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SENATE JOURNAL. 39
the achievements and progress of
later generations and,
Whereas, No more heroic people
ever pioneered a new country than
the early settlers of Texas; and no
people more deserving to be remem-
bered and revered in history than the
men and women who faced the trials
of the 20's, 30's and 40's of the 19th
Century in Texas ever lived;
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED,
By the Senate of Texas, the House
of Representatives concurring, That
a committee of nine persons, to be
known as the Legislative Centennial
Committee, be created as follows:
During the present session of the
Legislature, or within ten days there-
after, the President of the Senate
shall appoint as members of this
Committee four members of the Sen-
ate, and the Speaker of the House of
Representatives shall appoint five
members of the House. Said presid-
ing officers shall be authorized to fill
any vacancies that may occur on said
committee.
That the duties of the committee
shall be prescribed generally as fol-
lows:
The committee, if appointed before
this session of the Legislature ad-
journs (and it is the intention of this
resolution that the appointments
shall be so made), shall meet in the
Capitol at Austin before the session
adjourns, otherwise on April ng.....,
1934, and shall organize by electing
one of its members chairman and an-
other secretary, and such other offi-
cers as may be necessary and shall
at such meeting determine upon and
fix a place and a date for its next
meeting.
The committee shall adopt such
rules and regulations as are neces-
sary to carry out the purposes and
provisions of this resolution. The
committee shall be provided with a
committee room in the Capitol at
Austin.
The committee shall begin its work
not later than its second meeting,
and shall carry on that work as di-
rected by a majority vote of the com-
mittee.
The committee herein provided
shall have full access to all books
and records in the several depart-
ments of the State Government and
in the various schools and other in-
stitutions of the State that may en-
able the committee to get such in-
formation upon the early history and
development of the Colony of Texas,the Republic of Texas, and the State
of Texas, as will enable it better to
perform its duties under this resolu-
tion.
The committee shall have the au-
thority to request of the heads of
State departments and State institu-
tions of higher education, such in-
formation and aid as they may be
able to give the committee to facili-
tate its work.
The committee may receive from
private persons and institutions such
aid as the committee may see fit to
accept, it being the purpose and in-
tent of this resolution to confer upon
the committee full discretion in its
work.
After the committee has made
careful study of the whole situation,
it shall be its duty to prepare and
submit to the next session of the
Legislature, during the first week
thereof, a report and a plan or plans
for a patriotic Centennial Celebration
in the year 1936 throughout the
State of Texas, commemorating the
Independence of Texas and its
achievements of one hundred years.
The members of the committee
shall serve without compensation or
expense from the Government of
Texas.
Every member appointed shall
within five days from the date of this
appointment file with the Secretary
of the Senate, if appointed from the
Senate, and with the Chief Clerk of
the House of Representatives, if ap-
pointed from the House, an accept-
ance in writing agreeing to accept
such appointment and actively to
participate in the work and duties of
the committee. In case of failure of
appointee to file such acceptance, an-
other appointment shall forthwith be
made.
Referred to the Committee on
State Affairs.
H. C. R. No. 15.
The Chair laid before the Senate
the following resolution:
Whereas, Hon. William J. Fan-
ning, of Sulphur Springs, Texas, is
an applicant for the appointment of
United States Ambassador to Czecho-
Slovakia, under the present Admin-
istration; and
Whereas, Hon. William J. Fanning
is an esteemed citizen, an able attor-
ney of scholarly achievement, hold-
ing at present the position of vice-
president of the Texas Junior Bar
Association; and39
SENATE JOURNAL.
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