Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-07-12
EXTRA SESSION OF LEGISLATURE
GOVERNOR ISSUES PRocLAmA'
TON TO CONVENE JULY Il.
Submits Three Subjects: To Elect
Senators Direct; General APpro
priations and Amendments
of Prison Law, Etc.

Austin, Textile governor MONDAY
issued his formal proclamation for the
converting of the Thirty-third leSlsia-
ture in extraordinary session IN t~o
weeks. He named but three subjects
for consideration by the special SEES
sion, but inserted clause which VIII
permit him TO submit other matters
from time to time, and it is known
that others will be suggested.
General appropriations, election OF
United States senators by popular
vote and amendments of the law gov
erning the state penal institutions
were designated in Mondays procla-
nation.
The governor said that he later
would call up the matter of rectifying
the defect in the $50 closing law.
Ii will be recalled that the bill relat-
ing to the civil statutes had two ma
terial blunders or errors in it, and
the governor vetoed H. In his veto
he said he would ask the special SEES
sion to enact the law properly and he
says he will make good that promise
in due season The criminal statute
requiring $50 closing was in good
form and the saloons are obeying it.
In anticipation of the report and
recommendations of the Legislative
committee, which made an invCstiga-
/ ton of the penitentiary system, the
| governor opens up the subject for the
] Lot ~ . rNrtGn
problem as it sees fit.
In the general appropriations topic.
/ the governor adds: And the repair,
restoration and erection of necessary
public buildings" etc. This makes it
possible for appropriations to render
fire protection to the state institu-
tons in accordance with the urgent
recommendations of State Fire Mar
shall Wallace Inglish Mr.. lnglish
itemiZes as TO each institution and
calls them fire traps" and death
traps"
The governors proclamation was as
follows:
Whereas. The Thirty-third legisla-
l luIt diJOul utu lllt i'DhiHi f'''CN
thereof without making appropria-
tons for the support of the state gov
eminent, as provided by the constitu-
tion shall be done;
Now, therefore, The failure of the
legislature to pass such appropriation
bill creates an extraordinary occasion,
justifying the governor to convene the
legislature in extra session, and | do
hereby call the same to convene in
the capitol, in the city of Austin, be-
ginning at 10 O'Clock a. m, Monday.
July q, 1913, for the following pur-
poses, to-wit:
ITO make appropriations for the
support of the state government and
its institutions, and the repair, re-
storation and erection of necessary
public buildings for the fiscal years
beginning September 1, 1913, and end
ing August 81, 1915.
ITO pass a law providing for and
regulating the election of United
States senators from Texas by the
people thereof, as provided shall be
done hereafter by an amendment tc
section 3 of article / of the constitu
, ton of the United States recently de
clared ratified and adopted by three
fourths of the States in the Union.
"To revise or amend the provisions
, of the law now governing the man
agement and control Of the peniten
. tiary system as embraced in chapter
q 10, acts of the fourth called session
of the Thirty-first legislature.
n ITO consider and act upon sucf
s other matters as may be presented BY
n the governor, pursuant to section Al
of article 3 of the constitution o
Texas"