San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-06-03
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, May II, 1886.

NASHlNdTON, Ihuy LIZ ioOo'
Congressman express themselves
differently as to the results OF the
fall elections Many of the old men,
bcrs have announced their intention
to retire, and many of the new ones
talk indifferently about coming back
A few of them say they would not
make an effort to return. They
claim that the position of a Represen-
tative is not p oftable, and that, for
mere experience, single term is suf-
ficient. A western member, who will
not be returned, said he fully appre-
ciated the honor of being in Congress,
but his business at home had suffered
so much by this honor that with all
the fascinations of the beautiful city
of Washington he did not enjoy liv
ing in his trunk.
On the other hand there are many
members of the Forty-ninth who de-
sire above everything else to be mem
bers of the Fiftieth Congress. These
are now on the anxious bench, ner-
vously hoping to secure the reindorse-
ment of their constituents. Several
members have been made happy in
this way during the past few days.
All week long the House Judiciary
Committee has been listening to ar
guments for and against addition leg
islation in Utah. The longest OF
these pleae was that of the distin-
guished lawyer, Mr.. jeff. Chandler.
He had special indignation to bestow
on those people who 90 to Utah, who
do not live there, yet stir up strife
and infame the country in order to
gain notoriety. Said he: ''Are we
to be driven by storm OF prejudice?
Prejudice has darkened the history
of this country from the beginning"
Miss Kate Field, who sat by and
heard all that was said upon the sub
iect, has made some caustic remarks
in reply. according to this reason
ing," said she, 'because | do not
have my own throat cut, 1 must
raise no cry when my neighbours
throat is cut" She says if this coun-
try is q nation, what concerns one
portion concerns all, and it is about
time for the people to realize that
when the Rocky Mountains take
poison the Atlantic seaboard must
call in the doctors. She also thinks
that people living outside of Utah,
who ask for Legislation to do away
with treason and polygamy in that
territory, may be more unselfsh in
their opposition to the Mormon
Church than the attorneys paid to
defend it.
A Congressman who was discuss
ing the labor troubles said: II make
it a business TO vote for every labor
bill or resolution that comes mp. 1t
makes no difference TO me what its
merits are. / cannot afford to do
ANYTHING else" He added that large
numbers Of his constituents are mem
bers Of labor organizations, and if he
took any other course he would have
TO spend all Of his time in explana-
ton that would not be satisfactory.
He thinks the most exasperating
thing in our politics is the tendency
TO misrepresent motives and actions,
and that the only self-protectiOn is to
be in opposition to popular sentiment
as little as possible. He acknowl-
edged that it was not a self-respect-
ing confession, '.but, continued he,
..you csn only protect yourself from
demagogues by being 4 modified
demagogue yourself
Nothing resurrects Ike a pension
bin II Congress were to pass bill