San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-02-19
WASHINGTON AND AUSTIN.
Notes of Proceedings in the National
and State Legislatures

out any legal authority, was called
up.
Gray, of Delaware, undertook the
defence Of the administration, and
was frequently interrupted but
would not answer the interroga-
tories. The debate was protracted
and spicy.
Senator Sherman came to the
defense Of the bond issues as pay
able in gold, but condemned the
recent bond contracts as calling for
much heavier interest than was
necessary. He declared the bond
contract bad bargain.
Senate then took up the agricul-
tural appropriation bill and it was
| passed, all amendments as to aid
ing fire, frost and drouth sufferers
being declared out of order.
The silver men came forward
with their bill and gained a signal
victory at the outset by defeating
the motion to adjourn, and also
defeating motion to take up an APP
preparation bill. Silver bill was
taken up and shortly afterward
Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mount Vernon Barracks military
reservation was granted the state
Of Alabama for public uses.
Bill passes making all Mexican
pensions $l2 per month; also to
equalize duties and pay Of steam
boat inspectors.
Naval appropriation bill was
considered under the five minute
rule and was under discussion
when House adjourned.
House and Senate conference is
being held over diplomatic and
consular appropriations. The 81, 900.
600 for Hawaiian cable is the bone
Of contention.
Silverites are strongly inclined
to press Jones' unlimited coinage
bill.
The proposition to take recess
and appoint committee to redls-
trict the state grows in favor, but
its final adoption is very uncer-
tain.
AT AUSTIN.
| Senate was in session but not the
House. There were several me-
MORALS presented, some committee
reports and several bills and reso-
lutions, but no bills passed. The
most important was a concurrent
resolution by Senator Brown:
Whereas, there exists feeling
Of dissatisfaction with the present
system Of transferring title to land
and it is believed that the vexa-
tious delays and burdensome eX-
pense attending such transfers
may be avoided by the substitution
Of the registration Of deeds and
that the adoption Of the Torrens
system Of registration OF titles as
practiced in Australia, British
Columbia, Ontario and other places
and now being considered by sew
eral of the States of the American
Union may BIZ practicable in this
state, and
Whereas, it is desirable that the
subject be thoroughly Investigated
and the result ofsuch investigation
presented to the public prepare
tory to action by the Legislature,
therefore be it
Resolved, by the Senate, the
House Of Representatives concur
ring therein, that tho Governor ap-
point five competent persons who
shall act without compensation
whose duty 1t shall be to make in
| vestigation Of our present system
OF transferring land titles and to
consider whether a more simple,
| expeditions and inexpensive
system and one that will
give greater security Of time'can
be adopted and especially to in
quire into the practical working Of
what is known as the Australian
or Torrens system Of registration
Of titles, and whether itFcan be
adapted to the Constitution and
laws Of the state; said commission
will have power to send for per-
sons and papers and take such tes-
timony as they may deem proper;
the said commissioners shall re-
port to the Governor on or before
the first day OF January, 1897,
and the Governor shall cause
5000 copies of the said
report to be printed and
distributed in the same manner as
is provided, for the distribution of
the Governors message; the Gov
ernor shall also lay such report be-
fore the next Legislature at its
first session. The State shall not
assume or become responsible in
any manner, in whole or in part,
for the expenses incurred by said