San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-28
AUSTIN LETTER.
Grand New Year Ball-Officer's Hand
Chewed-Burglary And Fire


About Appropriations.
Special correspondence:
Austin, Texas, Dec. 26-The Brian
Boru club will tender their many
friends a grand ball, New Years eve,
at Firemen's hall. The occasion prom
Uses to be a grand success. Music
will be furnished by the Mcnamara
orchestra.
Burglars entered Haldeman's cigar
store, corner 18th and Congress, Fri
day night, and managed to get away
with 1000 choice cigars. The rob-
berry occurred some time before mid
night.
Fire at II o'clock Saturday morn
ing destroyed frame cottage belong
ing to Mr.. Frank Burnett, and locat-
ed on +. Twelfth street. The flames
from the burning cottage, ignited the
large stable of Mr.. G. b. Barnes, and
away it went. The two buildings,
sent up large volumes of black smoke
smoke. The cottage was occupied
by Mrs. Julia De Won, colored. She
was not at home at the time and the
origin of the fire is unknown. The
firemen responded promptly, and by
their heroic efforts other buildings in
close proximity were saved. Total
loss on both buildings is in the neigh
borhood of $500. No isurance.
When the able solons begin their
work of reviewing the general appro-
priations for the next two years they
will probably have their hands full.
The trouble usually attendant upon
the consideration of this bill is that
the various members are not CONVEX
SAINT with the needs of the state and
try and work their economical racket
on the bill for the purpose of posing
before the state at large. This should
not be done. The solons ought to be
willing to accept the bill as it comes
from the committee who have looked
into and examined every feature Of
the bill. 1t is hoped that this year
the bill will get through without any
serious fight as it is known that the
appropriations have been placed at
the very lowest. Another thing that
the legislators should do is to have a
big appropriation made for a new Ex-
ecutive mansion and for the improve
ment of the Capitol grounds.
There will in all probability be
strong demands made on the forth
coming legislature for a bill prevent
ing cruelty to animals. The Humane
Society are taking steps now in that
direction and they propose to see to
it that a suitable bill is introduced
making it very grave Offense to mis-
treat dumb animals This is a bill
that should receive the united vote Of
both houses.
The governors forthcoming mes
sage to the legislature will contain
much interesting data about some new
laws that he favors and amendments
desirable in laws now in existence.
The fact that Major Rose of the Agri-
cultural Department in this state may
cause him to take an additional whack
at trusts though the law governing
that subject is certainly explicit
enough as it is. There are quite a
number of other features that he will
dwell on at length not overlooking
that fact of the feebill and the redis-
tricting proposition that he is so we'd
ded to.
Much interest will be attendant up
on the caucus of the new members OF
the House which has been called to
meet here the day prior to the con-
vening of the legislature. 1t is an
ticipated that this caucus will make
some demands that will bring on
war between the old and the new
members. The circular calling this
caucus was issued by one of the new
members who said that the old men,
bers were trying to run the House
and he wanted the new members to
combine to thwart all efforts in that
direction. With this as hypothesis
II is not necessary 10 say that the new
members will go into the caucus with
blood In their eyes.