San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-03-04
STATE LEGISLATURES.

Senate met, and the petitions that
had accumulated during the holiday
rolled in. Hunt county protested
against the fellow servants bill, and
McT.enDan county wanted pecan trees
protected.
The official count of the state popu-.
lation as con tained in the federal CEN
sus was ordered printed in connection
with Potter's appOrtionment bill.
Wilbarger county protested against
diminishing the jurisdiction of the
county court.
Farmers alliance 9th congressional
district ask for elective commission.
Bills were presented for amending
Dallas charter; allowing Rabbls TO-
celebrate marriage rites; and amend
ing criminal procedure.
Commission bill was postponed
until Friday.
Wilson's fellow servant bill passed,
% o3.
Bill providing for District court
stenographers passed.
Bill amending school laws as to
teachers drawing salaries on holidays
passed, as also the bill amending
general school laws.
Bill making it unlawful to sell IL
Illuminating oils of less then flash test
OF ll0deg. was passed to engrossment.
Substitute house bill as to prize
| fighting was passed to q third read
ing after an amendment making pen
atty $500 10 81 o fine, and imprison-
ment for at least 60 DAYS.
Message received from governor
asking senate to take up the question
| of reapportionment of the state; also
Judge of the And district.
House bill passes settling debts ana
disposiDg of property Of defunct mu-
nicipal corporations to third reading.
House bill allowing graduates of
the university law depart nent to rb-
tain license to practice law without
the necessity of standing an examina-
ton passed to the third reading.
House bill exemptipg certain coun-.
ties from laws requiring inspection Of
hides and cattle was passed to third
reading.
House bill defining the boundaries
OF DOnley county was taken up and
passed under o suspension of the
rules.
In the house the Terrell substitute
for the committees railway bill was
the subject of discussion.
The message received by the legis-
lature is as follows.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE,
Austin, March 3, 1891. I
To the senate and house of repre-
sentatives:
Herewith Is transmitted for your
consideration and use official Stats tics
of the population of Texas by coun-
ties, furnished me on request by the
superintendent of census. 1t is to be
regretted that this information could
not have been procured earlier.
However, there yet remains ample
time at this season in which your
honorable bodies may apply it with
advantage to the people. The appor-
tionment of the state can aud should be
made before adjournment of the pres
ent session, thereby avoiding the ex-
pense of q special one for that pur-
pose, and 1t is with much confidence
Iexpress hope that 1t will he done.
In performing q delicate task 1 feel
assured that conditions do not now
exist that will justify your honorable
bodies in initiating the work of the
legislature In re districtipg the state
ten years ago. Much Inconvenience
and embarrassment have resulted to
the people from that apportionment,
which wisdom and patriotism suggest
should not be en- tailed upon them for
next ten years. Based upon requisite
population, all districts should be
made in most convenient compact
form, so as to group together in the
smallest possible radius, people " no
are to elect their officers. Principles
of economy and justice suggest this
course, which the light of the pass
cannot fail to keep In view.
Respectfully,
J. s. HOGG, Governor.
The total population of the state is
2,223, 525. The population Of Bsxar
county is AZ, 1855.
Consideration of the question OF ap-
portioDment was postponed until
Monday.
A Dream OF Pretty Shoes
Is supposed to be the sign of q coming
wedding. probably because of the
sIippers fying in after the ceremony.