San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-02-28
WASHINGTON AND AUSTIN.
Notes of Proceedings in the National
and State Legislatures

tAAN SNoSO &O6
Senate takes up sundry civil bill ;
grants $1,000 to a clerk of the ways
and means committee who assist
ed Senate finance committee in
tariff work last fall; appropriateS
$4,000 to replace the military hos
pital burned at Fort Meade, South
Dakota.
Senate passed hours in debating
the amendment providing for the
issue of $780, 100000 small denOmi-
nation bonds for the immediate
necessities of government, and
finally left the matter where they
found it, no action being taken. In
the course of the debate German
stated that the deficiency for the
fiscal wear would be 500 OOO,OOO.
There was a smart tilt between
Hill and Mills and again and
again the galleries broke into
laughter as Mills countered on his
New York antagonist.
The limit Of cost for the public
building at Meridian, Miss, was
placed at $4,000.
Amendment adopted providing
for three commissioners to act with
Canadian and British commission
ers in proposing water route
from the great lakes to the At
lantic.
Nine international monetary
conference commissioners We're pro.
Vided for.
Work of Indian commission was
ordered continued, $4,000 appro-
priated therefor, and the President
authorized to add two mem bers to
the commission.
The sum Of $4,000 was appropri-
ated for expenses OF an examining
board of engineers to report on cost
and feasibility Of Nicaragua canal
construction.
For beginning work on the silver
mint the sum Of 100000 was APP
propriated.
Vote will be taken on the bill
this afternoon.
HOUSE.
House agrees to Senate's amend
ment on on IONA libre, despite
Grains objections.
Conference report on Gen. Ho-
barts pension, and act regulating
steam vessels, was agreed to.
House took up bills from COM
mittee on public grounds and
buildings. Snarlipg followed the
attempt to locate site for the
printing building and the matter
was abandoned.
Report Of judiciary committee for
redistricting the Indian Territory
was agreed to.
House refused to concur In Sem
ates amendment to postotfice bill,
which interfered with the regula.
tions Of the postmaster general.
AT AUSTIN.
Senate committees reported ia
vorably on substitute House bill
No. 420, to encourage irrigation for
the encouragement Of mining, mill
ing and stockraising: also on House
bill No. AGO, 10 suspend public free
school land forfeitures for non pay
ment Of interest. Also favorably
bill No. 156, to validate the transfer
of original record books from one
county to another and the title to
lands therein recorded.
Bill to amend the stock law was
taken up being the especial order.
Amendments excluding score OF
counties were adopted.
President Jester gave notice and
signed House bill No. 25l, to make
the treasurer custodian OF certain
bonds; House bill No. 3S2, giving
electors the right to vote for all
elective officers; House bill No.
432, for the erection of a fireman's
monument on the Capitol grounds.
The regular order Of business was
suspended on motion OF Senator
Simpson, and bill No. 6S, relating
to the levy and payment OF taxes
taken up and finally passed by a
vote Of 20 to ). Senators Greer and
BOWser gave as their reason for
voting "no" that it was bill to
"raise revenue" and therefore
should originate in the House OF
Representatives.
On motion of Senator Lewis bill
No. l2O was called up and finally
passed. 1t relates to writs OF error
from the Supreme to Civil Court of
Appeals.
HOUSE.
House passes bill for regulation
OF primary election, the tenor Of
which may be seen from the first
section which provides that "any
person voting at any primary cleo