San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-02-07
jactions OF the Presi lent in his veto

Amendment making the bonds
payable in ten years was agreed
to; also amendment limiting
amount Of legal tenders retired, by
amount Of circulation taken out OF
national banks; also amendment
imposing in lieu OF all otherI, taxes
one OF ! OF one per cent on the cir
culation taken out OF national
banks, semi annually, end reduc-
ing the Limitation OF $4,000 capital
necessary to start National bank
to $4,000. These amendments
having passed, the original amend
ments to the committee were
agreed to.
The present gold reserve is $42,-
1S2,63l.
In the matter OF the Brazil and
Argentine boundary line submit
ted to President Cleveland as arbi-
traitor, the decision was rendered
yesterday and communicated to
the parties at issue. The decision
is lengthy but the gist Of it is:
"That the boundary line between
the Argentine Republic and Brazil
in that part submitted to me and
on which my decision is constituted
shall be established by and upon
the rivers PEPPER (aiso called
Pevyri-Guazu) and San Antonio, to.
wit: Rivers which Brazil has desig-
mated in the argument and docu-
ments submitted to me as consti-
tuting the boundary and hereinbe.
fore denominated the westerly sys-
tenn. The territory involved COW
ers an area OF $1,000 square miles
and has population OF about 1000
Inhabitants. In early colonial
times it was the subject of frequent
controversy between the crowns of
Portugal and Spain and many eff
forts have been made in more re-
cent times to arrange the dispute
between Brazil and Argentine"
Holmes Conrad, OF Virginia, is
confirmed as Solicitor General and,
Dickinson, of Tennessee, Assistant
Attorney General.
AUSTIN.
Senators Alice, Shelburn, Sher-
rill, Stafford and Gage were ap-
pointed a committee to report on
the advisability of redistricting the
state.
Following bills were passed:
Senate bill No. 70, regarding
cattle guards, was passed after
third reading.
Senate bill No. SO was passed by
a vote of 19 o4. 1t prescribes the
manner in which citations shall be
served on disobedient witnesses,
etc.
Substitute House bill No. SO, to
take Smith, Gregg and Upshur out
OF the Fifth supreme judicial dis
trict and put them in the First was
read second time and passed to
the third reading.
On motion Of Senator Rogers, the
rule, requiring bills
to be read third time, was sus-
pended and the bill passed by a
vote Of % to 2. The final ballot
was unanimous in favor of the bill.
HOUSE.
House passes the amended cleo
ton bill, requiring citizenship as a
prerequisite to voting, to it's en-
grossment 81 to 40.
The House committee on stock
and stock raising will recommend
passage of the bill authorizing
Commissioners court to revise the
mark and brand records of the
several counties and cancel all OBJ
solete and Abandoned marks and
brands; also passage Of bill pro-
viding for appointment by the
Governor Of an inspector of hides
and cattle In certain counties and
exempting certain counties from
the operations of the act Of March
%, 1898.
State Affairs committee allowed
Mr.. McMinn to address 1t In ref
erence to the memorial recently
presented by him, demanding the
impeachment of a certain district
judge, and suggested to him that
about the only way to get 1t con-
sidered was to get the House to
pass resolution to that effect.
Treasurer Workman has called
for payment OF registered warrants
up to and including $4,000, and as
there was about $4,000 out in all,
this leaves only about 1000 still
outstanding. 1t is impossible to
guess at what these warrants will
average, but it can be seen that the
state Is swinging around to the old
cash basis.
One Of the important measures Is
that for a constitutional conven-
tion, the election to be held on the
frst Tuesday in August and the