San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-02-18
Lockwood National
BANK.
sAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.
J. 8. LOCKWOOD, President; j. MUIR, Cashier.
SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS.
STATE LEGISLATURE.

Sc nate met as usual, NSmoot had
lodged over to the house and offered
prayer, so DR.. Dodge of the house
acted as chaplain OF the senate.
Committee reports received, alb
sentees excused, and invittion read
for members to attend concert,
which invite the chair had kept in
It's pocket until after the affair had
passed.
Wichita and Wilbarger counties
ask exemption from the stock law.
Memorial feminist appropriation
\ for worlds fair presen ted by the alli-
ances.
Bill Notwithstanding one re-
curing employers to give to their
discharged employees reason for dis
charge; also, authorizing county
courts to appoint commissioner to
make conveyances in the name of the
county for lands previously conveyed
when the records have been de-
stroyed.
Motion to reconsider the vote taking
up the anti free-pass bill led to
wrangle as usual, whenever that
matter has bezn preached, and after
some days dispute the vote was final
~ taken 10 against reconsideration, 8
for.
The text book bill was then taken
up and wormed it's slow lengt l.along
until the 10th section was reached
with the hour for adjournment and
the senate rested from it's labors.
Senator Townsend assigned in the
record as his reason for voting to
reconsider the pass bill, that he
wished to amend the bill by striking
out the useless language therein, re-
fiecting upon the legislature, which
was put in the bill by amendment in
the senate to kill the bill, in his
opinion. With that striken from it,
he had no objection.
In the house, after routine business
was disposed of, the resolution re-
ferring to the Confederate Home bill
to committee of five was taken up,
but its mover withdrew 1t and con-
stitutional embargo was moved by
Browning which was laid on the table
by vote of "a to %. Debate on the
bill was continued and Lindsay Of
fered an amendment limiting the ap-
propriations for the first two years to
$4,000, reconveying the surplus into
the state treasury. After no end of
wrangling over the constitutionality
of the whole measure, Lindsay's
amendment was adopted IS to 16 and
on motion the rules were suspended
ard bill passed, same vote, rs to 16.
This bill gives $4,000 for buildings;
Sl0,0 900 for two years maintenance and
the proceeds of the sale of the old fish
pond at Balloon springs, provided that
the whole amount is not in excess of
500, 600 for the two years.
The authority of the legislature be-
ing questioned to make grants in aid
of individuals and corporations and
associations, under Hamblen's resolu-
ton to amend the constitution, Arti-
Gle 3, Section 81, a resolution was
adopted by vote of 81 to 8, providing
that:
1.-THE legislature shall have no pow.
er to make any grant, or authorize
the making of any grant of public
money to any individual, association
of individuals, municipal or other cor
poration whatever.
1.-The legislature may create and
provide for support of home for in
ulS6lb anu ulSdDlGU SOlul6IS duu SAIL
ors who served in any of the wars of
the republic of Texas or in the late
war between the states, under such
regulations and limitations as may be
provided by law"
The vote on the constitutional
amendment, of which this resolution
forms part, is TO be taken in the
state August IL, 1891.
A small batch of bills, was intro.
sduced.
The committee also agreed to a
favorable report on the judiciary
amendment to make the supreme
court consist of nine judges, to work
in three sections, one of which Sec
tions goes out of office every two
years, and the salary of each judge
will be 1000.
The house committee will favorably
report Gresham's resolution amend
ing the constitution so as to authorize
the creation of state banks of deposit
with the privilege of loaning money
on real estate or vendors lien notes.
Revision Completed.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Is The com.