licenses to sell such liquors; and defin- business closed from and after six ing retail liquor dealers and regulat- o'clock p. m. until seven o'clock a. m. of such retail dealers and the conditions upon which licenses to such Read first time and referred to Judiciary Committee No. 2. ADJOURNMENT. Senator Lattimore offered the fol Monday Monday, Jan. 16, 1911. 2 o'clock a. m. dealers and other persons may be This Senate having been in conissued; providing for the refund of any unearned portion of any license tinuous session since January 11th without adjournment, said session requiring the county clerk to report having extended over calendar days all licenses granted to the Comptroller of Public Accounts; provid- to wit, January 11th, January 12th, January 13th, January 14th and ing for the revocation under certain conditions of licenses issued; defin- January 15th, 1911, and to and into morning, January 16th, ing intoxicating liquors, and providing penalties for the violation of the 1911, therefore I now move that the provisions of this Act and declaring Senate stand adjourned until an emergency, and adding Sections o'clock a. m. Monday, January 16, 9a, 9b, 9c, 9d, 9e, 9f, 9g, 9h, 91, 9j. 10a and 35a, prescribing the method and procedure by which liquor licenses may be obtained, transferred and forfeited, and prescribing the manner for the ascertainment of Nealus, Greer. 1911. 10 Lattimore, Bryan, Cofer, Mayfield, Sturgeon, Townsend, Collins, Carter, Vaughan, Warren, Ratliff, Perkins, Terrell of Wise, Johnson, Ward, Mc APPENDIX A. (Floor Report.) Senate Chamber, Austin, Texas, Jan. 11, 1911. Hon. A. B. Davidson, President of the Senate: the facts upon which forfeiture is The above motion was adopted. based and prescribing the duties of the county judge, Comptroller of Public Accounts and the county attorney and other proper officers in regard thereto and repealing all laws or parts of laws in conflict herewith, requiring licenses to be issued under this Act and prescribing the continuation in force of licenses issued under prior laws for sixty days after this Act takes effect in order to give time for securing licenses under this Act and providing that credit be allowed Sir: We, your Committee on Priviupon licenses to be obtained under leges and Elections, to whom was rethis Act in an amount equal to the unearned portion or part of any existing license, and declaring an emergency,' by amending Section 14 so as to require every person or firm who are engaged in the sale of intoxicating liquors or who may hereafter become engaged in the sale of intoxicating liquors in any locality in this State other than where local option is enforced to keep such places of Real, Townsend. ferred Fouse Concurrent Resolution No. 1, beg to report that We have had the same under consideration and recommend that the same do pass, and be not printed. Warren, Chairman; Adams, Carter, Hume, Kauffman, Peeler, Weinert, (Floor Report.) Austin, Tex., Jan. 13, 1911. Hon. A. B. Davidson, President of the Senate. Sir: We, your Committee on Constitutional Amendments, to whom was referred House Concurrent Resolution No. 2, being a resolution for a joint session of the Senate and House, be held in the Hall of the House of Sir: We, your Committee on Finance, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 3, A bill to be en-Representatives tonight at 8 o'clock, for the purpose of hearing a petition presented by the Prohibition Executive Committee of Texas, titled "An Act appropriating the sum of one hundred and twenty thousand dollars ($120,000), 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," Have had the same under consideration, and beg leave to report it back to the Senate with the recommendation that it do pass, and be not printed. Terrell of McLennan, Chairman; Cofer, Terrell of Wise, Collins, Lat Committee Room, Have had the same under consid-timore, Townsend, Vaughan, Bryan eration, and beg leave to report it back to the Senate with the recommendation that it do pass, and be not printed. Sir: We, your Committee on Finance, to whom was referred Senate bill No. 4, A bill to be entitled "An Act appropriating the sum of twenty thousand dollars ($20000), 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," Have had the same under consideration, and beg leave to report it back to the Senate with the recom mendation that it do pass and be not printed. Willacy, Chairman; Paulus, Terrell of Wise, Warren, Real, Peeler, Johnson, Kauffman, Murray, Meachum. (Floor Report.) Austin, Tex., Jan. 12, 1911. Hoa. A. B. Davidson, President of the Senate. Austin, Tex., Jan. 13, 1911. Hon. A. B. Davidson, President of the Senate. Sir: Your Committee on Engrossed Bills have carefully exam ined and compared Senate bill No. 4, A bill to be entitled "An Act appropriating the sum of twenty thousand dollars ($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." And find the same correctly engrossed. COFER, Chairman. Committee Room, Austin, Texas, Jan. 13, 1911. Hon. A. B. Davidson, President of the Senate. Sir: Your Committee on Engrossed Bills have carefully examined and compared: Senate bill No. 3, A bill to be entitled "An Act appropriating the sum of one hundred and twenty thousand dollars ($120,000), 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." And find the same correctly engrossed. COFER, Chairman. ate APPENDIX A. RULES OF THE SENATE. office of Lieutenant Governor shall be vacant. 7. A Secretary, Assistant Secretary, Journal Clerk, Assistant Jour Following are the rules of the Sen- nal Clerk, Calendar Clerk, Engross Quorum. 1. Two-thirds of all the Senators elected shall constitute a quorum, but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day, and compel the attendance of absent members. (Constitution, Art. III, Sec. 10.) 2. In case a less number shall convene, the members present may send the Sergeant-at-Arms, or any other person or persons for any or all absent members. Absentees. 3. No member shall absent himself from the sessions of the Senate, without leave unless he be sick or unable to attend. 4. A call of the Senate may be demanded by five members, and if there be any absent the names of the absentees shall be called again. If they do not answer, the Sergeant-at-Arms, or a special messenger, may be sent for them, and the question pending shall be without a motion, laid on the table until the absentees appear or the call be suspended. Offices of the Senate. 5. Lieutenant Governor of the State shall, by virtue of his office, be President of the Senate. He shall preside over the deliberations of the Senate; decide all questions of order, subject to appeal by any member; appoint all committees unless otherwise ordered by the Senate; have direction and control of all committee clerks and employes of the Senate and assign them to their duties. He shall have control of such parts of the Capitol as have been, or may be, set apart for the use of the Senate and its officers. He shall have the right to name a member to perform the duties of the Chair, but such substitution shall not extend beyond an adjournment. 6. The Senate shall, at the beginning and close of each session and at such other times as may be necessary, elect one of its members President pro tempore, who shall perform the duties of Lieutenant Governor in any case of absence or disability of that officer, and whenever the said ing Clerk, Enrolling Clerk, Sergeantat-Arms, Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms, Doorkeeper, Assistant Doorkeeper, Chaplain and such other officers as a majority vote may determine to be necessary, shall be elected at the opening of the session of the Legislature, to continue in office until discharged by the Senate; who shall perform such duties as may be incumbent upon them in their respective offices, under the direction of the Senate. Open Doors. 8. The doors of the Senate shall be kept open, except when there is an executive session. (Constitution. Art. III, Sec. 16.) Order of Business. 9. The preisding officer shall take Senate last adjourned. the chair at the hour to which the 10. The names of the Senators shall be called alphabetically; should a quorum not be in attendance a ma jority of those present shall be authorized to send the Sergeant-atArms, or a special messenger, for the absentees; when there is a quorum present the Journal of the preceding day shall be read and corrected if necessary. (Constitution, Art. III, Sec. 10.) 11. The President shall then call: (1) For petitions and memorials; (2) For reports from standing committees; (3) On Wednesday and Thursday of each week only House bills on their third and second reading, respectively, shall be taken up and considered until disposed of, and in case one should be pending at adjournment on Thursday it shall go over until the succeeding day, Friday, until disposed of; and it shall require four-fifths of the Senators present to suspend this rule; (4) For reports from select committees; (5) For bills and resolutions, which shall conclude the morning call, and which the President shall announce, to the Senate; `(6) For the special order; (8) dent's table, which shall be disposed 18. Every question of order shall in the first instance be decided by the President, from whose decision (2) Messages and executive com- any member may appeal to the munications; (3) (4) ing; (5) ing: (6) ing; House bills on third reading; House bills on second read Senate bills on second readSenate bills and resolutions with House amendments may be called up at any time as privileged questions. 12. A special order shall be considered at a time for which it is set and considered from day to day until disposed of, unless at the time so fixed there is pending business under special order, but such business may be suspended by a majority vote of all the members present in order to consider a special order. If a special order is not reached or considered at the time fixed, it shall not lose its place as a special order. Provided, that any special order shall be subject to Rule 61, providing that the order of business may be postponed or changed by two-thirds vote of all members present. DECORUM AND DEBATE. 13. When a Senator is about to speak in debate, or to communicate any matter to the Senate, he shall rise in his place and address the President. 14. When two or more members happen to rise at once, the President | shall Lame the one who is first to speak, and his decision shall be final and not to open to debate or appeal. 15. No member shall speak more than once in any one debate until every member desiring to do so shall have spoken; nor shall any member speak more than twice in any one debate without leave of the Senate. Senate. To preceed to the transaction of executive business; The previous question; To postpone to a time certain; To commit with instructions; To postpone indefinitely; Which several motions have precedence in the order in which they are arranged. All amendments tending to prefect a bill shall have precedence of a motion to strike out the enacting clause. 22. No debate shall be allowed on a motion to lay on the table, for the previous question, or to adjourn. 22a. When any Senate bill shall be reached upon the calendar or shall be before the Senate for consideration, it shall be the duty of the President to give the place of such bill on the calendar to any House bill which has been referred to and reported containing the same subject, or to lay such House bill before the Senate to be considered in lieu of such Senate bill. 23. The Senate may punish any member for disorderly conduct, and with the consent of two-thirds may expel a member; but not a second time for the same offense. (Constitution, Art. III, Sec. 11.) 16. When a member shall be called to order by the President, or by a Senator, he shall sit down and not be allowed to speak, except to the point of order, until the question of 24. The Senate, during its sesorder be decided. If the decision be sion, may imprison for forty-eight in his favor, he shall be at liberty hours any person, not a member, for to proceed; if otherwise, he shall not disrespectful or disorderly conduct in proceed without leave of the Senate. its presence, or for obstructing any 17. If a member be called to of its proceedings. (Constitution, order for using exceptionable words, Art. III, Sec. 15.) they shall be immediately taken 25. Any member who shall redown in writing, that the President ceive or offer a bribe, or who shall may be better enabled to judge them. suffer his vote influenced by promise of perferment or reward, shall, on conviction, be expelled. BILLS. 26. No bill shall have the force of law until it shall have been read three several days in each House, and free discussion allowed thereon; but in case of imperative public necessity (which necessity shall be stated in a preamble or in the body of the bill) four-fifths of the house in which the bill may be pending may suspend this rule, the yeas and nays being taken on the question of suspension and entered upon the Journals. (Constitution, Art. III, Sec. 32.) 27. The President shall, at each reading, announce whether the bill originated in the Senate or House of Representatives, and whether it be the first, second or third reading. 28. A bill, when introduced, shall be read and referred to a committee. The first reading of a bill, if a Senate bill, shall be read when introduced; if a House bill, the reading thereof when transmitted to the Senate. And all House bills, when received in the Senate, shall be read and referred to a committee. No action shall be taken upon a bill accepting, rejecting or amending the same until it has been reported upon by a committee. And it shall be the duty of each committee of the Senate when there has been referred to it or is before it for consideration a Senate bill and a House bill containing the same subject, to first consider and report upon the House bill. 29. No motion shall be necessary to pass a bill to its second reading. The main question on the second reading of the bill shall be, if a Senate bill, "shall this bill be engrossed and passed to a third reading?" 30. No bill shall be considered unless it has first been referred to a committee and reported thereon; and no bill shall be passed which has not been presented and referred to a committee at least three days before the final adjournment of the Legislature. (Constitution, Art. III, Sec. 37.) And no vote shall be taken upon the passage of any bill within the last twenty-four hours of the session, unless it be to correct an error therein. 31. No amendment shall be adopted at the third reading of a bill without the consent of two-thirds of the members present. 32. It shall be in order at the third reading of a bill to move its reference to a committee; and should such motion prevail and the same be reported back to the Senate, the said bill shall be considered as on its second reading. house shall, in the presence of the 33. The presiding officer of each house over which he presides, sign all bills and joint resolutions passed by the Legislature, after their titles have been publicly read before signing, and the fact of signing shall be entered on the Juornals. tion, Art. III, Sec. 38.) (Constitu SUBSTITUTE BILLS. 34. When the House of Representatives shall adopt and send to the Senate a substitute for a bill that had previously passed the Senate and been sent to the House, said substitute shall be acted upon by the Senate in the same manner as a bill that originated in the House of Representatives; and any amendment which is in effect a substitute shall be considered a substitute bill. RESOLUTIONS. 35. Every resolution that requires the approval of the Governor. shall be subject to the rules that govern the proceedings on bills. 36. All resolutions, except those named in the preceding rule, shall be acted on upon their introduction, or on motion postponed or referred to an appropriate committee. AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION. 37. All amendments proposed to the Constitution shall be subject to the rules that govern the proceedings on bills, except that they shall in all cases be read on three several days, and shall only be passed by a vote of two-thirds of the members elected to the Senate. (Constitution, Art. XVII, Sec. 1.) When a proposed amendment to the Constitution may be under consideration, the votes of the majority of the members present shall be sufficient to decide an amendment thereto, or any collateral or incidental matter short of the final question. MOTIONS. 38. All motions shall be reduced to writing and read by theSecretary. |