San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-04-22

NO. 19.

WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent.
WARRINGTON, Apr, 18, 1886.
The ups and downs Of life find nu-
mereus illustrationsin in the government
departments as in all other walks OF
life. The reverses that come to the
fortunes Of men, the vicissitudes and
changes Of life are facts Of everyday
experience, and 80 in one sense,
it is not surprising TO find
men who have held high positions
under the state and national govern
ments discharging in their old ego,
the rather humble duties Of watch
men in the departments. But il is
rather an unusual thing when mum.
ber of such cases may be selected
from the personnel of the watch force
Of one department. In the course
of q casual conversation. your oorre-
spondent found out that the watch
roll Of one Of the departments
contained several names which were
in former years prominent in the
States Of their residences.
There are no doubt similar instan-
ces in other departments, and men
thus reduced in fortune may be found
not only in the watch force but in
the clerical grades.
The project for q national exhi.
bition in Washington has at last got
before congress in shape for simulta-
neous consideration by both houses.
It deserves the favorable attention Of
every member. If the government
can appropriate liberal sums for the
representation Of the country's ad-
vancement in the arts Of peace at for
eign worlds fairs, there is no reason
why it should not give a like impulse
to an enterprise purely domestic. It
is to the interest Of every state and
territory to advertise its resources as
widely as possible.
There is no place, therefore, which
could be chosen with equal fitness for
such display as is proposed in the
resolutions before congress; and no
occasion surely could be found more
appropriate than the anniversary Of
si.o ,a,ooov1Iy VI Sue Ia5w wu,a ~
the foundation Of its great republic.
When the president Of the senate
rOrInHny "n..---- -.5 4hn ,,oseooa of
the library bill yesterday, several OF
the senators exclaimed earnestly,
'tamen." Mr.. Voorhees, face was IL
Illuminated with o broad smile Of
He was earnestly con-
on every hand upon the
triumph of measure for which he
had labored so long and so dilligent-
ly. Senator Morrill, immedi-
ately crossed over and gave
Senator Voorhees, o cordial shake,
In several minutes Librarian Spofford
rushed into the chamber delighted at
the result plainly manifesting itself
on his countenanoe. He Grasped
Senator Voorhees, with both hands
and gloried in the fact that the long
fight was practically at an end.
It is believed that the president
will approve it without delay,and 1t 10
the intention Of the gentlemen desig-
mated as the commission-Librarian
Secretary Lamar. and Arch
itect Clark--to begin operations inn
nediately. Their object is to have
The work Of construction began at
The earliest possible day.
A bill was recently introduced in
The house to reform the method Of
making appointments to the military
academy. It provides that candi-
iates shall be hereafter so selected
and appointed from the sons OF de-
scendants of soldiers who served in
the war, and where these cannot be
had, from the younger enlisted men
in the army. Further, that when o
,adet shall have graduated from the
academy he shall be assign
I'd TO regiment of the army as an
man, and shall serve as such
IN the field for the term Of one year,
With pay and allowances accordingly.
Then, after serving one year as cor
poral snd one year as sergeant he
shall be eligible for appointment to
the rank Of second lieutenant.
Representative Roach's plan 10
oou6ne the delivery Of eulogies of.de-
ceased members 10 special Sunday
sessions has been generally COM
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