San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-03-26
AUSTIN LETTER,
AusTIN TeyaS March ~

AUSTIN. March %, lS92-
The first thing considered In the senate
this morning was a resolution by Senator
Frank to transmit copies of the memorial
asking for the erection of a breakwater
n harbOr OF refuge at a point on the
steamship line from Galveston to Florida.
TO the senators and representatives at
Washington. This was passed.
A bill defining the 10Th judicial district
was taken up and passed under SuSpen-
sion of the rules.
The discussion of the Australian ballot
bills was set for tomorrow.
The cause of Jay Gould VS.. the /. & g.
N: Il. r.. will be taken up next Friday.
Little else of Importance vas transact
ed.
IN the house the | & G. N. re-
ceiverShip investigation was made
the special order for Wednesday next.
Mr.. Swayne presented a petition from
FortWorth against the alien land law.
Mr.. kirkpatrick, of Wise, addressed the
that thelaw would render valuelesS only
a few of the books now extanL.
Mr. Riddle took the stand that the bill
was undemOcratic.
Many speeches were made for and
against this bill and after the house had
gone into a committee of the whole, the
committee rose, reported progress, and
dSheu peTIhlSSlOU 10 Slb tomorrow at J.0U.
The house then adjourned.
Another alien bill has been turned loose
in the hOus' approved by the committee.
1t is not so sLrOng in its terms as its I'M
timely predecessor, and moreover has "a
head on it," The only really objection
able feature of the bill is section 8 which
provides that a man who has been fore
closed may redeem his land at any time
within IL months afterwards by paving
tn tho nnrahaSar thoronf tha onr- H.
has paid for IL together with 6 per cent
interest thereon from the date of the sale
and other necessary costs of Sheriffs, etc,
being added. Representatives of foreign
money say they will not lend money un
der any such provision, preferring to
leave the state entirely, and this they
will no doubt do if the bill is passed.
majority OF that body are''laying" for all
such bills.
Mr.. John Watson, of GAINESVILLE. Texas,
the grand master of masOns in Texas, is
in Austin, and last night delivered a lee
ture at the Masonic temple. Many ma
sons were in attendance, among whom
were several members of the legislature.
Mr.. watson lectures again tonight and
tomorrow night.
Judge A. w. Terrell comes out in a
card this morning denying, as George
Clark said yesterday at Sulphur Springs,
that he had attacked Gov. o. M. Roberts
in his Georgetown speech, stating that he
did not even mention his name.
1t was quite a neat compliment to en-
Senator Chiffon the house inviting him
to ADDRESS them yesterday. He should
appreciate it.
DIR. Waggener, the chairman of the
faculty OF the State University, has in
vited the legislature to meet the regents
OF that institution, together with the
students, in the assembly hall of the uni
versity, on March 20, at $50 D. m. Tie
whole building will be thrown open to in
spection, so that members may form an
idea of the progress of the Institution
during the past few months.
Miss Lillian Lewis will on next
Wednesday play a benefit tor Treasurer
Howard Long. She will appear in Credit
Lorraine, and for night performance
"L'Article A." There will be a theatre
party of 40 couples in attendance. The
opera house will be decorated. Festoons
OF roses, evergreenS, etc, will swing from
the middle chandelier to the four corners
OF the gallery. The lights in the lobby
VIII be turned out and Chinese lanterns
used. The stage will also be decorated,
and on the whole, the occasion will be a
novel one.
Last night at the opera house Miss
Nina Leay, of Shreveport the renown-
oppcdlt GU. SuppOl ttu Ug quite
a company of artists. Miss Lacy Is a
young lady of unusual beauty and is a
1avorltein Austin, having visited here
aoout a year ago and spent some weeks.
There is something novel in this young
iady's whistling, there being no insight
ly puckering Of the lips. hut with the
happiest OF smiles, she whistles ont OF the
corner Of her month. Quite a good audi
ence was out last night and one promi-
nent legislator (who knew Miss Leav
when she was here last SESSION. was there
IN special force. L. J. G.