San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-01-25
WASHINGTON AND AUSTIN.
Notes of Proceedings in the State
and National Legislatures.

and National Legislatures.
Vote on Nicaragua bill will be
taken today at 5 o'clock, but how
it will result is not certain. The
Senator in charge Of the bill
thinks he is certain Of a majority
in favor Of the bill, but there has
been nothing in the nature Of a
test vote to show how 1t is likely
to issue. The debate has been
most interesting, the opposition OF
Turpee and others being very
bitter and its defence equal
ly warm.
Hawaiian matters were interest
ing. Allen, Of Nebraska, presented
resolution for annexation; George
OF Mississippi spoke against it.
Mills speaks today.
Senate passes bill authorizing
La Porte, Houston and Northern
road to build and maintain a
bridge across Galveston bay and
the Bayou; also transferring GER
tain Colum bia Worlds fair exhibits
to the Chicago museum also TWEEN
ty-one pension bills.
Senator Pritchard, Of South Caro-
lima, was sworn in.
HOUSE.
House has completed considera-
ton of Sundry civil appropriation
bill with the exception OF some dis
puted paragraphs.
Out of Judge Reck's case grew
amendments to existing laws act
ually forbidding the practices Of
which the judge has been guilty.
There was considerable debate
over the sum of 1868, 900 for the
Mississippi river commission. 1t
was agreed to expend $3.50 600 be-
tween the mouths Of the Ohio and
the Missouri rivers. 1t was agreed
to appropriate 100000 for printing
report of the Secretary of Agricul-
ture; $4,000 for printing 10000
copies Of the report on the diseases
of horses and $4,000 for print
ing complete set of Union and
Confederate records for each SEN
ator and Representative. This
completed the reading Of the bill
except those paragraphs passed
over.
Receipts ofincome tax will great
ly exceed the estimates thus large
ly increasing revenues.
A new currency bill is being
Matched which contemplates the
81 thn Shnrnnan nnfOG
when received at the treasury and
the issue of silver certificates in
denominations of one, two and
three dollars, If the receivers pre-
fer. To back these silver certif-
Gates it is proposed to coin all the
bullion in the treasury which in
Guiding $54,0O0,0O0 selgnierage,
amounts to $lSl, 100000. It's CAL
culated that not more than $780,
100000 can be coined in year.
The chances in the banking
features Of the plan provide that
while the banks shall hold the
same reserve now required one-half
shall be in legal tender greenbacks
or Sherman notes.
Tillman OF Tennessee Is con-
firmed minister to Ecuador.
AT AUSTIN.
Joint resolution in the Senate
proposes the redistricting Of the
state and is favorably considered
and adopted.
Populist Senator Darwin denies
being in the pool with any gang to
vote solidly and saws "no attorney
has a cinch on him."
Bill passed transferring funds,
direct tax excluded, IA to 9.
Senate refuses to add razors to
the list of deadly weapons.
The usual number Of new bills
and resolutions were presented.
HOUSE.
Committee was appointed to in
vestigate the alleged charges
against an attorney who is counsel
in a case before one Of the commit
tees OF the House. Feagan, Of Polk;
Davis, OF Falls; Rogers, Of Wash
ington, Martin, OF Coryell, and
Cuereton, of Bosque, compose it.
Petition presented asking that
means be taken to prevent deficit
in salaries Of public school teach
ers.
SHOE DAY.