San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-02-21
WASHINGTON AND AUSTIN.
Notes of Proceedings in the National
and State Legislatures.
SENATE

! Notes OF proceedings In the National
and State Legislatures.
SENATE.
After passing the silver bill to
the calendar Of the Senate, the Gre
dentials of Thomas H. Carter as
senator from Montana were pre-
scented.
Senator Hoar criticized the man.
ner Of making cut the credentials,
saying they should be simple and
follow established forms. Mr..
Hoar pointed out that the Cover
nor of Montana recited in the Gre
dentials that he commissioned"
Mr.. Carter as Senator, whereas,
said Mr.. Carter, the Governor had
no more right to commission SEN
ator than to commission the Sui
tan Of Turkey.
Chandler, criticizing amend
ments to Indian appropriation
bill, spoke for an extra spring
session, with a Republican Con.
gress, which would reinstate the
financial stability Of the country,
pass the Nicaraguan canal bill and
bring about the annexation of Ha-
wall.
The Indian bill went over until
today.
HOUSE.
The motion for a disagreement |
to the conference report on the d.
plomatic and consular appropria-
ton bill, in which is the item Of
the cable to Hawaii, was not acted |
upon up to adjournment.
The secretary Of the navy was
authorized to transfer to the Col
umbian museum at Chicago, the
fac-simIles Of the caravels Of Col
umbus.
AT AUSTIN.
In the Senate the day was almost
wholly consumed in discussing the
Agnew bill.
A number Of petitions and me-
MORALS were presented, one OF
which, for good roads in Dallas and
Medina counties, was reported on
favorably. Crowley and Pressler
also brought in two bills to further
public irrigation in Texas. Word
was also received that the House
had also passed an irrigation bill.
Hon. Thos. p. Ochiltree was in
vited to seat in the Senate and
adjournment was taken that the
mem bers might shake hands with
him.
HOUSE.
House joint resolution No. 3 re-
quiring aliens to take out final nat
uralization papers before acquiring
the right to vote being the special
order for today, was next taken up
and put upon its third reading.
Mr.. Mcbride, the author of the
resolution, offered the following
amendment to section 2: "And I'M
til the lapse of five years from the
first day OF April, 1895, (but not
thereafter. until he becomes a citi-
zen), every male person of foreign
birth subject to none OF the forego-
ing qualifications, who shall
have declared his intention to be-
come a citizen of the United States
according to law, and who shall
have resided in this state one year
next preceding such election and
the last six months within the
county in which he offers to vote,
shall be deemed qualified electOr."
The members spoke to this
question at length, there being
great unanimity Of opinion in
its; favor Tarver, OF Webb,
esp ecialy favoring it, and backing
his argument by facts. McLemore,
of Nueces, opposed it, but his in
structions to vote for the resolution
were hauled upon him and he sub
sided.
Blair's amendment to include
the payment of a poll tax as the
prerequisite for enjoying tie priv
ilege of voting was made the spe-
cial order for next Tuesday.
Prize fighting prohibition bill
was made special order for next
Monday.
The fee bill and amendments
were referred to committee for
report.
After several new bills were pre-
sented, and Messrs. Nat. Lewis, Of
Bexar, and Standifer, OF Denison,
had been invited to seats on the
floor Of the House, adjournment
was taken.
A Carnation Exhibition.
ROSTON. Feb. 2l.-The American