San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-03-23
AUSTIN LETTER.

bers.
Senator Frank introduced bill
asking congress to make an appropri.
alton tor building q breakwater and
harbor of refuge In the Blight of Car
naveral, which Is on the steamship
line from Calves ton to Key West,
past which all Texas trade. by sea
passes, and W hich is something much
needed, there being no port or other
place OF refuge for vessels until Key
West Is reaches.
Senator Townsend offered bill en-
titled an act to amend title 4, article
IL of Revised Civil Statutes, a2por-
tioning the state into judicial districts
which was read and referred.
Several bills were taken up and
passed to the thiyd reading, and the
senate adjourned.
In the house the usury bill was first
taken up and discussed and various
amendments offered thereto. The bill
was referred TO Judiciary Committee
No. l.
A petition from Ennis county was
presented praying exemption from the
text book bill. This was referred.
The committee on contingent eX-
penses reported favorably on paying
journal clerk for extra work and it
was adopted.
The committee On enrolled bills re.
ported that the mileage bill had been
enrolled and presented to the COVER
nor for signature.
Adjourned till 10 O'Clock tomorrow,
when the fun, commences.
The legislature has done little or
nothing as yet and will not until
after tomorrow, when it is thought
many bills will go through in short
order. The Hogg men say they will
put through anotner alien law, but
the senate as good as says it will
squelch it. A leading sena tor was
heard to say that no alien act weuId
pass the senate. He said: 1--WE
have had enough of it; If the people
want to make it an issue OF the new
campaign well and good, but we will
have mono of it now"
The q eat and only Horace Chiffon
is here to witness his own defeat and
downthrow. He may feel down In
the mouth but be don't show it
Possibly he realizes the fact that he
is young yet, and has plenty OF time
to r. gain his lost. Tor as good IS los
ground. The governors old play
mate looks far more like senator
than does the gentleman from Corsi
cana.
Primary elections were held over
Travis county last Saturday to ascer-
tain the choice for senator, and the
verdict was almost unanimous for
Mills. The people of Travis do not
seSm to love Hogg- and this is one
way they have of showing it. Mills
got 80 votes to Chilton's one-in fact
the vote was almost unanimous for
Rodger @
For some time work has been going
CD at the state encampment grounds
and they are now in fair shape.
Some of the work has been trouble
some and good deal of blasting had
to be done.
A dam has been constructed across
q small ravine passing through the
grounds, which forms lake for boat
ing and bathing uses. This is some
thing very much needed, and which
was feature conspicuous for it's alb
sence at the last drill here. The sol.
dler boys after drilling thrt @ hours in
ing three miles to town for a bath.
The encampment will probably be
held the latter part Of June.
A switch has been constructed
from the / d G. n. railroad to the
grounds, which is convenient tea.
tuTe.
Everybody in Austin is feeling a
deep interest in the great dam
NOW, If they never did before
The structure is too near completion
TO be abandoned and it's success is
insured The hardest part OF the
whole work is over. When q rather
difficult span of some 100 yards is
comprised, the foundation will have
been laid in to the whole length of l-3
of mile, fora hight of some 20 feet.
1t seems almost paradox but il is
nevertheless fact that up TO a week
or so ago the dam was not touching
the river at all but was far from. the
water line. Just now the bed of the
river is being spanned, and large
dam has been erected to- keep the wa
ter from the work and sluice h,
been left for the water to run through
the permanent masonry. This is
bad time of the year for the work on
account of the spring rises. one OF
which might set the work back for
two weeks or more.
rnis small Golfer dam makes
beautiful lake, extending sonfe mile S
up the river, and many boats al
ready glide over its smooth surface
But this Is only a hint of what will
be. Below the dam is now favorite
fishing place, and many fine speci-
mems of the tinDy tribe are captured
Capt. Shepard's big steamboat is
rapidly assuming proportions al d