Johnson of Wichita. Lawrence. McDaniel. Baldwin. Mr. John Davis of Dallas offered the following resolution: Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, That the Speaker be authorized to appoint and employ an assistant to the Chief Clerk at a salary of McCulloch. of $5 per day. Binkley. The resolution was read second time. Branch. Mr. Owen moved to table the resolu- Bryant. tion, and the motion to table was Question recurring on the resolution, it was adopted. lost. Burkett. Burmeister. Carpenter. Crumpton. Cummins. Curtis. PROVIDING COPIES OF TEXAS STATUTES. Davis, John E., By unanimous consent, the Speaker of Dallas. laid before the House, for consideration Duffey. at this time, the resolution introduced Duncan. this morning by Mr. John Davis of Edwards. Dallas, providing for the purchase of Faubion. certain Revised Statutes for use of the House, with amendment by Mr. Owen pending. Mr. Owen withdrew the pending Hanna. amendment. Mr. Miller of Dallas offered the following amendment to the resolution: Amend by striking out "142" and substituting "25 volumes." and striking out "$1775" and substituting "$312.50." On motion of Mr. Crumpton. the amendment was tabled. Fly. Grissom. Hardin. Mr. Perkins of Cherokee offered the following amendment to the resolution: "Provided, the books so purchased shall be and remain the property of the Adams. State, and upon the adjournment of the sessions of the Legislature the same shall be delivered by the members in possession to the Sergeant-at-Arms of the House and held in his custody for the use of future Legislatures." The amendment was adopted. Mr. Williams of McLennan offered the following amendment to the resolution: Amend the resolution so as to provide for the purchase of 72 books and change the amount to meet the amount necessary. Aiken. of Hopkins. of Bexar. Jones. McFarlane. McKean. Martin. Mathes. Merriman. Miller of Dallas. Morgan. Neblett. Owen. Perry. Pollard. Quinn. Rice. Sims. Sweet of Brown. of Limestone. Thorn. Thrasher. Wallace. Webb. West. Sweet of Tarrant. of Limestone. Thomason. Thompson Mr. Owen offered the following amend ment to the resolution: Amend the resolution by changing the number from "142" to "20." Mr. McCord offered the following substitute for the amendment: Amend the original resolution by striking out "142" copies of the laws and insert in lieu thereof "37" copies of the laws, and that one copy be furnished to the chairman of each committee of the House. Mr. Owen accepted the substitute. Mr. Williams of McLennan moved the previous question on the pending amendments and the resolution, and the main question was ordered, Question first recurring on the amendment by Mr. McCord, yeas and nays were demanded. The amendment was adopted by the following vote: King. Lawrence. of Harris. Thorn. Thrasher. Veatch. Walker. Webb. McDaniel. Barrett of Bell. Burns. Davis, John, of Dallas. Westbrook. Williams of McLennan. Wright. Nays--36. Laney. Martin. Miller of Parker. Neinast. Patman. Pollard. Pool. Seagler. Binkley. Garrett. Bonham. Black, W. A., Jones. Branch. Kacir. Bryant. Kveton. Burmeister. Laird. Wessels. HOUSE JOURNAL. Williams of Montgomery. Absent. resolu Question next recurring on tion, as amended, it was adopted. Mr. Burmeister moved to reconsider the vote by which the resolution as amended was adopted and to table the motion to reconsider. The motion to table prevailed. APPOINTMENT OF PAGES. FOURTH DAY. (Friday, January 14, 1921.) was The House met at 10 o'clock a. m., pursuant to adjournment, and called to order by Speaker Thomas. The roll was called and the following members were present: Adams. Rober- Baker. Barrett of Bell. The Speaker announced the appointment.of the following pages: Durham Durham, Norwood deau, Thomas Gullett, Jeff Reese, Harry Baldwin. W. Battle, Archibald Gay, Paul Mid-Barker. kiff, Joe Hill, Randolph Brasfield, John Mulkey, W. T. Johnson, Litten Eanes, Walter Guess, Earl Lawler, George Gillespie, Kelley Spillar, Holmes Gilbert, Thurman Phillips, John Hall, Alton Veil, Oliver Caldwell, Quinton Lacey. BILLS SIGNED BY THE SPEAKER. The Speaker signed, in the presence of the House, after giving due notice thereof, and their captions had been read severally, the following enrolled bills: S. B. No. 1, "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." ap S. B. No. 2, "An Act to make an appropriation to pay the contingent expenses of the Regular Session of the Thirty-seventh Legislature of the State of Texas, convened January 11, 1921; providing how accounts may be proved, and declaring an emergency." S. B. No. 3, "An Act making an appropriation to pay the mileage and per diem of the presidential electors of Texas for the year 1921, and declaring an emergency." MISCELLANEOUS COMMITTEE REPORTS. Bass. Binkley. of McCulloch of Wichita. Jones. Black, W. A., Crawford. of Dallas. Dinkle. Fly. Neblett. Fugler. Garrett. Owen. Grissom. Perkins of Cherokee. Perkins of Lamar. Mr. Thompson of Harris offered the following resolution: H. C. R. No. 4, Relating to GermanAmerican League. Whereas, The National League of German-Americans, according to press dispatches appearing in the newspapers of this State, in a recent meeting at Chicago, adopted a resolution demanding that a candidate given the approval of this league be placed in the Cabinet of President-elect Warren G. Harding. Whereas, This league, according to said press dispatches, has prepared for submission to President-elect Harding a list of candidates it approves. Whereas, Charles W. Scruggs, adjutant of the Department of Texas, Amerlean Legion, and various other officials of the American Legion in Texas have declared themselves in accord with the view that this seems to be a deliberate effort to revive German-Americanism and to frustrate the country's efforts to make its citizens Americans and Americans only. Whereas, Various units of the American Legion in Texas have requested their State and national adjutants to protest to President-elect Harding against the proposed placing of a candidate demanded by the German-American League in his Cabinet, and the adjutant of the Department of Texas, American Legion, has agreed to comply with these requests; therefore, be it en Resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring, That the Thirty-seventh Texas Legislature dorses the stand taken in this matter by the American Legion in Texas, and adds its protest against the proposed action to that of the Department of Texas, American Legion. Resolved further, That the Clerk of the House of Representatives be instructed to forward a copy of this resolution to President-elect Warren G. Harding at Marion, Ohio. Signed-Thompson of Harris, Beavens. The resolution was read second time and was adopted. TO PAY TEMPORARY PORTERS. Mr. Owen offered the following resolution: Whereas, The following named porters worked the number of days set after their names in the necessary work of cleaning and preparing the Hall of the House, and getting the same in readiness for the session, towit: Charlie Jackson, five days. Therefore be it resolved, That they each be paid as compensation for their services $3 per day for each day served, same to be paid out of the contingent expense fund of the House. The resolution was read second time and was adopted. BILL RE-REFERRED. On motion of Mr. Stewart of Reeves, House bill No. 15 was withdrawn from the Committee on State Affairs and referred to the Committee on Conservation and Reclamation. PROVIDING COPIES OF REPORT OF Mr. Beasley of McCulloch offered the following resolution: Whereas, There are in the hands of the Secretary of State 150 copies of the report of the general investigating committee of the Thirty-fifth Legislature; and other notice to said body; therefore, be it tives of the State of Texas, That this Resolved by the House of Representamatter be brought to the attention of the Railroad Commission and that they be requested to make a thorough investigation of the reason or reasons for said increase in rates aforesaid, and that they file their report of said inWhereas, The information contained investigation with the Chief Clerk of the said report will be of great assistance House of Representatives, and any recto the members of the House in the con- ommendation they may care to offer if sideration of legislation affecting the any, in connection with same in the various departments of the State gov way of legislation covering this matter ernment; therefore, be it and that the Railroad Commission advise the House whether or not said interurban lines are now under their jurisdiction and control and that the finding of said investigation be given the widest publicity. Resolved by the House of Representatives, That the Sergeant-at-Arms of the House be and hereby is directed to secure and place upon the desk of each member of the House a copy of said report, same to be returned to the custody of the Secretary of State at the end of the present session of the Legislature. The resolution was read second time and was adopted. RELATING TO INTERURBAN RAIL- The resolution was read second time and was adopted. RELATING TO TARIFF LEGISLA- Mr. Crumpton offered the following resolution: Whereas, There is now pending before the United States Senate a measure Mr. Malone offered the following reso known as the "House Emergency Tariff lution: Whereas, The Northern Texas Traction Company has within the past two weeks raised the passenger fare about 33 per cent on its interurban line between Fort Worth and Dallas; and Bill"; and Whereas, The proponents of the measure take the position that the enactment thereof will aid the agricultural interests and alleviate, to a degree, the distress of the farmers; and Whereas, According to information Whereas, We believe that the enactpossibly other interurban lines in Northment of the measure will have the opTexas have raised their passenger fares; and Whereas, Prior to the war and during the war period said interurban line or lines were operating at a profit according to reports of their officers; and Whereas, There can be no reason, or at least there has been no reason given or shown to the public for the necessity of such increase at this time when all other prices and the cost of living is declining; and Whereas, Said increase in fares is working a hardship upon the people, especially who live in the rural or urban districts lying between those cities, who have builded their homes along said interurban and who have to ride these lines in going to and from their work in the cities; and Whereas, According to information received, said interurban lines did not apply to the Railroad Commission for a permit to raise said rate or give any posite effect, and will be the means of fostering and the levying of additional tribute upon the masses; and Whereas, It has been one of the time honored traditions of the Democratic party to oppose special legislation that tends to, or aids or fosters special interests; therefore, be it Resolved by the Thirty-seventh Legislature of the State of Texas, assembled, That it is the sense of this body that said bill should be defeated, and we request our Senators to work to that end. The resolution was read second time. Mr. Jones moved to refer the resolu tion to the Committee on Federal Re lations. Mr. Baker moved to table the motion to refer the resolution to the Commit tee on Federal Relations, and the mo tion to table was lost. Mr. Quicksall moved to refer the reso lution to the Committee on Agriculture The motion of Mr. Quicksall prevailed |