San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-03-01
WASHINGTON AND AUSTIN.
Notes of Proceedings in the National
and State Legislatures.


The Senate turned itself into
circus for the benefit Of the CALLER
les and the proceedings were dis
graceful, and the excitement lasted
until after midnight. 1t was row
kicked up by by Chandler and the
Democrats, in which billingsgate
was the order OF address on both
sides OF the chamber.
Sundry civil bill was before the
Senate and numerous amendments
offered and voted on or declared
out of order. The bill as a whole
was reported at o'clock, work in
committee OF the whole having
been completed and after a vote by
Senate on the amendments it was
passed.
Senate took up executive legis-
lative and judiciary appropriation
bill.
Resolution adopted calling on
the President to urge Nicaragua to
settle certain claims due American
citizens.
Senator Martin, Of Kansas, was
voted $1,000 for contest expenses
and his opponent, Adry, 5000.
| Under the discussion over the
Kansas contest Chandler got in his
work on the Roach (Dakota) inves-
tigation, and it was this scoring
that brought Hill and Cockrell and
Morgan into the debate with Chan
drell, which almost led to a per-
sonal encounter. Row continued
until midnight, and shortly after
ward the legislative, executive and
judicial bill passed the Senate.
| HOUSE.
| House insists on it's disagree
ment to the Hawaii able item Of
consular bill inserted by Senate,
and bill was ordered to farther con-
ference.
| House took up District OF Column
bia business, and shortly after
ward adjourned.
Secretary OF agriculture, Morton,
giving the public the beef statis-
tics Of the country concludes his
report as follows:
at is claimed by the United
States dealers in meats that all the
hue and cry against the edibleness
Of American meats and all the
charges against the sanitary con-
ditions of American live cattle
sent abroad are inspired by the
land.owning protectionists of Ger
many and France. They desire, it
Is said, to make cattle and meat
higher in the German and French
markets by making cattle and beef
scarcer.
"The herds of cattle and swine
and, in fact, all the domestic ami
mails of the United States, are in
splendid sanitary condition. There
has not been case of pleuro-pneu-
monia in any Of the States or Ter
ritories during the last three years.
"There is no contagious, infec-
tious or communicable disease now
prevalent among the domestic ami
mails in any State or Territory Of
the Union. There has not been
shipped to any European port any
animal or product OF any animal
which has not been inspected and
declared healthy, wholesome and
eatable.
"The United States will continue
to furnish all meat Of the best, and
cheapest pork and beef in the
world"
| AT AUSTIN.
Senator CrOwley's successor will
hardly be appointed, as the session
would be nearly ended before he
could be elected.
Constitutional amendment COM
| mittee reported unfavorably bill
requiring two years. poll tax re-
ceipt as a prerequisite to voting !;
and favorably upon the adoption Of
Torrean system OF registration Of
titles and deeds. Also Senate joint
resolution No. 10 for the formation
Of irrigation districts. Also Senate
bill No. 1913 to provide for the eX-
animation OF the affairs Of any cor
poration, company firm or person
engaged in or contracting for the
construction of any railroad in the
state and to require such to main
tain offices where contracts, books,
etc, shall be kept.
The committee on internal i'm
provements reported with amend
| ments favorably Senate bill No.
I'll to authorize and empower the
| Houston and Texas Central Rail-
road company to acquire, control
and operate certain railways by
consolidating with and merging