoxi-
eating liquors in the dry zone.
In addition To the liquor question three
other subjects included in the proclama-
ton Of the governor would provide re-
lief for drouth- stricken portions OF the
state: put into operation the constitutions
Al amendment for conservation ~ the nat
nral resources of the state. and enact
uniform depository law.
The life of special session Of the legi~-
ature i fixed at 80 days and many mem
'er~ of both houses expressed belief today !
hat most Of the time will be consumed in |
consideration Of questions having 10 do |
With the liquor question. IL this proves
rue. IN order 10 give attention To the nu- 1
merous recommendations of the legiSla-
i've investigating committee it is pointed |
'ut that another special session will have
u he called. Ii likely would follow the \
present session without Interruption
The summary of the legi>lotive inve-ti-
eating committee which was presented to Il
Governor Hobby estimates that the en-
ictment into law of the committees rec
would save the state 500
'94. These figures are arrived at by to-
alllng the amounts int i estimated will be .
saved in various departments. by con
departments and by abolishing
departments.
Among the important savings that the
committee would make are through:
Appeal of laws creating new normalS. |
saving annually S270,0OO; abolition Of
warehouse and marketing department
$4,000: transfer of feed control from the :
Agricultural and Mechanical College "a n
he department Of agriculture. $4,000. \
The transfer of quarantine service to
federal control 10000. adjustment of
state fire rating board and recommen- |
iations regarding state. fish and oyster
r'iilhi~~loH~' T-o,D-o. eIllnlfallOn Of al II
'habetical list in state highway depart
nent and reorganization of department.
$50. 900.
Passage Of new depository law. $780,
300 this recommended by governor in
,roclamation)
Creation Of purchasing and managing
board to conduct audit system. take over
work of state purchasing agent. state
printer. superintendent Of public build
ngs and grounds and Inspector of mason
y and to act as board of control for ee-
no~ynary institutions. S25O.0nO.
Consolidation Of reclamation depart
nent and board of water engineers, Sl6,-
,75:
Adjustment Of state revenue depart
nent, S13.650; audit of department of |
,tate. S971.95.
Bills covering these Recommendations
already have been prepared and their
sponsors. IN most eases. Indicated this |
morning that they would be dumped into
the hopper at the earliest opportunity.
that the hqnor aueSion
i slated for first consideration. The
dea was advanced that many of these
bills could he gotten ont Of the way with