REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CONTINGENT EXPENSES

To Hon. Charles G. Thomas, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Capitol.

Sir: Herewith we hand you the final account to date of the contingent expense accounts of the House of the Thirty-seventh Legislature, First Called Session." The list includes all that have been received up to this time; all of which have been approved and vouchers issued for the amounts as per numbers and dates herewith. There are still a few small accounts that have not been received, and which will have attention later.

Date Warrant 1921

To Whom Issued and for What Purpose

Amount

No.

To R. C. Walden, Postmaster, for postage for use of members of
House...

600 00

To F. L. Patty, for month's rent on twenty typewriters for use of
House

80 00

To Dallas Journal, for one month's subscription for F. B. Horton,
member of House.

40

To C. A. Dahlich, for leatherette table covering to recover tables
in House.

Brownwood Daily Bulletin, for one month's subscription for
Frank H. Sweet, member of House..

11.00

1 00

To Denton Record Chronicle, for one month's subscription for
Chas. G. Thomas, member of House..

50

To Southwestern Bell Telephone Co., for service connection for
three phones for use of House.

10.50

To W. J. Aiken, for services on Appropriation Committee ten
days, July 8 to 17, inclusive..

50 00

To Eisenlohr & Pickle, for services in reporting and transcribing
hearing of Penitentiary Investigating Committee, July 21,
1921
To Von Boeckmann-Jones Co., for printing Legislative Manual
and permanent Journal of House, Regular Session, Thirty-
seventh Legislature. $1,613.86 for printing Manual;
$4,086.53 for printing Journal.

To C. R. Stephens, for services as member Appropriation Com-
mittee ten days, July 8 to 18, 1921, inclusive..

51 00

5,700 39

50 00

12

13

To Leon L. Mott, for services as member Appropriation Com-
mittee ten days, July 8 to 17, 1921, inclusive.
To C. T. Bass, for services as member Appropriation Committee
four days, July 11, 15, 16, and 17, 1921...

50 00

20 00

To Enrico Cerrachio, for painting portrait of ex-Governor W. P.
Hobby..

500 00

To El Paso Herald, for one month's subscription for Adrian
Pool, member of House..

1.00

To

29

30

To Amarillo Daily News, for one month's subscription for H. B.
Hill and R. A. Baldwin, members of House.

To Jno. L. Martin, for switches and 250 feet of wire for use of
House.

To San Angelo Standard, for one month's subscription for H. G.
Perry and W. F. Kellis, members of House..

N. B. Williams, for expenses incurred as member Penitentiary
Investigating Committee....

To J. E. Johnson, for refund of amount paid Pitts-Noyes Co. for
repairing paper punch for Sergeant-at-Arms' room.

To R. C. Walden, Postmaster, for postoffice box rent for members.
To R. C. Walden, Postmaster, for stamps for use of members of
the House..

To Port Arthur Distributing Co., for Daily News for J. O.
Merriman and B. E. Quinn, members of House

To E. L. Steck Co., for stationery and supplies for House..
To Carl Phinney, for refund for subscriptions on papers, Barry
Miller, B. P. Walker and Burke W. Mathes, members of
House.

To M. G. Newton, for two locks and twelve keys for House.
To Western Union Telegraph Co., for telegram in connection
with Penitentiary Investigation....

To H. B. Bickler, for services reporting and transcribing hearing
Penitentiary Investigating Committee, July 25, 1921...
To Marlin Democrat, for one month's subscription for E. H.
Childers, member of House.

To Southwestern Bell Telephone Co., for rent on three phones
in House to August 16th.

To Waco News Tribune, for subscription for R. L. Henderson,
member of House.

To San Antonio Light, for subscription for three members of
House.

To A. G. Kroener, Agent, for subscriptions for 108 members of
House, Houston Chronicle, 32; Houston Post, 31; Fort Worth
Star Telegram, 45.

To Times Herald Printing Co., for subscription for C. O. Laney,
member of House.

To Record Co., for subscription for seven members of House.
To Waco Times Herald, for subscription for three members of
House.

REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CONTINGENT EXPENSES-Continued.

1921

Aug. 15

Date

Warrant
No.

To Whom Issued and for What Purpose

Amount

37

To Austin Statesman, for subscription for eighty-two members of
House...

$

38

To F. L. Patty, for four typewriter ribbons.

53 30 2. 00

39

To Express Publishing Co., San Antonio, for subscription for
fifty-nine members of House..

41 00

40

To Sun-Light Publishing Co., Corsicana Daily Sun, for sub-
scription for R. R. Owen, member of House.

1 00

To Enterprise Publishing Co., for subscription for two members
of House..

1 30

To Austin American, for subscription for thirty members of House..
To S. S. Pettus, Agent, for seventy-seven subscriptions for mem-
bers of House: Dallas News, 75; Galveston News, 2.
To Western Union Telegraph Co., for four telegrams account
Penitentiary Investigating Committee.

19 50

61 50

4 91

To A. C. Baldwin & Sons, for printing House bills, July 8th to
August 8th, inclusive, 440 pages.

1,320 00

To Ora Taulbee, for rent on eight typewriters used in House.
To Griffith Drug Co., for paper towels and drinking cups for
House.

30 00

26 60

To A. E. Hancock Co., for rent on fan in Speaker's room for one
month.

3 50

To Joe White, to buy stamps for members of House.
To J. T. Hamilton, for refund for amount paid the Shear Co.,
for soap for use of House.

200 00

3 65

To A. C. Baldwin & Sons, for printing House bills, August 9 to
August 16, inclusive, 28 pages...

84 00

To Western Union Telegraph Co., for two telegrams from Chief
Clerk of House to U. S. Secretary of Agriculture as per
House Resolution..

To Von Boeckmann-Jones Co., for printing House Journals, July
18 to August 16, inclusive...

54

55

To E. L. Steck Co., for supplies for House of Representatives..
To Tobin's Book Store, for supplies for House..

2,212 88 60 46 83 75

56

57

58

To F. L. Patty, for rent on one typewriter one month.
To Lone Star Ice Co., for ice for use of House..
To Tobin's Book Store, for stationery for House.

4.00

64 50

58

60

61

To Chas. G. Thomas, for refund of amount paid for rubber stamp
and pad for use of himself on House business..
To E. L. Steck Co., for stationery and supplies for use of House.
To Affiliated Court Reporters, for taking and transcribing testi-
mony committee to investigate graft charges virture H. C.
R. No. 10..

To Griffith Drug Co., for 2,000 drinking cups for use of House.
To W. H. Richardson & Co., for water cooler for Governor's
office.

To Von Boeckmann-Jones Co., for printing House Journals,
sixteenth continued, seventeenth and seventeenth con-
tinued days....

To Von Boeckmann-Jones Co., for binding three copies Legislative
Manual.

To Von Boeckmann-Jones Co., for binding 250 copies House
Journals of Regular Session in leather..

Total..

808 52

4 10

51 67

234 26

10 00

16 65

898 65

8 22

695 00

$15,306 68

The Committee acknowledges the hearty co-operation of the Speaker, Hon. Chas. G. Thomas; faithful services by our clerk, Miss Lillian Paschall, and the courtesies of Mr. J. L. Robinson, Journal Clerk, and Mr. Joe W. White, Sergeant-at-Arms.

APPENDIX.

HISTORY OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS IN THE HOUSE.

HOUSE BILLS, HISTORY OF IN THE | HOUSE BILLS, HISTORY OF-cont'd. fare Commission, 7.-Reported adversely, 114.

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