San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-05-31
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Cfrcm Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, May Goth, 1858.

WASHINGTON. May goth, 1858.
The President and Mrs. Cleveland
went 10 Philadelphia on wednesday
TO attend the 250th anniversary ot
tho Presbyterian church held at Ger
nantown. Mr.. Cleveland returned
10 Washington Thursday, but Mrs,
Cleveland will remain in Philadelphia
a fow days.
Tho Senate has passed the House
bill 10 establish n department of labor.
There wore several unimportant
amendments made which will neces-
state returning tho bill to the House
for its concurrence,
The Senate committee on agricul-
turc have made favorable report on
the House bill to enlarge tho duties
OF the Department of Agriculture,
and make it an executive department.
Tho bill, us il passed the House, pro.
vidod for tho transfer Of the weather
bureau from the war department to
tho Department OF Agriculture. This
has been struck out of the bill by the
Senate committee.
The republicans Of the House have
backed down in q most inglorious
by declining to accept the
proposition made them by Reprosen-
tative Mills TO take vote on the sub
Btitute which the republicans propos-
ed offering, and then on the Mills tar
if bill, without further discussion or
This action on the part
Of tho republicans shows plainly that
they were afraid the bill would pass
f they allowed it to como to vote
without further delay. The bill will,
when taken up again, be considered
lnder the five minute rule by sections.
1t this stage, amendments will be in
rider. 1t is not likely that a final
,ote will be reached before July.
The Baltimore, one of the new
ruisers for the navy, will be launch
d in Philadelphia, July 4th. It is
expected that Mrs. Cleveland will
kristen the new boat.
A resolution providing for an in
of the fur seal fisheries of
Alaska, by the House com mittee on
Ierchant Marine and Fisheries, has
'een passed by the House, For
lany years there have been charges
aade against the Alaska Fur Com
any, corporation which has a con-
ract with tho government that gives
monopoly of catching seals on
he Alaska coast. Up to the present |
inc this wealthy corporation has al
rays been able to prevent any legis-
alton looking toward Congression-
Investigation, but now it is to be
oped that the committee will mako
n exh austiyo inquiry into the whole
usiness and methods of the COM +
any.
Mr.. Springer, of Illinois, has intro
uced bill in the House, placing on
10 free list all articles of merchan-
iso the production of which may be
ontrolled by trusts and corporations.
Thursday the corner stone of the
DIV Catholic University in this city
rs laid. Gen. Rosecrans, Register
the Treasury, was the chief mar
lal of the procession which was an
;tremely largo one. The coremon-
8 were very impressive, beng par
,ipated in by Cardinal Gibbons,
'out thirty bishops and nearly four
inbred priests.
There will not probably be any pa-
n fractional currency issued just
wv. The Senate committee has re-
'rtod against the House bill pro-
ling therefor. In place of it they
We reported bill reducing the fee l
postal notes in sums below one
liar to one cent. The opposition a
Secretary Fairchild killed the frac- s
nal currency.
Wednesday night thoro was great
oicing among the democrats here,
len the news Of the unqualified On
by the Pennsylvania State
convention of the Presi-
Mt and the Mills tariff bill was re- {
we'd. 1t only shows what rapid
ldway the revenue reform is MAX /
, among the people of the country. 7
The Democratic State Convention n
s remarkably harmonious 1t was, -