El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-23
FOR THE BETTER CONTROL OF
TEXAS ELEEMOSYNARY EFFORTS

CTATE institutions hardly be kept up 20 sloelu
y without close supervision To insure their proper con-
duct and the economical use OF me slaees in'-es ~
~; 5ss been recognized in Texas For five OF SIX
years there has been more o. ess sioll ~ s .5
80 1I1v- Gov W. P Hobby appointed commission on
-brfis and correction legislation II was widely repre-
f- of the state and included Rev. Martin Zeonka OF
n Paso For five months the commission studied lnsutu
tonaI ooutro other states finding incidentally thar o.
the "a states only eight OF WHICH texas Is One' uo O
nossess STATE board
Fe f1sinps Of the commission have been embodied IN
bU which ought TO receive the earnest consideration OF
every member Of the legislature and should be approved Oy
he bin provides for the creation Of state board Of
rubc Welfare composed Of nine citizens appoted BY the
Governor with the consent Of the senate Il would be the
boards 5uv 10 visit and inspect the eleemosynary, Chart
sb correctional penal institutions of the state It
would investigate the management at each place the COL
dou Of buildings and premises, the treatment OF
the food and clothing furnished, the curative edueauonal
or reomatory agencies employed and 90 into the records
and zud the books The b0ard would have the power 10
take testimony persons and papers and admin
ister oahs This would give the boare fun powers OF IN
Vestgstiou, and 4 i DID not get 10 the oolena OF every
cuaiut filed every administrative scandal concerning
hch rlmors ere circulated # would not be because Of
The board would report to the governor the result Of
each Investigation Of each institution AID he in turn
would report to TIE legislature any Recommendations ne
To foIestal any who may say: "Oh, yes this is just
another plan TO bunch Of political orTces, II
should Be stated that the bin provides that members OF
the board shall draw salaries They would however
be allowed actual travelling expenses when on Official ou
ness There would salared secretary who would DC
a trained social worker, and he would be allowed neces-
ssrv clerical assistance.
board such as this would eliminate altogether the
need for legislative Investigations Of which Texas mas nae
many costly ones There would be money saving N that
Other economies stand possible For instance
Il an institution wants building OF an ADDITION 10
building already erected, there Is now little dlcuy II
putting II through with investigation whatever, al
hourh might be possible that the request was LIS
take in Judgment and that the expenditure should not b
authorized
To provide for that this bill has clause saying It shall
Be the dutv Of board Of public welfare to make care
fu examination OF the plans for the erection by any po
Subdivision Of the state, Of jail hospital intrr
OF other charitable correctional institution, and It shall
be the duty CT local authorities having such matters II
hand TO submit the plans for all such institutions to the
board for eT suggestions and criticisms before plans aI
adopted
Having the plans and being familiar with the situation
board would be able to recommend integenty and hav
ing the best interests Of the Institution and Of tn
taxpayers whose money It is proposed to use
Teas has agency now to control the many and
widely separated Institutions OF the state and they
operated hanhazay probably with less benefit to the IN
realizes
ANOTHER bill dependent on the creation Of board o
public welfare provides that the board shall license ma
ternity hospitals and chldcarng and chdplacng insti
cut license that licenses shall be issued only to hOs
via highly certified to to good character and re
sponsibity.
These bins certainly aim at the better management o
Teas institutions They written with al tn
way through them and they ought to be passed
The right nams for bootleg liquor is aben in bottle
And people won't stop Until they catch he'll