San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-02-16
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.

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canal bill had to yield to the sun
dry civil appropriation bill. All
amendments but some relating to
river and harbOr matters had been
considered when the presidents
Hawaiian message was received.
Senate Immediately went into eX-
ecutive session to consider mes
sage, and after tribute to O'DOn-
nell of New Jersey, in open session,
adjourned.
The presidents message, with
correspondence, containing terms
of treatylfor annexation of Hawaii
is brief, but the correspondence
and documents are vOluminOus,
giving full information of the
Islands, their condition and re-
rOurces, and the causes that led to
the establishment of protectOrate
by the L. $. minister, in accord
ance with the wishes of the pro-
visional government.
In the House the invalid pension
appropriation bill was in order.
An amendment transferring the
pension bureau from the interior
to the war department was dis
cussed but not acted on.
Committee of House on agricul-
ture ask two days for discussion Of
anticipation bill.
There is great dissatisfaction
over the nomination of Lieut..
Duprey, to be major and paymas-
ter, over the heads of older and
higher officers.
STATE LEGISLATURE.
In the Senate among other bills
and memorials were petitions ask
ing for a colored branch of the
state Legislature, protesting against
the division of BraZOria county.
Bill was introduced providing for
payment of $4,000 matured and
7 per cents by issue of new four per
cent bonds at 40 years. Lewis pre-
sents an amendment to civil stat
utes allowing an appeal on notice
in open court within two days after
final Judgment, or after everything
motion for new trial, bond to be
filed within twenty days. Per-
petuitieS bill came up and
was passed, being so amend
ed in its passage as to be
recognizable only by its title bill
to regulate the practice in the
courts of civil appeals i'm relation
to reVerSals of cases where VerdictS
and Judgments are held excessive
and to require such court to indi-
cate the amount Of such excess and
to provide for filing of remittures,
| passed bill amending penal code so
as not to require railway trains to
come to n full stop at crossings of
other railways, where there are in
| terlOcking switches and a tlagman
employed, was also passed. House
| will recede from all amendments
to the senate bill as to eX-
tending charter of railway,
| except such as relate to
belt and suburban roads. Bill to
develop mineral resources Of the
state reported favOrably, also bills
creating independent school dis
| tricts in cities and towns; locating
a normal school at ROckdale, ac-
cepting ten acres of land and
building for normal school at Den
ton, and apprOpriating $4,000 an
nually for its maintenance.
In the House concurrent .resOlu-
ton was adopted authorizing the
governor to appoint five persons
who participated in the battle OF
Chicamauga or Chattanooga and
will serve without pay to act with
the national commission in mark
ing the positions occupied by each
regiment, battery and independent
organization from Texas en-
gagged in battle. Bill pass
ed authorizing liens of estates to
sue in federal courts on claims
arising from Indian depredatiOns.
The liquor license bill passed as
amended 70 to %. Public building
committee report $500 appropria-
ton for bath rooms in state house.
Committee report favorably bill
for more complete road system;
also appropriating $4,000 for quar-
antine officers residence Galveston,
being converted into biological
station; also favOring separate
district court for Dallas; also for
reducing interest future school
land purchases to 2! per cent; Nc
IGNORES bill exempting drOuth
counties from payment of back
taxes reported unfavorably.
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