Journal of the Senate of the State of Texas, Regular Session of the Forty-Sixth Legislature Page: 60
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60 SENATE JOURNAL
Whereas, The Third General As-
sembly was held in 1937 at which
official delegates from some forty of
the United States attended; and
Whereas, This Assembly deals with
matters involving the attitude of the
Federal Government on taxation and
other kindred matters, and with the
matter of cooperation among States
and groups of States on various
questions of interest to the several
States; and,
Whereas, There is a great tendency
for the National Government to take
over the field of taxation from the
various State Governments and to
take over other fields of government
because of the failure of the States
to cooperate among themselves; and,
Whereas, A recent study of trade
barriers between States has revealed
an alarming situation vitally affect-
ing the State of Texas; and
Whereas, There is urgent need for
better cooperation among the States
if the powers and duties are to be re-
tained by them; and the work of this
General Assembly is looking toward
this retention of such rights and
duties; and it is important that the
Senate of Texas be represented in
this General Assembly; now, there-
fore, be it
Resolved by the Senate of Texas,
That the Lieutenant Governor ap-
point a delegate to represent the Sen-
ate of Texas at said meeting and that
the necessary expenses incurred by
said Senator be paid from the con-
tingent fund.
HEAD,
ROBERTS.
On motion of Senator Head, and
by unanimous consent, the resolution
was considered at this time and was
adopted.
Senate Joint Resolution on
First Reading
By unanimous consent, the follow-
ing Senate joint resolution, at this
time, was introduced, read first time,
and referred by the President to the
Committee on Constitutional Amend-
ments:
By Senator Sulak:
S. J. R. No. 5, Proposing an amend-
ment of Section 51-b of Article III
of the Constitution of the State of
Texas so as to require the Legislature
to provide for a system of Old Age
Pension and/or Assistance not to ex-ceed Fifteen Dollars ($15.00) per per-
son per month to actual bona fide
residents of the State of Texas, over
the age of sixty-five years, excluding
therefrom habitual criminals, habitual
drunkards and inmates of a State-
supported institution; providing for
the length of time of actual residence
by applicants within the State of
Texas; authorizing the Legislature to
accept financial assistance from the
United States Government for old
age pensions and/or assistance; levy-
ing a two per cent occupation tax on
persons engaged in the business of
making retail sales of goods, wares,
merchandise and commodities includ-
ing the gross receipts of places of
amusement; creating a special Old
Age Pension and/or Assistance Fund
or funds and providing that same
shall never be diverted; providing
that said fund shall be prorated to
the aged of this State without regard
to previous standards of living, in-
come or other restrictions than those
specifically set forth; requiring the
Legislature to define terms to set up
machinery to administer such law
and to make appropriations necessary
for the administration of same; pro-
viding for the necessary proclama-
tion, publication and election.
Bill and Resolution Signed
The President signed, in the pres-
ence of the Senate, after their cap-
tions had been read severally, the fol-
lowing enrolled bill and resolution:
H. B. No. 1, A bill to be entitled
"An Act making an appropriation of
the sum of Two Hundred and Fifty
Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00), or so
much thereof as may be necessary,
out of any funds in the State Treas-
ury, not otherwise appropriated, to
pay the contingent expenses, and to
pay the mileage and per diem of
Members and the per diem of officers
and employes of the Regular Session
of the Forty-sixth Legislature, and
to pay any unpaid accounts of the
Second Called Session of the Forty-
fifth Legislature, and declaring an
emergency."
H. C. R. No. 2, Providing for a
joint session of the House of Repre-
sentatives and the Senate Wednesday,
January 11, 1939, for the purpose of
hearing the message of His Excellency
the Honorable James V. Allred, Gov-
ernor of the State of Texas.60
SENATE JOURNAL
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