S. C. R. No. 13.] RECALLING HOUSE BILL NO. 535. Resolved by the SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION. Senate, the House concurring, that the Governor of this State is hereby requested to return to the Senate for correction House bill No. 535. Approved March 26, 1907. RECALLING SENATE BILL NO. 26. H. C. R. No. 26.] HOUSE CONCurrent ResolUTION. Resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring, that the Governor of this State be, and he is hereby requested to return to the House and Senate, S. B. No. 26, for the purpose of correction and amendment. Approved March 28, 1907. BRYAN, W. J.-JOINT COMMITTEE TO ARRANGE FOR ADDRESS. H. C. R. No. 24.] HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION. Be it Resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring: That a joint committee to be composed of three members of the Senate to be appointed by the President of the Senate and five members of the House, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House, be authorized and directed to make all arrangements for the address to be delivered to the Legislature by the Hon. William J. Bryan, and to make the report thereon to the Senate and House of Representatives. Approved March 28, 1907. AUTHORIZING THE LEASE OF THE ALLIANCE COTTON YARD. H. C. R. No. 19.] HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION. Authorizing the Superintendent of Public Grounds and Buildings to lease a cortain lot in the city of Austin, known as the "Alliance Cotton Yard." Resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring, That the Superintendent of Public Grounds and Buildings is hereby authorized and empowered to lease for a period not to exceed twentyfive years to the Travis County Farmers' Cotton Warehouse Company the block of land situated in the city of Austin in Travis county, Texas, known as the "Alliance Cotton Yard," and described as follows: Bounded on the north by Fifth street, on the east by Neches street, on the south by Fourth street, and on the west by Trinity street, subject to the approval of the Governor. Approved April 3, 1907. RELATING TO CERTAIN NEWSPAPER CHARGES OF CORRUPTION IN ELECTION OF U. S. SENATOR. S. C. R. No. 5.] SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION. Whereas, In the New York American and other Hearst newspapers of January 23, 1907, an article appeared under an Austin date line containing the following language: "A SHAMELESS CAMPAIGN. "Never in the history of Texas has there been such a shameless campaign as the one waged by Bailey, and in the light of the revelations concerning him and his speech in the United States Senate last spring can never be duplicated. When the Cosmopolitan bared some of the facts of Bailey's record and told of the money influence behind him, Bailey, in reply, rose in the Senate and dramatically took a leather pocketbook from within his pocket and said: "In the last Senatorial election I arrived in Texas with a month's salary, $400, in this purse. I went through the campaign, was re-elected and returned to Washington with some of that money left, and I paid all my personal expenses for the trip out of that amount.' "No one can tell today what Bailey's re-election cost him, or rather the corporate influences behind him. Money has been spent like water to re-elect him. The city of Austin has seen the debauching of a Legislature. Wine, women and song were only integral parts of the campaign. Every agency of vice and corruption was resorted to, in the effort to secure and hold Bailey votes, and money was spent without stint. "To the everlasting shame of the State, Bailey is returned and his re-election reeks with scandal and corruption, that makes even the notorious elections in certain other States look paltry and innocuous;" and Whereas, The committees appointed by the House and Senate to ascertain the author of said article, and the facts, if any, upon which it was based, have made a thorough investigation and have reported that no such dispatch was sent from Austin and that in the opinion of said committees said article was manufactured and written in New York; and Whereas, The said New York American refused, after a request by said committees, to give the name of the author of said article, or the place where written, or the name of any witnesses who knew any fact which would tend to establish the truthfulness of any of the things above quoted; and Whereas, Every member of this Legislature has reason to believe that there was absolutely no foundation whatever for any of the statements above quoted, but that said statements are false in every particular; and Whereas, Said statements are libelous and reflect on this Legislature, as well as on the people of Texas and Senator Bailey; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate of the Thirtieth Legislature of the State of Texas, the House concurring, That we denounce the author of said article as an unprincipled falsifier, willing to destroy the good name of honest men, in order to carry out his malicious designs or the malicious designs of his employer. We also denounce the New York American, and the other papers which contained said article, for publishing such an article without having some facts upon which to base it, and we further denounce the New York American for purposely concealing the name of the author after request had been made by the committees of the House and Senate to furnish his name. We believe that a newspaper which would publish a false and libelous statement, such as the above, and then purposely conceal the name of the author from a properly constituted legislative authority, inquiring into the truthfulness of the charges, deserves the condemnation of all honest men. Resolved further, That a copy of these resolutions be sent to each of the newspapers which contained said article, as well as to all the large newspapers in the United States with the request to publish the same. Approved April 3, 1907. INVITING HON. ROBT. L. TAYLOR TO ADDRESS THE LEGISLATURE. S. C. R. No. 17.] SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION. Resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives Concurring, That the Hon. Robt. L. Taylor, the distinguished United States Senator from Tennessee, be and is hereby invited to deliver an address in the House of Reepresentatives to a Joint Session of the Legislature upon whatever subject he may desire at some time that may suit his convenience, and that the House be tendered him from 8 p. m. until 12 midnight, some night during the session, and that the Secretary of the Senate is hereby instructed to telegraph this resolution to the Hon. Robt. L. Taylor at San Antonio. Approved April 5, 1907. RELATING TO SENATE BILL NO. 26. S. C. R. No. 14.] SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION. Whereas, on March 28th, House Concurrent Resolution No. 26 was passed by both branches of the Legislature, in which the Governor of this State was requested to return to the House and to the Senate Senate bill No. 26, for correction and amendment; and Whereas, in response to said request, the Governor of this State did, on said date, transmit to the Senate said Senate bill No. 26, the same being entitled "An Act to repeal Chapter 12 of the General Laws of Texas, passed by the Twenty-seventh Legislature, page 12, laws of 1901, and to pass in lieu thereof this act to create a board of medical examiners for the examination and licensing of all physicians, surgeons and obstetricians; to prescribe their qualifications; to provide for their proper registration; the revocation of their licenses for flagrant offenses, and to fix suitable penalties for illegal practice," Now, therefore, for the purpose of amending and correcting said bill. it is resolved by the Senate, the House concurring, that the action of the Lieutenant Governor and of the Speaker of the House of Representatives in signing said bill in the presence of the two bodies, respectively, be and the same is hereby rescinded and the said officers, respectively, be and they are hereby authorized and directed to erase their signatures from the enrolled bill. Approved April 5, 1907. RELATING TO PICTURE OF DAVID CROCKETT. S. C. R. No. 7.] SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION. Whereas, The life-size picture of David Crockett now hanging on the walls of the first floor of the Capitol of Texas, is now the property of Mrs. Huddle, the widow of the painter of said picture; and Wheras, Said picture is of great value to the State of Texas and to those who are to occupy these halls in the future as a historical work; and Whereas, The said Mrs. Huddle is desirous of selling said picture; therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate of the State of Texas, the House of Representatives concurring, That a committee of three be appointed by the President of the Senate and a like committee be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives to confer with the owner of said picture to the end that the Legislature may ascertain at what price same could be purchased out of the contingent fund of the Senate and House, so that the same may become the property of the. State of Texas and may for all times adorn the walls of the Capitol and that said committee report at their earliest convenience to the Legislature, the price at which said picture can be purchased. Approved April 5, 1907. RELATING TO MONEY ERRONEOUSLY PAID TO J. I. HOLLAND ET AL. S. C. R. No. 19.] SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION. Whereas, There is now in the State Treasury to the credit of the Permanent University fund, the sum of one thousand, one hundred and ninety-one and 25-100 dollars ($1191.25), which was erroneously paid in by J. I. Holland as a portion of the purchase money on Sections 127 and 128 University lands in Callahan county, embracing 280 acres in the name of T. J. Gray, which payment having been made prior to maturity or the obligation therefor, and the Board of Regents of the State. University having, for that reason, declined to accept payment thereof; and Whereas, There is now in the State Treasury to the credit of the Available School Fund, the sum of seventy-six and 80-100 dollars ($76.80), which was erroneously paid in by Rufus Cleveland as lease money for the year beginning July 1, 1906, on 2560 acres of land which had theretofore been sold out of lease No. 27823 in the name of J. F. Bustin; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate of the State of Texas, the House of Representatives of the State of Texas concurring, That the State Treasurer shall be and he is hereby authorized and directed to refund and pay to the said J. I. Holland the said sum of one thousand, one hundred ninety-one and 25-100 dollars ($1191.25) and charge the same to the Permanent University Fund, and to refund and pay to the said Rufus Cleveland the said sum of seventy-six and 80-100 dollars ($76.80), and charge same to the Available School Fund. Approved April 8, 1907. GRANTING LEAVE OF ABSENCE TO JUDGE OF THE 31ST JUDICIAL DISRICT. S. C. R. No. 6.] SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION. Resolved by the Senate, the House concurring, That, Hon. H. G. Hendricks, Judge of the 31st Judicial District of Texas be and is hereby permitted to absent himself from the State of Texas for a period of two months during the summer of 1907. Approved April 15, 1907. TENNESSEE HOME COMING PERIOD. H. C. R. No. 28.] HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION. Whereas, The General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, did, on March 22, 1907, pass the following resolution: "RESOLUTION. "It is rapidly growing into a custom for those States, whose sons and daughters have peopled and built into glorious Commonwealths so many of our sister States, to establish a "Home-Coming Period"; and Whereas, The State of Tennessee stands pre-eminent as the Mother State of the great Southwest, having furnished the State of Texas, Arkansas and Missouri with their "bone and sinew," and it being meet |