Journal of the Senate of the State of Texas, Regular Session of the Forty-Sixth Legislature Page: 63
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SENATE JOURNAL 63
Roberts
Shivers
Small
Spears
Stone
of Gal
Cotten
HeadStone
of Washington
Sulak
Van Zandt
Weinert
lveston Winfield
Absent--Excused
MartinA quorum was announced present.
The invocation was offered by the
Chaplain.
On motion of Senator Lanning and
by unanimous consent, the reading
of the Journal of the proceedings of
Thursday, January 12, 1939, was dis-
pensed with and the Journal was
approved.
Leaves of Absence Granted
Senator Cotten was granted leave
of absence for today and tomorrow,
on account of illness, on motion of
Senator Van Zandt.
Senator Head was granted leave of
absence for today and the remainder
of the week, on account of important
official business, on motion of Senator
Collie.
Senator Martin was granted leave
of absence for today on account of
important businses, on motion of Sen-
ator Shivers.
Appointment Announced
Pursuant to S. R. No. 9, the Presi-
dent announced the appointment of
Senator Head as the delegate to at-
tend the Fourth General Assembly of
the Council of State Governments, to
be held in Washington, D. C., Janu-
ary 18, 19 and 20, 1939.
Message from the House
A Clerk from the House was rec-
ognized to present the following
message:
Hall of the House of Representatives,
Austin, Texas,
January 10, 1939.
Hon. Walter Wcodul, President of the
Senate.
Sir: I am directed by the House
to inform the Senate that the House
has passed the following bills and
resolutions:S. B. No. 18, A bill to be entitled
"An Act making an appropriation
of the sum of Two Hundred and
Fifty Thousand Dollars, etc., and de-
claring an emergency."
H. C. R. No. 5, Deploring the pass-
ing of John L. Darrouzet.
H. C. R. No. 6, Reserving a suitable
area for parking cars owned by mem-
bers of the Legislature and news-
paper correspondents.
H. C. R. No. 9, Providing for a
joint session to inaugurate the Gov-
ernor and Lieutenant Governor.
Respectfully submitted,
E. R. LINDLEY,
Chief Clerk, House of Representatives.
Senate Bills on First Reading
The following Senate bills were in-
troduced, read severally first time,
and referred by the President to the
committees indicated:
By Senator Redditt:
S. B. No. 33, A bill to be entitled
"An Act to require all purchasers of
trees and timber, or either of them,
in the form of logs, staves, shingles,
pulp wood, or any of them to obtain
a bill of sale therefor from the seller,
providing what shall be contained in
such bill of sale; providing penalties
for violation of this Act, and declar-
ing an emergency."
Referred to Committee on Civil
Jurisprudence.
By Senator Redditt:
S. B. No. 34, A bill to be entitled
"An Act to amend Article 1379 of the
Penal Code of the State of Texas, so
as to increase the penalty from a fine
of not less than ten nor more than
five hundred dollars, to confinement in
the penitentiary for not less than one
nor more than five years, and declar-
ing an emergency."
Referred to Committee on Criminal
Jurisprudence.
By Senator Nelson:
S. B. No. 35, A bill to be entitled
"An Act making an emergency ap-
propriation out of any money in the
State Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated for the operation, support and
maintenance, including salaries of the
officers and employees, of the Big
Spring State Hospital, Big Spring,
Texas, until Sept. 1, 1939; for equip-
ment and installation of same in theSENATE JOURNAL
63
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