185

105. Providing for committee to investigate the penitentiaries.

188

106. Permitting cities and towns of less than ten thousand inhabitants to

adopt the commission form of government..

189

107. Validating patent to a section of school land in El Paso county and

eeding same to the Federal government.

191

108. Authorizing the incorporation of life, accident and health insurance

companies.

192

109. Providing for perpetuation of evidence to establish the identity of Con-

federate veterans

215

110. Providing for the investment of the permanent school fund.

216

lll. Relating to bonds of treasurers of printers' mutual fire and storm in-

surance companies and prescribing fees for filing annual statements. 219
RESOLUTIONS.

Changing form of printed bills in the House of Representatives..

249

Authorizing Superintendent of Public Buildings and Grounds to rearrange

room occupied by secretary and stenographers of Railroad Commission.. 249

Requesting the Governor to return House bill No. 152 to the House for

correction ..

249

Granting leave of absence to the judge of the Fortieth Judicial District of

Texas ..

250

Fixing time of sine die adjournment.

250

Submitting amendment to the Constitution in regard to formation and tax-

ing power of school districts...

250

Requesting the Governor to investigate an unsettled claim against the United

States by the State of Texas for the protection of her frontier.

252

Submitting amendment to the Constitution validating school districts and

their bonded indebtedness, and authorizing the levy and collection of taxes

to pay such indebtedness..

253

Requesting Superintendent of Public Buildings and Grounds to locate a site

for the erection of a monument to the valor of Hood's Brigade..

254

Submitting an amendment to the Constitution authorizing cities and towns

with a population in excess of 5000 to be incorporated by special Act.... 255

Submitting an amendment to the Constitution authorizing the establish-

ment of a home for wives and widows of Confederate soldiers and sailors.. 256

FIRST CALLED SESSION.

1. Per diem of members of First Called Session of the Thirty-first Legis-

lature ..

263

2. Contingent expenses of the First Called Session of the Thirty-first Leg.

islature ..

203

3. Imposing an occupation tax on life insurance companies not organized

under the laws of Texas.

264

4. Relating to fees charged by the Secretary of State.

266

5. Coaferring on the county court of Concho county civil and criminal

jurisdiction

268

6. Relating to appearances by brief of attorney in Courts of Civil Appeals. 270

7. Proyiding for improvement of public roads..

271

8. Providing for a system of Electric power, lights and water works for

all State institutions at Austin..

275

9. Providing for the maintenance of an agricultural experiment station for

the experimental culture of tobacco to be located in the Seven-

teenth Representative District..

278

10. Relating to the liability of railroad companies to their employes.. 279

ll. Amendment to the anti trust law...

281

12. Relating to appeals in probate cases.

282

13. Fixing terms of criminal district court of Harris and Galveston counties. 283