Journal of the House of Representatives of the Regular Session of the Fortieth Legislature of the State of Texas Page: 290
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290 HUSE JURNA
20, by changing figures "$50" to figures
"$200."
The amendment was adopted.
House bill No. 20 was then passed to
engrossment.
HOUSE BILL NO. 50 ON SECOND
READING.
The Speaker laid before the House,
on its second reading and passage to
engrossment,
H. B. No. 50, A bill to be entitled
"An Act to regulate motor propelled pas-
senger vehicles not usually operated on
or over rails and engaged regularly in
the business of transporting passengers
for compensation for hire over the
public highways of the State; defining
motor bus companies and declaring them
to be common carriers; excepting motor
bus companies operating wholly within
an incorporated town or city and sub-
urbs thereof; defining the terms 'corpo-
ration,' 'person,' 'public highway,' 'High-
way Commission' and 'Commission'; pro-
viding for the issuance of certificates of
convenience and necessity to motor bus
companies, and prescribing the conditions
upon which such certificate may be is-
sued; requiring the Railroad Commission
of Texas to supervise and regulate the
public service rendered by every motor
bus company; to fix or approve maxi-
mum and minimum fares, rates or
charges; to prescribe all rules and reg-
ulations necessary for the government
of motor bus companies, etc."
The bill was read second time.
Mr. Beck offered the following amend-
ment to the bill:
Amend House bill No. 50 by inserting
the word "decisions" after the word
"the" in line 23, page 13, in Section 17.
The amendment was adopted.
Mr. Williamson offered the following
amendment to the bill:
Amend House bill No. 50 by striking
out all of Section 11 after the word
"herein" in line 18, page 9.
Mr. Kemble moved to table the amend-
ment.
Question-Shall the amendment be
tabled ?
RECESS.
On motion of Mr. Teer, the House at
12:05 o'clock p. m. took recess to 2:30
o'clock p. m. today.AFTERNOON SESSION.
The House met at 2:30 o'clock p. m.
and was called to order by the Speaker.
SENATE BILLS ON FIRST READING.
The following Senate bills, received
from the Senate today, were laid before
the House, read severally first time, and
referred to the appropriate committees
as follows:
Senate bill No. 173, to the Committee
on Appropriations.
Senate bill No. 155, to the Committee
on Judicial Districts.
Senate bill No. 123, to the Committee
on School Districts.
HOUSE BILL NO. 50 ON ENGROSS-
MENT.
The House resumed consideration of
pending business, same being House bill
No. 50, relating to the regulation of
motor bus vehicles, on its passage to en-
(rossment, with amendment by Mr. Wil-
liamson, and motion by Mr. Kemble to
table the amendment, pending.
Mr. Williamson, by unanimous consent,
withdrew the pending amendment.
Mr. Petsch offered the following
amendment to the bill:
Strike out all after word "herein" in
line 18, page 9, of Section 11, and insert
in lieu thereof the following: "Provided,
that the liability insurance contract (not
employer's liability insurance, as herein-
before provided for, must recite that the
insurer will pay any and all judgments
that may be rendered against the in-
sured (bus company) for any and all
damages occurring during the term of
the insurance contract; and provided,
that during the trial of any case, the
fact that the bus owner or operator is
protected by liability insurance shall not
be referred to, except that the trial
judge, in the reasonable exercise of his
discretion, may refer to the matter in
his charge for the purpose of correcting
a trial error, and the jury shall not con-
sider such fact of insurance for any pur-
pose whatsoever."
Mr. Purl moved that the further con-
sideration of the bill be postponed until
10 o'clock a. m. next Tuesday.
Mr. Sheats moved to table the motion
to postpone.
Yeas and nays were demanded and
the motion to table prevailed by the fol-
lowing vote:290
HOUSE JOURNAL
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Journal of the House of Representatives of the Regular Session of the Fortieth Legislature of the State of Texas, legislative document, 1927; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth193836/m1/294/: accessed July 3, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.