Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1889-02-07
I.arislative Notee.


it in the light Of those lamps.
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Legislative Notes.
The governor has signed the follow
ing bills.
Appropriating $4,000 for per diem.
Appropriating 100000 for coutin-
gent expenses.
Fixing the time for holding district
court in the counties Of Trinity, Walk
or, Madison, Leon and Grimes.
Fixing the time for holding district
court in Colorado, Lavaca, Gonzsles,
Guadalupe and Wilson counties.
Making appropriations to pay defc'
iencies.
For relief Of railway companies
chartered since January ], 1857 which
have failed to comply with article 427S
Of Revised statues.
Amending article 318 Of the Penal
Code relative to Carrying pistols and
other deadly weapons.
Appropriating 1924 for expenses
at the reformatory for the month of
January and February. !
Making all negotiable bonds and
coupons held by the state in trust for
its public institutions non-negotiable.
Senate finance committee yesterday
afternoon concluded the labor Of going
over the general appropriation bill,
and this morning viii report it back
with the recommendation that it do
pass. The committee has made but
very few material changes in the first
printed copy.
The railroad commission bill comes
up this morning in the house as special
order.
About fifty members of the house
met last night in room on the fourth
floor Of the capitol and with Repres-
entative Brown, chairman Of the house
committee on internal improvements,
presiding, caucus was held ON the
commission bill. Reports were OK
cluded, and a proposition to bind all
present by the action Of the caucus,
caused two members Of the house to
leave. The whole matter was fully
discussed and programme arranged
to be carried out to-day.
The senate cut and slashed at the
mechanics lien bill. q
1t is understood that concurrent
resolution is to be introduced in the
senate prohibiting the rooms in the
new capitol from being used as sleep
ing apartments. 1t is commended that
the use Of the capitol for, any such
purposes should be rigidly prohibited.
The anti commission Members held q
caucus down town last night, and if all
signs do not fail there is going to be a
lively tussel over the passage Of the
hill.-Statesman.
Justice Lamar and His Salary. :
Washington Cor. Star.
Associate Justice Lucius Quintus
Cur.ius Lamar, of the supreme court
las just bought and paid $23, 900 for q
lot Of twenty FIVE feet front on the
south side Of Massachusetts avenue,
between Fourteenth and Fifteenth
streets. He intends building on it,
The locality is beautiful and fash
ionable one. The eloquent and philo.
soph'cal orator, lawyer, statesman and
jurist can pass bis declining days here
in honor and happiness.
The purchase recalls an incident Of
several years ago. Judge Lamar had
been transplauted from the senate t,
the cabinet by President Cleveland.
He wanted to rent residence. Mrs.
Dahlgren, widow Of the late Admiral
Dahlgrsn, had just completed an ele-
CANT house-in the same 1eighbor.
hood, by the way, where the justice has
now bought lot-which she wanted
to let. Secretary Lamar called upon
her, was ushered into tho parlor, and
made known his business The lady
replied that the house was for rent, the
rental being 1880 per annum. The
secretary sat perfectly quiet, his eyes
bent upon the carpet, apparently alb
sorbed in profound thought This
was kept SO long that Mrs. Dahlgrer
finally inquired IL he were III.
| mo, madam replied the secretary
II was only wondering whatI could d.
with the rest Of my salary"
| Cabinet officers get $4,000 . year.