San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-02-01
WASHINGTON AND AUSTIN.
Notes of Proceedings in the State
and National Legislatures.

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Senate.
Hill presents petition from Shoe
and Leather bank for issue of $780,
100000 gold bonds.
German opposes financial resolu-
tions on the ground that they
would be useless. This brought
Hill to his feet with the remark
that there were other matters as
important as appropriation bills.
Mcpherson, from the finance
committee, announces that com
mittee unable to agree and endeav.
ors to get Sherman's bill for tenn
porary means of relief before the
Senate as a body.
District Of Columbia appropria-
ton bill came up and led to a spir-
tied discussion as to relative party
extravaganza. The ball was opened
by Chandler and Harris took it up
for the Democrats. Platt, Of Con-
necticutt, dropped in with the re-
mark, that "Party discussions had
been withheld by the Republican
side of the chamber 1t was be-
cause it had been hoped great
financial affairs would be con-
sidered by the majority. But
that majority was powerless
to act on finance. The time
had now come to show the false
pretenses OF the party in power.
No srendthrift ever squandered his
patrimony with such reckless en-
travagance as the Democratic party
during the last two years. The
only reduction made by this adj
ministratiOn was in cutting down
pensions, taking it out OF the
pockets of the soldiers"
The discussion continued and
again drifted into financial debate.
German grew very earnest, declar-
ing that the crisis was greater than
had been revealed, and intimated
that the highest executive officers
OF the government had not dealt
honestly with the Senate.
AS a result of this side discus
sion the resolutions for an imme-
diate consideration Of the Sherman
bill was passed, though previously
objected to, and the District of
Columbia bill was laid over.
ALI On's resolution calling for
information as to gold reserve
used for current expenses, and the
amount of proceeds Of bonds SINH
larly used, was agreed to.
Germans resolution was also
adopted. 1t calls on the secretary
for details on every possible detail
Of revenue, reserve, deficiency, as
sets, ETC., that can shed any light
on flnan cial situation. The amend
ment and resolutions were adopted
without dissent after Mr.. Tel
Ter, (Republican) OF Colorado, had
suggested that Mr.. German ought
| to ask for information as to why
the Democratic presid mt and
Democratic leaders in the Senate
could not agree on what was the
trouble. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Crisp was in the presiding Of
ficer's seat and House resumed
consideration of the Pacific railway
bill, after a bill to detail army Of
ficers as instructors in normal and
high schools had failed OF passage.
Debate occupied the day, the prin
cipal subject of inquiry seeming to
be the possibility Of getting the
money back that the government
would have to pay IL it took up the
first mortgage bonds.
ATAUSTIN.
Senate bill for relief OF railroad
companies chartered since Jan. |,
1889 and falling to comply with
charter provisions was reported
favorably.
Following committees were APP
pointed on code revision:
For the civil code-McComb, Di-
brell, Lewis, Pressler, Gage, Bailey,
Beall, Goss.
For the penal code and code
Of procedure - Agnew, Sheriff.,
Woods, Colquitt and Boren.
In consonance with Culbersons
views a recommendation for
military camp next year and $780,
600 appropriation therefor is made
by committee, but no camp pro-
vided for this year.
Bill is before Senate to make
school age from s to II instead OF,
as at present from s to l6.
HOUSE.
House laid the following on the
table, promptly on its presenta-
ton:
Whereas, This House has on
many questions shown a desire for
wise reform and retrenchment by
reducing the number of porters
and reducing the amount paid