San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-03-03
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WAsHNGToN, Feb. "a, 1888.

From our regular correspondent.
Daily LIGHT:
General Sheridan, who usually re.
fuses to talk politics, says that Jane @.
Blaine will be the next president OF the
United States.
The more the fisheries treaty Is
studied the more Its weak points pro-
trude. Ii Is not believed here thas the
senate will ever consent to ratify It,.
Nor should they. We are entitled to
much more than the proposed treaty
gives us, and the citizens Of the country
look to the republican senate to protect
their interests.
The pension committee OF the house
have reported favorably the bill pension
ing union ex-prisoners Of the war who
were confined sixty days or more in con-
federate prisons, and are suffering from
disabilities which may reasonably be
traced to their imprisonment. The pen
sion is to be at the rates now provided
by law for like disability. The bill fur
Their grants q compensation OF 50 per
day to ex-prisoners Of the war for each
day that they were confined In prison.
The bill increasing the pension for total
deafness to $50 per month has also been
1tVOThDIy reported.
One Of the finest floral tributes ever
seen at the capitol was on Senator Man.
| derson's desk last Friday, as he made his
speech In favor of the dependent ne. A.
X pension bill. It was presented by
| ex-uni0n soldiers as a slight testimonial
Of their appreciation Of bis untiring ef-
forts In behalf OF their bill. Blythe way,
| this bill is almost sure to become law
| 1t will pass both houses and IL is not be-
| lieved that Cleveland will dare to veto IL.
Today week, the democrats OF the
house will commit another theft by re-
| tanning Mr.. Davidson, Of Alabama, 10
the seat to which Mr.. McDufiie was
| duly elected.
Society is all agog over the rumor that
Mrs. Folsom, Cleveland's mother-in-law,
who Is now In Paris, has gone there to
obtain her trouseau for her approaching
marriage to Secretary Bsyard.
The house judiciary committee has re-
| ported fav0rably bill rendering elegi.
bic to any position 10 the United States
army any person who has served in the
military, naval or civil service Of the
late confederate states. If the bill should
| pass both houses Cleveland can, should
he see 6t, appoint JEFF DAVIS to the next
position that becomes vacant In the
army. But 1t Isn't likely to pass.
The administration circus arrived
home safely yesterday morning. Ring
master Lamont reports large attendance
| and enthusiastic receptions for the prize
clown and his garden of Eden Jokes.
The Union Ex-Prisoners OF War ssso.
citation held their second annual reunion
In this city Thursday night. They had
| quite Jolly time, singing war songs
and recalling incidents of their sufferings
In southern prisons. Among the speak
ers were Representatives Morrill, and
Holmes, both Of whom favored giving q
pension to every soldier who wore the
blue, whether disabled or not. They
urged the members of the association to
| get the Legislatures OF their states to
memorabilia congress In behalf OF such q
| measure.
Postmaster General Dickinson is said
to be very Ill. He overworked himself
last week In helping to win the Cleve-
land victory In the national committee.
Besides, he Is run to death by people
who want him to discharge trained em.
plOyes to make places for political strik-
| ers. This policy has already been car
ried so far In this department that a
protracted howl has been raised from
| the people irrespective OF politics.
Cleveland had hard fight to carry his
point Of having the democratic nomi-
| mating convention held before the re-
publican convention. The anti-Cleve-
land men, under the lead of Senator
German, stole march on the Cleveland
people at the first days session Of the
National committee and rushed through
resolution fixing July the 3rd as the
date. But the next day the Cleveland
men rallied and with the assistance of
numerous kilograms from Dan Lamont
who was with Cleveland In Florida,
! succeeded In getting a reconsideration
and having June 9th made the date and
| st. Louis the place. The fight made
| shows very plainly that Cleveland is not
to get the nomination without q strug-
gle. Hill has many friends and they say
from this time he lie to be actively push
ed forward.
The Oklahoma territory bill was con-
sidered by the house, 10 committee of
the whole, on Saturday, but no vote
| taken.
Senator Sherman advocates the senate
bill to incorporate the Maritime Canal
Co., OF Nicaragua, and says he would be
willing even that the United States gov
| eminent should construct the canal. He
is not alone In his Willingness. There
are many people who believe that 1t
would be good policy for the United
States to construct ship canal from the
Atlantic to the Pacific oceans, over the
route proposed by the Nicaragua COM
pany or any other route possible.