The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-07-11
EXTRA SESSION Of LEGISLATURE
GOVERNOR ISSUES PRocLAmA'
TON TO CONVENE JULY q.
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 legisla-
ture in extraordinary session in two
weeks. He named but three subjects
for consideration by the special ses-
sion. but inserted a clause which Will
hermit 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 rectifylng
the defect in the $3.50 closing law
It will be recalled that the bill relat-
ing to the civil statutes had two ma
terial blunders or errors in 1t, and
the governor vetoed it. In his veto
he said he would ask the special SEES
sion to enact the law properly and ne
says he will make good that promise
in due season. The criminal statute
requiring $3.50 closing was in good
form and the saloons are obeylng It.
In anticipation of the report and
recommendations of the Legislative
committee, which made an investiga
ton of the penitentiary system, the
governor opens up the subject for the
legislature to deal with the prison
problem as it sees fit.
In the general appropriations topic
the governor adds: "And the repair
restoration and erection OF necessar!
public buildings etc. This makes
\ possible for appropriations to rende
fire protection to the state institu
tions in accordance with the urgen
recommendation of State Fire Maj
shall Wallace Inglish. Mr.. lngiisl
itemizes as to each institution AM
calls them fire traps" and "deat
traps"
The governors proclamation was a
follows:
whereas, The Thirty-third leSisls
, ture adjourned the regular sesslo
thereof without making appropri;
. lions for the support of the state go
( eminent, as provided by the constit'
|. ton shall be done;
"Now, therefore, The failure OF til
u legislature to pass such appropriate
n bill creates an extraordinary occasio
J. justifying the governor to convene Il
legislature in extra session, and
hereby call the same to convene
n the capitol, in the city of Austin, b
ia ginning at 10 o'clock a. M, Monda
Df July q, 1918, for the following pu
poses, to-wit:
"To make appropriations for Il
Of support of the state government al
Q, its institutions, and the repair,
- StOTdLlOu OlCCttOh Va hOSSSSe@
public buildings for the fiscal yea
beginning September !, 1918, and en-
~ ing August 81, 1916.
80 ITO pass a law providing for al
n regulating the election OF Unit
States senators from Texas by t
people thereof, as provided shall
a. done hereafter by an amendment
If. section of article / of the consti'
es ton of the United States recently
clared ratified and adopted by thrt
fourths of the States in the Union.
re- 'To revise or amend the provisio
he of the law now governing the ma
he agement and control of the penitt
tiary system as embraced in chapt
10, acts of the fourth called sessi
In of the Thirty-first legislature.
ITO consider and act upon su
U.s. other matters as may be presented
iie the governor, pursuant to section
Of article of the constitution
Texas"