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38 SENATE JOURNAL.
APPENDIX.
Petitions and Memorials.
(Telegram.)
Tyler Texas, Sept. 2, 1932.
Senator Archer Parr and Senator
Walter Woodul, care Senate Cham-
ber, Austin, Texas.
I am investigating charges of il-
legal voting in my district. Smith
County chairman, who for fifty years
has been assisting in holding Demo-
cratic primaries, states that fewer
illegal votes cast in Smith County
than ever before. Other counties in
my district making same report.
Population in East Texas oil field
district doubled since January first,
1931. Attorney General Allred
rightfully held persons otherwise
qualified to vote who moved into
Texas from other states after Jan-
uary first, 1931, and who had legal
residence in Texas one year and
county six months before date of
election were not required to pay
poll tax and were entitled to vote
upon making proper proof of resi-
dence. We are happy to have these
good people move in and become a
part of our citizenship and trust
more will do likewise. Election of-
ficers, district judge, district attor-
ney, grand jury and other officials
are charged and paid for enforcing
laws against illegal voting. We have
absolute confidence in our officers in
Texas enforcing laws against illegal
voting. Whoever receives the ma-
jority of legal votes for Governor
should be declared Democratic nom-
inee and elected Governor. Proposed
Senate investigation useless expendi-
ture of public funds. Print this tele-
gram in Journal my reason for au-
thorizing you to pair me as voting
against proposed resolution to in-
vestigate charges of illegal votes in
Democratic primary.
TOMAS G. POLLARD.
Committee on Engrossed Bills.
Committee Room,
Austin, Texas, Sept. 2, 1932.
Hon. Edgar E. Witt, President of the
Senate.
Sir: We, your Committee on En-
grossed Bills, have had S. B. No. 2
carefully examined and compared
and find same correctly engrossed.
HARDIN, Chairman.Committee Room,
Austin, Texas, Sept. 2, 1932.
Hon. Edgar E. Witt, President of the
Senate.
Sir: We, your Committee on En-
grossed Bills have had S. C. S. for
S. B. No. 1 carefully examined and
compared and find the same correct-
ly engrossed.
Committee Reports.
Committee Room,
Austin, Texas, Sept. 2, 1932.
Hon. Edgar E. Witt, President of the
Senate.
Sir: We, your Committee on Con-
stitutional Amendments, to whom
was referred
H. J. R. No. 1, A joint resolution
"Ratifying an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States of
America passed by the Seventy-sec-
ond Congress of the United States
of America at its First Session,
begun and held at the city of Wash-
ington on Monday, the seventh day
of December, 1931, which amend-
ment, in substance, provides and
fixes the commencement of the terms
of President and Vice-President and
members of Congress and fixes the
time of the assembling of Congress,
and that said amendment shall take
effect on the 15th day of October
following its ratification; and pro-
viding further that this Article shall
be inoperative unless it shall have
been ratified as an amendment to the
Constitution within seven years from
the date of submission to the states
by Congress."
Have had the same under con-
sideration, and I am instructed to
report it back to the Senate with the
recommendation that it do pass.
HOLBROOK, Chairman.
SIXTH DAY.
Senate Chamber,
Austin, Texas,
September 5, 1932.
The Senate met at 10 o'clock a. m.
pursuant to adjournment, and was
called to order by Lieutenant Gov-
ernor Edgar E. Witt.
The roll was called, a quorum be-
ing present, the following Senators
answering to their names:Beck.
Berkeley.
Cousins.Cunningham.
DeBerry.
Gainer.38
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