San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-09-06
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Aug, 81, 1883.

/ NhiN' "'H'h ss'f
ginia this morning.
Tho Senate has increased tho
amount appropriated by the fortiii-
cations bill from S3,G25,000, rs pass
cd by tho House, to S5,322,OOOi and
also added provision under which
SG,00O,0OO additional may be spent
within three years in the purchase OF
guns.
The democrats in Congress pro-
pose to make things lively for trusts
by introducing separate bills cover
ing the productions Of ench trust
Senator Reagan has introduced bill
to permit the imp rrtatlon flute bag
ginning free of duty. In his remarks
upon the bill he spoke OF the trust
which had increased the price OF jute
begging, and said that the cotton
planters were seriously discussing the
ACCESSIBILITY of Withholding their cot
ton from the market until something
can be done to break down this trust
which has boldly struck at one of the
greatest interests of the country-an
interest that has no protection and
which has to compete in the markets
in the world with cotton from other
countries. Congress has the power
to protect this great industry by Sim
ply taking the duty off jute bagging.
These and other similar bills will be
forced to q vote OF the earliest posi-
bic moment, as 1t is the intention of
the democrats to force the republi-
C ms to put themselves on record in
this matter of trusts.
The republicans have not yet re-
covered from the panic into which
Mr.. Clovelands courageous message
on the Canadian question threw them
The Senators of that party held a
caucus last night, to decide upon what
they shall do about this question and
the tariff, upon both of which they
arc ut seq without rudder or compass.
No final agreement was reached, they
will caucus again in few days.
} Mr.. Cleveland is said to have con-
tributed $4,000 to the democratic
campaign fund. This is worrying
the republicans n great deal, but l do
not sec why. The head of the party
certainly has the right to set good
example to the rank and file.
The House has passed the bill pro-
viding that all government securities
shall be printed in the highest style
of art, and on hand presses. This
does away with the steam plate
presses in the Bureau of Engraving
} and Printing
Tho House Committee on Foreign
Affairs is engaged in perfectlng the
bill offered by Representative Wilson.
to confer the necessary power upon
the president to retaliate upon Cana
da for her treatment of our interests.
The bill will bereported to the House
us soon rs possible, and it will be
passed Immediately, as the republi
cans will not dare to oppose 1t.
BY dint of hard work the House
has again had quorum present this
week, bnt it is not likely to keep it
long. Private business of political
nature will prove to be too much for
the most Of the members.
Many republicans here are of the
i opinion that the Senate will not pass
n tariff bill at the present session
Perhaps not, but if it does not after
all the buster in which the republi-
can Senators have INDUCED in, it will
certainly by remarkable back down,
Chairmen Barnum and Brice, of
the democratic national committee,
have submitted TO Mr.. Cleveland their
plan of campaign in detail, and asked
him to suggest any changes that he
might desire. His reply was that he
had no suggestions to make; the com
mittee were doing everything just as
he would have it done,
Representative Grain, of Texas
who was a member of the House
Committee on Foreign Affairs in the
last Congress, says that the charge
that NTr. Cleveland had changed his
position on the Canadian question is
absurd. When the so-callod retalia-
ton act was passed, March 3, 1887,
there were two bills, one House bill
which was endorsed 10y Mr. Cleveland,
and was Just such a bill as the prcsi.
dents message now calls for; the 9th
or was the milk and water Senate bill
which was accepted 10y the House MS
better than nothing on the day before
the expiration of the session. MIR
, Cleveland stood then right where he
docs uDy.