San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-03-13
STATE LEGISLATURES

| Senate cOnveneS and thanks Geo. w
| breckenridge of San Antonio for his sI7
COO git to the State UNIVERSITY. in tho
| shape OF commOdiouS hall.
Betty b. brewster sent to the senate a
paper charging irregularities i'm the man
agement OF the Office of commissioner of
agriculture, insurance and history.
Resolution was adopted calling Secre-
tary ProctOr's attention to the necessity
OF increasing the Fort Brown garrison. on
account of robbery of ranches and stores
on that frontier.
Burney introduced a resolution taffv-
ing the democratic party and SOLDERING
over Palmer on the occasion of his elect
ion as U. 5. Senator from Illinois.
Joint committee report favorably upon
the Southwest lunatic asylum. The re-
port shows that the material used and
wo done on the buildings are first. class,
and the work has progressed as rapidly
as was safe in building of its proper
tions. The committee found an omission
in the specifications agreed TO by the ate
10 be necessary in order 10 complete The
building. These omissions are named
and the committee state that no mate
rial impairment will follow. A fur
ther appropriation OF S6SO00 is recon-
mended Tor completion of The buildings.
A water supply OF COCO gallons a day will
cost $4,000 a year, and au artesian we'll is
considered the best ana cheapest method
OF procuring 1t. The lighting will cost in
round numbers 81. 1C0 a month, and the
committee advises that the state buy and
locate an electric plant for this purpose.
Senate adopts resolution asking COVER
nor to call extra session for apportioning
The state.
The commission bill came up and the
motion Of Senator Burney prevailed,
ctr ytnf lin, 10, -
which provides that in all actions between
private parties and railway company
brought under this law. the rates charg-
ed, etc, prescribed by the commission be-
fore the institution of said suit. shall be
held conclusive and shall not be cOntro-
verted.
Senate consumed the session in fooling
over the Illinois farmers alliance mutu-
al-benefit democratic Moore COckrell-
Palmer business, and in discussing the
railway commission dill.
The house opens and fires q dose of
taffy into the Illinois legislature at long
range.
House reciends its resolution to adjourn
March %.
The following resolution by Lindley Of
Smith County was adopted:
Whereas, the house low has before IL
q large amount of important work, and
the senate will possibly pc returned to
the house for further consideration at an
early date, and whereas we believe the
house can make more rapid progress
by addressing itself to the work already
begun by it until the same is disposed or.
Therefore be ii resolved, That the house
do postpone any and all action looking to
-appOrtiOning and re-districting the
state until IL has got the work now pend
ing off of hand, and shall have finally
disposed of the commission bill, and gen.
eral appropriation bill and other matters
requiring the attention of the house at its
present regular session.
WurZbach, OF BeSar, secured recon-
Sideration of McElwee's suffrage re-
solution, requiring poll taxes TO be paid as
a prerequisite for voting, and the re-
solution was adopted and the house re-
fused to reconsider this action.
Owsley'S general road bill was ordered
printed and made the regular order for
Thursday.
Report of visiting cOmmitte to south
west asylum was ordered printed.
Resolution increasing pay OF members
was defeated.
The resolution. looking to an amend
ment of the federal constitution so as to
elect u. s. Senators bv direct vote of the
people was adopted, IS TO 26.