San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-04
STATE LEGISLATURE.
PROCEEDINGS OF BOTH HOUSES AT
AUSTIN YESTERDAY.
Several New Bills Passed and Motion of
Adjournment offered - Number
of Members Absent.
Special Wire to Sunday Light.

Austin, Texas, April 3.-The House
this morning passed finally the Senate
hill restoring the civil and criminal
Menard and AtascOsa countless; also
House bill prohibiting the taking of
fish from Carter, Clinton or Cater
lakes in Harrison county, by netting;
also bill providing for the introduction
of abstract of land titles as court evil
dence; also bill amending the county
road laws of Dallas, Lamar and Gregg
counties so as to work cOnvictS there
on; also bill providing for the estab-
lishment of branch of the state uni
versity for the education of cOlOred
youths; also bill presenting the catch
ing of fish in streams of Texas within
one mile of incorporated towns or cit
les.
Mr.. Blair of San Antonio offered
resolution to adjourn sine die on April
20, but owing to the absence of a
quorum no action could be taken on
the proposition and the House ad-
journed until Monday.
SENATE.
The Senate will take up it's general
appropriation bill for consideration
next week. The Senate unlike the
House committee has not granted the
Southwest Insane asylum at San An
tonic 100000 for additional improve
ments and say that they will not en-
terrain any such proposition as they
propose to divide the appropriations
this year equally among the three asy-
lums and will not make this extra
large concession to San Antonio. The
friends of the asylum in the House
will seek to get the measure through
the full conference committee, hOweY
er.
Roll call at ten o'clock developed no
QOurum present, but on call of the
Senate, a quorum was secured in a
few minutes.
BY Senator Greer-An act to au-
thOrize municipal corporations 10 an
mex adjacent territory for school pur
poses and providing for jurisdiction
and regulations governing same. Re-
ferred
BY Senator Linn of WhartOn-A /
bill to amend the charter of the city |
of Galveston. Referred.
BY Senator Yantis-A bill to create |
a more efficient road system for Mi
lam county. Referred.
A bill relating to the commissioners |
court, and prescribing penalties for |
vioaltiOn of duties of commissioners. |
Referred.
BY Senator Yantis-Senate joint res
olutiOn, amending section 4, art. Z of |
the constitution, relating to the in
vestment of the public free school
fund. Referred.
On motion of Senator BOwser, EX-
Senator Gage was escorted to a seat
on the presidents stand.
Senator Turney called up Senate
bill 15S, providing for the registration
Of chattle mortgages on rolling
stock of railways, which measure was
finally passed.
Senator Yantis called up Senate bill
212. fixing penalty for failure of bank
officials to furnish statement of the
banks standing to tax assessors, which
passed finally.
Senator Greer called up Senate bill
296 providing for the organization of
school districts in coun-
ties heretofore unOrganized, which
passed finally.
Senator Colquitts called up Senate
bill 21S, to prOhibfpnnd punish the
lealing in futures, ,e nd prescribing
as a fe. ny for the prin-
,ipal and a high n sdemean0r for
lgents who violate tie act.
Senator kTurney opposed the meas 4