Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-01-31
SWEEPING is
REPORT MADE
BYC0MM|TTEE
GOVERNOR HOBBY TO BASE DECIS-
ION AS TO LEGISLATIVE SESSION
ON RECOMMENDATIONS OF
STATE INVESTIGATORS


AUSTIN. Tex, Jan. 3l.-Attcr three
months work the committees selected w the
senate and house to investigate state in
~tliulion~ and departments have completed
their work and the summary of recon
mendation~ has been submitted to Govern
or Hobby and the head, of both houses
of the legislature.
After the governor has examined the re-
ports in detail and dice~ted their recon-
mcndation~ he will decide whether lcci,la-
tion of sufficient Importance j. recon-
mended to Justify the calling of a special
session of the legislature In order that
all districts will have representation in
in the legislature, in event he decide. TO
call 4 special session. the governor already
has issued proclamationS calling number
of special elections to fill vacancies in
both houses. Most of these vacancies are
due To re>ienationS-many of them because
members have entered military service.
Among the more important recommended
tionS adopted are those providing for re-
moval Of the penitentiary commission. the
warden Of Ru~k pententiary and several
other attaches: the creation Of hoard Of
three members 10 control the state public
buildings and grounds abolishing the office
of superintendent of buildings and grounds
replacing local boards of auditing system
for state institutions. Ii l. estimated by
memebers Of the committee that this plan.
including the auditing system will save
the state between 100000 and 100000
annually.
Another recommendation. which If enact
ed into law will he money saver for the
state. according To the committeeman.
wohld be obolition of the pension commiS-
sioner. saving $4,000 annually. by having
this work done under direction Of the
comptroller's department. The state rev.
enue agents work would be put under the
comptroller. saving $40 600 annually and
the state tax commission and tax board
would be placed under the railroad commits
sion saving II 900. committeeman say.
Recommendations further provide for
combining the purchasing agents depart
mcnt with the purchasing and managing
hoard. This board j. the same one that
would control buildings and grounds.
Another report recommends discharge
Of ~torekeeper and physician at the
Confederate Home: discharge of negro
servants at the Confedcrate'S Woman'~
lone and the discharge Of the superIn-
tendcnt Of the Deaf and Dumb asylum. An
other report provides for the removal Of
the game. fi-h and oyster commissioner
| Under the head of departments to he
combined with The department of commi~-
sioner of agriculture are: State etomolo-
yi~t: livestock and sanitary commission
state veterinarian; warehouse and market
| ing. veterinary medical examiners. and
4 feed control service. Committeeman eS-
innate that these combinations will save
/, the state 100000 annually.
/ Another recommendation provides foI
! combining the board of water engineer
!, with the reclamation engineers
II Still another combination recommended
i that Of the Industrial Aaccident board
and the Minn. board with the bureau OF
Labor statistics. leaving the Inspector oi
mines Ia work out of the bureau of Labor
Statistics.
Il The committee also decided the fir,
rating board should be put under the com
missioner Of banking and Insurance. Th,
law creating the employers insurance com
mission would be abolished.
)! The report on educational institutions n
adopted provides for the sale of universe
lty lands SO as to provide additional funds