San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-01-31
WASHINGTON AND AUSTIN.
Notes of Proceedings in the State
and National Legislatures.

Notes of Proceedings in the State
and, National Legislatures.
Matters came to a head on fipan-
cial discussions when in the
= Senate not a single voice was raised
to defend the Presidents message
against the severe attacks made by
Vest, Wolcott and Stewart. The
attack OF Vest, which was impas-
stoned and vigorous in matter as
as manner, was evidently sympa-
thized in by the Democratic men,
beers of the Senate, Sherman only
endeavoring to pour oil upon the
troubled waters, but in vain. The
split has come and nothing can be
done either in or out of Senate I'M
til the concession is made to free
silver, the finance com mittee being
as hopelessly tied up as the Senate
itself. The discussion of the ques-
ton in Senate was absolutely fruit
less.
Routine business followed finan-
cial debate and Senate went into
executive session for two hours
over japanese treaty.
HOUSE.
House has hot debate over
limiting time on Pacific railroad
bills and finally settles down to
business with an agreement to take
the final vote at 4 p. m. Friday. The
question is upon the adjustment Of
the relations between the United
States government and the Pacific
railroads, in which from $50,OOO,O0O
to $100,000,000 are involved. The
arguments in favor Of the govern
ment paying the first mortgages
and taking possession of the roads
was strongly sustained by Harris
of Kansas.
Boatner, Of Louisiana gave no.
tice that he would offer a substi-
tute bill.
The administration banking bill
is ready to come from committee
to the house but it will bear no re-
concentrations from the COM
mittee.
! AT AUSTIN.
Senate refused to repeal the law
transferring one per cent. Of the
permanent school fund to the avail
able fund by vote of 10 to Z.
Senate adopts resolution asking
United States to pass general
bankruptcy law.
Senate bill No. "a, amending the
reformatory law, so girls can be
admitted, passed.
Senate bill No. ~, fixing penal
ties for firing guns or throw ing
missiles into moving trains, as
previously engrossed, passed with
amendment striking out the emer
gency clause.
The Senate confirmed the follow
ing appointments by Gov. Culber-
son:
Board of pardons advisors-W.
G. benson and w. B. Durham,
both Of Travis county.
Managers of the Southwes tern
Insane asylum at San Antonio,
Texas.-Dr. Amos Graves, A. f.
Devine, T. ID. Cobbs, l.. p. Peck and
b. F. McNulty, all of Bexar county.
The chair signed Senate bill pro-
viding for the consolidation Of sub
urban railroads at Houston and
Senate bill authorizing the CONSOLE
dation Of the Houston and Texas
Central to purchase the Austin and
Northwestern and other lines for
the purpose Of consolidation.
HOUSE.
The regular order Of bus
was suspended and Senate bill No,
70, to authorize the State health
officer, with the advice and con-
sent of the Governor, to sell any
property in the quarantine service
that is useless, was passed to its
third reading and finally passed
under suspension Of the rules.
Sessions of House were consumed
in consideration of Committee re-
ports on contested elections and
the power of the House to consti-
tutionally decide such questions.
The whole matter was recommit.
ted to the Committee on Elections
onH Driuilanoo