San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-02-03
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LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS
STATE LEGISLATURES.


Petitions, bills and memorials food
the senate. Deans bill to promote
development of mineral resources OF
Texas passes Lewis amendment to
the perpetuity bill il adopted. Sem
ate bill creating the 55th district COM
posed of Grayson and Collin counties
passes. Senate went into executive
session at noon to consider the COVER
nor's Ointments. The senate COM
mtttee on ffnan'e agrees to an item
appropriating Sc, 900 for district attor.
ney fees In csses brought for recovery
OF money on school lands. Judiciary
committee will report favorably Sen.
atOr Deans bill fixing the time for
holding court in the Thirty fourth
judicial District. Presler's bill to,
provide for the payment by new
counties OF their proportionate share
of the debt OF the counties out of
which they were created. Imboden's
Dill fixing the penalty for assault or
killing with pistol, bowie knife,
dirk or dagger.
United States Senate held closed
doors nearly all day considering the
pending exrraditIon treaties between
this country and France aud Sweden.
In open session the District of Column.
bia appropriation bill passed. the
Hawaiian matter was referred to
committee on foreign relations, and
Carlisle's resignation was presented.
President Harrison astonishes every
one by sending to the senate for con-
firmation the name OF Howell f..
jackson to take the place of Lamar on
the supreme bench. Jackson is q
democrat from Tennessee, hard
money man, q good jurist and In no
sense q collar politician. He will be
confirmed with slight opposition. The
senate passes the French extradition
treaty after expunging political
offences from the list. Senator Nor
gan strongly favors annexation of
Hawaii.
In the House Catchiugs gives
notice that lie will call up the silver
bill on the 9th. The anti options bill
came up. and is on the speakers table
pending q decision on Bynum's point
of order that the senate amendments
must first be considered In committee
OF the whole. House amends civil
sundry appropriation bill, cutting
out all fees Tor services In federal
elections save such service be under
sworn complaint upon oath alleging
facts as stated to be within the per-
sonsl knowledge of sffiant, and passes
the amendment 1Sl to 80. The sun
dry bill passes as amended.
Cleveland says there will be an
extra session of Congress unless the
Sherman silver purchase act Is re-
pealed.
In the House joint resolution No. Is
was voted upon, majority report
adopted and the resolution killed. 1t
provided that one fourth of Occupa-
tion taxes and ST. poll tax on each
voter shall be set apart annually for
the free schools. and in addition
thereto an ad valorem tax of such
amount not exceeding 20 cents on the
$40 as with the available school fund
arising from all other sources as will
suffice to main tain the school for six
months each year. 1t further pro-
vides for district school tax If au-
thorizsd by q three-fourths vote of
the property tax payers not to exceed
so cents on the 500, provided the
limitation upon the amount of district
tax shall not apply to incorporated
cities or towns forming Independent
districts. The election case of Will
Hanson VS.. Davis, from Falls decided
in favor of Davis.
The committee on constitutional
amendments has decided to report
adversely on the Fields amendment
to authorize nine jurors to bring in q
verdict In criminal cases. There will
be q minority report signed by Mo.
Fall and White. OF the committee, IN
favor of the bill with an amendment
excepting capital cases. A sub COM
mittee of the committee on education
will recommend sbolishing the COM
munity school system and adopting
q general district system. The COM
mittee on state affairs will report ad-
versely on the Kirk bill proposing to
accept the sugar bounty and apply
the money to the Confederate Home;
also adversely on the Pagan bill to
apply the bounty for the Texas ex-
bibit to the Columbian Exposition in
Chicago.
Gov. Hogg orders the Lamar author
tiles to prosecute the parties engaged
in torturiDg and burning Smith, at
Paris.