HOUSE JOURNAL. Texas, in the election of November 2, this the 17th day of December, A. D. 1920. Third. That the Secretary of State went contrary to my request and the request of a great number of citizens of the One Hundred and Sixteenth District who signed my application and petition to have my name placed on the independent ticket, in the election of November 2, 1920, and that in Uvalde county, Texas, my name did not appear on the right party ticket as he had been requested to do and as instructed to do in my application and petition to him. Fourth. That the Secretary of State, although often notified and requested to certify my name, has utterly failed to perform his sworn duty in the matter, and having so failed, I shall carry this contest up to the House of Representatives at Austin, Texas, and with all justice demand that the votes you received in Uvalde and Dimmit counties, Texas, be thrown out, and that the votes of Medina and Zavalla counties only be W. F. NAEGELIN, Devine, Texas, December 14, 1920. In re Naegelin vs. Morris, election contest, One Hundred and Sixteenth Representative District of Texas. State of Texas, County of Medina. 1920. (Seal) Notary Public Medina County, Texas. Aug. 16, 1920. Sect. of State, Austin, Texas. and petition to have my name placed due form and legally correct. W. F. NAEGELIN. if my application and petition send Dear Sir: Will you please advice me you some time ago, is in due form and legally correct. Yours very truly, W. F. NAEGELIN. Received no answer to the above. Castroville, Texas, Aug. 30, 1920. (Registered Letter.) Sect. of State, Austin, Texas. if my application and petition to have W. F. NÄEGELIN. 1920. Copy. Wrote to Sect. of State, Aug. 16, 1920. Wrote to Sect. of State, Aug. 23, Wrote to Sect. of State, Aug. 30, Before me, the undersigned authority in and for Medina county, Texas, on this day personally appeared David C. Brown (county attorney of Medina county, Texas), known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to this affidavit, and who after being by me duly sworn, deposes and says that he in person as the agent of W. F. Naegelin, in Naegelin vs. Morris election contest for the office of Representative to the Legislature from the One Hundred and Sixteenth District, served the "Notice of Hon. Sec. of State, Austin, Texas. Contest" and "Statement of Grounds on Which Contest is Based," on said G. C. Morris on the 4th day of December, A. D. 1920, at 3 (p. m.) o'clock in the town of Devine, Medina county, Texas. DAVID C. BROWN. Sworn and subscribed to before me 1920. Sept. 20, 1920. My Dear Sir: Mr. W. F. Naegelin, of Castroville, Medina County, Texas, has requested me to write to you to ascertain whether or not you received his petition and application to have his name placed upon the official ballot as candidate for the office of Representa upon discovering this he at once certified your name to each of the four counties. I hope he has done so. There have been many mistakes made in the Sect. of State's office, and I have had a lot of trouble trying to get him to correct errors. Respectfully yours, WM. BLAKESLEE. Copy. Nov. 9, 1920. Mr. W. F. Naegelin, Castroville, Texas. Dear Sir: Your name did not appear on the official ballot in this county. Your name was never certified by any officer, and of course, we could not place it on the ticket. We did not send out the election supplies until the last moment and could have added your name up to Saturday, had the proper certificate been forthcoming. Very truly yours, WM. H. DAVIS, I, Ditzler H. Jones, County Judge of Uvalde County, State of Texas, hereby certify that the attached three copies of election returns made to me by the Zavalla Counties, are a true and correct County Judges of Medina, Dimmit and copy of the original returns on file in my office, and further, that I have attached hereto a true and correct copy of the minutes of the election returns from Uvalde County, Texas. I further certify that all of the attached copy of election returns are of the general election held on the 2nd day of November, 1920, for Representative of the One Hundred and Sixteenth District, in pursuance of the proclamation of the Governor of Texas. Witness my hand and official seal of office at Uvalde, Texas, this the 3rd day of January, 1921. Texas, the following persons received To the Speaker of the House of Reprethe following votes in said Dimmit county for such office: Total Number of Votes Polled, 465. Mr. Grover C. Morris... .288 votes. Mr. W. F. Naegelin. 20 votes. Witness my hand and official seal, at Batesville, this the 11th day of November, A. D. 1920. N. H HUNT, County Judge Zavala County, Texas. Returns for Representative One Hundred and Sixteenth Representative District for Medina County. The State of Texas, To the County Judge of Uvalde County: This is to certify that at an election held on the 2nd day of November, 1920, for Representative of the One Hundred and Sixteenth District, in pursuance of the proclamation of the Governor of Texas, the following persons received the following votes in said Medina county for such office: Total Number of Votes Polled, 1780. 1033 votes. Witness my hand and official seal, at Hondo, Texas, this the 17th day of November, A. D. 1920. (Seal) B. NOONAN, County Judge Medina County, Texas. sentatives, of the Regular Session of .Legislature, January, the.. 1921. Grover C. Morris-Precinct 1, 216; Precinct 2, 61; Precinct 3, 61; Precinct 4, 8; Precinct 5, 12; Precinct 6, 32; Precinct 7, 21; Precinct 8, 6; Precinct 9, 8; Precinct 10, 6; Precinct 11, 23; Precinct 12, 121; Precinct 13, 91; Pre cinct 14, 15; total, 681 votes. W. F. Naegelin-Precinct 1, 13; Precinct 2, 16; Precinct 3, 1; Precinct 4, 4; Precinct 5, 1; Precinct 6, 1; Precinct 7, 0; Precinct 8, 1; Precinct 9, 0; Precinct 10, 1; Precinct 11, 28; Precinct 12, 9; Precinct 13, 12; Precinct 14, 0; total, 87 votes. We, the undersigned commissioners, hereby certify that on this 8th day of November, 1920, we have opened and canvassed the votes and the returns as tabulated above, are true and correct, as we found. DITZLER H. JONES, County Judge Uvalde County, Texas. B. B. WATSON, Attest: Commissioner Precinct 1. A. F. FRAZIER, Commissioner Precinct 2. G. P. HODGES, Commissioner Precinct 3. J. B. CUMMINS, Commissioner Precinct 4. I, J. W. Graham, clerk of the county court of Uvalde county, Texas, do hereby certify that the above is a true and correct copy of the election returns for Representative 116th District, as appears of record on pages 45 and 47, Vol... Record of Election Returns of Uvalde County, Texas. In testimony whereof, witness my hand and official seal at Uvalde. Texas, this 31st day of December, 1920. (Seal) J. W. GRAHAM, County Clerk. Uvalde County, Texas. MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE. Senate Chamber, Austin, Texas, January 13, 1921. Hon. Charles G. Thomas, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Sir: I am directed by the Senate to inform the House that the Senate has passed the following bills: S. B. No. 1, A bill to be entitled "An Act making an appropriation to pay the per diem and mileage of members and per diem of officers and employes of the Regular Session of the Thirty-seventh Legislature of the State of Texas, convened on the 11th day of January, 1921; providing how accounts may be approved, and declaring an emergency." S. B. No. 2, A bill to be entitled "An Act making an appropriation to pay the contingent expenses of the Regular Session of the Thirty-seventh Legislature of the State of Texas, conproviding vened January 11, 1921, how accounts may be approved, and declaring an emergency." S. B. No. 3, A bill to be entitled "An Act making appropriation to pay mileage and per diem of the Presidential electors of Texas for the year 1921, and declaring an emergency." And has concurred in House amendments to Senate concurrent resolution No. 1, and under its terms the following members have been appointed on the part of the Senate, Senator Woods, Witt, Buchanan, Wood and Darwin. Respectfully, W. V. HOWERTON, (Mr. Cox in the chair.) MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR. Miss Annie Houghton, Secretary to the Governor, appeared at the bar of the House, and being duly announced, presented the following message from the Governor, which was read to the House, as follows: Governor's Office, Austin, Texas, January 13, 1921. To the Thirty-seventh Legislature in Regular Session. printed for distribution among the members of your body, I shall not encumber your journal with an exhaustive review of the contents of the respective reports, and shall communicate to you only that portion which will enable me to comply with the provision of the Constitution requiring the executive to communicate to the Legislature with respect to the condition of the State. Total long session attendance...4475 The Summer School session of 1919 enrolled 1764 and the Bureau of Extension during 1919-1920, enrolled 1212. The Board of Regents has represented to the Board of Control its estimate for maintenance for the next two years, amounting to $1,663,357 per year which I am informed has been reduced by the Board of Control in the amount of approximately a half a million dollars. I am informed by the President that this reduction of the estimate of the Regents made by the Board of Control will cripple the University so as to make it practically impossible for it to perI believe the Uniform its functions. versity of Texas should be what the founders of Texas intended, an institution of the first class, and I believe it is the duty of the Legislature to make ample provision for maintaining that standard and affording ample room for all of the young men and women who seek entrance within its doors. Agricultural and Mechanical College. Gentlemen: The condition of the va- The attention of the Legislature is dirious departments and institutions of rected to the continued growth of this was established. the State government has kept pace institution since it with the progress of other phases of the During the last regular session, 1902 government. In almost every instance students were enrolled, with an addithe biennial reports of the respective de- tional enrollment of 1977 students durpartments and institutions show large ing the summer session, making a total increases over the volume of business enrollment of 3779 students for the twelve months period ending September heretofore handled. Inasmuch as these reports are to be 1, 1920. The estimated regular session enrollment in the current year is more than 2000. The attendance during the session ending September 1, 1920, was slightly more than 50 per cent greater than any pre-war year. College of Industrial Arts. The attention of the Legislature is inCollege of Industrial Arts with special vited to the ninth biennial report of the this institution since its opening in attention to the phenomenal growth of September, 1903. During the first six years of the operation of this College, courses of study covering a two year five years, the course of study was inFor the next period only were offered. creased to cover one to three years of college work, since which time the Colgovern-lege has offered courses of study covering one to four years work. From the Extension Department of the College, farm and home demonstration agents have been placed in most of the populous counties of the State. The last annual report of the College discloses 134 county agents and assistants and 59 home demonstration agents. This work of the College is financed jointly by Federal and State ments. six Under the direct supervision of the The total matriculation for the first College authorities are the Agricultural Experiment Stations of the State, comyears numbered 1460. During the prising the Main Station located at the next five years, this number increased College, with 14 sub-stations distributed to 2343, while the number enrolled durthroughout the State. The work under-ing the last six years was 9353 girls with taken and performed by the Agricultural an enrollment the past session of 1462, Experiment Station system is that of supplying useful knowledge for more scientific methods of cultivation of field crops and the more economic production of live stock. John Tarleton Agricultural College. during the regular session, and 666 for the summer session, a total of 2218, or in other words, during the session ending in 1920 there were enrolled in the College 768 more students than the total matriculation during the first six years. Approximately 60 per cent of the student body come from rural communities This institution is a branch of the and from farm and ranch homes, the Agricultural and Mechanical College, remaining 40 per cent being distributed having been established at Stephenville among the homes whose support is deby an act of the Thirty-fifth Legisla-rived from practically all other standture. The report discloses that this institution has shown considerable growth since its organization, having enrolled during the last scholastic year 612 students. Grubbs Vocational College. As is provided by the Act of the Thirty-fifth Legislature establishing this institution, it is made a branch of the Agricultural and Mechanical College. During the past scholastic year the enrollment at this school was 444 students. Prairie View Normal and Industrial ard vocations. Geographically, the students are from 80 per cent of the counties of Texas located in every section of the State. In connection with the report of this institution, the attention of the Legislature is invited to the recommendations made by the Board of Regents with respect to the future of this important institution. The State Department. During the period covered by the biennial report, the net receipts of the State Department for the two fiscal years ending August 31, 1918-August 31, 1920, have totaled $2,364,074.98. The total receipts of this department for the two fiscal years preceding were $1,593,491.55 showing an increase in favor of the last two years in the sum of $770,583.43. This is the only institution of higher learning in the State for the education of our negro population. It is a land grant College and, as such, is under the direction of the Board of Directors of the Agricultural and Mechanical Col- The appropriation made for the delege of Texas. This institution offers partment by the Legislature for the two instruction in agriculture, home eco- years ending August 31, 1921, was $59,nomics and mechanical arts, including 240; deducting this appropriation from useful trade courses, and it also serves the net receipts of the department for as a normal school for training nor-the biennium ending August 31, 1920, mal teachers. The institution has a faculty of 63 and had a total enrollment during the past scholastic session of 1925 students. will leave a net profit in favor of the department in the sum of $2,304,834.98. The business of the department as vealed in the report thereof discloses re |