San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-10-01
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2S, 1888.

(FrOm our regular correspondent
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2S, 1855.
To the Editor of the LIGHT:
Senator Allison, in reply to ques--
ton, said that the caucus of republic
CAN senator's which was held on Sat-
urday, discussed everything bearing
on the "order of business" Of the SEN
ate, but that nothing definite was
done-in fact, no vote was taken upon
anything. The caucus was called for
the purpose of getting general ex-
preston of opinion on certain subjects.
While no vote was taken, it was vir-
tually decided that the tariff bill
should be reported after the hearings
in regard to the sugar trust, are over;
also that Senator Sherman's bill
against trusts shonld be passed at an
early day; likewise, the bill to admit
Washington territory as state.
No pension for Mrs. Sheridan will
90 through the house at this session.
Two men have made themselves con-
spicuOus in opposing this measure.
They are Kilgore, the house bully, an
eX-rebel from Texas, and Cheadle, a
copper-head democrat from Indiana,
both of whom have objected in every
ton of the bill giving pension to the
widow of Little Phil"
Mr.. Kilgore has become a chronic
nuisance. Representative Dougherty,
of Florida, asked unanimous consent
of the house for the passage of the
Joint resolution, which had already
passed the senate, appropriating $780,
600 for the relief of the yellow fever
sufferers. Kilgore objected, thus pre-
venting the passage of the resolution
for the present.
The house bill making the agricul-
tural department an executive depart
| mcnt under the control of a secretary
of agriculture. has been passed by the
| senate, with the section transferring
| the weather bureau to the new de-
partment struck out.
The complaints against Postmaster
Judd, of Chicago, one of Mr.. Cleve-
lands early appointments finally be-
came too many and too strong even for
Cleveland to stand. He has nomi-.
mated for the position w. c..
New berry, president of the Iro-
quOis club, we'll known po-
Iitical organization of that city.
Senator Stewart has introduced a
bill regulating the presentation Of
bills and joint resolutions to the pres
ident, for the action of acting chair
man of the house committee OH en-
rolled bills in pOcketing the Chinese
bill after it had passed both houses,
and refusing to present it to the pres
ident until he got ready, has brought
out the fact that there was no rule or
law to regulate such presentations.
The house committee on pu bile
lands has made favorable report on
the senate bill to declare a forfeiture
of the Outonagon and Brule river,
(Michigan) railroad land grant to the
Wisconsin and State Line railroad.
Senator Sherman's resolution pro-
viding for a general investigation OF
the commercial and political relations
existing between this country and
Canada and England will probably be
voted upon this afternoon. If it
passes, which is very probable, it will
prevent the Canadian retaliation bill
from ever being reported to the
senate.
Representative Dingley, of Maine,
who is considered to be one of the
best posted men in congress on the
political situation, is confidently pre-
dieting that Harrison and Morton
will carry every northern state and
West Virginia.
There are allegations of fraud an d
favoritlsm in the purchase of seed
made against the agricultural de-
partment. Senator Hawley has Of
fered a resolution providing for an in
vestigation of the matter by the SEN
ate committee on agriculture.
Senator Sawyer, of Wisconsin, will
retire from public life at the end OF
his present term. He will then be
seventy-seven years old.
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