Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-28
FEVER
|. SLOWS SOLONS
res;.lature Moves Laggardly
With Success of Moody's
Program In Doubt
BY r. w. BARRY
ssoc,atea Press Staff writer).

AUSTIN. ApEu A.HT "
tha suring fever. political enmlty
towards the governors legislative
nrooram or q feeling that the state
can get along without any altera-
tions of policy 10 TO blame, the FACT
remains the first week OF the special
session has been about as laggarcly
as any within the memory o. the
"old timers
Those behind the governors meas
ures insist that everything IS rosy.
They declare there is no Hiatus.
They point out that the machina-
tions of the legislature makes IN
perative a certain period OF appar-
ent inactivity while the committees
work on the bills SO that the houses
can have a calendar to act on.
In view of the outcome of the reg
ular session, when Governor Moody's
civil service and penitentiary con-
c%entration bills were defeated, those
ouuosed to the governors plans be-
gan speaking on the "futility' of
the extraordinary session, especially
after he resubmitted those things
turned down by the regular set-to.
Compromise Looms
But. in spite of the opposition and
Sis efforts to slow down the proceed
ure, there is an element which does
rot subscribe exactly to the ideas OF
the chief executive and is viewing
the whole situation in a broad way.
The faction realizes that there is
merit in the governors proposals
and is willing to give them serious
consideration and probably of1er al
terations. It is this faction, co-oro-
mating with the loyalists, that IS
apt to bring about considerable &C
ton, out of the session. =.
everything is all right; this leg
islature will do much good ana very
likely solve the p~enitentiary prob
lem" said Harry N. Graves OF
Georgetown.
Representative Minor of Denton,
one of the outstanding leaders who
holds aloof from factions, predicted
that there would be a minimum OF
controversy and expressed belief
that there would be some satisfac-
B solution OF The penltentlary
problem.
II DO believe, however. that some
of thu appropriation bills should nave
heen submitted go vi could have
heen working on them he SAID.
eFor instance. .here Is the judiciary
measure. the amounts Of which are
almost entirely fixed By statute,
There cannot be any controVerSy
over IL.
Give and Take
Representative Johnson OF Carrl-
70 Springs, supporter OF n gov
ernor. but at the same time an IN
denendent, is confident That the SEES
sion VII, 3ass off with a minimum
of scrapuing. He favors all factions
in the penitentiary fight" getting
together \ a give and take con-
ference.
On the other hand, Representa-
tives Pope of Corpus Christi ana
HOPKINS of Gonzales, house leaders
in the faction that believes there
isn't any public emergency" Tor a
snecial session except the approprla-
tfon bills. are in favor Of passing
the money measures and gong
home. Furthermore, they would
close shop and take off until n
governor decided to submit appro-
priations, or else take me u ny
the horns and work on then any
way. without the chief executive S
consent. They claim this can DC
done under the constitution.
The senate barely has turned a
wheel this session Senator WRIT
of Seguin. whose ideas coninclde
with those of Pope and Hopkins,
made a test of the governor S
strength and found him in the ma
joritv. He wanted to alter the ules
IN hermit consideration Of the ap-
nropriation bills out Of their turn,
but the score was IA TO 40 against
him. with seven senators absent.
Senate on Vacation
Since then the senate has been
on vacation with about half Of its
membership on a jaunt 10 East
Texas state colleges and other IN
situations.
In the meantime, there IS a move
ment on in the house TO ADJUST oil
ferences between advocates Of pen
itntiary relocation and concentra-
ton. with a view to sending a COM
promise bill to the senate, where the
Governors idea Of leaving the mat
ter of retaining, selling and buying
prison system sites TO a commission
has it's greatest strength.
Civil service will come before the
house Monday with the results n
doubt. While it was defeated in the
regular stssion, tbs cc7c.noc has
strorq III pes OF passing it this time.
he has ben assure that scrle CT
those who voted in the negative