Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-01-25
INVESTIGATION
OF COMMISSION
ASKEDBY NEFF
Governor Endorses Resolution
Requesting Thorough In
vastiga'icn Of Text Book
hward DIS ard Other Actions
~, Tho Ns-minre,l I'rres.l


AUSTIN Texas Jan. 25 The propos-
N Of former Governor Ferguson 10
lease and operate the prison farm Sys
ten. was charac; crized ~ a ~brszcn af
front 10 the people Of Texas and a re-
lection upon their intelligence" IN
resolution introduced Ia the House this
morning by Representative Quinn Of
Beaumont The rrsolutiol was voted
down rs = vote of 1! 10 81.
Governor Nrff this morning requested
tn" legislature to a6opt the Joint rcso
luton f~eH~aied hy representative Laird
4 n.- for y cpmpic-c invcStiaa on cf
recent awards Of tbs test book commits
~. IN his message 'hr governor also
asked tha' the nve stipation cover all
the acts of the present commission.
Governor Ncff IN dis message ALSO
asked that The Legislature evolve a plaa
fcr finarriHg u comp shrnaivr system
of state highways and assure continued
federal aid A. this stata.
tsovvruor Ncff r.clr.c,. that the pres
emit plan of county fina -cinr construc
tion. supervision and m..ntauance vi
highways mist be supplan ed by state
supervision. unlrss measures are pas.
~ givirr The state highway department
authority 70 coltrol the system, the
state Will ~ denicd federal aid. ~
said.
The house voted ~ to 3i 10 rrtur..
Ferguson's communication without com
mert
The house then passed thc Laird res
olution. which includes ia is provis-
ions that the representatives. of tho
book concerns bcnefitting hy the awards
furnish data If what expenditure. Il
any. were mude WV The interest ot OBJ
tanning the Awards
tn house also pissed The rcsoIu-
tion proposing "a Legislative invcstiga-
tinn Nj 'hr ownership of oil ctnccrns IN
TEXAS with view ~ asccrtaining their
relation. il any. with the Standard OH
Company The resolution provides tina
"A committee would be required TO de-
irinlins how prices ~ oil, rss and hy-
products are fixed. -
Two measures which hnrr been ap-
proved l.v ihc Texas and Southwestern
Cattle RaSerS' aSS"ciaiion aud the
TrNa, sheer, and ,;naf ASs"ciaiiDn have
hccu introduced IL the present lcgiSla
iiue and other measures will tie intro
,liittsI " H. unhrF~tnDd
hicf ansosg the proposals of the or
ganzatinu~ which held legislative CON
ference III Fort Worth recently was the
truth IN frabic measure NOW pending and
th- sheep and Scal,bieS measure which
also has been introduced. The latter
penalties
\ measure proposing a SJn.otn annual
appropriation NJ. enable Texas ~ co.
OPERATE with the burrau ~ hio'ogical
survey "f the federal government in
eradication ~ predatory animals ard
rodents. probably will be introduced il
J. learned although this measure may
NOT Ac considered until all appropria-
tipn measures are taken up. This
probably wili br done ~ 4 special SEES
sion. The cattle a~>e.iniions also have
voiced approval ~ measure author
izing Texas rangers 10 act ~ cattle
Inspectors. Such measure has nni
hren presented huf may hc IN the near
future. Approval ~ the West Texas
State college also has been expressed ~
III. cattle and sheep asSoeiaiinns.
The claim that the state 1T Texas is
now facing deficit ~ approximately
ten million dollars H. made hy State
Representative John n. Smith. nf Travis
county. Smith declares TINT the schools
are facing deficit of $GWohM the
available general revenue fund S,-sN.
sHEl. and ihe state peiitentiary. approx
mateiy 81 .WO.HM. Representative Smith
ilnnS Y" submit u number of measures ~
the present session proposing methods
fer raising greater revenue.