Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-07
Main OBJECTS
OF THE CALLED
SESSION FAIL
Civil Service, Highway
And Prison Legisla-
ton Ap pare tly
Dealt Death Blow
Especial to The Heraldl


AUSTIN, Tex. June Special
session Of the fortieth legislature
will adjourn sine die Tuesday night
without having adopted any Of the
major recommendations proposed BY
Governor Moody.
Major administration measures
which met defeat. included the civil
service bill. highway legislation and
penitentiary rehabilitation measure
II is true a penitentiary bill waf
passed, but II was not the admins
tration measure. The bill sought ~
the governor would leave the reio-
cation of the prison system to tn
prison board and the governor. while
the bill passed leaves relocation tp
approval Of the legislature.
About one hundred bills wera
pressed into laws az this sessicn.
none Of them are Of outstanding nm
portance.
Defeat of Governor Moody's legis-
lative program is TO be taken direct
to the people, as the governor plans
to take the stump IN defense OF hiH
program. the purpose being 20 re-
submit this program at the special
session to be held next September
AUSTIN, Texas, June 7.--tH1-With
graves dug for the state civil service
highway and prison legislation. IT.
three main objects besides appropria-
tions. the special session Of the leg
islature went into its final days
work Tuesday 20 ratify conferences
committee agreements on senate and
house differences.
Sine die adjournment IN expected
some time late tonight althGlgh ~
Is due Tuesday noon.
The senate considered local bills
today under suspension of rules de-
clared by Lieutenant Governor Barry
Miller to save otherwise doomed
measures.
Conference agreement on the $a.-
900. 900 rural school aid bill for the
biennium was ratified by the senate
shortly before Monday midnight nf-
ter one-man filibuster by Senator
Joe Moore, holding out for several
hours against features written In by
conferees.
The senate also adopted the confer
ence report of - $l6.254. .5s6.20 agree
tional appropriation. Senator Berkeley
Of Alpine held the floor until early
this morning ohjectinE to climina-
tion of u dormitory from the Sui
Ross Teachers College budget.
Deadlockeh on the conflicting
theories Of prison location the SEN
ate late yesterday laid on the table
both the administration plan and the
plan of Representative Satterwhite
carried bv the house. a. an amend
ment ~ the administration BILL SEN
ator Fairchiid of Lufkin led the at
tack on Governor Moody's plan nf
vcsting the new prison board 20 be
appointed with plenary power tn
make Drison property sales deemed
advisable for concentration of re-
location.
The senate was considering the
substitute carrying Satterwhite's
idea that the legislature should ap-
prove sales 0f the Rrhzos river bot
tom prison farms below Houston.
where NJ wants the system concen-
trated. His bill allowed free sale 0f
other properties. however Senator
Wood offered the administration niar
as an amendment 10 the house bill.
All hopes of general highway leg
islation were doomed by house ac-
tion late Yesterday in refusing 70
further susnend rules and consider
ne Wood aarntr hill dnfinin~ The
hirhway commission's nolirv M road
Anildin~ The measure was intrn~
drced in the rera.e as Governor
Moody's favored plan.