San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-01-30
WASHINGTON AND AUSTIN.
Notes of Proceedings in the State
and National Legislatures.

Jersey were presented Senate
Hill presents resolutions from
New York Chamber of Commerce
approving Cleveland's message on
currency.
Senator Henderson, Of Nebraska,
offered the following as the feature
of bill to be prepared by the
finance committee, to whom it was
referred:
First-The secretary OF the treas
ury to maintain a reserve fund Of
$20O,OOO,0OO gold and $20O,00O,00O
silver.
Second-An issue Of bonds pay
able in either gold or silver at the
option Of the holder for the main
tenance of the reserves.
misunderstanding legal tender
notes to be redeemed in gold or
silver at the option Of the holder
and not re-issued.
Fourth-For the next five years
gold to be exchaLgeable for silver
and silver exchangeable for gold.
Fifth-National banks to be au-
thorized to use the foregoing bonds
as basis OF issuing notes and the
tax on notes to be removed.
Sixth-Import duties from coun-
tries having the gold standard to
be payable in gold, and from coun-
tries having the silver standard to
be payable in their gold or silver at
the option of the importer.
Observation-Disclosures the coinage
Of silver and gold at ratio Of Is to
l to the capacity Of the mints.
Correspondence with Samoa is
called for by resolution Of Senate.
Bills pass incorporating National
association Florists; also amend
ing interstate commerce law so as
to permit sale of interchangeable
mileage tickets.
HOUSE.
House adopts rule that closed
debate on the sugar discrimina-
tions, and discussion was resumed.
Amendment after amendment was
proposed, discussed and lost and
the original bill was finally passed
239 to 81. Five Louisiana Demo-
crBts voted against the bill; the
others were Republicans.
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
No disposition was shown in
committee to accept the recommen-
dations of the President and there
was but slight reference to his
message.
The proceedings of the afternoon
session were based upon bill
which had been prepared by Sena-
tor Voorhees,. This bill provided
simply for the issuance OF short
time certificates, which were for
the purpose of making good the
reserve and Of meeting the revenue
deficiency, but when the afternoon
session opened he had added a
clause providing for the free coin
age of silver.
There was motion to strike out
the silver provision, which was
lost on tie vote of to 5, all the
Republican members and Senator
Mcpherson Dem.) voting for the
motion and all the Democrats OPP
posing.
Avote was then taken on the
proposition as a whole and it was
lost by a vote Of 7 to 3, Senators
Vest and White, as we'll as Nc
Pherson, voting with the Republi-
cans.
There was also a tie vote on a
resolution by Senator Aldrich to
substitute the Springer bill for the
Voorhees, bill.
The sommittee adjourned with
out agreeing upon any definite
time of meeting and some Of the
Republican members said after
ward that they saw no reason for
any more meetings as it had been
made evident that it would be i'm
possible to accomplish anything in
the co mmittee.
AT AUSTIN.
Senate passes the bill regulating
primary elections; also amended
the act declaring the purposes for
which charters may be granted;
also passed Deans mining bill.
Senator Lewis introduced bill
amending article 3066 Of the revised
statutes relating to the payment Of
fees in jury trials and requiring
the litigant asking jury to depo-
sit with the clerk for the use Of
the county a jury fee Of $24 if in
the District court and $l2 if in the
county court.
No proceedings Of any moment
n the House not noticed in LIGHTS
special from Austin yesterday
afternoon.
COMMITTEE NOTES.