San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-04-08
AUSTIN LETTER.
AUSTIN, Tex, April Z, 1892.

| AUSTIN, lex, ApFii &, ioSI.
The senate met pursuant 10 adjourn
| ment.
Prayer was offered by the Rev. J.
| s. Lyons, Of San Antonio.
Senator Potter introduced bill:
"To prohibit the charfering of landed
cor porations for the purpose Of epecu-
lation and to forfeit the charters for
old ccry orations, which may acquire
land in vi, lation of this act or winch
have acquired any such land in viola
lation OF the provisions Of the cOnsti-
tuition, or any law of this state. To
provide the manner causing such for
TEXTURE Fixing the venue of such
suit, making 1t the duty of the sttor-
ney general, district and county at
torney to enforce this act. aud pro-
viding for recovery of cost" After
some discussion this bill was referred
to Jundiciary Committee No. l.
Senator Lubbock offered a bill to
amend articles 1866 and 1867 of the
Revised Statutes, prescribing the
time and locations for holding the
courts of appeal This was referred
to Judiciary committee No. 2
The Joint committee substitute for
s r. No. So and H. q No IL. regard
ing the organization of the courts OF
civil appeals, ITO define their juris-
diction and powers and to prescribe
the mode Of procedure therein" was
next taken up. 1t was discussed Soc
ton by section
HOUSE.
The first thing taken up today was
the selection of the location of
the court of appeals for the
| third district, Fort Worth
and Galvest ton having been chosen
yesterday. The candidates this morn
ing we're San Antonio, san Marcos
aud Austin. Mr.. Baker, Of Tom
Green, put San Antonio in nOmina-
ton When the matter was pat to
| the vote Austin received 50 votea,
IAN AID tonic As and San Marcos l.
s )me discussion then followed as TO
the boundaries OF the three districts
Some were in favor of apportionIpg
the state to suit the cities that had
been selected. The bill was recon-
mitted.
Then Trust hill next came up
| Mr.. Sellers, of Limestone, spoke
against the bill and referred to 1t as a
parody on legislation.
| After snort discussion on this
question the house adjourned.
Col. Tom Bowers, the editor of the
Austin Weekly Capitolian, has an.
nounced himself for lieutenant cover.
nor. He Is to play second fiddle to
Clark and says he most heartily en-
dor.es the principles and policies
advocated by that gentleman. II
Clark gets Ia may be Bowers will too
Those who participated in the de
lightful excursion to Arkansas Pass
during the last session of the legis'
lature, have been in hopes that q
similar excursion would be in order
during the called session. But so far
nothing of the kind has been sug
gested by those who have the run
ming of such things and Mr.. Boggs
the sergesn t.at-arms of the house
Gays that there is no time for any
thing of the kind. There is some
3 talk of an excursion to Velasco aftel
the fips! adjournment, but this IL
3 doubtful. AS general thing az soon
as the Legislators can possibly slip of
9 and throw aside the cares of state
t they want to immediately get bach
: to their "craps,n and begin to max,
|. Roadway on the weeds that hav,
|, been allowed to grow during theil
= absence.
A few embers intend going dowr
y to San Antonio on Saturday to stay
o over Sunday.
9 Money is quite close In Austin nov
! since the late legislation agsins
If aliens has scared off foreign m ,pey
o 1t Is impossible to get q loan undo
It ten per cent, and even at this Tate
l. security has to be gilt edge. L. j. @.