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tion for payin g dividends to stockhold-
ers; unless it is imbued with a real spirit
of public service and a desire to be a
CONSTRUCTIVE and' UP-BUILDING
FORCE in the community—then it is fall-
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trJ>duced the Jugular session of ^js Committee, had the pow-
er to bring any Bill before the
House for consideration on a
minority report, if he so desir-
ed, even though the majority of
the Committee reports it ad-
versely. Any one member of a
Committee can do this and have
any bill considered on its mer-
its. When the Committee re-
ports a Bill unfavorably and
some member does not make a
minority report, this kills the
bill. It is a favorite means of
destroying good legislation.
Below are references to some
bills which were killed in this
manner either with Neff’s posi-
tve assistance or because of his
failure to bring them before the
House on minority reports:
House Bill No. 8 by Rowland.
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of the Twenty Seventh Legis-
lature by Messrs. Neff and Hen-
derson. This bill had for its
put-pose the raising of the sal-
aries of the First, Second and
Third Assistant Attorney Gen-
erals. The bill was not passed.
(See pages 243-1355 House
Journal.)
Neff Opposed Act to Permit
Owners to Redeem Property
Sold for Taxes
House Bill No. 18, by Ellis,
was “An Act to Permit Owners
of Real Estate Sold, to the State
of Texas for Taxes to Redeem
the Same” and was referred to
the Committee on Revenue and
Taxation, of which Neff was a
member. (See page 108, House
Journal, First called session ^uwiauu
Twenty Seventh Legislature.) The purpose of this Bill was to
Most of the Gas Companies throughout the
country use a fleet of Ford Runabouts. The
same is true of other big corporations. The
reasons are very practical. The Ford Runabout
is the most economical solution of quick trans-
portation from manufacturer to retailer. For
soliciting business, for the Collector, for the
Doctor, Contractor, Builder, and almost every
other line of business activity, the Ford Run-
about is really a necessity. We solicit your order
for one dr more. We ask your repair business.
We would like your motor accessory business.
We can serve you, we believe, to your best *
advantage.
Bailey democratic Club
this Bill was to,, make it unlaw-
ful for any special interest tc
extend privilege to any ca •.d’-
date for office. The Bill was re-
ferred to this Committee with
recommendation “that it do not
pass” and without a favorable
minority report by Mr. Neff
(Sfee page 244 of said House
Journal.)
House Bill No. 158 by Tal-
bot: The purpose of this Bill
was to “require dealers” in in-
toxicating liquors. in local op-
tion precincts to deliver under
oath to the County Clerk quar-
terly all prescriptions under
which liquors have been sold
the same to be held for public
inspection.” The Bill was re-
ferred to this Committee (See
page 195 of said House Jour-
nal) and was by it killed with
the recommendation “that it do
not pass” without favorable
minority report by Mr. Neff.
(See page 269 of House Jour-
nal.)
House Bill No. 165 by Stroth-
er: Had for its purpose the
“prohibition of the sale of Malt
Tonics in local option
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was referred to this
tee. (See page
House Journal.)
A majority of the Commit-
tee, including Mr. Neff, recom-
mended “that it do not pass.”
A minority of the Committee,
consisting of Messrs. Walker,
Wells, and Aldrich, recom-
mended that the Bill “do pass.”
(See page 198 of said House
Journal.) The bill was killed.
House Bill No. 83 by Tharp:
The purpose of this Bill was
“to make it an offense to bet or
wager any money or thing of
value at any game of cards,
at any place whatever.*’ The
Bill was referred to this Com-
mittee (See page 94 of said
House Journal.” and was killed
by it with the recommendation
“that it do not pass” without
any minority report by Mr.
Neff. (See page 245 of said
House Journal )
House Bill No. Ill by Stroth-
er f Was an “act to prohibit
any person, firm or association
of persons from engaging in the
business of fighting anima’s or
birds for the purpose of gain
etc.” The bill was referred tc
this Committee (See page .105
of said House Journal) and wa,c
killed by it with reconi <enda-
tion “that it do not pass” and
without favorable minority re
port by Mr. Neff. (See page
245 of said House Journal.)
House Bill No. 150 by Grig <
Neff voted to RECOM-
MIT the Bill to the Committee
and thus help to kill it.
page 376 of said House Jour-
nal.)
Neff’s Committee Helps Kill
Liquor and Gaming Law.
Neff was a member of Judi-
ciary Committee No. 2 in the
House of the Twenty Seventh
Legislature. Under the Rules
of the House and Parliamenta-
ry -Law Mr. Neff, as a member
This bill was killed by the Com-
mittee with recommendation
that it do not pass and without
any favorable minority report
by Neff. (See page 206 said
House Journal.)
House Bill No. 18, by Ellis,
was “An Act to Permit Owners
of Real Estate Sold to the State
of Texas for Taxes o Redeem
the Same and was referred to
the Committee on Revenue and
Taxation, of which Neff was a
member. (See page 108.
House Journal, First called ses-
sion Twenty Seventh Legisla-
ture.) This bill was killed by
the Committee with' recom-
mendation that it do not pass
and wihout any favorable mi-
nority report by Neff? (Sec
page 206 said House Journal.)
House Bill No. 21, by Van
Sickle was an “Act to Extend
the Time Within Which Lands
Heretofore Sold or Which May
Be Hereafter Sold to the State
for Taxes ********May be Re-
deemed,” and was referred to
the Committee on Revenue and
Taxation, of which Neff was a
member. (See page 108 said
House Journal.) This bill was
killed by the Committee with
the recommendation that it do
not pass and without a favora-
ble minority report by Neff.
(See page 206 said House
Journal.)
The above bills having been
killed by Neff’s Committee, Sen
ate Bill No. 6 was passed in the
Senate and sent to the House
for passage. This was a bill
“Permitting Owners of Real
Estate Sold . to the State for
Taxes to Redeem the Same,”
and giving the owner two years
within which to redeem the
land. (See page 121 said
House Journal.) Neff voted
against the passage of this Act.
(See page 192 said House
Bills.) And the present law
permitting owners of real es-
tate to redeem their lands sold
for taxes is in effect over Neff’s
protest. Only six other mem
bers of the House voted against
:ts passage.
Neff Helps Kill Pure Election
Bin.
House Bill No. 6 introduced
by Mr. Murrell in the House of
the Twenty Seventh Legisla
'sure was a “Corrupt.Practices
Act” and sought to limit th'
use of money in -elections. In
ts general outline it was about
the same as the present cam-
paign expenditures law. Much
filibustering against the Bill oc-
curred in the House and finally
m February 13th the Bill was
‘Recommitted” to the Commit-
tee and was there delayed until
so late in the session that i
died.
prohibit “any minor under the
age of eighteen years from buy-
ing any vinous, spirituous or in-
toxicating liquors, etc.” (See
page 42 of said House Journal)
This Committee reported the
Bill with the recommendation
“that it do not pass” and there
was no minority report by
Neff. (See page 84 of said
House Journal.)
House Bill No. 11 by Row-
land. The purpose of this Bill
was “to prohibit betting any
money or other thing of value
at any game of cards.” The
Bill was referred to this Com-
mittee (See page 42 of said
House Journal) and was re-
ported by this Committee with
the recommendation “that it
do not pass” with no minority
report by Mr. Neff. (See page
84 said House Journal.)
House Bill No. 34 by Mor-
row : The purpose of this Bill
was to make betting at cards a
criminal offense” and the same
was referred to this Committee.
(See page 56 of said House
Journal.) The bill was killed
by said Committee with
recommendation “that it do
not pass” and without a favor-
ble minority report by Mr.
Neff. (See pages 196 and
197 of said House Journal.)
House Bill No. 67 by Wells: | jorTty "of The
The purpose of this Bill “is to
provide a penalty for anykind
of betting at cards, dominos,
nine or ten pin alleys or any
gaming, table,” and the same
Commit-
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tricts,” and was referred to f
this Committee. (See page I
195 of said House Journal.) |
The Committee refused to make
any report of any kind on the
Bill and thereby killed it. j
House Bill No. 331 was an
act “to prohibit the delivery of1
C. O. D. packages of intoxicat-
ing liquors in counties or sub-j
division thereof where the sale
of intoxicating liquors has been ''
prohibited” and was referred
co this Committee. (See page
>84 of said House Journal)
The Committee refused to make
any report of any sort so as to ■
bring the bill before the House
and thus killed it. Mr. Neff
could have brought the Bill be-
fore the House if he so desired.
House Bill No. 341 by Cal-
houn: Was an act “to amend
the law so as to permit a se-
duced female to testify and to
have her testimony considered
without corroboration in prose-
cutions for seduction” and was
referred to this Committee.
(See page 400 of said House
Journal.) The Bill was killec
by the Committee with the
recommendation “that it do
not pass” without a favorable
minority report by Mr. Neff.
(See page 656 of said House
Journal) and thus a seducer
could not be convicted unless
the injured girl or woman was
able to have her testimony cor-
roborated by some witness or
by circumstances.
House Bill No. 352 by Meece.
Was “an act to regulate tfte
seizure and destruction of in-
toxicating liquors kept or of-
fered for sale in violation of
law” and was referred to this
Committee. (See page 422 of
said House Journal.) The ma-
j ! Committee, in- '
eluding Mr. Neff, recommended
“that it do not pass.” (See
page 775, House Journal.)
Neff’s Work as a Member of
Committee on Revenue
and Taxation.
Mr. Neff in the Twenty Sev-'
enth Legislature was a mem-
ber of the Committee on Reve-
nue and Taxation. (See page
49 of said House Journal.) As
a member of that Committee
he had the power to save the
life of any Bill referred to the
Committee by making a favora-
ble minority report to the
House and, thus, bringing the
Bill before the House on its
merits. Below are giv^n some
of the Bills that Mr. Neff per-
mitted to be killed by this Com
mittec without protest.
House Bill No. 33 by Terrell.
This was a Bill to reduce the
State Tax Rate from sixteer
and two-third cents (16 2-3c)
on the $100.00 of valuation tc
fifteen cents (15c) and was re-
ferred to this Committee. (Se
page 56 of said House Journal)
The Bill was killed by the Com-
mittee with recommendation
“that it do not pass” and with-
out a favorable minority report
by Mr. Neff. (See page 217 of
said House Journal.)
House Bill No. 66 by Mor
row: Was an'act “providing
that "debts secured by mort
gage or lien on real estate shai
bear their pro rata portion o'
the taxes assessed against sucl
real estate” and was referred
to this Committee. (See pag<
87 of said House Journal.)
The Bill was killed by the Com
mittee with the recommends
tion “that it do not pass” anc
without favorable minority re-
p Tr . port by Neff. (See page 282 of
&.KTpnedy: The purpose ofj said House Journal.)
" ~ 1 " ’ BAILEY’S PROH I B ITIO N
. RECORD.
The above shows what Neff’s
attitude has been on moral
questions, such as the liquor
question and the gambling
question.
On the other hand, every
well informed man will toll
you that Joseph W. Bailey was
the FIRST PROMINENT MAN
IN TEXAS TO GO ON RE-
CORD IN FAVOR OF PR HI-
BITION, and that at a time
when such men as Tom Ball.
Cone Johnson and Tom •> Te
were up in arms against it. He
gained nation-wide recognition
for his^stand in favor of prohi-
bition, and was elected to Con-
gress. Mr. Bailey has never
been beaten for any public of-
fice he has ever sought.
If you desire to retain a dis-
tinct line of demarcation be-
tween CHURCH and STATE
if you wish to preserve our gov-
ernment from SOCIALISM,
cast your vote for JOSEPH W.
BAILEY, who will be the next
Governor of Texas, and who
will make one of the best Gov-
ernors Texas ever had.
jh^f elected, he will not con-
his work to an eight-hour .....
9H , but will be found devoting to the upbuilding of our State, stitution.
NEFF’S LEGISLATIVE
RECORD.
In view of the Wild asser-
tions made about Bailey’s al-
leged negative record while in
Congress, it is perhaps advisa-
ble to pay some attention to
the great (?) constructive re-
cord of Honorable Pat Neff
•while a member of the Legisla-
ture.
It will be remembered that
the Republicans were in con-
trol throughout most of Bailey
service, while in the Texas Leg-
islature, when Pat Neff was :
member, there was nothing to
prevent an able man introduc-
ing and passing good laws.
Neff was a member of the
Twenty Seventh Legislature.
The record made by him there
is set out below and can be
Verified by reference to the
“House Jounals.”
Neff introduced three bill
and joined with other members
in introducing two others. The
Great Constructive Nature of
these bills is introduced below:
College Diploma Bill
House Bill No. 143 was intro-
duced by the Regular Session
and was an “act to amend Ar-
ticle 3979a, Chapter 13, Title
LXXXVI, of the Revised Civil
Statutes of the State of Texas,
by adding Section 4, providing
for the1 granting of permanent
State sertificates to certain per-
sons.”
The effect of this Bill was to
give every jerkwater school
that issued diplomas the power
to authorize its graduates to
teach in the public schools.
That is to say, the diploma
constituted the teacher’s certif-
icate. X
The bill was passed and was
Vetoed by Governor Sayers.
The veto measure is set out on
page 1310 of said House Journ-
al amongst the grounds for the
veto Governor Sayers stated:
“This section does not termi-
nate what diplomas shall be
recognized. In Article 3981a.
Revised Statutes, the degree of
Bachelor of Arts, Bacheloor of
Science and Bachelor of Letters
or some higher academic de-
grees must be offered. At
present quite a number of insti-
tutions grant a great variety of
diplomas, some of which carry
a small amount of scholarship.
There was no attempt to car-
ry the bill over the xG°vernor’s
veto, although it was a good
bill it was Mr. Neff’s duty to
attempt to pass it over the Gov-
ernor’s veto.
Brewer’s Bill
House Bill No. 303,
ducced by Mr. Neff, was one
very much desired by the Brew-
eries in protection of their BOT-
TLE BUSINESS and was know
, as THE SYPHON BILL. Its
purpose was to prevent the use
of empty bottles for any pur-
pose other than the original
purpose. (See page 3.61, House
Journal.) Mr. Neff failed to se-
cure the passage of this great
constructive measure.
High Salary Bill
House Bill No. 204, was in-
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The Champion (Center, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 34, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 25, 1920, newspaper, August 25, 1920; Center, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1326820/m1/4/: accessed July 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Fannie Brown Booth Memorial Library.