San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-04-07
AUSTIN LETTER,
AUSTIN, Tex, April 6, 1899

AUSTIN, Tex, April 8, 1897
Senate met pursuant to adjourn
ment.
Senator Mott, of Galveston, pre-
scented a memorial from the citizens
of Brazoria county, repres sntin q
majority OF the white voters in mass
meetipg assembled, protesting against
Brazoria county being detached from
Galveston county and attached to
Matagorda. 1t urges the legislature
to reconsider its action therein be-
cause, as it now stands, the district
will be hopelessly negro repu blican
one.
The bill to apportion the state into
represent ative districts was taken mp
section by section.
At this point message came FROM
the house reporting it's non. concur
renee with the senatorial and con-
gressional apporlionment bill and
asking for o committee cOnferenc e on
same, which was agreed to.
Senate bill No SO, relating to organ
izing and es tablishing the 1st, End
and 9th judicial districts was taken.
under consideration and carried.
HOUSE.
The bill transferring one DER cent
of the permanent school funti to the
available fund was taken up and
much time consumed In its discussion
and after some amendment was pas, :.
ed by vote Of 63 to 80.
On motion the rules were suspend.
ed and representative reapportiou-
ment bill came up and was re ad.
Browns railroad bond bill was
then taken up:
Mr.. Gerald tp,ke against the bill
and said he considered the whole
principle wrong.
Mr.. Gresham, of Galveston. said
that the bill would have q more evil
effect than even the alien land law.
House adjourned to p. m. pending
discussion of this bill.
Both houses met in afternoon see.
sion today.
The senate considered and dis
cussed at length substitute for senate
bill No. 80, house bill No. 13, relating
| to courts.
The house passed Browns railroad
bill and then discussed the bill relative
to the apportionment of the state into
judicial districts.
There Is absolutely nothing going
on in social circles just now. Possibly
Lent may have something to do with
this, though the Austin girls have
not observed this solemn fast as all
| good church girls should, and even
those who proposed to be keeping
Lent have not scrupled to attend card
| parties Innumerable. The theatre
| season is pegged out and nobody
seems to care much either. A good
| attraction would hardly draw well
just now, as theatre goers seem to
have had enough for season, and
bave not lately showed their usual
interest. Possibly in view of this fact
1t is we'll enough the season is at Oh
end.
Today norther is blowing and 1t is
little chilly and although it is
not threatening nor unpleasant
out, still few ladies are on the streets.
But yesterday and the DAY before
they we're out in force and the streets
were frightened up and made inter-
esting proportionally. Spring dresses
and spring bonnets and hats are be-
| ginning to be seen and withal the
| fizz of the soda fountain and the clat-
ter of the milk shake machine are
heard once in the land and the young
man once more adds each time TO
his bill of costs 25 cents for Ice cream.
Journeay, the popular photogra-
pher, Is taking the pictures Of few
\ of Austin's beauties to been tered In
the contest for the prettiest girl In
Texas who is to 60 to the Worlds
fair as the first of the Texas fair. His
picture of Miss Name North,
of Austin, which is o study Of
about half life size, 10
Joy forever. It looks like photographs
you have seen of celebrated paintings
and is an excellent likeness Of this
celebrated beauty.
The large painting at the capitol,
representing Sam Houston wounded,
the work of the late Mr.. Huddle, has
been hung with crepe ever since his
death, some two weeks ago. This is
quite q neat little token of remem-
brAnce on the part of the people at