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52 SEATE JURNAL
Sir: We, your Committee on La-
bor, to whom was referred
H. J. R. No. 1, proposing the rati-
fication of an amendment to the Con-
stitution of the United States, which
amendment in substance, grants pow-
er to the Congress to limit, regulate
and prohibit the labor of persons un-
der 18 years of age, and expressly
leaves unimpaired the power of the
several states, except that the laws
of said states shall be suspended to
the extent necessary to give effect to
legislation enacted by the Congress.
Have had the same under con-
sideration, and I am instructed to
report it back to the Senate with the
recommendation that it do pass, and
be not printed.
PURL, Chairman.
NINTH DAY.
Senate Chamber,
Austin, Texas,
February 8, 1934.
The Senate met at 10 o'clock a. m.,
pursuant to adjournment, and was
called to order by Lieutenant Gover-
nor Edgar E. Witt.
The roll was called, a quorum be-
ing present, the following Senators
answering to their names:Beck.
Blackert.
Collie.
Cousins.
DeBerry.
Duggan.
Greer.
Holbrook.
Hopkins.
Hornsby.
Martin.
Moore.
Murphy.
Neal.
Pace.
Fellbaum.Parr.
Patton.
Poage.
Purl.
Rawlings.
Redditt.
Regan.
Russek.
Sanderford.
Stone.
Small.
Woodruff.
Woodul.
Woodward.
Absent-Excused.
Oneal.Prayer by the Chaplain.
Pending the reading of the Jour-
nal of yesterday, the same was dis-
pensed with on motion of Senator
Poage.
Petitions and Memorials.
(See Appendix.)
Committee Reports.
(See Appendix.)
Senators Excused.
On motion of Senator Poage, Sena-tor Oneal was excused for the day, on
account of illness.
On motion of Senator Purl, Sena-
tor Fellbaum was excused indefinite-
ly, on account of illness.
S. C. R. No. 11.
Senator Woodul sent up the fol-
lowing resolution:
Be It Resolved, by the Senate of
the State of Texas, the House of Rep-
resentatives concurring, That the
Honorable District Judges of each
and all of the several Criminal Dis-
trict Courts of the State of Texas'be,
and they and each of them are here-
by granted permission to be absent
from the State of Texas at such in-
tervals and for such time as they
see fit and desire while their respec-
tive courts are in vacation, during
1934 and 1935.
WOODUL.
On motion of Senator Woodul, the
Senate granted unanimous consent to
consider the resolution at this time
without reference to a committee.
The resolution was adopted.
Message From the House.
Hall of the House of Representatives,
Austin, Texas, Feb. 8, 1934.
Hon. Edgar E. Witt, President of the
Senate.
Sir: I am directed by the House
to inform the Senate that the House
has passed the following resolutions:
S. C. R. No. 10, Granting Hon. Lee
Wallace, Judge of the Thirty-eighth
Judicial District of Texas, permission
to be absent from the State of Texas
at certain intervals during 1934 and
1935.
H. C. R. No. 17, Defining the in-
tent of the Legislature with refer-
ence to certain appropriations made
for the Texas National Guard.
Respectfully submitted,
LOUISE SNOW PHINNEY,
Chief Clerk, House of Representatives.
S. C. R. No. 12.
Senator Parr sent up the follow-
ing resolution:
Whereas, By Chapter 68, Acts of
the First Called Session of the Forty-
third Legislature, being S. B. No. 69,
there was created Valley Conserva-
tion and Reclamation District, em-
bracing all the lands within the
boundaries of Cameron, Hidalgo and
Willacy Counties, Texas, for the pur-
pose of the drainage of its overflowed52
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