Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-19
MAKES CUT IN
CLAIMS BILL
Moody's Slashes on All
Appropriations To-
tai $709,115

AUSTIN, Texas, June 1s.-Pl-
Approving the Si50,0OO miscellane-
Gus claims bill after striking out the
items totalling S22.255, Cove Eor
Dan Moody late Saturday increased
TO S707.ll5 the aggregate of his ve-
toes in appropriation Of about $G7,-
100000 voted BY the special session
OF the legislature. The claims bill
is the last of the money measures.
the 100000 departmental oil
having been signed Saturday morn
ing with S236.600 cut out.
BY careful pairing in nearly all
departments of the state" the gov
ernor said, lit has been possible To
eliminate three quarters Of mil
lion dollars from the grand total OF
appropriation. Although this is 4
substantial reduction, il was made
without impairment Of the efficient
conduct Of the state government.
"All the lodestar of this adm ms
tration has been frugality and econ
omy IN governmental affairs. Ii Is
gratifying TO note that in the re-
duced appropriation bills, not only
ample provision has been made for
the proper conduct of every state
depai tment, but more than $4,000, 900
has been included to inaugurate .or
the first time in decades general
building program for institution OF
higher learning and for the slee-
mosynary institutions"
81 .N- a
turned down IL claims totalling
S3.3sl, for South Texas horses md
stock ''lost during the hoof and
mouth disease epidemic. 1926" de-
claring that none OF these claims
were supported by statement of the
livestock sanitary commission, ana
there has been no definite ascertain
ment by persons representing the
interests Of the state OF the exact
character and extent Of the injury
claimed by those filing these
claims"
The governor also disallowed five
claims for refund Of taxes amount.
ing to $4,000 said TO have been paid
enormously or in excess. and -
claims of Sheriffs for extra fees in
various sums totalling about $4,000
These were vetoed because OF Elm
sufficient proof"
Regarding the tax items. Governor
Moody said proof submitted on
these claims l. not sufficient 20 com
pleteiy establish their justness and
no proof whatever has been sub.
mitter to me to support some OF
them
Tba I.r,ar pv.. tr,a - -la.I s
the sheriffs claims.
AT another session Of the legis.
lature." he said, "the owners OF these
claims can present them with proof
The stock claimants either should
be given authority 10 sue or IN ap-
preparation made for them and some
competent authority named to exam
inc Iand pass upon the reasonablcness
and justness Of the claims" the gov
ernor said. "0ne policy or the Other
can be determined upon and carried
out at the next session Of the legis-
lature"
Noting that he did not veto ar
preparation 70 cover losses By de-
StructIon of pay IN the cattle cpl
demic the governor said these claim
carried the approval and certificate
Of the livestock sanitary commission. 7
which conducted investigation under
prior authority granted by the leris-
lature
No investigation Of the amount or
extent cf stock damage and loss has
been made except such as the legis-
lative finance and claims committees
could make. and this investigation
was limited TO affidavits filed ~ the
several claimants" the governor ex-
planned.