SENATE JOURNAL Fortieth Legislature-First Called Session. WHEREAS, occasion exists for the passage of a civil service act affecting the selection of subordinate employees of the State government to the end that better efficiency may be secured in the administration of governmental affairs; and, WHEREAS, need exists for improvement of our laws relating to highways and the administration of highway affairs in this State to guarantee a more efficient and economical development of a system of correlated highways. For these, and other good and sufficient reasons hereinafter named, an extraordinary occasion has arisen requiring the Legislature to be convened; NOW, THEREFORE, I, DAN MOODY, Governor of the State of Texas, do, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution of this State, hereby call a Special Session of the Fortieth Legislature to be convened in the City of Austin, commencing at twelve o'clock, noon, on Monday, the ninth day of May, A. D. 1927, for the following purposes: 1. To pass a general appropriation bill for the ensuing biennium. 2. To pass a selective civil service law providing for the selection of subordinate employees of the State government under the classified civil service system. 3. To adopt such laws as may be necessary to establish a more efficient and economical development of a system of correlated State highways. 4. To consider and act on such other subjects of public importance as the Executive may, from time to time during the session, submit by message or otherwise. In Testimony Whereof, I hereunto sign my name and cause to be impressed hereon the Seal of the State of Texas at Austin, this the 18th day of April, A. D. 1927. SEAL DAN MOODY, WHEREAS, it is necessary that a general appropriation bill be passed for the ensuing biennium in order that the departments and institu- By the Governor: tions of the State may be properly JANE Y. McCALLUM, financed; and, Secretary of State. 1-Jour. The State of Texas, I, R. J. Randolph, Assistant Secretary of State, of the State of Texas, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the proclamation issued April 18, 1927, for a Special Session of the Fortieth Legislature to be convened in the City of Austin, at twelve o'clock, noon, on Monday, the ninth of May, A. D. 1927. In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto signed my name officially and caused to be impressed hereon the Seal of State at my office in the City of Austin, this 9th day of May, A. D., 1927. SEAL R. J. RANDOLPH, Caucus Report. Senator Moore sent up the following report of the Senate Caucus: Senate Chamber, Austin, Texas, May 9, 1927. Hon. Barry Miller, Lieutenant Gov ernor: A caucus was held in the office of the Secretary of the Senate, attended by a quorum of the Senators, and it was agreed that if any Senators present held proxies for absent Senators they should be allowed to cast said proxies. The purpose of the caucus was to determine the number and personnel of the Senate officers and employees for the ensuing First Called Session of the Fortieth Legislature. Lieutenant Governor Barry Miller was elected Chairman of the caucus, and Senator Joe M. Moore was elected Secretary. Third Assistant Doorkeeper, A. P. Bagby, Jr. Chaplain, Rev. W. H. Doss. Postmistress, Mrs. Florence Burk. Mailing Clerk, Mrs. A. Polglass. Assistants to Mailing Clerk, Mrs. Reese Wilson, Mrs. W. P. Lawrence, Miss Ruth Stevens, Mrs. May Elliott, Miss Nell Snow, Mrs. E. C. Kelly. Librarian, Miss T. H. Bell. Notary Clerk, Mrs. Grace Jones. Messengers, R. D. Palmer, J. O. Bradfield. Each to receive $2.50 per day. Telephone Operator, Miss Mary Jacobs. C. K. Walters, Custodian of the Senate Chamber when in Session, at the salary of $5.00 per day. It is further recommended that the Chairman of the Engrossing Committee and the Enrolling Committee be authorized to employ an Engrossing Clerk and an Enrolling Clerk, and such assistants as are found necessary, and that their appointments be referred to the Senate for confirmation. It is recommended that the Engrossing Clerk and the Enrolling Clerk shall receive $7.50 per day each, and each of the assistants shall receive $5.00 per day. It is further recommended that each Senator be permitted to apone stenographer and that their stenographers act as clerks of the committees of which the several Senators are respectively chairmen, except that the Chairman of the FiJournal Clerk, nance Committee shall be authorized to appoint additionally a clerk of the Capt. A. W. Finance Committee and two stenographers for said Committee. The following were recommended to be officers and employees of the Senate for the First Called Session of the Fortieth Legislature: Secretary, W. V. Howerton. ins. Hank-point Journal Clerk, John Cofer. Assistant Journal Clerk, Wendel O'Neal. Second Assistant Josephine Bramlett. Sergeant-at-Arms, Holt. Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms, Tom Stanford. Second Assistant Arms, J. S. Brackeen. It is also recommended that the Lieutenant Governor be authorized Sergeant-at- to select a secretary and an assistant secretary and a personal messenger, and that he have exclusive appointment of such number of pages and Third Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms, J. T. McLendon. |