San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-01-18

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the treasures and postof1ices. The
third section deals with the deposit
OF bonds in National hanks. Mr..
Sherman's bill wal r, fecred will =
out comment to the finance COM
| mittee.
Report on pension bill was pre-
sented and President Cleveland's
charges OF fraud severely criti-
cised by Gallinger and Hawley.
Am 9ndment was adopted restoring
pensions to foreigners who had
been cut off, and making the min.
imum pension Sc per month, and
as thus amended bill passed. 1t
calls for $l4l,OO0,0OO. Army bill
was under discussion when Senate
went into eXecu tive session and
adjourned.
HOUSE.
New Labor bill presented by
Chairman McGann to take place
of Commissioner Wright's bill. 1t
is the most searching and far reach
ing yet presented.
Speaker Crisp is sick and ordered
by his physician to Asheville, n.
c., for two weeks rest, but has not
gone. He presided over the House
and attended rules comittee meet
ing.
| Gresham wants that $450,000
award to English sealers under
Behring sea agreement looked az
ter. Sayers says it will come in
general deficiency bill.
] Bill will be reported regulating
liquor traffic in Alaska.
Proposition is again made to
raise increased revenue by increas-
ing tax on liquors.
| AT AUSTIN.
Senate committee reported ad.
versely the bill to repeal separate
coach law act, and favorably on
extending railway construction
time so as to save charters.
Bill to transfer certain special
funds in state treasury to general
fund was occasion OF some debate
and same was ordered recon-
mitted.
Governor sent to Senate follow.
ing appointments for confirmation
Board Of pardons, w. c. benson
and w. B. Durham, OF Austin
uperintendent OF Southwestern
Lunatic Asylum, B. NJ. Worsham
live stock sanitary commission
Kleberg, Of Nueces, Moore, Of Gal.
weston, and F. J. Hill. On motion
of Atlee the appointments will be
considered 10 a. m. Saturday.
Appointments noted as sent in
lin yesterdays report) were con.
firmed by Senate in executive ses,
sion.
| Unnecessary time was consumed
in wrangling over an amendment
providing for an extra porter
book keeper for sergeant-at-arms
and two pages, which amendment
finally carried.
Motion to, table resolution pro.
viding for the usual committees to
the state institutions, was lost by
one vote; 80 to 81.
A grist of % bills was fired into
the hopper from the neVer-failing
spout of the national gas chute.
Unfavorable report was made on
bill requiring payment Of poll tax
as condition precedent to voting
also on bill for public weigher
also on bill establishing a commits
sion for the purpose OF securing
uniformity in state legislature also
on bill fixing mileage at 10 cents.
| Favorable report was made on
bill giving jurisdiction to the
several Courts of Civil Appeals
over cases transferred from one of
such courts to another under the
direction OF the Supreme Court,
and providing for the transfer of
such cases.
Contest notices were received in
the cases Of Frost VS.. O'Neal, of
Cass; TOmpkins VS.. Joseph Wal
Ter; and the following adopted :
Chat all contested election cases
now pending in this House be re-
ferred to the committee on priv
ileges and elections and that said
committee be authorized and en-
powered to send for persons
and papers and ballot boxes
in any such contested case and
that all such process as may be
necessary to secure the presence Of
witnesses and the possession of
such papers and BALLOT boxes shall
be valid and Of sufficient authority
anywhere in the State Of Texas"
Several committees make sug-
gestions the nature of which will
be seen as the bills come up for