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4 SENATE JOURNAL.
taxes are paid on or before January
31, 1933; suspending all laws and
parts of laws in conflict herewith;
and declaring an emergency."
Read and referred to Committee
on State Affairs.
By Senator Greer:
S. B. No. 8, A bill to be entitled
"An Act authorizing and empower-
ing building and loan associations,
savings and loan associations, co-
operative banks, homestead associa-
tions, insurance companies, and sav-
ings banks, organized or incorpo-
rated under the laws of the State of
Texas. to subscribe for, and invest
their funds in, the stock of the Fed-
eral Home Loan Bank, of which it
may be eligible to become a mem-
ber, in compliance with the pro-
visions of the Act of Congress known
and cited as the 'Federal Home Loan
Bank Act'; and declaring an emer-
gency."
Read and referred to Committee
on Banks and Banking.
By Senator Hornsby:
S. J. R. No. 1, A Joint Resolution
"Ratifying an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States of
America passed by the Seventy-
second Congress of the United States
of America, at its First Session,
which amendment fixes the com-
mencement of the terms of Presi-
dent and Vice-President and Mem-
bers of Congress and fixing the time
of the assembling of Congress and
providing that this article shall be
inoperative unless it shall have been
ratified as an amendment to the Con-
stitution within seven years from
the date of its submission to the
states by Congress."
Read and referred to Committee
on Constitutional Amendments.
Notification Committees Report.
The committee appointed to notify
the Governor appeared at the bar of
the Senate and Senator Moore re-
ported that the Committee had per-
formed its duty.
The committee appointed to notify
the House appeared at the bar of
the Senate and Senator DeBerry re-
ported that the committee had per-
formed its duty.
Senator Excused.
On motion of Senator Moore, Sen-
ator Greer was excused for the day
on account of important business.Recess.
On motion of Senator Rawlings,
the Senate, at 10:33 a. m., recessed
until 2 o'clock p. m.
After Recess.
The Senate met at 2 o'clock p. m.,
pursuant to recess, and was called to
order by Lieutenant Governor Edgar
E. Witt.
Senator Excused.
On motion of Senator Moore, Sen-
ator Neal was excused for the after-
noon on account of important busi-
ness.
Senate Simple Resolution No. 1.
Senator Pollard sent up the fol-
lowing caucus report:
Caucus Report.
Austin, Texas, Aug. 30, 1932.
A caucus was held in the office of
the Senate, attended by 31 Senators.
The purpose of the caucus was to
determine the number, personnel and
salary of the Senate officers and em-
ployees for the ensuing Third Called
Session of the Forty-second Legis-
lature.
The following officers were
elected:
Secretary: Bob Barker.
Journal Clerk: Wendell O'Neal.
Sergeant-at-Arms: Captain A. W.
Holt.
Calendar Clerk: M. H. Dryer.
Engrossing and Enrolling Clerk:
Miss Essie McGinnis.
Chaplain: Rev. W. H. Doss.
The Lieutenant Governor is re-
quested to recommend that the
Southwestern Bell Telephone Com-
pany employ Miss Mary Jacobs to
attend to the duties of telephone op-
erator of the Senate, and a night
operator.
The Lieutenant Governor and
Senators are hereby fully authorized
and empowered to use all Assistant
Sergeant-at-Arms and all other nec-
essary employees for any and all
purposes they desire.
The Lieutenant Governor is here-
by authorized to appoint an elevator
boy to serve at night and on Sunday,
said elevator boy to receive $3.00
per day; and to employ all neces-
sary messengers, and pages, whose
salaries shall be $3.00 and whose
parents shall not be officers or em-4
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