San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-03-02
WASHINGTON AND AUSTIN.

or court at Laredo opens second
Monday in March; also bill en-
tending time in which certain land
entries may be made.
Joint resolution was passed look
ing to the doing away Of eulOgies
on dead members and providing
for a memorial volume instead.
Senate adds 81 ,000,0 for French
spoliation claims ond for claims
under the Bowman act, to the
Items of deficiency bill. This mat
ter brought up the Pacific railway
claim and hot fight ensued, the
opening OF the debate being by
Senator Sherman, but the amend
ment to pay $L,SOS, $50 in favor Of
the Southern Pacific was adopted.
The sum Of $4,000 was asked for
farther Behring sea arbitration ex-
penses, but it brought ON a warm
controversy over the award at
Paris and was finally dropped.
The sum of $4,690,000 was added
for claims of Pacific states for ex.
penses incurred during the late
war between the states. These
amendments as passed became
part of the deficiency bill which
was then passed.
Private pension bills and bills to
correct military records to the
number of 40 were passed and
Senate adjourned.
HOUSE
Passed the Dingley substitute
which authorizes the president to
arrange for a joint commission to
consist OF three representatives Of
this government, Great Britain,
Russia and Japan to Investigate
the condition Of the fur seals and
the regulations necessary to their
preservation and pending the re-
port of the commission to negotiate
for a modus vivendi to protect the
seals during the approaching sea-
son and In case such a modus vi
vendi cannot be negotiated to give
the Secretary of the Treasury au-
thority to kill seals found in the
Pribyoff Islands. Also, the Senate
anti-lottery bill to pay to the State
OF West Virginia its share OF its
direct tax refunded by the act OF
1891.
Sundry civil, legislative and de-
ficiency bills were sent to confer
ence without debate. Evening ses-
sion was devoted to private pension
bills.
Senate cOnfrmes Wilson's APP
pOintment as postmaster general.
Secretary of Interior makes
requisition upon the Treasury for
$l0,000,OOO to pay pensions for the
quarter.
1t is expected at Washington
that there will be no extra session
OF Congress.
AT AUSTIN.
Senate's committee on military
affairs reported favorably on bill
100, to establish naval battalion
to be attached to the volunteer
guard Of Texas. Also Senate con-
current resolution providing for
the appointment and report upon
the most economic and practicable
plan for establishing and maintain
ing Confederate home.
Notice of the tender and aCCep-
lance of Senator CrOwley's resig-
nation was read before Senate.
Chair gave notice of having
signed bills investing Board of
Regents of University with man.
agement and central of university
lands; also bill concerning illegal
voting, bribery and betting at
primary elections.
Bill No. 1873 was taken up and
passed. ltauthOrizes the payment
of claims against the state in
Cured in enforcing quarantine I'M
der the administration OF Governor
Ross in 1890 and 1891. The aggre-
gate Of claims allowed was $780,
S3l9O; vote stood ID for payment;
10 against.
The insurance tax bill came up
as unfinished business, but no aC-
ton was taken on the motion, the
Senate refusing to table rcCOnsid-
Grafton, and the time was OCCu-
pied in iilibustering until the hour
for executive session came.
Senate adjourned after executive
session until Monday.
HOUSE.
Yesterdays special from Austin
gave record of all matters Of i'm
portance in the House which ad-
journed until Tuesday noon.
Houston is before the legis-
lature with the draft Of new
charter which provides for the cleo
ton of aldermen by the city at
LARGO. for q revised system Of 81 @ Il