League will be pleased indeed to be necessary, out of the general revhave the presence of the Representa-enue, not otherwise appropriated, to tives and Senators during one or all pay the mileage and per diem of offiof the days of the meet. We feel cers and employes of the Thirty-secthat this will afford a rare and in- ond Legislature, and declaring an structive entertainment, and the en-emergency." tire city joins us in extending the Read first time and referred to solons a cordial invitation to visit Committee on Finance. the city at the head of Brazos navigation, where will be located the twenty-three-story sky-scraper, and probably later on a few larger buildings of the same type. By Senator Willacy: Senate bill No. 4, A bill to be entitled, "An Act appropriating the sum of twenty thousand dollars, or So out of the general revenue, not othermuch thereof as may be necessary con No doubt we can arrange for some of the daring aviators to take up some of the visitors and give them the sensation of a spiral dip in mid-wise appropriated, to pay the air some four or five thousand feet tingent expenses of the Thirty-second above old Mother Earth, and those Legislature, and declaring an emerwho would desire to make the ascen- gency." sion are requested to give their names in early "to avoid the rush." We will have Simon, Garros, Barrier, Charles K. Hamilton and other internationally-famed aviators, who will be accompanied by fourteen machines of various types and pattern, and the trip will be worth while to any one. Trusting to have the pleasure of having you with us during the meet, we are, Very truly, THE YOUNG LEAGUE. Read first time and referred to Committee on Finance. (Senator Meachum in the chair.) By Senators Kauffman and Hume: Senate bill No. 5, "An Act to define and provide for organizing and disciplining the militia, to prescribe the duties of the Governor, the Adjutant General and all officers and enlisted men thereof; to define military offenses; to provide for the pay, MEN'S BUSINESS transportation and subsistence of the militia when called into actual service, and to repeal all laws in conflict therewith. By M. B. DAVIS, JR., The above invitation was, on motion of Senator Cofer, accepted. ORDER OF BUSINESS. The Chair (Lieutenant Governor Davidson) stated that the regular order of business would be resumed, the reading of Senate bill No. 2 being pending and was resumed. (President Pro Tem. Hudspeth in the chair.) Pending the reading of Senate bill No. 2, Senator Willacy asked unanimous consent to introduce two bills -the mileage and per diem bill and the contingent expense bill. There was no objection. BILLS ON FIRST READING. By Senator Willacy: Senate bill No. 3, A bill to be entitled "An Act appropriating the sum of one hundred and twenty thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may Senator Hume called for the reading of the bill in full. INVITATION. By Senator Collins, by unanimous consent: Austin, Texas, January 13, 1911. The members of organized labor extend to the members, officers and employes of the Senate and their wives and families an invitation to attend a meeting to be held in the Hall of the House of Representatives on Monday night, January 16th. The purpose of this meeting is to express publicly the gratitude of organized labor to Governor Thomas M. Campbell and to present to him a token of their esteem. C. J. ARMSTRONG, On motion of Senator Collins, the invitation was accepted. Committee Room, Austin, Texas, January 13, 1911. Hon. Sam Rayburn, Speaker of the House of Representatives; Hon. A. B. Davidson, President of the Senate. Sirs: Your Joint Committee, appointed to make arrangements to count the vote and arrange for the inauguration of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor, beg leave to recommend that the House and Senate meet in joint session in the Hall of the House of Representatives on Friday, the 13th of January, A. D. 1911, at 11 o'clock a. m., for the purpose of counting said votes, and that the House and Senate shall sit in joint session in the Hall of the House of Representatives on Tuesday, the 17th day of January, 1911, at 12 o'clock noon, at which time the joint committee will escort the Governor and Lieutenant Governor-elect to the Speaker's stand, and the oath of office will be administered to them by Judge F. R. Williams, Justice of the Supreme Court. Mayfield. ASTIN, PERKINS, WEINERT, On the part of the Senate. HILL, ROWELL, HARMON, Collins. Greer. On the part of the House. Sturgeon. Absent. Hudspeth. Mayfield. Murray. On motion of Senator Willacy the Senate rule requiring committee reports to lie over for one day was suspended, for the purpose of considering this bill (see Appendix for committee report). The motion was adopted by the following vote: Adams. Astin. Ayes-28. Bryan. Carter. Vaughan. Ward. Watson. Weinert. Willacy. Hume. On motion of Senator Willacy the committee report, which provided Kauffman. that the bill be not printed, was adopted. The Chair laid before the Senate on second reading Senate bill No. 3, A bill to be entitled "An Act appropriating the sum of one hundred and twenty thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, out of the general revenue, not otherwise appropriated, to pay the mileage and per diem of members and per diem of officers and employes of the Thirty-second Legislature, and declaring an emergency." Bill read second time, and ordered engrossed. On motion of Senator Willacy the constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several days was suspended and the bill put on its third reading and final passage by the following vote: Yeas-29. Meachum. Lattimore. Present-Not Voting. McNealus. Mayfield. Absent. Senator Willacy moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed, and lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on table prevailed. (Lieutenant Governor Davidson in the chair.) SENATE BILL NO. 2. Senator Willacy called up Senate bill No. 4, and moved that the constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and the bill put on its second reading. The motion was adopted by the following vote: Adams. Astin. Bryan. Paulus. Adams. Hume. Sturgeon. Astin. Johnson. Kauffman. Yeas-30. Collins. Johnson. Kauffman. Murray. Paulus. Peeler. Warren. Sturgeon. suspended, and the bill put on its Terrell, McLennan third reading and final passage by Terrell, Wise. the following vote: Townsend. Bryan. Ratliff. Stureon. Terrell, McLennan Vaughan. Ward. Watson. Weinert. Willacy. Present-Not Voting. Absent. read third time, and passed by the following vote: Yeas-29. Collins. Sturgeon. Greer. Terrell, McLennan Hudspeth. Terrell, Wise. Hume. Townsend. Johnson. Vaughan. Cofer. Kauffman. Ward. Collins. Lattimore. Warren. Greer. Mayfield. Watson. Hudspeth. Sturgeon. Terrell, McLennan Terrell, Wise. Townsend. Meachum. Weinert. Murray. Willacy. Present-Not Voting. McNealus. On motion of Senator Willacy, the committee report, which provided that the bill be not printed, was adopted. The Chair laid before the Senate, on Second reading, Senate bill No. 4, A bill to be entitled "An Act appropriating the sum of $20,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, out of the general revenue not otherwise appropriated, to pay the contingent expenses of the Thirty-second Legislature, and declaring an emergency." Bill read second time, and ordered engrossed. On motion of Senator Willacy, the constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several days was Aston. (Mr. Standifer in the Chair.) The President of the Senate, Hon. The President of the Senate then directed the Secretary of the Senate to call the roll of the Senate. The roll of the Senate was called, and the following Senators answered to their names: Adams. Astin. Bryan. Carter. Buchanan. Cox of Eastland. Gieptner. German. Gilmore. Goodner. Gross. of Childress. Hamilton of McCulloch. Haney Harmon. Haxthausen. Heilig. Henry. Herder. Highsmith. Hill. Johnston. Keeble. Kennedy. Kraitcher. Landry. Lane. 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