586.

By Mr. Stepter: To amend the law relating to private corporations and defining the powers of same, 797. -Favorable report, 873.-Read second time, passed to engrossment (see note), reported engrossed, 1030.-Read third time, passed, 1157.-Returned from Senate, 1199.-Signed, 1268.-Reported enrolled, presented to Governor, 1277. (Note. The Journal Clerk's notes show that this bill was read second time and passed to engrossment March 9, 1909. The statement of this fact has been erroneously omitted from the printed Journal.)

587. By Mr. Cable: Road system for Montague county, 825.-Favorable report, 846.-Ordered not printed, 834. -Read second time, passed to engrossment, 917.-Read third time, passed, 991. Reported engrossed, 1027.--Returned from Senate, 1219.-Signed, 1268.-Reported enrolled, presented to Governor, 1277.

588. By Mr. Flournoy: To transfer Bee county from the Twenty-fourth to the Thirty-sixth Judicial District, 825.

Favorable report, 874.-Read second time, 917.-Died on Speaker's Table. 589. By Mr. Reid: To amend the law relating to pleas of guilty and providing for the payment of costs by the defendant, 825.-Died in committee. 590. By Mr. Reid: To amend the law relating to pleas of guilty, etc., 825. -Died in committee.

591. By Mr. Reid: To amend the law

relating to taking bail in felony cases, 825.-Died in committee.

592. By Mr. Caves: To exempt Karnes county from certain provisions of the law relating to the slaughtering of cattle, 825.-Favorable report, 1023.Read second time, passed to engrossment, 965.-Read third time, passed, 1011.-Reported engrossed, 1029.-Returned from Senate, 1149.-Signed, 1235.-Reported enrolled, presented to Governor, 1242.

To erect

593. By Mr. Goodman et al.: a monument to the memory of the Mexican War veterans in the Capitol grounds, 825.-Died in committee.

594. By Mr. Bowman: To restore the civil and criminal jurisdiction to the county court of Ochiltree county, 825. -Favorable report, 873 (see Errata). -Ordered not printed, 880.-Read second time, passed to engrossment, 965. -Taken up, 1009.-Read third time, passed, 1010. Reported engrossed, 1146.-Returned from Senate, 1220.Signed, 1269.-Reported enrolled, presented to Governor, 1276.

595. By Mr. Crockett of Mitchell: To permit certain towns and villages to adopt the commission form of government, 826.-Favorable report (see Errata).-Read second time, 1046.Amended, passed to engrossment, 1047. -Read third time, passed, 1048.-Returned from Senate, 1199.-Signed, 1269.-Reported enrolled, presented to Governor, 1272. (Note. This bill was reported favorably by the Committee on Municipal Corporations March 6, 1909, and the report of the committee should appear in the proceedings of that day, but has been erroneously omitted from the printed Record. ) 596. By Mr. Craven: To provide for compensation of county commissioners in Cooke county when acting as road commissioners, 826.-Favorable report, 925.--Ordered not printed, 857, 886.-Read second time, passed to engrossment, 918.-Read third time,

amend the charter of the city of Temple, 856.-Favorable report, 874.-Ordered not printed, 869.-Taken up, 917.-Read second time, passed to engrossment, 918.-Read third time, passed, 959.-Reported engrossed, 1026. -Returned from Senate, 1040.--Signed, 1235.-Reported enrolled, presented to Governor, 1243.

599. By Mr. Horger: To place Newton and Sabine counties under the operation of the law relating to hunting with firearms and dogs on enclosed land of another, 856.-Favorable report, 926.-Ordered not printed, 928.-Read second time, passed to engrossment, 965.-Reported engrossed, 1029.-Died on Speaker's Table. 600. By Mr. Hill: To provide for sale of certain property used by Court of Criminal Appeals at Dallas and Tyler, 856.-Favorable report, 874.Died on Speaker's Table.

601. By Mr. Hamilton of McCulloch:

To amend the law relating to the issuance of certain executions upon judgments, 856.-Died in committee.

602.

By Mr. Schluter: Providing for an occupation tax upon the occupation of receiving goods, wares and merchandise for storage, reshipment, etc., 878.-Died in committee. 603. By Mr. Elliott et al.: To amend the Grayson county road law, 879.Favorable report, 925.-Ordered not printed, 880.—Read second time, pass · ed to engrossment, 918.-Reported engrossed, 1028.-Died on Speaker's Table. 604. By Mr. Vaughan: To grant charter to the city of Greenville, 879. -Favorable report, 925.-Ordered not printed, 880.-Read second time, passed to engrossment, 966.-Read third time, passed, 967.-Returned from Senate, 1012. Reported engrossed, 1029.-Signed, 1174.-Reported enrolled, presented to Governor, 1244.

605. By Mr. Barrett: To create the Hamlin Independent School District in Jones county, 879.-Favorable report, 926. Ordered not printed, 907.-Read second time, passed to engrossment,

966. Read third time, passed, 1013.Reported engrossed, 1029.-Returned from Senate, 1219.-Signed, 1269.Reported enrolled, presented to Governor, 1278.

606. By Mr. Bowman: To abolish the present Hereford Independent School District and to create another Hereford Independent School District in the county of Deaf Smith, 879.-Favorable report, 927. Ordered not printed, 907.-Read second time, passed to engrossment, 966.-Motion to take up, 993.-Taken up, 1007.Read third time, passed, 1008.-Reported engrossed, 1027. Returned from Senate, 1221.-Signed, 1269.Reported enrolled, presented to Governor, 1274.

607. By Mr. Elliott: To create the Dorchester Independent School District in Grayson county, 879.-Favorable report, 927.-Ordered not printed, 907.-Read second time, passed to engrossment, 966.-Taken up, 1013.Read third time, passed, 1014.-Reported engrossed, 1029.-Returned from Senate, 1219.-Signed, 1269.Reported enrolled, presented to Governor, 1272.

608. By Mr. Adams: To amend the law relating to justices of the peace holding inquests, 879.-Died in committee.

609. By Mr. Strickland: To grant a new charter to the city of Palestine, 880.-Favorable report, 925.-Died on Speaker's Table.

610. By Mr. Driggers: To protect game and fish in the county of Montgomery, 916.-Favorable report, 1023.-Ordered not printed, 957.-Read second time, passed to engrossment, 966.Taken up, 1015. Read third time, amended, passed, 1016.-Reported engrossed, 1027.-Returned from Senate, 1198.-Signed, 1268.-Reported enrolled, presented to Governor, 1272. 611. By Mr. Stamps: To prevent the publication of the name of any woman who may have been ravished, 928.Died in committee.

8. By Mr. Lee: To reduce the membership of the Legislature, 124.-Substitute for ordered printed, 434.-Adverse report, 573.

9. By Mr. Cable et al.:

To amend the Constitution relative to the legislative power, 142.-Adverse report, 572. 10. By Mr. Walter: To amend the Constitution so as to fix the number of members of the Legislature, 156.—Adverse report, 513.-Ordered printed, 500.-Read second time, lost, 633.Motion to reconsider spread on Journal, 633.-Vote on passage to engrossment reconsidered, 643.-Consideration postuponed, 645.-Died on Speaker's Table.

11. By Mr. Stead:

To amend the Constitution so as to subject 20 per cent of current wages to garnishment, 156. -Adverse report, 241.

12. By Mr. Kennedy: To amend the Constitution so as to exempt certain mortgages, liens and other evidences of indebtedness against real estate from taxation when the rate is 6 per cent per annum or less, 193.-Favorable report, 458.-Died on Speaker's Table.

13. By Mr. Nelson of Hopkins: To amend the Constitution relative to granting aid to Confederate soldiers, etc., and their widows, 209.-Adverse report, 530.

14. By Mr. Terrell of Cherokee:

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amend the Constitution so as to reduce the number of the members of the Legislature, 209.-Adverse report, 573.

To

15. By Mr. Stephenson et al.: amend the Constitution in reference to certain State, district, county and precinct officers, 231.-Favorable report, 613.-Died on Speaker's Table. 16. By Mr. Currey: To amend the Constitution so as to authorize the Legislature upon petition of 20,000 citizens to submit amendments to the Constitution by a majority vote of both houses of the Legislature. 246.—Ordered printed, 247.-Favorable report. 530.-Died on Speaker's Table. 17. By Mr. Bell: To amend the Constitution so as to require the Legislature to enact a law whereby the qualified voters of any county, justice's precinct, town, city or a prescribed subdivision of a county may by a majority vote determine from time to time whether the sale, gift and exchange of intoxicating liquors shall be

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prohibited within the prescribed limits, 264.-Adverse report, 573. 18. By Mr. Stephenson: To provide for the creation of improvement districts in cities of more than 5000 inhabitants, 265.-Favorable report, 572. -Died on Speaker's Table.

19. By Mr. Highsmith: To amend the Constitution so as to authorize certain towns and cities to incorporate by special act, 345.-Favorable report, 457.-Died on Speaker's Table. 20. By Mr. Mason: To amend the Constitution in relation to local option laws, 392.-Favorable report, 458. -Died on Speaker's Table.

21. By Mr. Harman: To amend the Constitution relative to the qualification of electors, 408.-Favorable report, 613.-Died on Speaker's Table. 22. By Mr. Elliott et al.: To exempt property of cotton and woolen mills from taxation, 456.-Favorable report, 573.-Read second time, amended, passed to engrossment, 1010.-Reported engrossed, 1145.-Read third time, passed, 1177.-Died in Senate. 23. By Mr. Standifer: To amend the Constitution so as to authorize the levy of school taxes by majority vote, 456.-Favorable report, 613.-Died on Speaker's Table.

24. By Mr. Elliott: To amend the Constitution relative to taxing railways and electric railways, 456.--Adverse report, 573.

25. By Mr. Graham: To amend the Constitution so as to reduce the contract rate of interest, 465.-Died in committee.

26. By Mr. Porter: To amend the Constitution so as to authorize the Legislature to reward the nineteen men who rescued the Treasury of Texas from an organized band of robbers, 643.-Favorable report, 697.Died on Speaker's Table.

27. By Mr. Jenkins et al.: Providing for a constitutional convention for the State of Texas, 661.-Favorable report, 819.-Died on Speaker's Table. 28. By Mr. Ridgway: To amend the Constitution, relating to independent school districts, 703.-Favorable report, 846.-Died on Speaker's Table. 29. By Mr. Stamps et al.: To amend the Constitution relating to printing, publishing, stationery, paper and fuel. and text-books for public schools, 797. -Died in committee.

Fixing date of sine die adjournment, 177.-Read second time, adopted, 427.-Resolution to recall from Senate, lost, 826.-Returned from Senate, 860.-Signed, 922.-Reported enrolled, 1026.

Providing for

5. By Mr. Wortham : Code of Insurance Laws, 217.-Lost, 232.-Vote reconsidered, adopted, 266. -Died in Senate.

6. By Mr. Hamilton of Childress: Requesting Congress to submit an amendment to the Federal Constitution, relating to manner of electing United States Senators, 334.-Favorable report, 457.-Died on Speaker's Table.

7. By Mr. Fuller: Providing for Legislative Manual, 365.-Adopted, 365. -Died in Senate.

8. By Mr. Ridgway: Inviting the Department of Superintendence of the National Educational Association to hold its next annual meeting in Texas, 423.-Adopted, 424.-Returned from Senate, 524.

9. By Mr. Meeks: Requesting the Senate to return House bill No. 152 for

By Mr. Anderson et al.: Tendering use of Representative Hall to the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows, 881.Favorable report, 1195.-Died on

Speaker's Table.

15. By Mr. Schluter: To lease certain property for the Hogg Memorial Park to the Texas Nut Growers' Association, 929.-Died in committee.

HOUSE RESOLUTIONS (SIMPLE)HISTORY OF

(Note.-First number following subject indicates page where offered and first read.)

By Mr. Adams:

Providing for daily newspapers, 57. -Read second time, amended, adopted, 57.

Providing for telegraph messages and long distance telephones, 73. -Tabled, 73.

By Mr. Anderson:

Recalling Senate bill No. 301 from
Senate, adopted, 1196.

By Mr. Baker of Hood:

Providing for telephones, 70.-Read second time, adopted, 72. Providing for newspapers for the Confederate Home, 59.-Read second time, adopted, 59.

To accept invitation to visit Galveston, 265.-Amended, adopted, 265.

By Mr. Ballengee:

Rescinding request to Senate for

return of Senate bill No. 247, adopted, 886.

Relative to Rules of the House, 1208.