Journal of the Senate of the State of Texas, Regular Session of the Sixty-First Legislature, Volume 1 Page: 1,517
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tion to recess was a different motion
from the previous motion to adjourn.
Senator Blanchard raised the furth-
er Point of Order that the Member
moving to recess was not on the Sen-
ate floor.
The Presiding Officer (Senator
Word in the Chair) sustained the
Point of Order.
Senator Herring then moved that
the Senate take recess until 11:00
o'clock a.m. today.
The motion to take recess was lost.
Pending discussion by Senator
Christie of the bill, Senator Strong
raised the Point of Order that he was
not confining his remarks to the sub-
ject of the bill.
The Presiding Officer (Senator
Word in the Chair) sustained the
Point of Order and requested that
Senator Christie confine his remarks
to the subject of the bill and stated
that this was a First Warning.
Leave of Absence
Senator Grover was granted leave
of absence for the remainder of the
day on account of important business
on motion of Senator Hightower.
Pending discussion by Senator
Christie of the bill, Senator High-
tower occupied the Chair.
Question-Shall the bill (H. B. No.
498) be passed to third reading?
Leave of Absence
Senator Berry was granted leave of
absence for the remainder of today on
account of important business on mo-
tion of Senator Hightower.
(President in the Chair.)
The bill as amended (H. B. No.
498) was passed to third reading by
the following vote:
Yeas-19
Aikin Hightower
Bates Patman
Bernal Ratliff
Blanchard Schwartz
Bridges Snelson
Brooks Strong
Cole Watson
Hall Wilson
Harrington Word
HarrisHerring
KennardNays-3
MauzyPresent-Not Voting
ChristieConnally
Creighton
HazlewoodAbsent
Jordan
McKoolAbsent-Excused
Berry Moore
Grover
House Bill 498 on Third Reading
Senator Blanchard moved that the
Constitutional Rule and Senate Rule
30 requiring bills to be read on three
several days be suspended and that
H. B. No. 498 be placed on its third
reading and final passage.
The motion prevailed by the follow-
ing vote:Aikin
Bates
Bernal
Blanchard
Bridges
Brooks
Cole
Hall
Harrington
Harris
Christie
Herring
Connally
CreightonYeas-19
Hightower
Patman
Ratliff
Schwartz
Snelson
Strong
Watson
Wilson
Word
Nays-4
Kennard
Mauzy
Absent
Jordan
McKoolHazlewood
Absent-Excused
Berry Moore
Grover
The President then laid the bill be-
fore the Senate on its third reading
and final passage.
Senator Word moved the Previous
Question on the final passage of H. B.
No. 498 and the motion was duly sec-
onded.
Question-Shall the Previous Ques-
tion now be ordered?1517
FRIDAY, MAY 16, 1969
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