San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-08-05
. WASHINGTON LETTER.
[From Our Regular CorospOndent.l

WASHINGTON, july 20, iooo'
Ed. FREE PREss ~ Senators wore
apparently SO busily engaged yoster-
day in the pressing duties Of legisla-
ton, that there was very little dis
cussion of the presidents order for
bidding federal oflice-holders to take
an active part in politics. Those
democratic senators who heartily sus-
tain the presidents reform ideas mp
prove the order. There are demo
Gratis who do not approve the order,
but they are largely in the minority,
if public expressions on the subject
be q criterion. The general impress
sion is that the president is thor
oughly in earnest in what he says
and that if any official doubt his sin
cerity, he has but to disregard the or
der, to become satisfied on that point.
The first controller has decided
that out of 100000 made for the
present year to carry out the provi-
sions of the act establishing tho bu-
reau of animal industry the commits
sioner of agriculture cannot expend
any fraction for the purchase OF cat
tie not known to be diseased, but
which hdve been simply contiguous
to cattle diseased with pleuro-pneu-
monia, and can only purchase and de
lstroy diseased animals when, in his
Judgment, it may be essential to pre-
vent the spread Of pleuro- pneumonia
from one state to another. He has
also decided that the commissioner
cannot out of said appropriation pay
the difference between the estimated
value of cattle and their value fol
beef, because they were suspected OF
being affected with pleuro-pneumonia
Everything is not running smooth
ly with Miss Rose Elizabeth Cleve'
lands latest move in journalism. She
is under contract to take editoria
management of Literary Life, in Chi
cago. Mr.. Elder, the business man
ager of the paper, wishes to insert
the name of Miss Cleveland in the
title-page, but has received missiy'
from her couclrod in the following
terms "By oil means leave my
name en- ...,aly off the front cover. LIE
it appear nowhere-on the cover OF
anywhere else. You will not do 80
for YOU know that we discussed tia
point in our interview, and this mus
be final" Miss Cleveland also de
mands that no Advertisement shall bt
inserted in the magazine until it shal
have first been submitted and ap
proved by her, and that not a line
shall appear until she shall have
passed Judgment on its literary merit
The postmaster-general has, IL
compliance with petitions signed b,
large numbers Of business men in nu
merous cities, amended the posta
laws and regulations SO as to permi
the transmission through the mill
: within the Tinted States and Terri
tories, OF liquids not liable to explo
t sion or OF spontaneous combustion O
ignition by shock or jar, and not in
hammable; soft soap, pastes and con
fections, ointments, salves, and arti
) cles of similar consistency, under Ger
tain conditions insuring safety t.
other mail matter in transmission.
, FIX senator Mcdonald returned t.
: indianapolis from Washington las
: Friday, with the intention of remain
,, ing there until August, but on Satur
! day he was again summoned to tn
, capital. This, together with the fac
: that he had consultation with W
: II. English, caused a renewal OF tn
rumor that Mcdonald is to take
! place in the cabinet He stated
y however, that there was no politicn
8 Significance in bis return to Washing
= ton. His friends say that the attor
ney-generalship is the only cabine
. position he would take. IL.