Senate bill No. 5, A bill to be entitled "An Act making appropriations for the deficiencies in the appropriations heretofore made for the support of the State Government for the fiscal years ending August 31, 1905; August 31, 1906; August 31, 1907; August 31, 1908, and August 31, 1909, and to pay deficiencies such as may occur and be approved by the Governor during the fiscal years ending August 31, 1909; August 31, 1910, and August 31, 1911, being for claims registered in the Comptroller's office in accordance with laws, and for outstanding claims not registered, and declaring an emergency." Read first time, and referred to Rood second time; amended; ordered Reported engrossed.. Received from House, with amend- House amendments concurred in... Reported enrolled. By Senator Cofer: 12 27 17 Read second time; ordered engrossed; constitutional rule suspended; read third time, and passed... Reported engrossed.... Received from House, with amend ments House amendments concurred in.. Signed Enrolled bill in full. By Senator Ward: 28 24 37 295 299 310 377 Senate bill No. 8, A bill to be entitled "An Act to amend the Cleburne city charter." Read first time, and referred to ComImittee on Towns and City Corporations Reported favorably and be not printed Read second time; committee report adopted; ordered engrossed; constitutional rule suspended; read third time, and passed.. Reported enrolled. 23 Reported engrossed.. Received from House. 37 Signed 59 59 By Senator Willacy: 62 Senate bill No. 9, A bill to be entitled "An Act creating the Corpus Christi Independent School District." Read first time, and referred to Committee on Educational Affairs.... 13 (Died in committee.) By Senator Veale: Senate bill No. 10, A bill to be entitled "An Act to create the Amarillo Independent School District." Read first time, and referred to Com mittee on Educational Affairs.... 13 By Senator Hudspeth: Senate adopts Free Conference Com- House adopts Free Conference Com- Signed Enrolled bill in full. 13 27 32 Senate bill No. 12, A bill to be entitled Read first time, and referred to Ju- By Senator Terrell of McLennan: Senate bill No. 13, A bill to be entitled "An Act requiring railroad companies to provide adequate and suitable passenger and freight depot buildings at their several stations and requiring them to keep all their passenger depots well lighted and warmed for the comfort and accommodation of the traveling public and giving the Railroad Commission power to require compliance with this act, and declaring an emergency." Read first time, and referred to Com mittee on Internal Improvements. Reported favorably and be not print ed Senate rule suspended; read second ments House amendments concurred in. Enrolled bill in full.. By Senator Holsey: 16 37 13 Reported adverse majority; favorable minority... 84 78 Read second time, and laid on table subject to call.. 198 Read second time; amended; ordered (Died on table.) By Senator Terrell of Bowie: Senate bill No. 15, A bill to be entitled "An Act to amend the city charter of the city of Texarkana, Texas, and the acts amendatory of said city charter, and to amend an act entitled 'An Act to incorporate the city of Texarkana, Texas, as a city of the first class as a city of 10,000 and over of inhabitants; to grant to the city a special charter; to repeal all laws in conflict herewith, and declaring an emergency,' passed by the Thirtieth Legislature of the State of Texas, approved May 2, 1907, by adding thereto Section 192a, requiring rail road companies owning or operating railroad tracks across Elm street, Oak street and Spruce street in said city to construct a viaduct on one of said streets, and declaring an emergency." Read first time, and referred to Committee on Towns and City Corporations Reported adversely.. By Senator Ward: 21 129 Senate bill No. 16, A bill to be entitled "An Act providing that with the excep tion of foreign corporations which may be required or whose agents within this State may be required to procure from the Commissioner of Insurance and Banking a certificate of authority to do business within this State, any foreign corporation, as a condition precedent to doing within this State any business whatever, except interstate business, or to establishing or maintaining within this State a general or special office therefor, shall obtain from the Secretary of State and have a current permit to do business within this State, and making it a misdemeanor for any officer, agent, representative or employe of such corporation, in the name or on behalf of or for such corporation, to do any business whatever within this State, except interstate business, or to establish or maintain within this State any gen eral or special office therefor," etc. Read first time, and referred to Judiciary Committee No. 1.. Reported favorably, with amendments, and be not printed... Read second time; laid on table subject to call, and be printed in Journal Printed bill in full. 21 45 By Senator Alexander: Senate bill No. 17, A bill to be entitled "An Act to amend Article 642 of the Revised Civil Statutes of Texas of 1895, as amended by Chapter 130, Acts of the Twenty-fifth Legislature; Chapter 43, Acts of the Twenty-sixth Legislature; Chapter 43, Acts of the Twenty-seventh Legislature, and Chapter 129 of the Twenty-eighth Legislature; Chapter 62. Acts of the Twenty-ninth Legislature; Chapter 15, Acts of the Thirtieth Legislature, by amending Subdivisions 61 thereof, and authorizing the formation of corporations for the construction and operation of interurban, electric, gas or gasoline, denatured alcohol or naphtha motor railways, and declaring an emergency." Read first time, and referred to Com- Constitutional rule suspended and Enrolled bill in full. By Senators Peeler and Watson: 21 28 25 38 226 258 292 Senate bill No. 18, A bill to be entitled "An Act concerning surety companies authorized to transact business in this State and their agents, and to permit such companies and such agents to form an association for the purpose of gathering statistics, exchanging experiences and ascertaining the fair and reasonable rates to be paid them for their surety. ship, and to maintain such rates, and to prevent losses, arising from dishonesty or dereliction of duty of public officers, trustees and others, and to prevent discrimination, favoritism or rebates, and declaring an emergency." Read first time, and referred to Judiciary Committee No. 1.. Reported favorably and be printed in Journal.. Printing part of report adopted . 22 22 52 Bill in full.. 77 52 Taken up; report of Committee of Whole adopted, which killed the bill 89-90 grossed: constitutional rule suspended; read third time, and passed 209 Senate bill No. 19, A bill to be entitled "An Act relating to the election, quali fication and duties of the Commissioner of the General Land Office and his em ployes; providing a complete system of accounting, bookkeeping and auditing such accounts; prescribing rules and methods for the collection of fees, and keeping land accounts and collecting principal and interest on lands sold: providing system of accounting with the State Treasurer and the Comptroller of Public Accounts; providing for a general revision of the laws relating to the General Land Office." Read first time, and referred to Com- Read second time, and laid on table 22 202 307 By Senators Sturgeon, Bryan and Veale: Senate bill No. 20, A bill to be entitled "An Act to amend Articles 3923, 3924, 3926a and 3926b, and to repeal Article 3924a, Chapter 8, Title 86 of the Revised Statutes of 1895; providing a system of apportioning, distributing and accounting of the available school fund of the State, county, city and school districts; providing procedure; prescribing duties of Superintendent of Public In struction, Comptroller and treasurers of school funds." Read first time, and referred to Com- 22 370 By Senators Bryan, Veale and Stur geon: Senate bill No. 21, A bill to be entitled "An Act to constitute the Governor, the chairman of the Railroad Commission and Secretary of State a board of ac 22 By Senators Veale, Sturgeon and Bryan: Senate bill No. 22, A bill to be entitled "An Act to repeal Articles 2830, 2833, 2 of Title 52; to repeal Article 2892 of 2837, 2840, 2841 and 2842 of Chapter Chapter 5 of Title 52; to repeal Articles 5127, 5130, 5132, 5134, 5135 and 5153 of Chapter 3, Title 104; to repeal Articles 5162 and 5172 of Chapter 4, Title 104, and to repeal Article 5217, Chapter 5. Title 104 of the Revised Statutes of 1895." By Senators Veale, Bryan and Sturgeon: Senate bill No. 24, A bill to be entitled "An Act providing for the election, qualification, bond and duties of the Comptroller of Public Accounts, the duties of his employes; providing a complete system of accounting, bookkeeping and auditing of accounts of the department and of other departments and officers of the government; providing that the Comptroller shall prepare forms to be used exclusively in making reports and claims; providing a system for the collection and handling of revenue of all kinds; providing for appointment of chief clerk, and prescribing his duties; By Senators Veale, Bryan and geon: By Senators Terrell of McLennan and Harper: Senate bill No. 28, A bill to be entitled 23 "An Act authorizing any life insurance company incorporated under the laws of this State, at its option, to deposit seStur-curities equal in value to the legal reserve on its outstanding policies and annuity bonds for the benefit of all the holders thereof, and providing for the regulation and maintenance of such deposit, and the terms and purposes for which same shall be held; providing for additional reserve on extra hazardous risks; making it unlawful to pay certain persons for procuring insurance, and fixing a penalty for the violation thereof, and declaring an emergency.” Read first time, and referred to Committee on Insurance, Statistics History Senate bill No. 25, A bill to be entitled "An Act relating to and prescribing the duties of the county tax assessors and collectors, and the county clerks, Comptroller and State Treasurer, with refer ence to the assessment and collection of taxes; providing a complete system of accounting, bookkeeping and auditing of such accounts; prescribing rules and methods for keeping accounts, collecting and disbursing taxes of all kinds, including delinquent and insolvent taxes; providing for payment of compensation and reimbursing counties; providing for and establishing rules and methods for furnishing forms, checking accounts and making reports by the assessors, collectors, county clerks, Comptroller and treasurers." Read first time, and referred to Com- 23 Signed Enrolled bill in full. By Senators Senter and Hume: Senate bill No. 26, A bill to be entitled "An Act to require each corporation organized under the laws of this State to do a banking business," etc. By Senator Hudspeth: 31 84 200 208 295 310 377 "An Act creating and incorporating the Read first time, and referred to Committee on Insurance, Statistics and History. 31 Reported favorable majority; ad ed 45 verse minority... 82 Read second time, and laid on table subject to call. 199 |