By:  Hightower                                          H.R. No. 24
       73R2484 SC-F
                                  R E S O L U T I O N
    1-1        WHEREAS, At the general election on November 4, 1930, Article
    1-2  III, Section 5, of the Texas Constitution was amended to read as
    1-3  follows, to wit:
    1-4        "The Legislature shall meet every two years at such time as
    1-5  may be provided by law and at other times when convened by the
    1-6  Governor.  When convened in regular Session, the first thirty days
    1-7  thereof shall be devoted to the introduction of bills and
    1-8  resolutions, acting upon emergency appropriations, passing upon the
    1-9  confirmation of the recess appointees of the Governor and such
   1-10  emergency matters as may be submitted by the Governor in special
   1-11  messages to the Legislature; provided that during the succeeding
   1-12  thirty days of the regular session of the Legislature the various
   1-13  committees of each House shall hold hearings to consider all bills
   1-14  and resolutions and other matters then pending; and such emergency
   1-15  matters as may be submitted by the Governor; provided further that
   1-16  during the following sixty days the Legislature shall act upon such
   1-17  bills and resolutions as may be then pending and upon such
   1-18  emergency matters as may be submitted by the Governor in special
   1-19  messages to the Legislature; provided, however, either House may
   1-20  otherwise determine its order of business by an affirmative vote of
   1-21  four-fifths of its membership."; and
   1-22        WHEREAS, Under said amendment it is specifically provided
   1-23  that either house may otherwise determine its order of business by
   1-24  an affirmative vote of four-fifths of its membership; now,
    2-1  therefore, be it
    2-2        RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the 73rd Texas
    2-3  Legislature, by an affirmative vote of four-fifths of its
    2-4  membership, That the order of its business for the regular session
    2-5  is hereby determined to be otherwise than set forth in Article III,
    2-6  Section 5, of the Texas Constitution and declared to be
    2-7  specifically as set forth in the temporary and permanent rules of
    2-8  the House of Representatives of the 73rd Legislature.