San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-02-13
STATE LEGISLATURES.

Senate meets, with larger attend
ance than usual aud recstv ed the
stereo'yped petitions, for and against
Sunday law, and for and against
formation of certain counties.
judiciary committee reported un.
favorsbly the bill permitting persons
charged with misdemeauor to plead
guilty during vacation.
Among the bills presented was one
by Senator stephens 10 protect dis
charged employees from the ruinous
practice of blacklistiug.
Under suspension Of rules senate
passes special charter bill for city of
DenisoD; also bill fixing time of hold
Ing the 47th district court.
Townsend's bill was amended and
passed. 1t allows the same fees In
habeas corpus cases as In felony cases,
aud the clerk Is included.
The text book bill came up as un-
finished business. Under its discus
sion all the fire and confederacy pstri-
otism was evoked aud y hot discussion
ensued over the clause that tho Uni
ted States history i'm the text books of
the state should be written
from confederate standpoint.
One or two conservative mem
bers, while fully sympathizIug
with the proposition, seeing the effect
it would inevitably have upon the
employment OF northern capital In
the south and also upon the national
elections in sectionalizing the north,
as the south 10 now seotlonalizsd,
raised their voices against 1t. Senators
Simpkins Lubbock and Crawford ag-
onized for the amen dement,. It met
their views pat. 1t was just the thing
for the proper education OF the youth
of the patriotic south, which never
waved the bloody shirt. The north
was accused OF issuing lying histories,
wish misleading pictures and the
southern heart Of the Legislature was
fired for the amendement.
Senator Stephens could not see It..
He believed all that was said, but 1t
would not pay. II would cost Texas
more than IL would come to, and
while he hal not one word to cay in
lawn va tAiC VI blAO hoblOh W
protect itself against armed revolu-
tion, he thought that the bill ought
not TO pass.
AS q whole grist of southern orators
were waiting to fire off their oonfed.
crate gums over the bill and time for
adjournment had nearly come, the
senate adjourned so that the orators
could tank up for the occasion.
The house spent good deal OF time
over the assignment bill, which WAS
passed to engrossment on Wednss-
day, and was called In question as to
its justice by Hamolin, of Harris.
The matter was freely debated
Senate bill PAL, providing for filing
the vacant district olerkship In Bexsr
county, was passed under suspension
Of the rules.
Motion for two daily sessions was
voted down, house preferring to judge
of that from day to day.
ComptroIler's acts IN applying 10
clerk hire 200 appropriated Tor
stenographer and other matters OF
like kind were presented by commit
tee, and committee wSs appointed 10
report what action should De taken In
the matter.
House bill $3.50 was called up and
Wilson took the floor in Its advocacy,
andtbe bill wasordered eng rossed and
on motion the house refused to recon-
slider. The DILL defines who sre fell
low servants and relates TO damages
for injuries to railway employees.
Senate bill invslidating che time
limit, by agreement. on certain con-
tracts, passed.
BIZ amending the law of ehsttel
mortgages passes, with amendments,
Brietz, King and Kelly were APP
pointed committee to visit the Gates
vile reformatory.