San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-03-20
STATE LEGISLATURE.

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in towns and cities of over 5000 inhab-
itants was taken uphill amended
to include only towns and cities OF
10000 or over and the word "oath"
was substituted for affidavit" and
| passed.
House bill regulating express com.
panies was brought up and passed
with some minor amendments. 1t
| directs that any person, firm or cOrpO-
| ration, which shall do the bushes of
an express company upon railroads
or otherwise In this state by the
carrying of any kind of property,
money, paper, packages or other
things, are declared to be common
carriers and shall receive, safely
carry and promptly deliver such
articles, etc. The company is not
compelled to carry guppowder, dyna-
| mite, kerosene, naptha, gasolene,
etc.
Section 2 gives the railroad COM
| mission power to establish reasonable
| and just charges, etc.
Any express company which shall
| receive greater compensation than
that fixed by the commission Is guilty
| of extortion and shall forfeit and pay
to the state sum not to exceed $500
for each offense. If it appear that
| the violation was not wilful the COM
pany shall have ten days in which to
refund the overcharge.
Joint resolution passes whereby the
qualified voters of any county, or sub
division thereof, as justice precinct,
town, city, may determine whether
| the sale of intoxicants shall be per-
mitted within such prescribed limits
The Sunday bill, making the hours
of its operation from q. m. until p.
M, was called up, and the senate
being evenly divided, the chair voted
aye, and the bill passed. The vote
was as follows: Yeas-Atlee, Burney,
| Clark, Clemens, Garwood, Glasscock,
| Harri son, Lubbock, Maetze, Mott,
| Pope, Tyler, Weisiger-l3; nays
| Carter, Crane. Crawford, Firch, Frank,
Kearby, Mckinney, Page, Potter,
Simkins, Sims, Stephens, Whatley
-13.
| The Joint resolution amending the
constitution as to voting came up and
| was under discussion when the sem
| ate adjourned. Amendments were
proposed and defeated, making mere
| declaration of intention insufficient
and requiring full naturalizatiOn; also
requiring q voter to have taken out
his first papers one year prior to ex-
| ercising his rights as citizen at the
! polls. 1t was provided that poll tax
must be paid for the year previous to
election and within that year to en-
title to vote,
Senate passes bill increasing the
salary of District judges to $1,000.
| In the House the text book bill
came up, the pending question being
the employment of three experienced
| educators to aid the commission in
compiling and adopting text book
| system. After prolonged discussion
| the House agreed to the amendment
permitting local option as to text
| books.
One or two immaterial amendments
passed and kirkpatrick, of Wise,
offered an amendment putting back
in the bill the provision which the
senate refused to insert, that physiol-
| ogy and the effects of intoxicants be
| III UhO sOhooios liV Ga uOo
that as there was no prohibition in
| the matter the amendment was prop
| er for the instruction of the young.
The amendment was adopted-ayes
Sc, noes SO, and the bill passed to
third reading-ayes Il, noes %.
House concurred in senate amend.
ment to express bill, putting these
companies under the control of the
railway commission.
From New York.
NEW YORK, March 29.-The Tri'
bune today says it is able to announce
| that the managers of the Union