San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-06-17
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent,
WARRINGTON, May 30, 1886.

From Our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, May 30, 1886.
1t was expected thata effort would
be made to get up the tariff bill. MIR.
Morrison, however, will probably hes
itate about antagonizing the legisla-
tive bill, which will be in control OF
Mr.. Holman, who would necessarily
vote for his own bill, although ho is a
tariff reformer. 1t is, therefore, like
ly that the effort to get up the tariff
bill will be abandoned to make way
for the consideration of the appropri-
alton bill. The discussion on the
Legislative bill promises to be pro-
longed and bitter on account OF the
civil service commission clause, and
the changes in the departmental
force. The tariff contest will be de-
layed accordingly, but as soon as the
appropriation bill is passed the tariff
bill will come up and its fate will be
known in a very short time. The
greatest strength of the opposition
will be thrown upon the measure at
once, in antagonism to its considera-
ton, and the vote that is to test the
strength of the opposing factions
will be the first taken. AS tho mat
ter now stands, neither side has any
assurance as to what the result is to
be.
The Springer bill for the admission
of the whole territory of Dakota as a
State of the Union was adopted last
Monday by a majority of the House
territories committee.
The bill reported Wednesday from
the House committee on the electoral
count proposing a constitutional
amendment, creating and defining
the Office of Second Vice-President,
provides that in case of removal from
Office, death, resignation, or constitu-
tional disability both of the Presi-
dent and Vice President, the office OF
the President shall devolve on the
Second Vice President of the United
States, who shall be voted for in dis
tinct ballots at the same time, and in
like manner, and for the same term
as the President and Vice President,
by the electors appointed by the sew
eral States. In case of the removal
of the Vice President from office, or
his death, resignation OF constitu-
tional inability, or when the Vice
President shall exercise the Office of
President of the United States, the
Second Vice President shall be Pres
ident of the Senate, and he shall also
act as such in the absence Of the Vice
President from the Senate, but shall
have no vote unless the Senate be
equally divided, provided, however,
that the Senate shall choose presi-
dent pro ten,pore in the absence both
of the Vice-PresidenG and Second
Vice President, or when the Vice
President shall exercise the Office Of
President of the United States, and
the Second Vice-President shall be
absent from the Senate, or when the
Second Vice President shall exercise
the Office of President of the United
States.
A minority report, submitted by
Representative Beach, submits the
following resolution:
ResOlued, That, in the opinion Of
the House of Representatives, the
time has come when the legislatures
of the several States should apply for
convention to amend the constitu-
ton.
A resident of Alexandria, Va, call
ed on Postmaster General Villas re-
Gently in behalf of a man who wanted
place. He was told there were no
vacancies. The visitor then said
that he observed that the colored
man Ross, who lives in Alexandra,
and who has been for some years the
messenger at the door Of the Post
master General, still held his position.
He said that Ross was a Republican
and ought to be replaced by a Demo
crat. The Postmaster-General re-
piled that he was satisfied with Ross
and that he intended TO keep him
there, which naturally brought the
discussion TO q close. L.
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