Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-06-07
OPPOSES LUMP
REDUCTION FOR
STATE SCHOOLS
Lower House Adopts Reselu-
tion Favorins ltemixat;ea
Of Educational Appropria-
tion

AUSTIN, Texas, June THE farm
bloc Of the legislature today adopted
resolutions favoring itemisation OF The
general appropriation bill and opposing
the lump sum plan. Action was taken @
permit reductions in the bill according
to items instead Of schools.
Ten additional measures and = num-
Der o. local measures were submitted %
the legislature for consideration By the
governor today. These included motor
vehicle regulations, il'iteraey eommis-
sion. teaching Of the constitution IN The
schools Of the state, equalizing Of taxes,
permanent state university improve
ments making Il q penitentiary o.
Tense to carry firearms while transport
ing or manufacturing liquor, and q
mendments to the financial pool act.
The house debated whether Il would
take up the educational bill BY individ-
ual items or in lump sums, without n
nal action. Pope offered - . substitute
the itemixed bill.
The senate further reduced the de-
partmental bill. making the total rsdue-
tions $4,000 thus far.
(By The Associated Presal
AUSTIN, Texas. June 7-After cut
ting $ll,900 from the eleemosynary ~
preparation bill, the house late yester-
day finally passed the measure ~ .
vote Of 81 to 10. ~ passed the bill ear
ries items amounting to S6.470. .oo0. . -
duction Of $765.900 from the appropria-
tion made by the last session and ".
toed by Governor Neff. The miseellsn-
eous claims appropriations. bill also Wa
passed.
The eleemosynary bill, d passed, ear
ries amendments by Representative
Pope. Of Nueces. changing the names %
practically all Of the insane and luna
tic asylums to 'hospitals.v Tksss amend
ments were adopted after extended DE-
bate on the question Of whether such o.
change could Be made In - aypsspris-
tion~ bill. s-sE'~
An amendment - Pusl, of taiIfs,
prohibiting paroling of inmates o. the
girls training school 1t Gainesville g
any person. group or society without
consent Of the county Judge committing
the girl TO the institution, was adopted.
Such procedure was the subject o. IN
extensive investigation during the rex-
ular session.
The larger reductions for elsemosyn-
ary institutions were made by the ~
preparations committee before the bill
was taken up in the house. The house
bill was substituted for the senate bill.
which carried the same items - passed
last session.
The miscellaneous claims bill carried
appropriations OF $77S, 200. II was In
creased 81 500 over the bill passed q he
last session.
The general educational sppropTiar
tion bill was set - special order for
this morning.
" AUSTIN. Texas, June THE con-
troversy over contracts of the state
textbook commission was placed formally
before the supreme court yesterday
when Il granted motion Of the American
Book company for leave 70 file man
damus application against State Super
intendent =. Nj. N. Marrs- The moticn
was filed Monday and was accompanied
BY the mandamus application whicA
automatically becomes : part q the
records.
No opinion was rendered By tho court
and no date for formal hearing Wa set.
Another step was taken BY the legis.
lative textbook committee today whea
il accepted services OF G. T. Rlock.
Austin attorney. 10 assist the attorney
general representing Superintendent
Marrs.
The American Book company's appli-
cation seeks to compel the nuperin-