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    "ocrText": "320\nHOUSE JOURNAL\nFebruary 17, 1949\nHOUSE JOURNAL\n321\nTO PROVIDE FOR APPOINTMENT\nRutherford\nTurner\nMESSAGE FROM THE SENATE\nservices during the past two years,\nOF A COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER\nSenternitt\nVale\nimposed no new taxes, levied no\nPOSSIBILITIES OF SECURING\nSmith of Hays\nWalker\nAustin, Texas, February 17, 1949.\nState ad valorem tixx for the general\nOFFICE SPACE FOR\nSparks\nWhiteside\nMEMBERS\nof Baylor\nHon. Durwood Manford, Speaker of\nrevenue in 1948, and came out with\nSteward\nStill, Mrs.\nWhitworth\nthe House of Representatives.\na surplua in January, 1949, more\nMr. Sparks offered the following\nthan twice the size of that in Jan-\nStockard\nWilliams of Bexar\nresolution:\nSwindell\nWilliams\nSir: 1 am directed by the Senate\nuary, 1947.\nTatum\nof Seurry\nto inform the House that the Senate\nBy the end of this fiacal year, we\nH. S. R. No. 73.\nTimmons\nWood of Smith\nhas passed the following bill:\nshall probably have a surplua of al-\nTinsley\nWood of Houston\nmost 100 million dollars.\nBe It Resolved by the House of\nS. B. No. 115, Providing for state\nTippen\nYoung\nOur State Comptroller has advised\nRepresentatives, Fifty-first Legisla-\nTufares\nadministration of the public froe\nZiviey\nas that-trom present indications-\nture, State of Texna, That the\nschools; creating a Central Educa-\nour surplus, as of August 31, 1949,\nSpeaker be authorized to appoint a\nNays-66\ntion Agency; etc., and declaring an\nplus anticipated income for the next\ncommittee of three (3) to consider\nemergency.\nbiennium, will total 318 million dol-\nthe possibilities of securing im-\nAyneaworth\nMoore\nmediate office space for members of\nBenton\nMorrison\nRespectfully,\nlars, as far as our general revenue\nBergman\nGARLAND A. SMITH,\nIs concerned.\nthe House,\nNiemann\nBriscoe\nParkhouse\nSecretary of the Senate.\nThis is a very satisfying altuation\nThe resolution was read.\nBrooks\nPaschall\nand a most encouraging prospect,\nof Red River\nPattison\n(Mr. Nokes in the Chair.)\nInevitably, it causes our minds to\nMr. Hanna raised a point on\nfurther consideration of the resolu-\nBryan\nPearson\ndwell upon the things which we\nCasey\nMESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR\nPeterson\nhave wanted so much to do for ao\ntion at this time, on the ground that\nthe time for the consideration has\nCaston\nRampy\nThe Chair laid betore the House\nlong a time to improve the services\nCaven\nRogers of Travis\nof our State and advance the well-\nexpired,\nand had read the following Message\nChambers\nRust\nfrom the Governor:\nbeing of our people-plans which\nThe Speaker sustained the point\nCollie\nShannon\nwe have had to set aside during the\nof order.\nEtheredge\nShell\nAustin, Texas, February 17, 1949,\nwar years and the period of adjust-\nFlanagan\nSlimp\nment immediately thereafter.\nMr. Sparks moved to suspend the\nFleming\nSmith of Lubbock\nTo the Members of the Glat Legisla-\nFaced with the immediate fact\nnecessary rules in order that H. S. R.\nGandy\nSpacek\nture:\nof a substantial amount of cash on\nNo. 73 might be considered at this\nGodard\nStaton\nhand and in prospect, it is quite to\ntime.\nGraham\nStorey\nStrange as it seems, the probloms\nbe expected and it is essentially hu-\nGregory\nStovell\nincident to financial prosperity are in\nman that all agencies of our gov-\nThe motion to suspend the rules\nGromatzky\nStump\nsome respects as formidable as those\nernment, all geographical areas of\nwas lost by the following vote,\nHanna\nSvadlenak\nof advorsity.\nthe State, all organizations and\n(Not receiving the necessary two\nHeflin\nWagonseller\nIn both situations, we are con-\nthirds vote):\nHolt\ngroups and individuals with special\nWatson\nfronted with the necessity of Belect-\ninterests and concerna-tha all of\nHorany\nWhiteside\ning that which must be done first.\nYeas-69\nIvey\nof Smith\nus should begin thinking and dream-\nWhen times are hard, it is ex-\nJames\nWilkinson\nIng of worthwhile ways in which\npected that we get along with the\nAbington\nKazen\nJobe\nWillis of Tarrant\nthose funds could and should be\nbarest necessities, and all of us gird\nBell\nKilgore\nJohnson\nWills\nspent.\nourselves for the sacrifice and rigors\nBlount\nLatimer\nJones\nof Kanfman\nWe should not be critical of\nof such existence,\nBradshaw\nLee\nKirkpatrick\nWilson\ngenuine, legitimate, defensible de-\nBut when our condition improves,\nCannon\nLewis\nLehman\nWindham\nmands for participation in the ex-\nwe begin to think at once of all the\nCarter\nMcCann\nLindsey\nWimener\npanded budget of our State.\ncomforts which we have had to fore-\nCassity\nMcDonald\nLoving\nWoodruff\nCheatham\nMellhany\nLuedemann\nYezak\ngo, of the thinga we so much need,\nIt is inevitable, however, that with\nChildress\nMcKnight\nMcCorkle\nof the improvements in our living\nall of us contributing ideas for the\nCox\nMangum\nso long postponed, and, almost be-\nenlargement and Improvement of our\nPresent-Not Voting\nMiller\nfore we realize what is happening,\npublic structure, the time will come\nCraig\nCrosthwalt\nMoursund\nMcGregor\nwe find our demands again to be\n-as indeed it has now come-when\nFly\nMurray\nmore than our means.\nwe receive the estimates of the cost\nGardner\nNokes\nAbsent\nThe financial position of our State\nand find that that which we want\nGathings\nNorton\nDaniel\nMcLellan\nat this time is a case in point\nto build will cost more money than\nHardee\nOltorf\nGray\nTexas la well off financially. It\nwe have to apend.\nThomas\nHeideke\nPerry of Erath\nMcDaniel\nWilliamson\nowes no debts. It hras no unpaid\nThen we face the tedious and de-\nHenderson\nPresnal\nobligations, except a nominal amount\npressing task of selecting what we\nHolstein\nPyle\nof bonds held by its own agencies.\nean have and what, for the time be-\nHughes\nReed\nBrooks\nKing\nIn January of 1947, we had a\nIng, we must forego, or of setting\nHull\nRichards\nof Jefferson\nPerry of Brazoria\nsurplus of 35 million dollars in the\nout in quest of new funds.\nIsaacke\nRogera\nClifton\nRidgeway\ngeneral revenue of the State.\nThe necessity of making that\nJameson\nof Childress\nJackson\nTeague\nWe doubled our support of State\ncholce in Texas is now before us."
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