San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-02-11

said about their territory, and occa
sionAlly furnish a speaker with some
data or some explanation that il
needed.
The republicans Of the senate dc
not rest easy with majority OF eight
They are trying 10 get additional
strength in Dakota, and are planning
TO capture Washington and Montana
territories in tho near future, with
Idaho in the distance. They have
not forgotten that but for Colorado
coming in in 1876, the Hayes fraud
would never have been contaminated,
During the week the house of rep
resentatiyes has talked n great deal
on unimportant subjects, has quar-
relied a good deal 10 no purpose, and
has passed fifty little pension bills
j have alluded before TO the many
new pension schemes that have been
introduced into the present congress,
besides all of the old enes OF the last
congress that have come up fresh
again. Congressman seem to vie
with each other in proposing absurd
p!ans for increasing pensions. If
they were all carried into effect they
would bankrupt the treasury OF the
United States. And the worst fea-
ture of every new pension proposal is
the demagogic spirit it inevitably
awakens in both parties in congress-
Many of them are net even seriously
intended, their real object being to
ensnare and capture what is known
rs the soldier vote.
The presidents refusal of the SEN
ates latest demand for papers has
been the topic of discussion here for
the past three days. The papers
called for were those bearing upon
the official character of q district at
torney OF southern Alabama. They
were in the custody Of the law de-
partment, and referred exclusively to
the suspension of the late incumbent.
The senate, in secret session, was no.
tilted by encouragement Garland
"that it was not considered promot-
i've of public interests to compl y with
its request for the transmission OF
the documents mentioned
Some of the republican senators
who do not believe in trying to OK
tort reasons from the president, and
who have been forced into this atti-
tude by the caucus, are disposed to
be recalcitrant Rumor has it that
there are three who are SO much OPP
posed to the stand taken by their
brethren that the majority are ex-
tremely anxious about them. Mr.. |
Edmunds has been accused by these
senators of waging hostil-
tiles against the administration in the
hope of improving his chances for re-
election to the senate. If the presi-
dent had been beaten, he woul d have
obtained the credit of having made a
good party fight.
The democratic senators caucused
again, and were all in favor of sup
porting the president, believing him
TO be right in maintaining his conSti-
,utional prerogative. Senators of
both parties seem to think the issue
s pretty well made up now, and that
or some time, at least, there will be
10 action on the nomination Of per-
sons to succeed suspended or re-
moved republicans. The fact that
,he president has not hitherto been
,alled upon for any exposure of his
easons for making official changes is
violence that the republican senators
we're only seeking partisan advantage.
Reversing the usual order, the
PRESIDENT made the people his guests
# honor at the first of his evening re-
options. The levee to the diplomats,
and the army and navy,
yill come later. Quite as elaborate
were made at the White
louise for receiving the people as
ave been made in times past for the
Entertainment of officials. The par,
'rs were banked with palm trees and
overs, the conservatory was open :
nd lighted, and the marine band i
layed throughout the evening. The a
eception was a crush, as usual, but
le president was cordial and smil- 3
lg, and the crowd was good-natured :
I'D patient. L
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