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


on the appropriation bills and refuses to
be switched off the track, even for sub
Stitute TO the House quarantine bill The
fortihcatiOn bill was passed after an ami
mated discussion upon coast defences.
The army appropriation bill passed with
an amendment increasing pay of SER
geantS. District of Columbia appropria-
ton agreed on except one item for the
erection OF a $50. 100 municipal building
The poll of theS enaIe does not show
favorably for the repeal of the silver
purchase act.
In the House legislation is very much
behind. Appropriation bills are uncon-
sidered that should have been already
disposed Of and new business Is increaS-
ing in discouraging way. The day was
spent over the item of the civil suBdry
bill giving SIS, 600 900 to river and harbor
improvement, and adjournment was
taken without action. The motion for a
conference on the Senate amendments will
probably come up today and the oppo-
nents of the measure will vote against
conference, moving its reference to ways
and means committee.
The judicial enquiry by congress into
whisky trust will be broad one. The
war department is having maps of Homo
lulu and Sandwich Islands made for use
in meeting of Hawaii commissioners with
Secretary Foster next Saturday. There
ington that will lead to boodShed over
that question. Secretary Foster has given
up his trip to Paris to meet Behring sea
arbitrator, on account of Hawaii mat
ter.
STATE LEGISLATURE,
Senators GoSS and Greer were excused
for non attendance during the early days
OF this week. Bills innumerable and pc
titiOnS plentiful were presented among
bn LOT aSly oil
appropriations. The bone of the sessions
contention was over the bill creating a
board of pardonS, which was amended out
of all resemblance TO its shape as it left
the hands of the committee and passed its
engroSsment by tight squeeze. Two
bills presented by Senator Lewis, of this
district aim at amending the civil statutes
in the matter of the court transcript
where a special verdict has been rendered,
also calling for statement of facts as well
as law from the Judge in case no jury sits:
| and determining the property rights of
| nOn-reSidentS, and unknown parties.
In the House McLemOre'S resolution to
abolish the Sinecure of assistant post
masters was tabled. Resolution against
Hawain annexation and and flinging at
| the administration at Washington was
| tabled. Various amendments to the con-
Stitution were reported. Senate bill
amending law of venue passes House. 1t
reads: Article l.272: Where application
| for a change of venue is made in conform
| ty to the requirements of the preceding
article, the same shall be granted unless
| the credibility Of the persons making the
application for a change of venue on their
| means OF knowledge of the truth OF the
facts set out in the said application are
attacked by the affidavit of credta BILE
person: and If such application is thus
attacked, the issue thus formed shall be
tried by the judge, and the application
granted or refused as the law and the
facts shall warrant.
10 the contested election case OF Cain
VS.. Cain. the contestant withdrawS.
Judiciary committee No. l report,
favorably on senate bills II, 20, ri and %
amending various articles of the code;
also favorably on House bill 20 to prevent
judgements from becoming delinquent:
also house bill 2lS to revive judgments
after twelve months.
Judiciary committee No. 2 report favor
able on a bill increasing the powers of
district and county judges and justices
of the peace to fine and imprison witness
mes who refuse to obey summons of their
courts.
The committee on stock and stock rails
ing will report a substitute for the Bar
ron BILL but somewhat similar, regulat-
ing local option as to stock running at
large and the privilege of annexing con-
tiguous districts.