By Thompson                                              H.R. No. 3
         76R3470 SC-F                           
                                 R E S O L U T I O N
 1-1           WHEREAS, At the general election on November 4, 1930, Section
 1-2     5, Article III, Texas Constitution, was amended to read as follows,
 1-3     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 76th 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 Section 5,
 2-6     Article III, Texas Constitution, and declared to be specifically as
 2-7     set forth in the temporary and permanent rules of the House of
 2-8     Representatives of the 76th Legislature.