San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-02-16
WASHINGTON AND AUSTIN.
Notes of Proceedings in the National
and State Legislatures

The agricultural bill was taken
up, an evoked discussion as to
meat Inspection in order to satisfy
the demands of foreign inspection.
The Senate bill was passed con.
corning the spans, draws, ETC., Of
the bridge heretofore authorized
over the Missouri river at Lexing-
ton, Mo-; also the bill compensat-
ing Northrup and Chick for sup
plies to the Pottowomaie Indians;
also bill to authorize the OKLA
homa Central railroad to construct
railroad through the Indian and
Oklahoma Territories.
HOUSE.
Takes up naval appropriation
bill, which calls for an expenditure
of S3l, 1907 ,023, which includes three
battle ships and one torpedo boat.
Chairman Sayers fought the APP
preparation vigorously.
House dissented from Senate's
resolution extending time for max
ing income tax returns and confer
ence was asked.
Dill pd5S0u
ton Of wagon road across Yellow
stone river in Montana.
:. Night session was spent in the
consideration Of private pension
bills.
Senator Perkins from the COM
mittee on education and labor, to-
day reported his bill for the crea-
ton of an industrial commission
Of twenty.one persons, which is in
tended to arbitrate labor difficult
ties. The committee presents a
written report in which it estimat-
ed the aggerate loss to all con-
cerned on account Of strikes dur
ing the past six years at $9S,555,-
$50.
Court OF Appeals of the District
OF Columbia today affirmed the
| judgement of the lower court re-
fusing to grant John G.. Moore Of
New York an injunction to restrain
Internal Revenue Commissioner
Miller from proceeding to collect
| the income tax from the COM
plainant.
The Secretary Of the Treasury
has revised existing Chinese regu-
lations so as to require Chinese la
borers making application to Gus
toms officers nearest the place OF
residence of such laborers for GER
tifiication of their Identification
papers, to state the place in the
| United States from which they are
to make their exit from this coun-
try. Collectors or other customs
officers receiving and certifying the
application OF Chinese laborers are
required to transmit such applica-
ton to the customs officer at the
place of exit.
| w. J. Little, uperintendent OF
the Hot Springs government reser-
walton and the receiver of the land
office at Little Rock, has been APP
pointed commissioner to appraise
1872 unsold government lots in Hot
Springs, Ark, with view Of sell
ing a portion of them to obtain
funds to be applied to the compile
ton of all Improvements now in
progress on the Hot Springs per-
mandent reservation.
AT AUSTIN.
Proceedings OF Senate and ad-
ljournment until Monday were
noted in yesterdays Austin spe-
cial.
HOUSE.
Board OF Orphans home at Cor
sicana authorized to dispose Of
surplus water.
Giddings bill passed, under a
suspension OF the rules, to amend
articles 346 and 347, of the revised
civil statutes. Article 346 to read.
Article 346. At the first election
under this title there shall be elect
ed by the qualified voters of said
city, voting by ballot, mayor,
who shall hold his office for two
| years from the date of his election,
| and until his successor shall be
elected and qualified and at the
first election held under this title
there shall be elected by the quail
fed voters of said city, two alder
men from each ward in said city,
| one of whom shall hold his office
| for one year and the other for
two years, from the date Of their
election; and the term for which
each shall hold his office shall be
| determined at the first regular
meeting after said election, by lot;
provided that there shall be one
alderman for the long term and
one for the short term from each
of said wards respectively and
provided further that at each an
nual election thereafter, there shall
be elected one alderman from each
l. l.. Ii "a