San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-02-20
STATE LEGISLATURES,

Senate opened IN due form and af-
ter prayer listened to the usual me-
MORALS and petitions for and against
the Sunday laws and other things.
Glascock and Pope had tilt over
afternoon sessions which the referee
declared draw.
Relief bill for ben eft of ex- Governor
Bell came up, appropriating $50 per
annum. 1t was attempted to raise
the amount to s240 but it failed, then
to add $3.50 for present emergencie
but the Senate were not in 1t and the
$3.50 went.
4 Governor ,sent in the names of
Smyth, of Limestone, Lubbock of
Galveston, and Woodbridge, of Travis,
as penitentiary commissioners.
The free school bill came up, and
should stay out at night. and what
was wrong in the senate's sight, and
what in the eye of the kid was right.
The bill went to engrossment.
The everlasting text book came up
on Garwood's amendment to strike
out half a dozen sections and insert
substitutes, which prevailed as less
likely to create confusion In the sena-
torial mind. Then Crane hitched his
vocal machine on to the amendments
ne had previously offered, to the eff
feet that no city or town should be
governed by the provisions of the
bill, If they did not want to, because
they did not have to.
This passed and the women of Fort
Worth memorialized the senate in be-
half of the little girls of the state,
praying for protection for them
until they reach such age as enables
them to protect themselves.
House assembled and tackled the
constitutional amendment granting
the members more pay with genuine
vigor. Browping's amendment MAX
ing the pay 81 for the first 100 days
and So thereafter was adopted. Then
Reddle wanted the mileage raised
from to 10 cents, but the want re-.
manned, as the house could not see it,.
The resolution calling for the amend
ment to the constitution was en-
crossed.
The deluge of bills rained down
un til the clerks table was flooded.
Among them this from Tilson. of
Hunt -, 1929 -...ar
"Whereas, under the present ar.
rangement Of judicial districts In the
state of Texas, great inequality, in
justice and extravaganza prevails;
and, whereas, q judicious re.district-
ing of the state into judicial districts
would greatly relieve the state of the
before mentioned wrongs:
Therefore, be 1t resolved by the
house of representatives the senate
concurring, that when the legislature
enters upon the work of re-districting
the state into represen tative, senate
rial and congressional districts, it
shall also redistrict the same into
judicial districts"
The special order came up, which
was the joint resolutions making the
legal interest rate six per cent and
limiting the conventional rate to ten
per cent. The committee report was
adopted and a substitute providing
that: All contracts for greater rate
of interest than ten per cent per an
mum shall be usurious; and the first
Legislature after this amendment is
adopted shall provide appropriate
pains and penalties to punish the
some, but when no rate IL agreed
upon the rate shall not exceed six
per cent, was ordered endorsed.
The joint resolution amending the
copst u i'm, so that no regis ltion Of
votes is required, but providing for
Australian ballot, was ordered en-
crossed.
McElwie, of Bexar, aired his poll
tax suffrage restriction hut no action
was taken.