San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-04-06
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
Action of the State Legislature and
the National Senate.


Senate continues its, discussion
over the admission of the appoint
ed Senators, Chandler favoring the
admission, and Palmer contending
against it. Resolution was pre-
sented calling for the bank reports
of bank of which Senator Roach
was cashier from 1873 TO 1882 with
bank examiners report for same
period. "There will be nothing
done with the Martin contest from
Kansas this session." so reports
Vance, of the election committee. In
the executive session nothing was
done about the Russian treaty, and
it is not likely that the seal of Sc
crecy will be removed from it. Sc
eretary Hoke Smith receives a tel
egram from Indian Agent Bennett
recommending martial law for the
ChOctaw nation. Smith also re-
quests attendance today at his Of
| flee of all interested in land office
appointments and discharges.
Chinese actors to the number of
1000 are coming. and United
States consul has cabled the state
department to that effect. \ strict
scrutiny will be made of all who
attempt to enter. Judge William
LOcherin, Of Minnesota, is regarded
as booked for the pension office.
Captain Lytle's chances for the L.
S. marshalship are reported from
Washington as very tlattering.
Maxwell cut off the heads of 1874
fourth class postmasters yesterday.
STATE LEGISLATURE.
State Senate rejected the report
of the conference committee on re-
funding state bonds at > per cent.
and a new conference was ordered.
House bill regulating the sale of
liquors passed. The scalp law was
killed by repeating the present
law, and enacting nothing in its
place. The insurance, telephone
and sleeping car tax bill was
amended so as to exempt from 30
per cent of the tax those insurance
companies that invest their sur
plus in the state, the same
to be invested from year to
year, and as amended was defeat
ed. An amendment providing
that no occupation tax be levied
on any telephone company
and providing for taxation of their
real estate holdings was laid before
Senate but not acted upon when
Senate took up the general apprO-
priatiOn bill. Appropriation bill
was laid aside and the amend =
ment to telephone bill then pend =
ing was passed. The attempt to
tax social clubs failed. The rate
of taxation under the bill was I'M
der discussion when Senate adj
jOurned.
House passes conference report
fixing rate IF interest on refunded
bonds at per cent. House bill for
protection of labOrers as members
of labor organizations was amend
ed and made the order for nday.
After lengthy discussion the resO-
luton to appoint a smelling COM
mittee to investigate the depart
ments was indefinitely postponed
IL to 40. General appropriation
bill was taken up and the items
proposed for treasury departm ent
agreed O.Salary of chief clerk comp
trOller's office was fixed at $500,
that of assistant bOOkkeeper raised
from $1,000 to $500 and the other
items of the comptrollers office
agreed to. Motion adopted pro-
Viding for night sessions. The fol-
lowing bills passed; authorizing
the state treasurer to pay to the
county any excess of subsidy taxes
paid by such county after the
bonds and interest are paid; pro-
Vlding for the appointment Of spe-
cial judges in criminal cases in
which the county judge is dis
qualified to try; Con-
demning land for public road
around OrtOn's hill in NacOgdOches
county with amendments; Amend
ing the law to validate the cor
pOratiOn of towns and villages,
which has incorporated an excess
of territory with amendments.
The Galveston junket has been
decided on. There will not be
much reduction of the items called
for by the finance committee.
Judge Clark reaches Austin and
circulates among the solOns.
Dramatic Entertainment.