San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-22
TIE Daily tiqGt
FRIDAY. JANUARY %. 1897.
LEGISLATIVE.
Summary of the Work of the National and
State Lawmakers.
NATIONAL,
NATIONAL.

River and harbor committee of the
House are to visit the mouth of the
Mississippi, Mobile, Sabine Pass, New
Orleans. Galveston and Houston to
examine government works and needs
ut these points.
Morgan is baked in the Senate from
pressing vote on the Nicaragua ca
nal bill by the absence of quorum.
Senate wrangles over the four years
tenure of office by postmasters, bill
before that body.
Turpie and Vest and Pfeffer antago-
niZe the Nicaragua canal bill.
In the House the Yost-Tucker con-
tested election is settled in favor of
Tucker, Democrat.
President signs bill for Il bridge over
Red river.
The department of Texas leads all
others in rifle target shooting, accord
ing to the report of war secretary.
RequisitioD made on the treasury
for S13,550,O00 for quarterly pension
payment.
Senate committee reports favorably
the bill prohibiting the sale of intoX-
icants to Indians.
President and wife dine the diplo-
matte corps.
Senate committees report favOrably
on several bills.
House passes the bill forbidding
the playing of baseball or football in
the state on Sunday.
House shows no disposition to favor
revision of constitution.
Speaker Dashiell says that he form
ed his committees so that the pledges
of the party would be met.
The cigarette bill is killed in COM
mittee.
Governor sends to the Senate Il list
of appointments for confirmation:
Assistant Attorney General-Mann
Trice, of Dallas county.
Secretary of State-J. w. Madden,
of Houston county.
Adiutant General-W. II. Mabry, of
Marion county.
Commissioner of agriculture, insur'
ance, statistics and history-A. j,
Rose, of Bell county.
State health Officer-Dr. X. M.SWear'
ingen, of Travis county.
Commissioners of penitentiaries-
William Clemens, of Comal county
l.. NJ. Oppenheimer, of Travis coun'
ty; S. NJ. Fry, of Tarrant county.
Superintendent of penitentiaries-
L. A. Whatley, of Cass county.
Assistant superintendent of peni'
tentiaries at Huntsville. G. Smith
eff, of Walker county.
Assistant superintendent of peni-
tentiaries at Rusk-J. 7. Gibson, Cher
Okee county.
Inspectors of penitentiaries-T. L,
Durham, of Gregg county; Wharton
Bates, of Brazoria county.
Financial agent of penitentiaries-
]. S. Rice, of Tyler county.
Judge of the Criminal District court
for the counties of Galveston and
Harris-E. D. Gavin, of Galveston
county.
Trustees for house of correction and
refOrmatOry-W. G. OBryan, of Me
Lehman county; G. NJ. Shumate, of Co
ryell county; A. Matthews, of Cor
veil county; vice G. A. Rogers, re.
signed.
Board of trustees of the Orphan
Asylum-Jink Evans, Il. w. Johnson
q. NJ. Westbrook, all of Navarro
county.
Board of managers of Confederate
Home-W. l.. Cabell, of Dallas conn
ty; II. E. Shelley, of Travis county
J. Il. Rodgers, of Travis county; w
L. Stephenson, of Hays county.
Board of managers for North Texas
Hospital for Insane-J. S. Grinnan
A. ii. Ables, w. A. Brooks, James
Young, DR.. A. J. Childress, all OF
Kaufman county.
Board of managers of Southwestern
Hospital for the Insane-T. ID. Cobbs
Il. f. McNulty. A. E. Devine, Phil
Shardein, DR.. II. ID. Barnitz.
"A torpid liver means a bad COM
piexion, bad breath, indigestion and
frequent headaches. To avoid such