Journal of the House of Representatives of the First and Second Sessions of the Forty-Fourth Legislature of the State of Texas Page: 41
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HOS OUNL4
a grievance committee as provided by
law. Our complaints have gone un-
heeded for the greater part. These
complaints have gone in a circle of
buck passing from Fort Worth to
Washington, then to Austin, then
back to Fort Worth, and even then
reversed.
11th. The county board is a figure
head and refuses to sit to hear com-
plaints. Armed guards halt the com-
plaining citizen and hours are wasted
in fruitless effort trying to get a hear-
ing; and
Whereas, The Board of Control has
knowledge that it is designed to en-
graft such a system on the admini-
stration of the old age pension law to
be made, because of the prospective
participation of the Federal Govern-
ment in giving funds for an old age
relief system; and
Whereas, The sick have been denied
medicine and positions when in dire
distress.
Therefore, Be It Resolved, That the
Speaker is directed to appoint a com-
mittee of three members of the House,
as a Committee to investigate thor-
oughly the relief system and set up
as administered in Tarrant County,
and that such committee hold such in-
vestigation within the next two weeks
and make a report immediately to the
House of Representatives of their
findings and conclusions and recom-
mendations.
Be it further Resolved, That it is
hereby made the duty of the State
Board of Control and they are directed
to work with and cooperate with the
said committee in furnishing informa-
tion and aid available from the knowl-
edge and files of said Board in regard
to such Relief Administration; be it
further -resolved, that all necessary
expenses pertaining to said investiga-
tion by this committee, while on such
business,, shall be paid out of the con-
tingent funds of the House of Rep-
resentatives of the Forty-fourth Legis-
lature, to be paid on sworn accounts,
signed by the chairman of this com-
mittee.
The Speaker shall appoint the
chairman. The chairman shall pre-
side over such committee meetings and
direct its activities; shall conduct
hearings, and summon witnesses, and
swear them; may punish for contempt
as in District Court; may pay wit-
nesses who appear the same as wit-nesses are paid in the District Court;
and may pay the same fees as paid
in District Court summoning wit-
nesses; and may conduct hearings and
investigations in the City of Fort
Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, deemed
to be advisable by the Chairman for
any of such purposes, or any other
purposes to carry out the object of
this resolution.
Such committee shall report in
writing its findings and conclusions
and recommendations within five days
after completion of its work, for the
benefit of this Legislature in the en-
actment of legislation for old age as-
sistance and other relief.
Said committee shall give its ideas
relative to a better functioning of the
Relief system in the saving of time,
and providing labor, money, relief for
the needy, so that errors can be reme-
died wherever same may be found to
exist; and as to any and all things
that such committee may think advis-
able relative to the scope of this in-
vestigation; to bring to the attention
of the Legislature all needed or sug-
gested reforms or changes in the Re-
lief Law and administration of same
in the State of Texas.
There is hereby appropriated two
hundred dollars ($200.00) out of the
contingent funds of the House of Rep-
resentatives for the expenses of this
investigation.
The resolution was read second
time.
Mr. Greathouse offered the following
amendment to the resolution:
Amend Farmer Resolution that all
rules pertinent be suspended, and to
provide that the resolution be referred
to the Tarrant County delegation for
consideration, pending further action,
that the said Members be required to
report back to the House in five (5)
days.
The amendment was lost.
Question then recurring on the
resolution by Mr. Farmer, it was
adopted.
In accordance with the above action,
the Speaker announced the appoint-
ment of the following committee:
Messrs, Farmer, Chairman, Smith
and Greathouse.HOUSE JOURNAL
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Journal of the House of Representatives of the First and Second Sessions of the Forty-Fourth Legislature of the State of Texas, legislative document, 1935; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth193853/m1/45/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.