San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-05-11
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, May Z, 1883.

(From our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, May z, 1883.
Daily LIGHT:
Senator Ingalls, has been rendered .
public reception by the Republican Ma
tional League Of this city. 1t is In rec
ognition OF the service to the republican
party which he performed last Tuesday
In the senate chamber, by showing up
the hypocrisy OF such oopperheads 40
Senator Voorhees, Of Indiana, who, dur
ing the rebellion devoted all their ener-
gies to putting obstacles In the way Of
the government.
So we'll did the Kansas senator do his
work that Mr.. voorhees, completely dis
graoed himself In the eyes of all respect
able people by using language unbecom-
ing gentleman, suoh as "liar, scoun-
drel, dirty dog" etc. Truth very often
hurts, but Senator Ingalls, has the cour-
age to tell 1t when occasion demands 1t,
no matter who is hit thereby.
F. E. Nash, general superintendent of
the railway mail service, has rendered
his resignation. to take effect upon the
one OF MIR. Villas appointments.
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soldiers league was before the house
committee on pensions Friday to urge
the early consideration Of the bills max
ing an increase in the pensions now
paid to pkrsOns who lost an eye. arm or
leg In the service. Another delegation
favored the per diem pension bill.
The senate committee on labor have
made q favorable report on the house
bill to prohibit the employment Of alien
labor on public works.
The silver men In congress are COM
planning bitterly against the unjust man
ner in which the administration is treat
ing their interests. Senator Stewart, Of
Nevada, has introduced bill In the
senate which requires the secretary Of
the treasury to purchase and coin not
bullion every month. The senator
stated that this bill involved 20 new
question, but was only intended to COM
pei the administration to carry out laws
already upon our statute books, which
had been openly disregarded by the
secretary OF the treasury, until the cur
rency Of the country had become con-
tracted to such an extent that Ii was
seriously felt in all branches Of trade
and industry. England was reaping
the benefit of the present n-American
financial policy Of this government. and
he hoped some time to see an American,
who would put the interests OF his own
oonntry at the head OF all others, direct
ing the affairs Of the United States.
The house was scene OF q disgrace
full squabble on Saturday last. Mr..
WOODBURY. had just finished his tariff
speech in which he taxed the democrats
with being members Of the Golden club,
OF hof M lpfS Inf
duced In the interest Of American citi-
zens confined In British jails had been
suppressed by Mr.. Hewitt in the forty
eighth congress, and that Mr.. Hewitt
had gone to the British minister and
apologiZed for the resolution.
When MIR. WOODBURY. concluded, Mr..
Bryce, OF New York, got up and said
the statement was false.
This caused some excitement and
brought a dozen republican members to
their feet, and every one Of them reaf-
firmed Mr.. Woodburn's statement.
Mr.. Brumm, OF Pa, the author OF the
resolution referred to, reasserted Mr..
Woodburn's statement and added that
Mr.. Bryce uttered talsehood IL he de-
MED it. Then Messrs. Brumm and
Bryce advanced toward each other In q
threatening manner, each giving the
OtuoI luc ITO uHcCt, Wuuc tpc CuhiIluhu
had difficulty in securing order.
Two such scenes as this In one week
In our national legislature Is entirely be-
yond all question. II the first had not
occurred in the senate, in the case Of
Mr.. Voorhees,, the chances are that this
would not have taken place In the house.
Our lower house Of lawmakers is much
too easily infected by the example of the
upper for the latter to be careless re-
garding parliamentary rules.
Two new pension bills were intro
duoed last week, one by Mr.. Edmunds
in the senate, to increase the pensions
paid persons who contracted heart dis
ease in the service, and one by Mr..
Burrows in the house, to pension all
persons who served so days or longer in
the army or navy at the rate OF one cent
per month for each day Of actual ser
vice.
Representative Mckinley, Of Ohio, is
understood to be at work on tariff bill
which will represent the views Of the
republicans. 1t will be offered as o
substitute for the Mills tariff bill.