The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1921-07-21


The House recessed az noon until :
y. m. Up 10 that time thirteen bills
] had been introduced Bill No. |, In
trOdncod by orris, OF Medina, pro
,idcs for the amendment Of the Dear
/ Prohibition bin as recommended bs
the governor.
Nelson introduced a bill for tbs
entire repeal Of the suspended sen
tence law.
Tn, Officers removal bill" has not
yet been introduced.
A bill providing for $4,000 &c
pas the mileage and per diem Of the
special session was introduced In the
/ Senate.
Resolutions we're also introduced
in the Senate for the appointment OF
Joint committee 10 probe charges
Of padding Of scholastic reports. The
resolution was referred to the com.
mittee on education.
Time, Abnormal.
After declaring that " the times
are abnormal" and that 'the world
is at turning point in civilization,
the Governor stated that the people
were the state and that the legisla-
tors who represent the "folks back
home" must mobilize their best
thoughts and render the highest SER
vice possible.
In his introduction he points out
that Texas citizens were essential fol-
lowers Of the pillow but that all lines
of business were hanging on the
ragged edge Of the financial world
and that economy in private and
public life was essential.
I'm a state government, democratic
cally administered, he said, there
are two matters of the highest i'm
portance to the people. One is the
proper collection and distribution Of
the tax money and the other is the
strict and impartial enforcement Of
the law. If a government Of these
two fundamental stones be properly
placed, il can easily build thereon a
sure structure Of government that
can weather any storm"
Urges Consideration.
The Governor urged that the leg
islators give their most careful con-
sideration TO the following subjects:
"To make appropriations within
the available revenue, for the sup
port and maintenance of the State
Government and State Institutions
The governor in discussing this point
declared that economy must be eff
fected and rigid scrutiny of all APP
preparation bills be made.
He stated that the Government
was top-heavy, that departments
overlapped each other. I'VE have
too many departments and too many
employees" Neff declared.
"Within the next few days n spec
ial message will be sent to the Legis-
lature dealing with this phase Of the
State government" he said.
"To provide additional revenue
and make appropriations out Of the
same for the better support Of the
public free schools Of the State"
Quoting statistics, the chief execu-
tive showed how the ad-valorem tax
rate had steadily increased. He de-
clared that overwhelmed industry
should not feel renewed tax levies.
He urged the Legislature to keep ap-
preparations down and to find means
for providing additional revenue. To
enact Legislation providing for the
repeal of the suspended sentence
law. The governor pointed out in
detail his objections to this law and
reiterated his desire that it be re-
pealed.
To provide an effective law for the
removal of officers who wilfully and
corruptly refuse 70 perform their Of
fetal duties in the enforcement Of
the law.
Arguments presented in the Gov
ernor's speeches during the past few
weeks were combined in the message
urging the law. He placed particular
stress on the necessity Of rigidly en-
forcing the prohibition law He de-
clared that there were two reasons
why the law was disregarded in some
communities.
Zone is unwilling officers, the
other is the defects Of the law itself, "
Nef emphasized.
The Legislature can and should,
by appropriate legislation, remove
both of these stumbling by the path
way of the law, he said.
To redistrict the State into Sena-
torial and Representative districts as
provided by the constitution and as
recommended in the party platform.