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TREMONT OPERA HOUSE
Saturday Mntlnco ami Niglit,
Irs. General Tom Tkufe
And Her Colebratod Lillputlans,
Count Magri and Baron Little-
finger, supported by J. P. Howe's
ComodianB.iuflladstono'sComody,
Next~"THE COLONEL.
There is no doubt considerable
Cotton scattered in various
localities but in quantities not
sufficient to invite buyers
where the cotton is stored
The best way is to ship such
lots to Headquarters and
Houston is Headquarters for
Cotton Shipments now.
Would be glad to correspond
with parties having Cotton to
ship and will offer them the
best inducements.
Houston.
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^hoitoatw grocers
GOTTON gATTOBS Ayn
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GALVESTON. TEX.
CIGARS.
BREVI.TO,
CREMONA,
EL MATELLO,
EL ARCO,
SUMATRILLOS,
BRITISH QUEEN.
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State Agents.
HIGHEST STATE OOUETS,
Criminal Apponls Decisions.
Dallas, Tex., March 15. —The court of crim-
inal appeals to-day disposed of tho following
cases:
Affirmed: Parker vs. State, from Dallas;
McDaniel vs. State, from liockwaili AlcKin-
ney vs. State, from Erath.
Reversed and remanded: West vs. State,
from Do Witt.
The motion for n rehearing in tho case of
Carlisle vs. State, from Grayson, was over-
ruled, as was tho motion of Conner vs. State,
from Dallas.
Tho following cases were submitted: Hard-
ing vs. State, from Mitchell; McKenzio vb.
State, from Mitchell.
Motions for rehearing submitted: Lettz vb.
State, from DonleyReed vb. State, from
Donley.
Several Counterfeiters Arrested.
Wheeling, W. Va., March 15.—The largest
haul of counterfeiters ever made in West Vir-
ginia was made last night at Parlcersburg and
Sollevillo. They are G. \V. Webb, Madison
Beaver, Thomas Anderson, John Webb, A.
Burditt (alias Atkins Mills), Mrs. Burditt and
Harry Kims. All are in jail at Parkereburg.
A largo numbor of instruments used by tho
gang were capturod.
VOL. LI-NO. 357.
INDICATIONS.
Wahitinoton, March 15,— For emtr.rn Texan
Generally fair; li'jht local thouiert on
southern count; warmer Houtlwrljj wind.»
WEATHER SYNOPSIS-yOEECABT.
Gai vehtoh, March 15.—Tho following daily
synopsis of tho woathor and local forecast aro
furnished by the official !u charge of tho
United States weathor bureau at this placet
The area of high pressure has moved east-
ward to thu central valley with tho crest over
tlie upper Mississippi valley. An area of low
pressure is apparently moving eastward over
the plateau region. Cool weathor provails
generally over the country. Tho temperature
has fallen decidedly over tho Atlantic and
oast gulf states and is rising ovor other por-
tions of the country. Generally fair weather
prevails.
local forecast*
Galveston, March 15.—Local foreoast for
Texas east of the 100th meridian for twonty-
four hours ending at 12 midnight, March 16,
1898s Fair, except probable light showers
over thu western portion of the coast district;
warmer.
galveston tbml'ebatubb.
As obtained from tho weather bureau, tho
maximum temperature of Galveston yester-
day was 58 degrees; the minimum tompora-
turo was 48 degrees.
Weather liiillettn,
Galveston,March 10.—The following weath-
er buroau stations report curront temperature
to-night at 8 o'clock, 75th meridian time, as
follows:
Abilene, Tex., 52; Amarillo, Tex., 41; At-
lanta, Ga., 42; Bismarck, N. D., 10; Cairo,
111., 80; Charlotte,N. C..40; Chicago, 111., 14;
Cincinnati, O., 2-1; Corpus Christi, Tex., G2;
Denver. Col.,86; Dodgo City, Kan., 30; Da-
venport, la., 22; Fori Smith, Ark., 46; El
Paso, Tex., 70; Dubuquo, la., —; Gal-
veston, Tex., 58; Jacksonville, Fla., 58; Kau-
sas City, Mo., 26; Keokuk, la., —; Little
Rock, Ark., 44; Memphis, Tenn., 40; Miles
CiSy, Mont,, 18; Montgomery, Ala., 48; Nash-
ville, Tenn., 82; New Orloans, La., 58; North
Platte, Neb., 26; Omaha, Neb., 26; Okla-
homa City, Ok., 82; Palestine, Tex., 54;
Pittsburg, Tex., 20; San Antonio, Tex., 60;
Shroveport. La., 52; St. Vincont, Minn., zero;
St. Louis,Mo,, 28; St. Paul, Minn., 12; Vicks-
burg, Miss.,54.
Rainfall: Chicago, 111., trace; Cincinnati,
0., .01; Denver Col., traco; Miles City,
Mont., traco; Pittsburg, Tex., .02; St. Louis,
Mo., trace.
A Murder in Oregon.
Portland, Ore., March 15.—[Special.1—w.
A. Shaw, a woalthy rancher ol Grant county,
Oregon, was recently found dead in a stall in
which a stud was tied. Tho man's skull was
fractured and it was supposed that he had
been kickod to death. Tho body was found
by ono of tho hired men of tho Shaw house-
hold. An inquest was held and upon the tes-
timony of the hired man and Mrs. Shaw, a
verdict ot accidental death was rendered.
Facts developed yestorday, however, which
implicate Gallin, the man, and Mrs. Shaw
in tho man's death, and both wore arrested
oil a chargo of murder. Suspicion was lirst
aroused by Gallin taking Shaw's placu at his
bed and board, which led the authorities to
make a full investigation into tho manner of
Shaw's death. The biood stained floor of the
barn which had been covered with hay,
proved conclusively that Shaw had been
killed in another part of the barn and carried
to the stall where the body was found. It is
believed that Gallin tnuruored his employer
at .1.0 instigation of Mm. Shaw. BctU art
now in jail, being hold without bonds.
Hyattsville Binslo Tax Knocked Out.
Annapolis, Md., March 15.—[Special.]—
After trying tho single tax systoui about two
years the little town of Hyattsville, Prince
George county, this state, is about to go
back to the old system and give up Henry
George's idoas. A number of citizens of the
township not disciples of tho prophet of
"Progress and Poverty" took their caso to the
court of appeals, the highest judicial body in
tho state, and last night a decision was handed
down declaring the single tax laws adopted by
tho township of Hyattsville unconstitutional.
THE NEWS ERIEFED.
GALVESTON, TEXAS, THURSDAY. MARCH 16, 1893.
NO LABOR BUREAU
The House Puts Senator Crow-
ley's Bill to Sleep.
THE ANTI-SCALPERS' BILL.
i
Tho Senate Wrostlea With It and After a
Long anil Earnest Discussion Passes
It to Engrossment.
THE LAND OFFICE ISTESTIGATIOH.
Tlie Committee Concludes That Only a
Point of Law Is Involved—Bill Validat-
ing Confederate Scrip Locations.
Alexandria, La.—Mrs. Honry P. Luckott is
dead; aged 85 years.
Chattanooga, Tenn.—Frank Cushman, a
poHtai clerk, lias become insane.
Bristol, Tenn,—Dr. E. E. Wiley, president
of the Emory and Honry colloge, is dead.
Rayne, La.—Hon. F. F. Perrodm, district
attorney for this judicial district, is dead.
Detroit. Mich.—Colonol Arthur Rankin,
father of McKee Rankin, died on tho 13th.
Donaldsonvillo, La.—Tho largest tiro in sev-
eral years has occurred here. Loss $80,000.
Magnolia, Miss.—Marshall Barber, charged
with murdering Buy Rice, was found not
guilty.
Vicksburg, Miss.—A. L. Ash, arrested in At-
lanta and tried for embezzlement, was found
not guilty.
Calhoun, Ga.—B. G. Boaz has assigned to
colonol W. Kankin. He owned the Oothcaloga
flouring mills.
Pulaski, Tenn.—Jesse Kirkland, aged 75
yoars, is doad Pulaski is building a can-
ning factory, which will employ fifty hands.
New Orleans, La.—Mr. Jatnes Huddloston,
a veteran of tho Mexican and lato war, died
here. Ho camo to this city twelve yoars ago
from Columbus, Miss.
Meridian, MIbs.—a pile of ties was found on
tho Northeasthern railroad track near Tuscn-
nolfl, Miss. Parties were trailed by dogs and
bagged. There wore two of them. Evidence
strong againt them.
Nashville, Tenn.—Joo Winters was shot at
five tunes when leaving tho courthouse by
Tom Jonos, three of tho shots taking effect.
Jatnes Vondurant was accidentally hit in the
groin by one "ia shots.
Charlton, S. C.—General T. A. Huguenin,
the last uoulederate commander of Fort Sum-
ter, has issued orders to every company of the
Fourth brigade to send a detachment fully
uniformed .md with draped colors to tho great
memorial meeting on the 12th of April to be
held in honor of General Beauregard.
Opolika, Ala.—Mr. Isaac Ross, tho proprie-
tor of the celebrated Jersey cattle farm near
Opclika. on Saturday sold to Messrs Gray and
Birons of Dallas, Tex., a carload of register-
ed Jersey hoifers and calves alt of his own
breeding. Among the number was the Juve-
nile prize herd. The sale was a complete sur-
prise to Mr. Robs, hs ho liovor know either of
iho gentlemen or anything about their coming
until their arrival.
Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U. S. Gov't Report
Austin, Tel., March 15.—President pro
tein Kenrby called tho sonnto to order in tho
absence of'Lieutenant-Governor Crane.
Dr. Briggs prayed as follows :
Our Father. Thy morcios fail us not. They
softly fall with every eventide, and like tho dews
of tho morning thoy shine in tho light of every
rising hud. May we think of Thy mercy until our
hearts shall glow with a lire that shall consuino
all ingratitude and win. May Thy goodness lead
uh not only to repentonco, but to a cheerful cour-
age and contentment that shall ouaole ua to wel-
come failure for tho experience it brings, and
smile at disaster as wo build it into tho stairway
up which we climb to Thee. And to tliy name be
praise and glory, now and always. Anion,
Mr. Hutchison presented petition of citi-
zens of Comal county, praying for establish-
ment of a school of pharmacy in the medical
colloge.
Committee reports wore sent up.
A resolution appointing ono of tho pngos as
clerk to tho sergeant-at-arms with increased
salary, caused comment and was linaliy
tabled.
Mr. Crowley moved that the following ex-
planation by Mr. Baldwin bo expunged from
the senate journal:
1 arise to a question of porsonal privilege. I
attempted to got tlie attention of tho chair and
he refused to recognize me and stated to this sen-
ate that when a member makes a motion and
tlion votes against it he would reserve his right
to refuse to recognize him. I havo never made a
motion in this body and then voted against it,
although 1 have the right to do so. 1 mado a
motion this afternoon to adjourn and when my
name was called voted no, but immediately
changod it to yoa. I. therefore, think tho re-
marks of tho ehalr wore uncalled for und out of
place.
Mr. Baldwin stated that ho did not know
the uiattor was going into the journai, and ho
had no objection to tho motion of the gentle-
man from Galveston. Tho question arose
over a statement from the president that when
a member made a motion and voted ugainst it
ho thought such a member was playing and
would refuse him recognition. The president
stated that if Mr. Baldwin had not dono this
his remarks did not apply to him.
Mr. Baldwin's statement, was expunged.
The following bills came up on third read-
ing and wero passed:
To rogulate and limit tho publication by
state authority of opinions of tho high courts.
Amending the civil statutes relating to pro-
perty of intestates, etc.
To provido that new countios shall pay their
proportionate share of tho indebtedness of tho
older counties from which they wero created.
Mr. Lewis presented petition from colored
citizens of Bexar county, asking for the
establishment of a branch university at
Austin.
Mr. Baldwin called up his scalpor law bill.
It stipulates that the railroad companies shall
provido their agents with certificates setting
forth their authority to soil tickets and a pur-
chaser may demand presentation of this au-
thority. That it shall bo unlawful for any
person without this authority to sell tickets
and a penalty not exceeding a fluo of $500 is
fixed. Section 5, is as follows:
That it shell bo the duty of all railroad com
panics in this state, or the receiver of any such
railroad company, to provido for tho redemption
from the original purchaser thereof of the whole
or any part or coupons of any ticket or tickets
which t hey or any of t heir duly authorized agents
may have sold, if for any reason the purchaser
has not used and does nor desire to use the sumo,
upon tho following terms: If neither the ticket,
nor any part thoreof has boon usod by the pur-
chaser ho shall bo entitled to receive tho
full amount he paid therefor, and where
the ticket has boon usod in part tho holder
thereof shall bo ontitlod to receive the remainder
of the price paid for tho whole ticket aftor de-
ducting therefrom tho tariff rate between tho
points l'or which tho portion of said ticket was
actually usod, provided such ticket or parts
thereof shall bo presented for redemption bo fore
the right to use said tiekot has expired by limita-
tion of timoas stipulated therein; and any per-
son or persons who shall sell any unused ticket
otherwise than by presentation of tho same for
redemption as heroin provided, shall bo deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction
shall bo lined in any sum not oxcoodlng livo hun-
dred dollars ($500).
Mr. Steele presented an amendment strik-
ing out all aftor tho word used and adding
that the ticket must be presented for redemp-
tion within a time not exceeding ton days
after the right to use said tickot has expired,
and that any railroad company failing to ro-
deom within a reasonable time any ticket
shall bo guilty of misdemeanor.
Mr. Agnew offered to amend tho amend-
ment by striking out "reasonable time" and
insert "on presentation." Adopted.
Mr. Atlee sent up an amendment to tho
amendment striking out tho penalty clause.
Those amendments were discussed at great
length. Mr. Imboden made a strong point
against the penalty clouso, stating that tho
means to comply with tho requirements of tho
measure were not considered and if the agent
did not havo funds at hand ho is arrested. lie
moved that- the bill and amendments bo re-
ferred to a special committee of live. Lost.
Mr. Hutchison moved to re-commit. Lost.
Mr. Baldwin moved to consider the bill by
sections, which was adoptod.
Mr. Greer moved to strike out the enact-
ment clause.
Mr. Lewis raised point of order that tho
Groor amendment was out of order in that the
friends of the bill had the right to perfect it
before it was killed.
The chair ruled that the point of ordor was
not well taken.
Mr. Baldwn spoke against the amendment,
explaining the scope of the bill.
Mr. Lewis made a strong speech against
striking out the enactment clause. He did
not favor the penalty clause excepting that ho
favored the bill. Adjourned till 3 p. m.
afternoon session.
Consideration of the scalp law was resumed.
The pending quostion was tho amendment to
strike out tho enacting clause.
Mr. Smith spoke against tho bill and in
favor of tho amendment.
Mr. Steele, author of the measure, spoko
in favor of tho bill, and exhibited tickets
which boro evidences of much tampering.
The previous quostion was orderod and tho
amendment was lost by a vote of 5 to 23.
An amendment was offored that tho rail-
roads should have printed on their tickets that
it is a penal offense for any one to soil his
ticKet. Adopted.
Mr. Imboden offered an amendment to sec-
tion 5 striking out "original purchaser" and
inserting "holder". Adopt. I. Also chang-
ing tari IT to pro rata. Lost. He also moved
to lay the bill and amendments on tho table.
Lost by a vote of 0 to 22.
Tho amendment introduced l y Steele at tho
morning session and laid on the table subject
to rail was taken up with the amendments
to it.
Mr. Atleo's amendment to Steele's striking
out the penalty clause was adopted#
Mr. Steele's amendment was then adopted.
Mr. Douglass offered an amendment re-
stricting penalty to only those who hold
tickets upon which is printed that it is unlaw-
ful for ono to soil it. Adopted.
Mr. Hutchison further amended that tho
ticket should lytvo printed upon it that it is
redeemable when presented unusod or only
partly used to any ticket offlue of tho com-
pany.
Mr, Swayne otfored an amendment, that tho
provisions of tho act should apply to only
tickets sold to points within tho state.
Mr. Imboden moved a call of tho senate.
Mr. Smith moved to adjourn and the senato
got mixed up on parliamentary rules.
An ayo and nay voto was demanded and
lost.
Mr. Dean moved that tho absentees under
the call bo excused. Adopted,
Mr, Steele moved tho previous question on
the pending amendment and on tho bills,
which was ordered.
Mr.Imboden moved to recommit tho bill to
judiciary No. 1. Declared out of order.
Mr. Swayne's amendment was lost. Tho
bill was engrossed by a voto of lb to M, and tho
nato adjourned till to-morrow at 10.
the liouai:,
Tlie Rill to Validnto Confederate Loud Scrip
Locations Ordered Engrossed.
Austin, Tex., March 15.—In the house tho
unfinished business was the senate bill to vali-
date locations of confederate land scrip.
Amendments of Dodd pending at adjourn-
ment restricting tho application of the bill
and requiring claimants to pay xpenses of ro-
surveys and partition between claimants and
school fund wero ainonded and adoptod.
Amendment by Itogan, providing that tho
bill shall not validate locations whore thore
are conflicting locations, adopted.
Mr. Henderson's of Milam amendment pro-
vided that all locations under confederate cer-
tificates heretofore mado and still owned by
original grantees aro validated when located
upon reserved vacant domain. Ho had, ho
said, offered tho same amendment to similar
bills at previous sessions. Ho know eon fed-
rates who locatod their claims upon lauds in
Greer county, and it was all they had.
Mr. Davis of Falls knew that a one-armed
confedcrato in his county had i ih a location
arid held it yet. Ho mentioned other cases,
ono of tho widow of tho locator.
Mr. Fin lay offered a substitute: Providod
said certificates are still owned by tho original
grantee and havo boon located upon vacant
land reserved from location, such location
shall bo valid.
Mr. Henderson accepted the substitute.
Mr. Curry spoko against tho bill, holding
that tho land committee had ascertained tho
school fund is ontitlod to every acre of vacant
land under tho constitutional endowment.
Mr. Howell pointed out the inconsistency of
Messrs. Curry and Moody iu advocating the
other day tho bill to validate county bonds
and opposing tho bill to-day to validate these
locations. Thoy would validate tho official
acts of county commissioners und fasten ille-
gal debts upon the taxpayers, and would re-
fuse to validate tho official acts of tho land
commissioner and deny the , nfedorfcte sol
dior tho generous grant of tho state. On this
text Mr. Howell mado a strong appeal for jus-
tice and right. Tho discrimination m favor
of the bondholder and against tho crippled
confederate was shown up in a strong light.
Mr. Moody spoko upon the idea that tho
lobby was influencing members.
Mr. Finlay replying exploded tho influonco
bugbear so far as this session is concerned.
Mr. Henderson of Milam reviewed tho whole
question lucidly and spoke forcibly in favor
of quieting land titles.
Mr. Finlay's amendment was rejected.
Mr. Graham, closing tho debate, gave tho
full history of the passage of tho law and tho
legislative intent in passing it and the equities
involved.
Tho bill passed to engrossment by tho fol-
lowing vote:
Yeas, 74. Baker of Red River, Ball, Bai-
lowe, Bayne, Boall, Broocks, Brown, Cham-
bers, Chandler, Cunningham, Dashieil, Dean,
Dover, Dills, Dodd, Erskine, Faubion, Fiolds,
Finlay, Frazer, Garrett, Golden, Gough,
Graves, Greer, nailer. Hawkins, Henderson
of Milam, Henry, Hodges, Hood of Parker,
Hood of Fannin, Jackson of Colorado. James,
Kennedy of Bee, Kirk, Long. McFarland, Mc-
Gohee,McLemore, Meyer, .Mills, Moore, Mor-
rison, Murray, Onion, Peek, l'hilipps, Pickett,
Ragsdalc, Itogan, Rodgors of Anderson, Rog-
ers of Titus, Rogers of McLennan, Howell,
Russell, Sebastian, Sherrill, Slayden, Smith
of Hill, Smith of Smith, Sumner, Taukersly,
Taylor, Templeton, Townscnd, Turner, Tur-
ney, Urbahn, Weeks, Weinort, Wester, \V he-
loss, Wynne.
Nays 29—Alston, Barrow, Cain, Calhoun,
Cooke, Curry, Davis of Walker, Davis of
Falls, Dorow, Floyd, Griffin, Hamilton, Hen-
derson of Lamar, Jackson of Burleson, Lind-
say, Lloyd, Madilox, McEiw.il, Moody, Mur-
rell, Nowton, Noian, Rudd, Simmons of Gray-
son, Strange, Talbot, Truitt, Wohlfard and
Young.
Motion to suspend rules aiul put tho bill on
final passage failed of the four-fifths voto nec-
essary.
Rowell moved to tako up senate bill to
establish a state bureau of labor.
The bill was takon up and read upon show-
ing of Rowell that it is embraced in the de-
mands of tho car stable platform.
Pending consideration adjourned till 3 p. m.
afternoon bet ion.
Just before the adjournment of tho morning
session bills and potitions wore introduced,
viz.:
Smith of Hill: To establish an inebriate
asylum.
McLomore: To rogulate grazing of livo
stock upon inclosod lands.
Golden: To protect employes and guarantee
their right to bolong to labor organizations.
Tho bill makes it a misdemeanor to prevent
employes from joining labor unions.
The senato bill to establish a labor bureau
was resumed. Tho debate was to tho disad-
vantage of tho bill.
Mr. Murroll's amendment to reduce tho
labor commissioner's salary to $1500 a year
and Mr. Sherrill's to turn over labor statistics
to the department of insurance, statistics,
etc., wore in the lengthy discussion occasion-
ally referred to.
Mr. Sherrill contended that tho laboring
people domand no such bill, and they aro not
to bo caught by such bait.
Mr. Kirk said tho only arguments offered
in tho support of any bill is either that tho
platform demands it or that tho laboring peo-
ple want it.
Mr. Peck hold the worncr* in tho shops and
factories aro becoming a largo and important
element which should havo recognition and as
this is tho only measure in their benefit yet
advanced and incurs trivial expense the legis-
lature should adopt it.
Mr. Fields declared tho bill a sham, of no
benofit to laboring men, not demanded by the
platform and will result in a costly and use-
less bureau.
Mr. Chandler opposed creating new bureaus;
there should bo a stop somewhere in creating
now offices. Put it in the Agricultural and
Mechanical college, which is a thorough fail-
ure.
Mr. Murroll contended that not a laboring
man in his district wanted the bill.
Mr. Cain held that members could not logis-
late intelligently unless they know tho comli-
tion of laboring people, and will never havo
that knowledge unless statistics and other in-
formation is gathered and published.
Mr. Henderson of Milam prosonted consti-
tutional objections and opposed the creation
of now offices and bureaus.
Mr. Breeding supported tho bill and charged
Mr. Henderson with always finding constitu-
tional objections to bills in tho inteiejt of me-
chanics and laboring people*
Mr. Gurrott also hold the bill unconstitu-
tional, opposed new bureaus, denied that tho
platform demands it, and if it did it would bo
a mistake which tho legislature is not bound
to follow up.
Mr. Gough quoted tho constitution.
Mr. Sherrill• amendment win adopted and
this was followed by amendments cutting out
sections 2 and \) and leaving tho bill a head and
tail Without a body.
Tho bill then passod undor suspension of
tho rules.
The constitutional amendment to ompower
tho legislature to maintain tho confederate
homo out of taxes was reconsidered.
Mr. liogan withdrew his amendmont pro-
viding for pensions und tho measure ugaiu
passed to engrossment.
The bill providing for listing of bank stocks
and securities for taxation was road, but gavo
way to Mr. Beall's bill, changing tho act
passod this session, adding Collin to the Eilis
judicial district so as to permit tho district
court in Eilis to complete its present session,
was passed under suspension of the rules.
Adjourned.
SENATE ROLL CALL,
£01110 of tho Hills to l>o Brought up 011 the
First Hound.
Austin, Tex., March 15.—From present in-
dications it looks liko tho first senato roll call
fcr tho consideration of bills will not be fin-
ished for ton days. Yesterday when this sys
(em was put into practico, only two names
wero reached, those of Agnew and Atlee. Mr.
Agnew called up tho joint resolution amend-
ing the constitution so as to make the railway
commissioners clcctivo by tho people.
Mr. Adieo callod up his bill to prohibit cor-
porations engaged in manufacturing or min-
ing paying employes iu any manner excopt in
lawful money or checks negotiable for their
face value in cash upon presentation. This
bill was this morning laid upon tho table, sub-
ject to call.
To-day when Mr. Baldwin's namo was
reached, ho callod up for Sonator Steele tho
bill to prohibit railroad ticket scalping.
This correspondent has interviewed senators
in roferenco to tho measures thoy intend to
call up, and from information received The
News is able to give an approximate forecast
of senate legislation for tho balance of the
month. Of course tho programme may bo
changed as expodioncy may direct, but here
is tho balance of tho roll call on bills:
Mr. Boron: Bill amending the road law so as
to fix the ages at which male persons may bo
liable for road duty betwoen 21 and 50 years.
Mr. Bowser: Bill changing tho name and
extending the duties of tho railway commis-
sion. The bill provides that the commission
will hereafter bo known as the railway and
warehouse commission and its duties extonded
ho as to embrace control of public warehouses
for the storage and inspection of grain.
In connection with this bill will bo consid-
ered Crowley's public warehouse bill, which
omits the commission feature and includes
cotton and other products in addition to grain.
Mr. Bowser will offer .is a substitute for both
of these bills, a compromise which provides
lor the appointment of six warehouse commis-
sioners, throe of whom are to be cotton ex-
perts and throe grain exports. Tho railway
commission does not figuro in this bill.
Mr. Cranford: Swayne's bill to enable rail-
road corporations to acquiro or construct,
own, maintain and operate short extensions
and branch or lateral lines of road, not ex-
ceeding thirty miles in longth, with charter
amendment.
Mr. Crowley has not yet docidod what to
call up.
Mr. Dean: For tho reliof of F. L. Schmid.
Mr. Dickson: Mr. Bowser's joint resolution
amending tho constitution so as to permit
towns and counties by a vote of tho bill to
exempt manufacturers from taxation for a
period of years as an inducement for such in-
dustries to come to the state.
Mr. Douglass: One of his bills changing tho
law regulating tho practice of medicine.
Mr. (loss: His bill to validate titles to lands
located by virtue of certificates issued to rail-
road companies and now owned by private
individuals.
Mr. Greer: Amending tho law creating tho
courts of civil appeals by adding a section
providing that ail applications to the supremo
court of Texas for writs of error from any
of tho courts of civil appeals of this state
shall bo filed with ilio clerk of tho supreme
court within sixty days after tho motion for
rehearing filed in such court of civil appoals
shall have been overruled, and not afterward.
Mr. Hutchison: To provide for the adop-
tion of labels, trade marks and forms of ad-
vertising by persons, firms, associations or
unions of workingmen, and to regulate the
same.
Mr. Imboden: Amending tho penal code so
as to provido that where an assault to murder
is mado with a pistol, bowio knife, dirk or
dagger, or in disguise, tho punishment shall
not be less thhn four nor more than fourteen
years, or his bill fixing the fees of county
judges so that tho official may receive a feo in
cases dismissed if such cases havo been tried.
Air. Jester: His joint resolution amending
tho constitution so as to permit the chartering
of statu banks of deposit and discount.
Mr. Lawhon: His bill to provide for the
locating of land certificates issued under an
act granting to persons who have boeu perma-
nently disabled by reason of wounds rocoived
while in tho servico of this state or of the
confederate states a land certificate for 1280
acres of land, and provido for survoymg and
platting the lands so located.
Mr. McComb: Bill to define connecting
lines of common carriers, their relationship
to each either and to those dealing with them
or other of them, and to prescribe a rulo of
evidence as to such relationship.
Mr. McKinney: Bill to prohibit any officer
or clerk of the general land office or of any
departments of tho state government, or dis-
trict or county surveyors or their deputies
from purchasing any right, title or interest in
any public lands.
Mr. Pressler: Bill to validate the regist ration
of deods, conveyances.mortages, deeds of trust
or tho written instruments relating to real
estate situatod in an unorganized county and
recorded prior to March .'50,1881, and recorded
in tho county to which said unorganized
county was attached for judicial purposes at
the tune of such registration.
Mr. Shelburne: Probably his biil amending
the city charter of Houston.
Mr. Smith: Probably the general school law
bill.
Mr. Steele: Baldwin's bill establishing a
live stock sanitary commission.
Mr. Tips: Amending the stock law so that
horses and cattlo aro included, providing for
elections to determino whether or not stock
shall run at iargo so that when such law is
adopted fences may bo abolished and public
roads straightened.
Mr. Woods: Defining tho liability of sleep-
ing car companies.
Mr. Yoakum: Fixing tho fees of district
court clerks.
Messrs. Swayne, Kearby and Browning are
yet undecided, but it is probable ono of thom
will call up the bill providing for inquests 011
fires.
When this roll call is finished All Fools'
day will be near at hand, and yet nono of tho
platform demands appear in the list and none
of the house bills, so it is apparent that if this
ESTABLISHED 1342.
legislature is to do a tenth of what it. has un-
dertaken, this session is by no means near ad-
journment.
a ijl'Khtio.v or law.
The McGitugliey Investigating Committee,
(iosftlpei's ( ailed to Amount.
Austin, T< March 15.—'Tho committeo
investigating tho general land otllco has
about concluded that tho only question
bofore it is a question of law. This
question involves tho construction of the
soction in tho land act of 1*587
which authorizes the land commissioner! to
sell to persons who wore not actual settlers
all detached sections of school land.
Under this act considerable amounts
of land in Harris and Liberty countios havo
been sold as detached sections, Tho lands
were located in altornato sections for tho
schools und tho locators. There wero blocks
in which sovcral school sections touched each
other at their corners and these sections wero
sold, Whilo it is probable tho committee will
not indorse the interpretation of the act under
which these sections were sold as detached
sections, thut conclusion involves no reflec-
tion upon the commissioner's good faith.
His construction of the law was not
tlmt of a lawyer or judge, but of an'L executive
officer who assumed the intention of the par-
ticular section was to authorize the sale of
lands to persons not actual settlers, which
actual Bottlers persistently refused to purchase
though long on the market.
The published and whispered gossip as to
the employes of the office giving out informa-
tion to speculators enabling them to antici-
pate every body in illinff upon ttaso
lands is largely guesswork. The committee
refuses to say what it imports. Everybody in
tho land business who has a po**sonal griev-
ance has laid it boforo tho committee. Ono
man camo from r. distance to show that tho
commissioner's friends worked tho rabbit's
foot to get instructions for him iu iho late
campaign. It was a good showing for the cre-
dentials' committee of the car stable couven-
vention.
To-night it is reported that pomo of the gos-
sippcrs on tho outside havo been called aud
compelled to recant.
A RADICAL TAX HILL,
How Property 1s to IJe Assessed— Delay of
the Deficiency Hill.
Austin, Tex., March 15.—Tho amendment
restricting the operation of tho fallen women's
homo bid to women who have been for six
months residents of the state, credited to Mr.
Fields, was presantod by Mr. McGehoe.
Mr. Wholess introduced a bill nt tho closo
of tho house session to limit to $2530 por an-
num the compensation of county treasurers.
The tax bill pending on adjournment of tho
house, which comes up as unfinished business
to-morrow, is a radical measure. It requires
tax assessors to list all property at nob Joss
than the amount for which it may bo mort-
gaged: all property situated in cities and
towns to be listed at not less than it is valued
for municipal taxes, and all lands to bo listed
nt not less than lp2 per acre. Tho boards of
equalization, however, may reduce these valu-
ations.
It is a committee substitute for Mr. Wheless*
bill, which was a inoro conservative measure.
The governor was a spectator iu tho house
to-day and heard tho dobato on tho labor
bureau bill.
The houso finance committee expects to
complete tho general appropriation bill this
week.
The delay in passing the deficiency bill is
unprecedented and entails great hardships.
Parties who have claims duly audited and pro-
vided for iu tho biil have beon compelled to
sell them at a discount. The unusual
delay enables brokers to maintain stiff
rates of discount. The bill passod tho houso
in good time but has been hold up on account
of tho senate's action.
Tho house finance committee to-night al-
lowed official estimates for tho adjutant's
otllco except $7000 for company armories,
which was cut out.
Tlie tax committee agreed to favorably re-
port tho bill taxing street railways, oil mills,
cotton compresses and electric light com panics
$30 to $50 per annum occupation tax, graded
according to population of city or town in
which located.
FOIl NAVAL RESERVES.
Cheap Whiskies
1000 DARRELM, SPRING, 1100,
Whisky, full Thrp* yarn old; must b« sold at
a bnriralu a* the ront« tfovornmont tax i*
now duo. Write for brands, prices and terms.
Win. B. KING & CO.
Wholesale Liquor and Cigar Dsalers,
HQUMTOtf, - . TEXAS
r I'laclo for orl sMiS u0'^n ' ^ ^ ,,ni (,f
Imturmicc, xtali " ....—muiMjutility, hi*,
tury awl labor whom In tlinu it will beeouio
a lull lludged bureau if the nenato acmijGUti).
APl'ltOVK Mil. IIOWHKK'H 1HLI,.
Letters four In on tint Srnutor From All
1'urt.a of Tpxu*.
Austin, TV x., March 15.—Sonator Bowser of
Dallas is receiving lottors by overy mail com-
mending his "manufacturing" resolution.
Theso 1< ttors como from all classes of men
who desiro to seo Texas become groat and
prosperous.
P. J. Willis of Galveston writes: "I regard
favorably the joint, resolution introduced by
you pertaining to the encouragement of man-
ufacturers in our state. If it becomes a part
of our law it will prove remunerative for the
whole state."
Byron Parsons of Dallas, who has devel-
oped the salt industry of Texas, gives his un-
qualified approval to the resolution.
F. M. Cock roll of Dallas says: "I think you
are hitting the nail on tho head all along tho
lino, and I am with you 'tooth and too nail,'
and I hope you will succeed in passing it."
\V. S. Farmer, a lawyer of Fannin county,
think* it the most important moasuro intro-
duced in the legislature.
The trouble in tho way of tho resolution is
its non-politieal character* There aro many
members of this legislature who estimate a
bill on its merits as a voto maker rather than
on thu solid good that it contains.
I Nhl It A NC E M EN PROTEST.
They Say tho l'rooo^ed T ix on Cross Earn-
ings Ih Too ili^h.
Austin, Tex., March 15.—'The senate financo
committee met this afternoon and hoard rep-
rcprcsentativos of the life insurance com
panics on tho house taxing bill, which taxes
life insurance companies 2 per cont of their
gross premiums. Messrs, D. A. Dyer of Dal-
las and A. A. Green of Fort Worth and others
wero heard. They showed that less than 50
per cent of the premiums went out of tho
state, tho baianco iu tho shape of losses
dividends, commissions, etc., remaining hero
and that tho proposal was in reality a tax of
nearly live per cent of their net businoss
which was extortionate. They also showed
that several millions of life insuranco money
was invested in Texas securities. The com-
mittee took no action but it is probably that
the houso bill rato will bo amended to 2 per
cent of the net receipts which amount tho
companies will not object to. Senate com-
mittee ou education met to-night and re-
sumed consideration of tho houso school bill.
Captain A. L. Lowe Explains tho Object of
Senator Crowley's Hill,
Austin, Tex,, March 15,—Captain A. L.
Lowe of Fort Worth to-day appeared beforo
the senate committee on military affairs in
order to oxplaiu tho objects of the bill intro-
duced by Sonator Miles Crowley, authorizing
an addition to tho Texas volunteer guards of
four companies of naval reserves, llo said:
The coast of Texas, 300 miles, is defenseless;
in case of a foreign complication, there is not
only not a singlo fort, not a battery to fire on
an enemy's Hoot or launches, but there is not
even a corporal's guard that would know how
best to act in a sudden emergency, and to get
a body of men for coast defense is the object
of this bill.
The naval militia is forming in all seaboard
states. The officers are to ascortain the best
defensive points, tho depth of tho different
harbors, tho availability of the different modes
of transportation of bodies of men along tho
const, the different locations where supplies of
all kinds can bo gotten for tho men, the men
practicing boat and small arm drill, and on
tho annual ten days' practice cruise on a
United States warship target shooting with tho
largo modern guns.
Tho general government appropriated in
1801, and again in 1802, $25,000 for naval mili-
tia, which 1 seo by tho secretary of the navy,
August, 1802, was prorated among Rhode
Island 68, Maryland 121, South Carolina 200,
North Carolina 296, Massachusetts 331, Cali-
fornia 376, Now York 401—in ali 1794 men and
officers. Next year's appropriation will bo
$100,000, and when our governor shall havo
certified to the number of men enrolled in the
naval militia Texas will get her share. The
navy department will station a man of war in
Texas waters for practical drill as soon as we
can show that wo are duly organized, and be-
l'oro many years tho homo squadron of the
navy will make an annual cruise to the gulf
for the Texas, Louisiana and Alabama naval
militia.
THE LABOR BUREAU BILL.
InconsiRteney of Members Who Opposed It.
Thrust at the A. and 31. College.
Austin, Tex., March 15.—Sonator Crowley
was a sad spectator to tho cruel dismember-
ment of his iabor bureau in the houso to-day
at the hands of tho lloor managers, assisted by
about a third of the Clark contingent.
The populists, with ono exception, resistod
Mr. Sherrill's amendment, which practically
killed the bill. Tho animus of tho opposition
doubtless was a sincere devotion to tho con-
stitution and hostility to the creation of new
offices and unnecessary expenses of govern-
ment, but some members exhibited incon-
sistency.
Rowoll mado this plain in the case of
Chandler, who advocated and voted for the
establishment of tho homo for fallen women
yesterday aud opposed to-day tho labor
bureau on the ground thero is no stop to crea-
tion of now bureaus and offices.
A member in the debate made an attack
upon tho agricultural and mechanical college,
and was callod to ordor on it, but the incident
is significant. It shows that whether oppor-
tune or appropriate no occasion for attacking
the college will pass without a thrust at tho
institution.
Tho houso put tho bill to sloop in the ro-
TlIE LAND OFFICE INVESTIGATION.
It Promises to Grow to Enormous Propor-
tions and Prove Expensive.
Austin, Tex., March 15.—It now leaks out
that tho laud offico investigation is getting to
bo an enormous affair, and will probably cost
tho state more money than any investigation
of rocont years with the exception of tho In-
ternational and Great Northern receivership.
From tho present outlook tho committee can
not finish the work this session and may have
to hold a summer session. What tho develop-
ments havo been thus far aro religiously kepc
a secret. Colonel McGaughoy regards tho
wholo business as tho fight of the "land
sharks," as he calls them, and ho propodes to
inako it hot for them.
LEGISL ATIVK MISC ELL A N Y.
The Bill not Recommitted,
Austin, Te:., March 15. —Tho p mafe com-
mittee on internal improvements failed of a
quorum Inst night and consequently tho
scalpers biii was not further discussed. The
railroad passagor agents spent tho entire day
here yestorday aud left last night at 11:30.
The arguments before the committee Mon-
day night made no chango whatever in tho
status of tho bill, as it has not been recom-
mitted.
To Retire Bonds,
Austin, Tex., March 15.—The houso financo
committee reported favorably without amend-
ment atid sonato bill to retiro $480,500 of 0 and
7 per cent bonds now past due, and issue in
lieu thereof 4 per cent forty-year bonds, re-
deemable at the pleasure of the state after
five years.
Chairman Henderson of tho house financo
committee will, however, offer an amend-
ment to the bill so that the bonds held by tho
university fund will havo a stated period to
ruu, thus giving that institution a certain in-
come from this source.
Uishop3 Call on the President.
Washington, March 15.—A dignified dele-
gation was introduced to tho president to-day.
It was composed of four bishops of the Epis-
copal church, Rt. Revs. Paret of Maryland,
Potter of New York, Whittaker of Pennsyl-
vania and Hare of South Dakota. The object
of tho visit was to discuss the Chinese exclu-
sion law with relation to its bearing on Amer.
ican interests in China. They said a strict
enforcement of the law would bo apt to en-
danger tho property and lives of Americans.
They told tho president they camo to him, not
as representatives of a church, but as citizens,
and had no suggestions to make, but simply
camo to confer.
Mr. Cleveland said he had to enforce this as
well as other laws of tho country. Tho bish-
opB admitted this, but suggested that it might
bo possible to mitigate in some degroo tho se-
verity of tho law's operations.
The president told them he would do what
ho could.
Appraiser of Parnell's Estate.
New York, March 15.—[Special.]— Surro-
gate Fitzgerald has appointed D. Van Schack
appraiser of whatever property thero may bo
iu this city belonging to tho estate of tho late
Charles Stewart Parnell which may be sub-
jected to tho collateral inheritance tax. This
proceeding is taken in duo course of law upon
the petition of Alfred H. Byrd, who with
Delia T. S. Parnell was appointed adminis-
trator of the estate in this city, although it is'
stated that thero is no property hero belong-
ing to tho estate.
Princeton-Yale Debats.
Princeton, N. J., March 15.—Tho first do-
bating contest between Princeton and Yalo
took place this evening. The debate was on
the question, "Resolved, that the peaceful an-
nexation of Canada would bo beneficial to tho
United States." Princeton took tho affirm-
ative, Vale the negative. The contestants
were: Princeton, Donald McCall. «L F. Ewmg
aud McCready Sykes;Yale, J. I. Chamberlain,
W. 1). Loeper and W. E. Thomas. A largo
banquet followed tho debate.
SPEAKS FOR ITSELF
Pabst Brewing Co.
At the World's Fair.
The following telegram has boon received by
M. BROCK, Manager,
of tho Pab*t Brewing Company at Galveston
from that company at Milwaukee, Wis.:
"Milwaukee, Fob. 10, 1893.—To Pabst Brewing
Co.. (Jalveston: We havo boon awarded over all
competitors tho solo right to sell our boor in ail
buildings erected for tho World's Fair."
PABST BREWING CO.
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