Read first time and referred to. Committee on Educational Affairs. By Senator Johnson: Senate bill No. 80, A bill to be entitled “An Act to amend Section 6d of Chapter 20, passed by the Regular Session of the Thirtieth Legislature and approved May 16, 1907, relating to transfers by purchase of public free school, university and asylum lands, and declaring an emergency." Read first time and referred to Committee on Public Lands and Land Office. teaching of agriculture, domestic dance of children between the ages economy and manual training in named upon some school, then that said high schools and in certain high the county judge shall order comschools already established, and depulsory attendance upon some school claring an emergency." of all children between the ages named in such county or school district; providing for the compulsory attendance upon the public schools in the county or district adopting the provisions of this Act and defining the duties of parents or persons having control of such child between eight and fifteen years and providing the length of term such child shall attend such school and providing penalties for the parent or person in charge of such child who violates the provisions of this Act, and exempting certain children from attendance upon some public school operating under the provisions of this Act; providing that if any parent or person in charge of such child or children are financially unable to furnish the necessary books, then that the same under certain terms and conditions any question or any proposition is shall be paid for by the county; devoted upon; and providing that the fining certain duties of the county vote of any county, city or other superintendent or the county judge with reference thereto, and prohibitpolitical subdivision or voting precinct of the county, wherein this Acting the regular employment of any is not complied with, shall not be counted as to or in the determination of the adoption or rejection of such constitutional amendment, question or proposition; and declaring an emergency." By Senator Sturgeon: Senate bill No. 81, A bill to be entitled "An Act providing for the appointment of additional judges, clerks, supervisors for elections at which a constitutional amendment or Read first time and referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections. By Senator Terrell of Wise: children between the ages of eight and fifteen where the school that such child should attend is in session and creating and defining offences in violating this Act and prescribing a penalty therefor and defining certain exceptions; defining certain duties of persons taking the school census of the district within the provisions of this Act, and of the county judge, county superintendent, county attorney and district judge; and prescribing that any child between the ages of eight and fifteen years if found within any county or district accepting the provisions of this act, having neither parent nor other person in charge of them, shall be taken in charge of and conveyed determine to the State Orphan's Home and there attend school for the length of time prescribed in the Act, and prescribing certain directions and conditions with reference to such child, and prescribing certain duties for the Commissioners' Court, sheriff and county judge; creating and defining certain offences for violating certain provisions of this Act and prescribing penalties therefor, and declaring an emergency." Senate bill No. 82, a bill to be entitled "An Act providing the manner by which the qualified voters of any county or common or independent school district of any county may by petition to the county judge cause the county judge of any county to order an election to whether or not such county, common or independent school district may adopt the provisions of this Act for compulsory attendance by children between the ages of eight and fifteen years in such county or school district upon some public or other school; creating and defining certain duties of county judges, and election officers, and providing how the election aforesaid shall be had; providing that should such election Read first time and referred to result in favor of compulsory atten- Committee on Educational Affairs. Senator Mayfield moved that the Senate adjourn until 10 o'clock Monday morning. Senator Meachum moved, as a substitute, that the Senate adjourn until 10 o'clock Tuesday morning. Action recurred on the longest time first and the motion to adjourn until 10 o'clock Tuesday morning was lost by the following vote: Adams. Hudspeth. Hume. Kauffman. Meachum. Bryan. Carter. Cofer. Collins. Johnson. Yeas-12. Murray. Perkins. Absent. Keal. Willacy. Committee Room, Austin, Texas, Jan. 21, 1911. Hon. A. B. Davidson, President of the Senate. Sir: We, your Committee on Stock and Stock Raising, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 45, A bill to be Terrell, McLennan. entitled "An Act for the protection of Ward. Nays-14. Paulus. Ratliff. Terrell, Wise. Vaughan. Mayfield. McNealus. Warren. Absent. stock raisers, farmers, and horticul turists, providing for the destruction of wolves and other wild animals, to make an appropriation therefor, to repeal all laws and parts of laws in conflict therewith, and declaring an emergency;" beg leave to report that same has been considered, and recommend that same do pass. Adams, Bryan, Johnson, Hudspeth, Kauffman, Murray, Mayfield, Peeler. Committee Room, Austin, Texas, Jan. 21, 1911. Hon. A. B. Davidson, President of the Senate. Sir: We, your Committee on Stock and Stock Raising, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 74, A bill to be entitled "An Act to provide for the eradication of sheep scab within the State, prohibiting the importation of scab-infected sheep, providing for a State inspector and county inspector of sheep, defining their duties, repealing Title 61 of the Revised Statutes Roll call, a quorum being present, the following Senators answering to their names: of Texas, and all laws and parts of ment, Lieutenant Governor Davidson laws in conflict herewith, making an presiding. appropriation to carry this act into effect, prescribing penalties, and declaring an emergency;" beg leave to report that same has been considered, and recommend that same do Adams. pass. Astin. Adams, Bryan, Hudspeth, Johnson, Bryan. Murray, Mayfield, Willacy, Kauffman. Paulus. Perkins. Ratliff. (Floor Report.) Senate Chamber, Carter. Cofer. Collins. Greer. Sir: We, your Committee on Towns McNealus. and City Corporations, to whom was Meachum. referred House bill No. 81, being "An Murray. Act to grant a new charter to the city of Texarkana, Bowie county, Texas, repealing all laws or parts of laws in conflict herewith, and declaring an Hume. emergency;" have had the same under consideration and beg leave to report the same back to the Senate with the recommendation that it do Lattimore. pass and be not printed. Meachum, Chairman; Vaughan, Lattimore, McNealus, Collins, Peeler, Terrell of McLennan, Perkins, Kauff man. (Floor Report.) Senate Chamber, on Sir: We, your Committee Roads, Bridges and Ferries, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 69, a Bill to be entitled "An Act to repeal an act passed by the First Called Session of the Twenty-eighth Legislature, which convened on the second day of April, 1903, and adjourned on the first day of May, 1903, said act being known as House bill No. 13, and Chapter 1 of the Special Acts of the First Called Session of the Twenty-eighth Legislature;" beg to report that we have had the same under consideration and recommend that it do pass and be not printed. Ratliff, Acting Chairman; Perkins, Weinert, Paulus, Johnson, Kauffman. SEVENTH DAY. Senate Chamber, Austin Texas, Monday, January 23, 1911. Real. Sturgeon. Vaughan. Weinert. Willacy. Absent. Terrell, McLennan. 2. A Committee on Senatorial Districts to be composed of nine members. 3. A Committee on Representative Districts to be composed of nine members. All matters relating to redistricting the State into congressional, senSenate met pursuant to adjourn-atorial and representative districts Astin. Hume. Absent-Excused. Resolved, That the President of the Senate, in whose fairness and impartiality we have unbounded confidence, shall appoint all committees, either standing or special, following long established precedent in the conduct of the business of the Senate of Texas, thereby upholding the judgment of the Democracy of Texas from whom he received his nomination as Lieutenant Governor, and the will of the people of Texas, whose confidence in him was expressed in no uncertain terms through an overwhelming majority at the November election. RECESS. Senator Weinert here moved that Terrell, McLennan. the Senate recess until 2:30 o'clock today and the motion was adopted by the following vote: 1. That the Senate proceed to nominate and ballot for United States Senator on January 24, 1911, at 11 o'clock a. m. 2. That the House of Representatives proceed to nominate and ballot for United States Senator on January 24, 1911, at 11 o'clock a. m. 3. That the Senate and House of Representatives meet in joint session in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, January 25, 1911, at The Senate was called to order by 12 o'clock noon, for the purpose of Lieutenant Governor Davidson. BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS ON FIRST READING. By Senator McNealus: Senate bill No. 83, A bill to be entitled "An Act to amend Section 60 and 128a, Chapter 11, of the laws of the Special Session of 1905, entitled 'An Act to regulate elections and to provide penalties for its violation,' and to repeal the Acts of the Twenty-eighth Legislature, of 1903, regulating elections, general, special and primary, and political conventions, approved April 1, 1903, so as to hereafter read as follows, and declaring an emergency." Read first time and referred to Committee on Privileges and Elec tions. declaring the result of the previous balloting in each of the Houses of the Legislature. Respectfully submitted, MEACHUM, ADAMS, CARTER, |