San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-01-26
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
The Daily GRIND at Austin and att
the National Capital.

The United States Senate busted itself
behind closed doors most of yesterdays
session. After considerable discussion the
nomination of McComas as judge OF the
supreme court of the District Of Columbia
was confirmed. Bill was introduced for
the admission of Utah, and the committee
on naval affairs reported an amendment
to the naval appropriation bill authoriz-
ing the construction of a 5000. ton battle
ship, two armored coast defense vessels,
two gunboats and a torpedo boat.
In the House Kilgore and Pierce fill
6ustered against the bankruptcy bill.
Chairman Springer presented the report
of the secretary of the treasury to the
ways and means committee showing con-
ditiOn of treasury at close of present fiscal
year. Cash balance on June 80, 1898, is
figured at $50, 992, 1877 above the sl00000,000
gold reserve fund. The demo-
cratic members of the subcommittee
on appropriation adopted an amend;
ment 10 pensions bill, which cuts off all
widows of soldiers married since 1870; all
pensioners not actually incapacitated
from manual labor and carrying less than
5000 year; and all pensioners residing
abroad. rhe bill will be stubbornly
fought before the whole committee, and
il it passes there will have a hot recep-
tion in the house. Bill introduced cover
ing the ground OF Panama canal investi-
CATION.
STATE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE met and listened to the reading
of Mills telegram acknowledging his
seEse of the honor conferred in his re-
election to the senate. Concurrent reSo-
luton adopted directing the committee
APPOINTED to visit the state university to
include the Galveston medical annex and
the north Texas lunatic asylum in their
inspection. Private bill Tor the granting
of 500 per annum to j. w. Bachelor was
engrossed. Bill amending statutes so as
not to invalidaJe trial in case clerk neg.
ected his entry of guilt" or mot guilty"
was killed by adoption of majority report:
Bill extending charters of uncompeted
railways passes. Bill prosecuting tres
pass by sportsmen on the lands OF others
made the order for Tuesday. AT noon
Senate proceeded 70 the House to count
vote for u. S. senator. Committee on ed
ucation recommend the placing of school
affairs in all towns of 900 or more in the
hands of board of trustees. Committee
will report favorably the bill abOlishiug
fee of $50 at time Of filing mining claim.
HOUSE passes bill copyrighting laws Of
the state. No end OF petitions and reSo-
buttons were referred. Senate resolution
adopted as to visiting state institutions.
The Falls county contested election case
is recommitted. Bill is before House in
creaslng penalty for carrying concealed
weapons, and authorizing the county to
work out the time sentence on the roads.
The Chambers claim for the land on
which the capitol stands is under consid-
Grafton The papers show that Chambers
did not file his title in the land office as
required, but this was explained by the
statement that he had been sent to the
United States to raise troops for the
Texas Republic, and failing to obtain
money on the credit of the republic, he
pledged the titles to all his lands and
raised large sums, which were expended
in bringing troops and artillery to Texas,
for use in the war of independence. Be-
fore he could redeem the titles and prop
erly file them,, the subsequent locations
were made on the lands and there being
no record of Chambers title at the time,
the land was condemned in the name OF
the junior locatorS for the capitol site.