The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-09-21

may be elected. II the Democrats
should succeed H. making their esti-
mates hold good, they would gain nine
Senators and lose one, which would
give them a majority OF eight In the
Senate.
Mr.. REAGAN, OF Texas, whose views
upon the question OF Interstate COM
merce have become tolerably well known
to the country, by reason OF the long and
able contest which he has carried on In
Congress for the formulation of his theo-
ries into law, win renew the fight next
winter with his old-,ime ardor, siimu-
lated by the signal victory which he
gained IN the House at the last session.
The great point Of difference in the con
troyersy relates to the forms OF judicial
inquiry which shall be established for
the enforcement OF such statutes as Con-
gress may prescribe. Upon the one
hand, Mr.. Reagan contends that the
courts Of ordinary Jurisdiction. to which
the people usually resort when their
rights are interiered with, are the prop
or tribunals for compelling obedience on
the part of the railroads to the laws
passed for their regulation; while the
opponents " AhN ANNANAA bNAA NNhfN ~
fer the whole subject to COM
mission constituted by Congress or other
wise. MIR. Reagan Is convinced that the
commission or "buruau SYSTEM ns he
more properly calls It., Is not only i'm
practicable for securing the redress or
protection demanded by the country,
but that IL is dragged into the proposed
legislation for the express purpose oil
handicapping or defeating 1t, and IN the
present temper and constitution OF the
Senate, controlled more or less MS II Is by
ruih Dad influence, he will iiud II difficult
to eliminate this element of difficulty.
Commissions as II general thing seem TO
be created for purposes OF delay, OF
which we have a notable Illustration in
the attempted revision OF the tariff.
Judge Reagan insists upon direct and
practicable methods which snail reach
the root of the trouble at once, and gain
for the people those great reforms In the
present system Of transportation for
which they have already waited too
long. Washington Critic.
TIE President is remarkably simple
in his habits. Nearly every evening
shortly after O'Clock, says a special
correspondent OF the Philadelphia News,
the President takes a ride In landau,
accompanied generally by Colonel La
mont. The route is frequently up X
street and Vermont avenue toward the
Soldiers Home; the return is usually
| after dark. Albert Hawkins, the col
ored coachman, who has been an at
tache of the White House stables for 20
years, Is always the driver, and takes
| great pride in his position. Mrs. Hill,
the colored cook at the Executive Man
sion, says that the President Is very
easily pleased, as he is not at all an
epicure. She did not use the word
epicure, but something that sounded like
it. Fancy French dishes are an abom-
nation to the President, but good fried
potatoes, beefsteak, bread, and coffee,
and plenty of them, are what he likes.
The President Ia II hearty eater, and Is
becoming little annoyed at his in
oreasing weight, which is now 23j
pounds, 10 pounds more than Secretary
Manning. A physician recommended
the Banting system, with exercising,
daily baths, and dieting, but the Presl'
dent lid not try that plan very long, as
1t reduced his weight only four ounces
q week. The President has been con
templating horseback riding for the
purpose OF hardening his muscles and
reducing his flesh, and quiet horse has
been procured for the purpose. When
Secretary Lamar heard OF this he re
lated his experience to the President al
to his exercise in the saddle. The Sec
rotary believes the President should trJ
equestrian exercise, although he hlmsei
has given it up.