HOUSE JOURNAL. THIRTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, REGULAR SESSION PROCEEDINGS. FIRST DAY. Hall of the House of Representatives, Tuesday, January 9, 1923. In accordance with the laws of the State of Texas, the members-elect of the House of Representatives of the Thirtyeighth Legislature assembled this day in the Hall of the House of Representatives in the City of Austin; and at 12 o'clock meridian, Hon. S. L. Staples, Secretary of State, called the Honorable House to order. Rev. George Green, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Austin, by invitation of the Honorable Secretary of State, invoked the blessings of Almighty God upon the assembling of the Thirty-eighth Legislature. TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION. District No. 2-Wright Patman, Linden, Texas. District No. 3-P. G. Henderson, Jefferson, Texas. District No. 4-J. M. Perdue, Gilmer, Texas. District No. 5-V. D. Fugler, Marshall, Texas. District No. 6-Carey M. Abney, Marshall, Texas. District No. 7-W. S. Crawford, Beckville, Texas. District No. 8-G. B. Sanford, Timpson, Texas. District No. 9-Eugene H. Blount, Nacogdoches, Texas. District No. 10-A. L. Pinkston, Tenaha, Texas. District No. 11-E. D. Downs, San Augustine, Texas. District No. 12-J. W. Laird, Lufkin, Texas. District No. 13-L. C. Stewart, KirbyTexas. For the purpose of temporary organization the Honorable Secretary appoint-ville, ed the following temporary officers: Chief Clerk-Carl Phinney. Porters-Ed Hornsby, J. Broun, J. E. ROLL OF COUNTIES CALLED. The Honorable Secretary then directed the temporary Clerk to call the roll of counties of the State in alphabetical order. As the roll of counties was called the members-elect who were present answered to the names of the counties of their residence as follows: District No. 1-J. A. Dodd, Nash, Texas. District No. 14-W. C. Morgan, Hull, Texas. District No. 15-0. L. Baker, Orange, Texas. District No. 16-B. E. Quinn, Beaumont, Texas (Place No. 1); J. O. Merriman, Port Neches, Texas (Place No. 2). District No. 17-A. R. Shearer, Bellevue, Texas. District No. 18-Leo C. Brady, Galveston, Texas. District No. 19-F. W. Turner, Houston, Texas (Place No. 1); J. E. Winfree, Houston, Texas (Place No. 2); Virgil E. Arnold, Houston, Texas (Place No. 3); James P. Rogers, Houston, Txas (Place No. 4); Frank H. Cowen, Houston, Texas (Place No. 5). District No. 20-John C. Amsler, Hempstead, Texas. District No. 21-W. C. Carpenter, Bay City, Texas. District No. 22-H. W. Wells, Edna, Texas. District No. 25-Jos. V. Frnka, Columbus, Texas. District No. 26-Lee J. Rountree, Bryan, Texas. District No. 51-T. G. Collins, Dallas, Texas. District No. 52-J. R. Hardin, Kaufman, Texas. District No. 53-0. L. Pate, Wills District No. 27-W. H. Driggers, Poyner, Texas. Willis, Texas. 54-Julian P. Greer, District No. 55-R. E. Seagler, Pal District No. 28-Forace B. Russell, estine, Texas. Groveton, Texas. District No. 20-W. T. McDonald, Huntsville, Texas. District No. 30-Chas. C. Rice, Crock ett, Texas. District No. 31-J. P. Lane, Gallatin, Texas. District No. 32-T. J. McBride, Swann, Texas. District No. 33-Gordon Simpson, Tyler, Texas. District No. 34-J. N. Davis, Quitman, Texas. District No. 35-Lloyd E. Price, Daingerfield, Texas. District No. 36-Tom A. DeBerry, Bogata, Texas. District No. 56-Roger F. Robinson, Jewett, Texas. District No. 57—J. F. Wallace, Teague, Texas. District No. 58-J. T. Stroder, Frost, Texas. District No. 62-A. C. Dunn, Rosebud, Texas. District No. 63-Cecil A. Morgan, Bremond, Texas. District No. 64-Isaac Looney, Ben Arnold, Texas. District No. 65-0. D. Baker, Gause, District No. 37-J. W. Stell, Paris, Texas. Texas. District No. 38-W. B. Strickland, Paris, Texas. District No. 39-Clifton E. Beasley, Sulphur Springs, Texas. District No. 40-Joe M. Moore, Greenville, Texas. District No. 41-E. B. Barrett, Leonard, Texas. District No. 42-C. E. Dinkle, Greenville, Texas. District No. 43-J. F. Harrington, District No. 44-G. District No. 45-C. A. Barker, Sherman, Texas. District No. 46—R. M. Duffey, Marysville, Texas. District No. 47-R. L. Cable, St. Jo, Texas. District No. 48-Roy C. Coffee, Paradise, Texas. District No. 66-J. H. Wessels, LaGrange, Texas, R. F. D. No. 5. District No. 67-J. C. Wilson, Gonzales, Texas. District No. 68-Sam C. Lackey, Cuero, Texas. District No. 69-Lloyd Stiernberg, Port Lavaca, Texas. District No. 70-H. S. Bonham, Beeville, Texas. District No. 71-W. E. Pope, Corpus Christi, Texas. District No. 72-A. L. Lewis, Harlingen, Texas. District No. 73-W. R. Montgomery, Edinburg, Texas. District No. 74-E. D. Dunlap, Kingsville, Texas. District No. 75-Robert L. Bobbitt, Laredo, Texas. District No. 76-Frank H. Burmeister, Christine, Texas. District No. 77—A. J. Durham, Sabinal, Texas. District No. 78-W. A. Williamson, District No. 49-W. C. Edwards, Den- San Antonio, Texas (Place No. 1); D. ton, Texas. District No. 50-Lewis T. Carpenter, Dallas, Texas (Place No. 1); Nathaniel Jacks, Dallas, Texas (Place No. 2); Mrs. Edith E. Wilmans, Dallas, Texas (Place No. 3); T. K. Irwin, Dallas, Texas (Place No. 4); Geo. C. Purl, Dallas, Texas (Place No. 5).· S. Davenport, San Antonio, Texas (Place No. 2); H. B. Dielmann, San Antonio, Texas (Place No. 3); E. Guy LeStourgeon, San Antonio, Texas (Place No. 4); T. P. Hull, San Antonio, Texas (Place No. 5). District No. 79-S. V. Houston, Floresville, Texas. |