San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-05-31
WAssiINliTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, D.. C,l
May q, 70.

sAsy 80
Yesterday the Legislative bill passed
the Senate. 1t goes to the House Tor
action on unimportaut amendments
and then to Mr.. Hayes for a veto.
IL IA well understood that he will veto
1t. though there is not a word in 1t OF
which he has not expressed approval.
He, who frauduleutly holds office
through an uuexampled stretch OF the
doctrine Of Estate rights" will discov'
er in the patriotic and constitutional
measure an assertion Of state supre'
macy over the Federal Government.
After this veto, and discussion Of
it 10 Congress, it is probable that the
two appropriation bills will be passed
or current appropriations extended by
BY resolution, and that Congress will
then adjourn. Addresses will be issued
by the Congressional Committees OF
both parties, TOR general circulstlon'
explaining the positions taken. This
will end, for the time, a memorable
contest, to be renewed whenever Con-
yress shall meet again. The questions
ale whether or not the people of the
different States shall hold elections
free from unnecessary and extra Con.
stitutional interference, through troops
or civil officers, by the Federal Govern
ment, aud whether or not intelligent
people in the South shall be deprived
of the right to sit on iuries. The 80.
Der second thought" will bring all
reasonable people to the Democratic
side on both these questions.
The free coinage silver bill Of MIR.
Warner received black eye in the
House yesterday. 1t will be up again
to-day however and, its friends still
have hopes. Most of them, however
are mex perieuced legislators, and, be-
lieve, are entirely mistaken as to their
prospects of success. think the bill
will be killed aud that without
veto.
There is a notable absence Of Demo
Gratis among the callers at the White
House since the veto by Mr.. Hayes of
the Ladd bill. Those Democrats who
had up to that time put some faith in
what WAS said to them there have ap-
pareutly learned better. They don't
believe in Hayes now any more than
Hamlin or Chandler did two years ago.
Some ingenious person down South.
ia making with pen exact imita-
tons of $40 and $50 U. s. notes. The
paper and the execution of the work
are wonderfully like those Of the gen.
uine notes. But when two counter
feits' are placed together differences
are readily distinguished. They come
| from view orleans anu are pTOuaUiy
the work OF some Hayes elector, or
other radical politician, appointed by
Sherman to lucrative place where
there is no work to do, and who be-
guiles his time by following up his
old tricks. They were bad lot
those Hayes electors aud strikers in
Louisiana. Three of the bills have
been received at the Treasury.
Senator Bruce is a happy father.
The child enters life with the name OF
Roscoe Conkling Bruce. There will
BE- no difficulty in reproducing on the
hoy's head that curl, which, on the
forehead of New York great statesman
has for SO many years been the envy
of men and the admiration OF women,
and on which, with command of long
and sounding words, and u good voice
has been built one of the highest rep
utations in the modern Republican
party. DEM,