San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-02-11
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.


United States Senate passes a number
of bills of no general interest. 1t also
passes bill prohibiting foreign vessels
from transporting merchandise from one
American port TO another: and bill au-
thoriZing prosecution of suit against any
foreign corporation in any district where
it is found. Conference reports restoring
to public domain portion of the White
Mountain Apache reservation was agreed
to. Automatic coupler bill comes up for
final vote today.
Secretary Foster denies officially the
report Of new bond issues to replenish
gold reserve in the treasury.
In She house the report on the employ
men5 of armed men in the cases of differ
enceS between labor and its employer is
submitted. 1t depreCates such employ
ment of detectives, thinks there was no
need OF an armed guard at Homestead,
that without it difficulty would have
been avoided, that it is clearly within the
province of the states to legiSlate against
the employment of such armed bodies by
private corporations, but not so clearly
within the province Of congress. General
discussion of the appropriation bill Occu-
pies time of the house.
STATE LEGISLATURE.
Senate cuts the number of Pages
badges from II to as measure of econ
Omy. Motion to indefinitely postpone
Worlds fair bill passes by vote of II to
Q. Bills pass fixing fees of clerks of civil
appeals: cOnfering on Waco Electric COM
pany authority to dam the Bra2oS. I'm
bOden gives notice of motion to reconsider
Worlds fair vote. Bill passes providing
for payment OF physicians fees On cases of
inquest. Bill passes prohibiting lesSees
of lands and tenements from so letting
without consent of proprietor. Bill
passed eXtendency time of payment on
ln nd in In
tive session C. p. Woodruff was confirmed
as judge of the 39th district.
Senate committee reports unfavorably
bill for relief OF A. l.. George who served
years In the penitentiary, and then was
found innocent; and favorably the fol-
lowing. Bill TO increase the pay of dis
trict judges; senate bill amending the
election law, so as to require county
clerks to furnish poll lists, tally sheets
and ballot boxes to the managers of cleo
tiOnS; senate bill TO determine the right to
property in Texas of unknown and tran
sient persons; senate bill to allow judges
OF the courts Of civil appeals to certify
novel law questions to the supreme court
for an opinion before finally deciding a
case.
In the House consideration of the whiS-
ky tax bill was resumed. Several amend
mentS were tackled on, referring 10 sales
of liquor to minors and habitual drunk
ards; to bond given by seller and viola
tionS of same. The bill went over as I'M
finished business. McLemore' introduces
bill declaring an emergency and relieving
citizens of Duval, Starr, Hidalgo and
Cameron counties from taxes due.
House committee reports favorably bill
to receive and appropriate sugar bounty
money for Texas exhibit at Worlds fair.
DoorkePpcr Phillips of thu Senate is
corresponding with the railroads relative
to rates for the members of the legiSla
ture to go to Washington in a body and
witness Cleveland'S inauguration. He
says he has sounded many members who
favor concurrent resolution providing
for ten days recess to go to Washing
ton, the time to be made up at the close of
the session.