San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-07
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8, 1855.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8, 1855.
To the San Antonio LIGHT:
1t has been quite while since we
had a professional "bully" in con-
gress. but the present session has pro-
due, d one of the worst kind; his name
is Kilgore-quite bloodthirsty cog
nomen-and he is a member of the
house from Texas district. His pet
aversion is legislation that is for the
benefit of eX-union soldiers or their
widows. He recently attempted to
get up personal difficulty with Rep
resentative Spirola, of New York, q
man who is old enough to be his
father. On Saturday he further dis
tinguished himself by objecting to al
low day to be set to vote on the bill
TO grant Mrs. General Sheridan a
pension, stating that his purpose in
Directing was TO defeat the bill. Some
OF his democratic colleges tried to re-
monstrate with him, but it was no
use, and he angrily said that he was
responsible to his constituents for his
actions, and if any member wanted
TO make personal matter of 1t, he
could do so whenever he saw proper.
Fine language, that. TO be used on
the floor of the United States house Of
representatives. Mr.. Kilgore might
make very good representative to a
cowboy convention, but he is evil
IDENTIFY out of place among gentlemen.
An employee of the interior depart
ment is in charge of the distribution
of documents at the democratic ma
tional headquarters. More of Cleve-
lands grand civil service reform.
4 tAI
favorably, from the military COM
mittee, bill introduced by Senator
Sawyer to give TO soldiers who served
ninety days or more, and were dis
charged, on account of disease con-
tracted in the line of duty, the same
bounty TO which they would have
been entitled if discharged for
wounds.
The republican senators in caucus
have fully approved of the substitute
publican members of the senate
finance committee have been working
for some time. The bill will be re-
ported about the 10th instant. 1t
makes a reduction of 30 per cent. in
the duty on sugar; let's the wool
schedule remain as at present, except
on fine wool, and it leaves the lumber
schedule just as it is.
Senator Dolph, from the COMMITTEES
on public lands, has reported a bill
declaring a forfeiture of all lands, ex-
cept right of way and station grounds
granted to the Northern Pacific Rail-
road company, which appertain to
those portions of the road which shall
not have been completed at the date
of the passage of the act. The for
fixture lands are to be thrown open to
settlement.
Senator Cullom, in speech showing
up Cleveland's motives for issuing the
fisheries message, also took occasion
to criticise the action of the treasury
department in giving certain favored
national banks the use of $4,000, 900
government money without interest.
Representative Gallinger, on the
government printing office investiga-
ton, shows beyond question that
Benedict is unfit to be public printer.
The bill to pension Mrs. Sheridan
would have been passed by the house
Friday evening if Representative
Cheadle, of Indiana, had not objected.
Mr.. Cheadle will probably hear from
some of his eX-soldier constituents.