San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-02-28
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.

The senate of the United States passes
the pensions appropriation bill without
amendment, it calls for about Sl67 100000;
agrees TO the conference report on the
military academy bill; passes house bill
granting right-Of-way through Indian
Territory to the Greenvile, McAlliSter &
st. Louis railway: and, orders conference
on the civil appropriation bill.
House passes Indian appropriation bill;
non cOncurS in Sundry civil appropriation
bill, including the Sherman bond amend
ment, and Holman, Savers and COgSwell
appointed conterreeS; Senate'S amend
mentS to the car coupler bill were con-
Cured in; conference report on military
academy bill was agreed to; the Springer
bill passed, agreeing to the present duty
on 100 thread linen for a year, and ad-
journed.
Night sessions will be held from now
until the close of Congress at noon Satur-
day.
Crisp calls the turn on Washington, of
Tennessee, and Watson, of Georgia, re-
minding them that the House was not a
beer garden.
Grover Cleveland has dispatched Car
Isle to Washington to smooth out the
wrinkles in the way of silver legislation
and pass some compromise legislation in
order to prevent the early calling of an
extra session.
STATE LEGISLATURE.
The state senate has n hot fight over
the Kearby tax bill, which was a Hogg
measure, and kills it by striking out the
enacting clause.
The House passes resolution So to 81
abOliShing the special legislative orders
already fixed. School bill was taken DIP
and several proposed amendments de-
feated. Governor vetOcS the bill making
McLennan county separate judicial dis
triCt The following amendments to gen.
eral school DILL were adopted: ITO
teachers holding first class certificate not
more than $50; second class, 81; and
third Sl.5O per month per capita
for pupils within the scholastic
age. The payment of extra tut
tion for pupils of scholastic age is pro-
hibted and in no event shall teachers
holding a permanent certificate receive
from the public school fund more than
So. those holding first grade certificates
more than S75, and those holding second
grade certificate more than $50, and those
holding third grade certificate more than
$40 per month. Also providing for Negro
boards to examine exclusively Negro APP
plicantS for tCachCrShipS in counties
where twO-thirdS or more of the pOpula-
IiOn are Negroes, the boards TO be ap-
pointed or not at the discretion of the
county superintendent or county Judge as
CX-OliciO superintendent.
Finance committee of senate is not
| asked for any increase by state depart
| mcnt and recommends grant for all that
| is asked. Military demands were large
and were met in a liberal spirit, and S2O,-
| 600 is allowed for payment of militia when
called out for state service and for state
camp
House committee report favorably bill
for the relief of Mrs. George f. Finlay on
a claim against the state for 5000; also
favorably on the bill providing for the
election of a district attorney for the
criminal district court of Harris and Gal
weston counties: also faVOrably on the act
to validate certain titles to lands located
and patented by virtue of certain certi-
iiCateS issued to railroad companies and
now owned by private parties.