San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-04-01
STATE MEMS.

ward.
Henry Slavin, an old Panama canal
contractor, is looking over matters at
Ropes Pass.
Application filed with the Washing
ton comptroller for new national bank
in San Antonio.
Farmers and Merchants National,
If Rnckwall. is authorized to do bust
ness.
That famous land case, State vs.
Houston & T. C.. road, the case filed
by Hogg, is being tried at Sweet
water.
Lsmpasas gets the convention to
nominate delegates to the national
democratic convention, and Houston
& gets the state convention.
Hon C. NJ. Rogers, from the Nueces
district, is candidate for Lieutenant
Governor, subject to the approval of
the convention.
Fire in Athens wipes out SIC, 600 in
buildings and stock; origin, incen-
diary.
Iowa Park. struck by heavy
storm; buildings overturned and take
lire.
Walter f. Shaw arrested in Calves
ton for The murder of his mother and
aunt in Houston. He was too drunk
when arrested to give any account of
himself.
The battle of the ballots tor the
christening the Texas warship is over,
but the result has not been an
nOuncsd.
Hopkins house, Henrietta, burned.
1t was enc of the finest buildings in
the town.
B.. .Frigden is nominated for post
master at Eagle Pass
Medina county protests against
being dstricted judicially wish
Nueces and other counties as pro-
posed by the legislature.
Medina and Banders counties en-
.dorse and recommend San Anotnio
for one of the supreme civil courts.
Ex-Governor Ross pays his disre-
spects to Terrell in a way that made
the hair rise on the name OF the mule
LEGISLATURES AND CAPITAL NOTES
The consideration of the Australian
ballot bill is over in the senate tor
the present and the bill has been
ordered engTossed.
Senate passes resolutions of respect
to the memories of MaetZe and Aber
erombie and spread them upon the
record.
Bills presented and referred organ
izing the courts of civil appeals, and
the supreme court, defining their
jurisdiction and procedures.
Committee of whole senate took up
the location of the courts of appeal
with result as announced In special to
LIGHT last evening. Galveston was
selected on the 10th ballot; Fort
Worth on the first, and San Antonio
on the 18th.
Communication received from gov
ernor complying with request of sen.
ate for copies of correspondence on
file In executive department in rela-
ton to charges of illegal cotton weigh
ing at Galveston.
Bill for the creating of the SD ju
dicial district and other matters by
Glssscock was referred
House passes bill providing rem
edies for damages TO employees OF
railways that are in the hands of re
ceivers.
Browns bill was the order, and the
representative apportiOnment bill was
made the next in order; followed by
consideration of report of committee
In the International receivership mat.
ter.
There was considerable discussion
over the Brown railway bill hut its
enemies could not prevent its being
ehgrossed after it was somewhat
amended and the engrOssmeDt was
ordered, SIS to 81. Motion to recon slider
was lost, after strong speech favor.
ing 1t from O'Briep...
The report of the committee on rep.
resentative apportionment passed
with few changes. The ninetleth dis
trict is formed OF Bexar, Atascosa
Karpes, Kendall, Live Oak and Will.
son.
The senatorial apportionment bill
passed the house and as passed forms
the 23rd senatorial district of Bexar
Medina, Gillespie, Banders, Kerr and
Kendall.
House voted to refuse use of legis
latlve hall for all political purposes
out afterwards reconsidered.
Bill for congressiora al apportionment
came up on report of committee, tht
international investigation being Sc
aside temporarily.
Congressional apportionment repor
was vigorously assaulted, and Baker
OF Tom Green, was earnest in his pro-
test against linking FL Paso to Sa1
Antonio, across the state, in one dis
trict, and moved an amendment. bu
iJ was lost and the bill was raiIroadeC
through to engrossment with indie
Dent haste