"An Act creating and incorporating the Fairview Independent School District in Crosby County." "An Act creating and incorporating the Johnson Independent School District in Terry County." in to cancel the license of any 'licensed practitioner of medicine' in this State, when facts are made known to it, that such licensed practitioner of medicine has been convicted in either a State or Federal Court of a crime of the grade of felony, or one which "An Act creating and incorporatinvolved moral turpitude, or aiding ing Blythe County Line Independent or abetting the procuring of a crim- School District out of territory inal abortion; authorizing said State Gaines, Terry and Yoakum Counties." Board of Medical Examiners to in- "An Act creating and incorporatquire into the facts of any particular ing the McCarty Independent School case where a duly licensed practi- District in Dawson County, out of tioner of medicine' in this State has territory now composing Common . been convicted of a crime of the School District No. 22 in said grade of felony in either a State or County." Federal Court and his punishment assessed at either a fine or imprisonment, or by both fine and imprison Respectfully submitted, Governor's Office, Austin, Texas, May 29, 1920. ment, other than in the penitentiary, and providing for said practitioner to have a hearing before the State Board of Medical Examiners, and To the Thirty-sixth Legislature in authorizing the said Board of Medical Examiners Third Called Session. At the request of Representative Walker, I beg to submit for your consideration the following subjects, to-wit: Gentlemen: to exercise its discretion in revoking the license of licensed practitioners of medicine' in this State under certain conditions; repealing all laws, and parts of laws in conflict herewith, and declaring an emergency." "An Act creating the Kirbyville Independent School District in Jasper and Newton Counties, Texas." Respectfully submitted, W. P. HOBBY, Governor. Governor's Office, Austin, Texas, May 29, 1920. To the Thirty-sixth Legislature in Third Called Session: Gentlemen: At the request of Representative Satterwhite, I beg to submit for your consideration the following subject, to-wit: "An Act creating an independent school district to be known as Dumas Independent School District." Respectfully submitted, W. P. HOBBY, Governor's Office, Austin, Texas, May 29, 1920. Gentlemen: At the request of Senator Hall, I beg to submit for your consideration the following subject, to-wit: "An Act creating the Hahn Prairie Independent School District in Wharton County, Texas; defining its boundaries.” Respectfully submitted, Concurrent Resolution Signed. The President, after its caption had been read, signed in the presence of the Senate H. C. R. No. 1. Providing for investigation of the Pink Bollworm problem. Senate Bill No. 12 Recommitted. On the request of Senator Caldwell, Senate Bill No. 12 was recommitted to the Committee on Public Land and Land Offices by unanmious consent. Bills Introduced. Unanimous consent was received to send up the following bills: and also providing for appointment of assistants and declaring an emergency." Read first time and referred to Committee on Counties and County Boundaries. By Senator Alderdice: S. B. No. 29. A bill to be entitled "An Act to provide for a general educational survey of the State of Texas, to create a committee, prescribe their duties, make appropriations to carry out the provisions of this act, and declaring an emergency." Read first time and referred to Committee on Educational Affairs. By Senator Hall: S. B. No. 30. A bill to be entitled "An Act creating the Hahn Prairie Independent School District in Wharton By Senator Caldwell, by request: County, Texas; defining its boundarS. B. No. 26, A bill to be entitledies; providing for a Board of Trustees "An Act to regulate the disposition of in said district, conferring upon said funds deposited or advanced for the district and its board of trustees all use or rental of personal or movable the rights, powers, privileges and duproperty and to protect such de- ties now conferred and imposed by the positors and declaring an emer-general laws of Texas upon indepengency." Read first time and referred to Committee on Civil Jurisprudence. By Senator Dayton. S. B. No. 27. A bill to be entitled "An Act to amend Chapter 74 of pages 139 and 140 of the General Laws of the Regular Session of the Thirty-fifth Legislature of Texas, as amended by Chapter 154 on pages 284 and 285 of the General Laws of the Regular Session of the Thirty-sixth Legislature of Texas, so as to prohibit the sale or offering for sale of road vehicles of certain carrying capacity with tires of less than the herein prescribed width within the State of Texas, fixing penalties for the violation thereof; and declaring an emergency." Read first time and referred to Committee on Agricultural Affairs. By Senators Witt and Bledsoe: S. B. No. 28. A bill to be entitled "An Act to amend article 1460, chapter 2, title 29, of the Revised Civil Statutes of 1911, and amended by the 34th Legislature, page 203, and amended by the 35th Legislature, Civil Statutes of 1911, providing for the appointment and compensation of County Auditors in Counties having a population of forty thousand inhabitants, according to the last United States census, or having a tax valuation of fifteen million dollars according to the last approved tax rolls dent school districts and the board of trustees thereof; declaring that all taxes or bonds heretofore authorized by any former school district included within the bounds thereof shall remain in full force and effect; and declaring an emergency." Read first time and referred to Committee on Educational Affairs. Adjournment. On the motion of Senator Woods the Senate stood adjourned until Monday morning at 10:00 o'clock. APPENDIX. Several petitions were sent up and referred to the Committee on Educational Affairs; all urging the adoption of the educational relief bill. The petitions were sent up by the following: Senators Buchanan of Bell, Floyd, Smith, Dorough, Alderdice, Gibson, Caldwell and Woods. Senator Bailey sent up several petitions urging the adoption of the educational relief plan, which were referred to Committee on Educational Affairs. Senator Faust sent up several petitions on th same subject which were referred to the same committee. Senator Davidson sent up a petition on the same subject, which was referred to the Committee on Educational Affairs. Miss Blanton's Letter. Committee Room, Austin, Texas, May 28, 1920. Hon. W. A. Johnson, President of the Senate. Sir: Your Committee on Education, to whom was referred S. B. No. 9, have had same under consideration and I am directed to re The following communication was port it favorably with the recommendasubmitted by the Chair: To the Honorable State Senate, Gentlemen: I respectfully request that you take action removing me from the Board of the Industrial Welfare Commission. tion that it do pass and be not printed. ALDERDICE, Chairman. Committee Room, Austin, Texas, May 28, 1920. Hon. W. A. Johnson, President of the Senate. S. B. No. 8, have had same under consideration and I am directed to report it favorably with the recommendation that it do pass and be not printed. ALDERDICE, Chairman. Committee Room, Austin, Texas, May 28, 1920. Sir: Your Committee on Education, This request is made for the follow- to whom was referred ing reasons: (1) the duties of my office are such that I am unable to devote to the work of the Welfare Commission the time needed to perform properly the service which a member of the board should render, and (2) my brief experience as a member of the board has shown that it is unwise for the State Superintendent to act Hon. W. A. Johnson, President of the on this Commission, as the educational interests of the State should not be involved with interests which that commission must represent. Respectfully yours, ANNIE WEBB BLANTON, State Superintendent. Committee Reports. Committee Room, Austin, Texas, May 28, 1920. Senate. Sir: Your Committee on Civil Jurisprudence, to whom was referred S. B. No. 13, has had said bill under consideration, and I am instructed by the committee to report the same back to the Senate with the recommendation that it do pass. DEAN, Chairman. Committee Room, Austin, Texas, May 28, 1920. Hon. W. A. Johnson, President of the Sir: Your Committee on Roads, Hon. W. A. Johnson, President of the Bridges and Ferries, to whom was reSenate. Sir: Your Committee on Education, to whom was referred ferred S. B. No. 10, A bill to be entitled "An Act authorizing any county, or S. B. No. 5, have had same under political subdivision thereof, or any consideration and I am directed to re-defined road district thereof, now esport it favorably with the recommend-tablished or hereafter that may be esation that it do pass and be not tablished, which have voted and issued printed. or that may hereafter vote and issue bonds, etc.,' ALDERDICE, Chairman. Committee Room, Austin, Texas, May 28, 1920. Hon. W. A. Johnson, President of the Senate. Sir: We, your Committee on Education, to whom was referred S. B. No. 15, have had same under consideration and I am directed to report it favorably with the recommendation that it do pass and be not printed. ALDERDICE, Chairman. Have had the same under consideration and I am instructed by the said committee to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that it do pass. WOODS, Chairman. Committee Room, Austin, Texas, May 28, 1920. Hon. W. A. Johnson, President of the Senate. Sir: Your Committee on Roads, Bridges and Ferries, to whom was referred S. B. No. 11, A bill to be entitled "An Act to amend Article 627 and Article 628 of the Revised Statutes of the State of Texas, of 1911, so as to provide that any county, or any political subdivision or defined district now or hereafter defined, of a county, may issue bonds for the purpose of constructing and maintaining concrete bridges, concrete culverts, etc.," Have had the same under consideration and I am instructed by the said committee to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that it do pass. WOODS, Chairman. (Floor Report) Senate Chamber, Austin, Texas, May 28, 1920. Hon. W. A. Johnson, President of the Senate. Sir: We, your Committee on Roads, Bridges and Ferries, to whom was referred S. B. No. 18, A bill to be entitled "An Act to create a more efficient road system for Eastland County, Texas, defining the duties and powers of the commissioners court of said county, relative to roads and bridges and for other purposes," Have had the same under consideration and beg to report same back to the Senate with the recommendation that it do pass and be not printed. WOODS, Chairman. Mr. Ralph Soape, Secretary to the Governor, presented himself at the bar of the Senate with the following executive messages: Governor's Office, Austin, Texas, May 29, 1920. To the Thirty-sixth Legislature in Third Called Session. Gentlemen: At the request of Senator Smith, I submit for your consideration the following subject, to-wit: "An Act creating the Mt. Enterprise Independent School District of Rusk County." Respectfully submitted, W. P. HOBBY, Governor's Office, Austin, Texas, May 29, 1920. To the Thirty-sixth Legislature in Third Called Session. At the request of Representative Marshall, I submit for your consideration the following subject, to-wit: "An Act to amend Art. 3889 of the Revised Civil Statutes of 1911, as said article was amended by House Bill No. 449, Chapter 158 of the Regular Session of the Thirty-sixth Legislature of the State of Texas, as said article was amended by Senate Bill Respectfully submitted, W. P. HOBBY, No. 60, Chapter 20, of the Second eighteenth judicial district of Texas Called Session of the Thirty-sixth to the sum of eighteen hundred ($1,Legislature of the State of Texas, re- 800.00) dollars; providing the manlating to the maximum fees that may ner of payment of such salary, and be retained by the county judge, sher- declaring an emergency." iff, clerk of the county court, county attorney, clerk of the district court, collector of taxes, assessor of taxes, justice of the peace, and constables of counties of this State having population of less than twenty-five thousand; and providing for the fees of such county officers and their deputies and assistants in all counties of such population, and declaring emergency." Respectfully submitted, W. P. HOBBY, Governor's Office, an Austin, Texas, May 29, 1920. Governor's Office, Austin, Texas, May 29, 1920. To the Thirty-sixth Legislature in Third Called Session. Gentlemen: At the request of Senators Bledsoe, Buchanan of Scurry, Gibson and Hall, I submit for your consideration the following subject, to wit: "An Act providing that no person shall be required to list for taxation bonds and other evidences of indebtedness issued by the State of Texas or any county, city, school district, improvment district, or other munici Gentlemen: At the request of Sen-pal corporation, in the State of Texas, ator Witt, I beg to submit for your consideration the following subject, to-wit: the "An Act to amend Articles 3 and 4 of the Revised Statutes of State of Texas, adopted at the Regular Session of the Thirty-second Legislature of 1911, providing for the adoption of a child where the parent or parents have voluntarily dond such child." Respectfully submitted, aban W. P. HOBBY, Governor's Office, Austin, Texas, May 29, 1920. and declaring an emergency." Governor's Office, Austin, Texas, May 31, 1920. To the Thirty-sixth Legislature in Third Called Session. Gentlemen: At the request of Representative Beason, I submit for your consideration the following subject, to-wit "An Act to amend Section No. 1 of Chapter 58 of the local and special laws of the State of Texas, passed by the Thirty-sixth Legislature, at its To the Thirty-sixth Legislature in | Regular Session, which act was an Third Called Session. Gentlemen: At the request of Representative Curtis, I beg to submit for your consideration the following subject, to-wit: "An Act to establish a system of public roads and bridges for Tarrant County." Respectfully submitted, Governor's Office, Austin, Texas, May 29, 1920. Gentlemen: At the request of Senator Davidson, I beg to submit for your consideration the following subject, to-wit: "An Act increasing the salary of the official court reporter for the the amendment of the act creating Respectfully submitted, Message from the House. A messenger from the House appeared at the bar of the Senate with the following Message. Hall of the House of Representatives, Austin, Texas, May 28, 1920. Hon. W. A. Johnson, President of the Senate. Sir: I am directed by the House to inform the Senate that the House has adopted H. C. R. No. 5, extending |