Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-16
AUSTIN TO- See
BUSY WEEK AS
GROUPS MEET
Commissions, | Com
mittee, | Board to
Open Important
Parleys on Monday

AUSTIN, Dec. 49, Up Three
A. commissions, the state election board
ard one committee are scheduled for
meetings at the capitol Monday.
n The highway commission will con-
vene for a two-day session.; the text
ibook commission will meet to let
contracts to publishers; the railroad
commission will hold two hearings,
la committee from Governor Moo
dy's 81 advisors win present TO him
q report of that body's recommended
lions for highway legislation, and
the election board will begin the
canvass of returns from the general
election for county, state and dis
fIrict offices.
foi A minority report" from the gov
t~ol-nor's 81 highway legislation adj
gisors also is expected during the
atiay. Leonard Tillcston of Sealy is
sdrafting the minority report. Both
the majority and minority reports
Probably will be submitted by the
Rtovernor to the Legislature when 1t
tiseets Jan. 8.
To Let Big Road Jobs
) Hpe highway commission will have
of it's heaviest meetings for the
@hth &0ANAaAAo y 1hAINA ~
work sggregating $4,500.0 900 in
counties will be let. Delegations
- IL counties are docketed TO sp-
for aid appropriations, main
tnce and locations and reloca-
: of state highways.
obstruction contracts have been
attised to be let for projects in
following counties: Harris, Will
Darger, Wichita. Mitchell, Shackel-
ford, Baylor, Madison, Hardeman,
Wilson, Calhoun, Lavaca, karnes,
Johnson, Parker, Freestone, Carson,
FL Paso, Leon, Henderson, Jackson,
Dallas, Throckmorton, Zavalla, East
land, Sterling and Grayson.
Counties asking aid, maintenance
and locations are: Brazoria, Travis,
l Wise, Throekmorton, Shackelford,
Brown. Jones, Ellis, Caldwell, Ma
varro and Matagorda.
Text Board Meets
The textbook commission will re-
eeive from Attorney General Pol
lard the results Of his investigation
of the prices paid by other states
and retail dealers for texts, before
approving contracts with publishers
who several months ago submitted
bids.
When the commission met two
weeks ago to approve contracts. Gov.
Moody asked Pollard for an interpre-
ration Of the law which forbids Tex
as from buying books at a price in
excess Of an amount paid by any
tptter state. The attorney general
Pulled that no only can Texas not buy
books at a price above that paid by
other states for the same texts but
that the law prohibits purchase at a
figure in excess of contract price to
retail dealers. He asked for a delay
of two weeks SO he could request
publishers to make replies under
oath TO a QUESTIONABLE covering
these points.
The election board will have be-
fore it A petition from Congressman
Harry NJ. Wurzbach Of the l4th dis
trict asking that he be given a hear
ing before a certificate Of election
Is issued to Augustus McCloskey Of
San Antonio as congressman from
that district. Both Wurzbach and
McCloskey are claiming election by
small pluralities.
To Rule on Nurzbach
Nurzbach claims returns made
from Bexar county to the election
board are inaccurate and should not
be accepted on their face. McCloskey
has been indicted in Bexar county
for alleged alterations Of election
returns.
Members Of the board. the COVER
nor, attorney general and secretary
of state, will take action on the pc.
tition Monday. Mrs. Jane Y. Mccall
lum, secretary Of state, has said she
Is favorable to the hearing and At
torney General Pollard has given an
unofficial opinion that there is no
provision in law for such a proceed
ing. Governor Moody has not been
in Austin since the request was filed.
The railroad commission will hear
an application of the proration COM
mittee TO increase the daily produc-
tion Of oil in the Winkler county
field TO $4,000 barrels, instead OF
100000 barrels as at present. Il will
also conduct a hearing affecting oil
and gas rules as apply To drilling in