San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-02-10
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R,pressntativS Blckncll insists
that the electoral resolution shall be
disposed Of prior to the joint conven'
ton OF the two Houses 10 declare the
result of our last Presidential cleo
ton I do not at this writing soc
any possibility Of passing, the reso!u'
ton through the House, A Demo
crotic quorum is here, to be sure, but
fillibustering tactics on the part OF
the minority may indefinitely post
pone action. The past four years
should have becn utilized by both
parties in periecting an arrangement
satisfactory 10 both. That not hav-
ing been done, and there being no
doubt about last November's result,
it seems almost silly to insist now
upon vote on resolution not re-
ally endorsed by either party. How
ever, the blame for delay, il there
shall be delay, will rest with the Re
publicans, for they alone resist an
early vote and questionable means
to prevent it.
The Pos. Office appropriation bill
is under consideration by the House.
The amount provided for is about
$38, 900, 900, so that the deficiency,
lately six or seven millions while the
Republicans hnd4iboth branches OF
Congress, is now but two millions,
while the service HAS been wonder
fully extended by authority OF a Dem
ocratic Congress, to give mail facili-
ties in thinly settled regions. acs
Secretary Sherman was yesterday
in consultation With the Senate Com
mittee, on Finance, concerning the
funding bill 1t is now believed the
Senate will extend the time for re
demption Of the bonds, and increase
the rate Of interest on them to three
and onehalf per cent. ,, .t
The Senate h twice voted--2S to
25h-'not to lay aside other business
in order to take up the bill putting
Grant on the retired list Of the army.
Several Democrats say that their
votes against taking up the bill in the
proper manner must not be consid-
cred as indicating opposition to the
bill itself. Still the outlook for tho
bill is poor. Many believe that Sen
ator Logan, who has it in charge,
cares more to make political capital
out Of the measure, by provoking OPP
position among Democrats, and es-
pecially Southern Democrats, than
for tie bill itself. There is Cabi7
net to be selected soon, and hearty
Southern opposition to the Grant bill
would, Senator Logan seems to think,
help him and Others with the coming
President So he brings the bill up
daily in the most offensive manner,
and thus Ex'President Grant per
mits himself to1be turnedinto door
mat over which his ''friends" shall
enter places in the administration.
There are now four Reapportion-
ment bills before the House, viz;
that of Mr.. Springer, providing for
minority representation, and not fix
ing the number of representatives;
that of Mr.. Cox, fixing the number at
SOL; that of the Census Commit
tee naming 81, and that of q minor
ity of the Committee, naming 3l9.
1t is believed the bill Of Mr.. Cox will
be adopted by the House, unless the
Republicans shall consume oil the
time to be devoted to this subject in
irrelevant debate upon the position of
colored men in the South, and so
throw the whole subjectinto an extra
session or into the next regular SEES
sion. II should be remembered that
such course will cause an expense
of more than S31, 100000 to the states
whose legislatures are now in session,
but in which extra sessions will be
necessary IL the Reapportionment bill
is not passed now by Congress. Y
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There is light on the electoral count
business. The Senate Democrats
have resolved to support resolution
substantially the sameas that adopted
in 1887, when, as now, there was no
doubt about the general result, but
when there was doubt about count
ing n particular State,as there is now.
Unless the Republicans Of both House
and Senate prefer that the count shall