San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-01-12
Twenty Third lie gislature.
Special Correspondence to the LIGHT !
LIGHT BUREAU, DRISKILL HOTEL,
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LIGHT BUREAU. DRISKILL HOTEL.
AUSTIN. Tex, Jan. IL, '93.
The Twenty legislature has at
last come to be a thing of the present.
Yesterday promptly at the hour of noon,
the two houses were called TO order by the
respective officers whose duty it was.
There is very great deal Of work before
this session and the majority seem TO
think 1t will be an extra long session.
There Will be issues presented that are
novelties TO the average Texas legislator,
for the result of the elections of the Yari-
Gus officers show that while the majority
of the members supported HOgg for gov
ernor, because they thought him 10 be the
regular democratic nominee, and for them
to vote otherwise would faint their party
principles, yet when IL comes TO other
issues, a democrat is democrat if he has
heen raised right, IL matters not whether
he voted for HOgg or Clark. This being
the state of affairs, the two hOuSee will
be pretty evenly divided and the old
strife 81 last campaign will be renewed
with more than usual vigOr.
Visitors were allowed yesterday and
today and both halls have been crowded
to their utmost capacity on both floors
The Office hunter who was in search of
job ruSted like this life depended upon
1t Till the moment when the last vote was
taken, and as all of the officers are not
y o
The Caucus idea that has been advanced
by the most ardent supporters of the
administration, for the purpose of laying
out a ready filled slate aud program for
work, collapsed rather Unexpectedly and
since that the Hoggi1es are less hopeful.
GCssett seemed to be the favCrlte to out
ward appearances but when the time came
for the men who wanted to work for him
they were not to be found in such numbers
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House was called TO order by the
SECRETARY of state and after the roll call
was called nominations for speaker were
called for. l.. p. Wilson was the first man
nominated. then came John II. Cochran,
II. NJ. GOSSett. b. A. Calhoun, James A.
Breeding and E. II. ROgan. Cochran led
from the first and when the ballot was
taken the second time he was declared
elected. After this came this came the
business of electing the other officers of
less Importance, with the following Off
GERS so far elected:
George w. Finger, of Tarrant, chief
clerk; Chester Halle, of Travis, reading
clerk; w. B. JayneS, of GraySOn, assistant
reading clerk; Marshall ID. Burney, jour
nal clerk; John l. Robinson, assistant
journal clerk: VIII l. Sergeant, sergeant
at arms; w. +. Parks, sergeant at arms;
I. l.. Stewart, calender clerk.
IN THE SENATE
All is quiet and serene. There is no great
excitement over any Office and there be-
ing so few of them everything goes along
smoothly. Nothing of any Importance
has been done except to elect the officers
as follows:
A. NJ. Kennedy. of Mexia, secretary; A.
A. Workman, of Hopkins, assistant Sccre-
tary; W. b. O,Quen, of Angelina, journal
clerk: A. :. Thwcat, of Travis, assistant
journal clerk: r. &. ChidreSS, of Scurry,
calender clerk: John NJ. Stephenson, of
Abilene, enrolling clerk: W. f. Linn, of
Wharton, cngrOSsing clerk; G.. III. Allen,
OF Travis, sergeant alarms; Il. f. Pace,
of AmirilO. assistant SCrgeant-a arms;
ID. w. Phillips, of LampaSaS, dOOrEceper:
A. j. Sapp. of Trinity. assistant door
keeper; &. w. Briggs, of Travis, chaplain.
NOTES.
Gov. HOgy seems very much interested
In the different proceedings. and watche'
every movement in both houses Judge
Reagan is here now and is watching the
interests of the commission.
A pair of gamey young legislators had
quite spirited encounter in the bar room
at the Avenue, out both seemed willing to
settle the differences with u war of words,
to the amusement aud disgust or the
crowd.
An inaugural ball is being prepared
W COllb AZ LHe JlHG VI Iuc luduSuld d. vi
Governor HOgg for his second term.
The electoral college had lots Of fun out
Of the selection OF a messenger to carry
the result Of the election to Washington,
and consumed the greater part of two
DAYS in voting IN this one individual, but
u ey have all dispersed to their respective
places now.
The cattIemcn Of this state met in con-
vention at the DriSkill Hotel Yesterday to
take steps to secure legislation from the
present session to protect them and their
interests from the depredations of tresS
paSSerS and hunters and to present mem
OrialS aud etc, to the legislature to the
effect that this is a repeated call. All
the prominent cattle men Of the state are
here and most all Of the business has been
transacted. 1t consist ted Of drafting
resolutions and appointing committees.
c. L. LATER.