Journal of the Senate of the State of Texas, Regular Session of the Sixty-First Legislature, Volume 1 Page: 64
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The amendment was read and failed H. C. R. No. 7, Authorizing pay-
of adoption. ment of certain Inaugural expenses.Record of Vote
Senator Patman asked to be re-
corded as voting "Yea" on the adop-
tion of the above amendment to S.
C. R. No. 11.
Senator Patman offered the follow-
ing amendment to the resolution:
Amend S. C. R. No. 11 by striking
the words "during the first 120 days"
and substituting in lieu thereof the
following "during the first 75 days."
The amendment was read and failed
of adoption.
Record of Votes
Senators Patman and Kennard
asked to be recorded as voting "Yea"
on the adoption of the above amend-
ment to S. C. R. No. 11. Senator
Mauzy asked to be recorded as vot-
ing "Nay" on the adoption of the
above amendment.
Senator Strong then moved the
adoption of S. C. R. No. 11 as amend-
ed.The resolution as amended
adopted by the following vote:
Yeas-25was
Hightower
Jordan
Kennard
Mauzy
McKool
Moore
Ratliff
Schwartz
Snelson
Strong
Wilson
Word
Nays-6
Herring
Patman
WatsonResolutions Signed
The President signed in the pres-
ence of the Senate after the captions
had been read, the following enrolled
resolutions:
H. C. R. No. 5, Memorial resolution
for The Honorable Dave C. Howard.H. C. R. No. 8, Providing for a Joint
Session to hear an address by The
Honorable Preston Smith, Governor of
the State of Texas, at 10:30 o'clock
a.m., January 23, 1969.
Senate Resolution 41
Senator Strong offered the follow-
ing resolution:
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate
of Texas of the 61st Legislature of the
State of Texas, That:
Section 1. The following Rules be
and the same are hereby adopted as
the Permanent Rules of Procedure
of the Senate of Texas of the 61st
Legislature:
RULES OF THE SENATE
QUORUM
1. Two-thirds of all the Senators
elected shall constitute a quorum, but
a smaller number may adjourn (or
recess) from day to day, and compel
the attendance of absent members.
(See Constitution, Art. 3, Sec. 10.)
ABSENTEES
2. In case a less number shall con-
vene, the Members present may send
the Sergeant-at-Arms, or any other
person or persons, for any or all
absent Members.
ABSENCES
3. No Member shall absent him-
self from the sessions of the Senate
without leave unless he be sick or
unable to attend.
ROLL CALL
4. Upon every roll call the names
of the Members shall be called alpha-
betically by surname, except when
two or more have the same surname.
in which case the name of the coun-
ty shall be added.
CALL OF THE SENATE
It shall be in order to move a Call
of the Senate at any time to secure,
to maintain, or to secure and main-
tain a quorum for the following pur-
poses:
(a) For the consideration of a
specific bill, resolution or other mea-
sure.
(b) For a definite period of timeBernal
Grover
Hall
Harrington
Harris
Hazlewood
Berry
Bridges
Brooks
Christie
Cole
Connally
Creighton
Aikin
Bates
Blanchard64
SENATE JOURNAL
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Texas. Legislature. Senate. Journal of the Senate of the State of Texas, Regular Session of the Sixty-First Legislature, Volume 1, legislative document, 1969; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth145999/m1/64/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.