San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-12-14
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10, 1898.

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Daily LIGHT:
Representative d. B. Henderson, OF
Iowa, has announced himself a candi.
date for speaker of the next house OF
representatives. This adds to the al.
ready complicated situation. Gen
Henderson is an able and popular
man, and will be certain to have q
large following.
Senator Plumb, of Kansas, indig,
nantly denies the rumor that he is
opposed to the senate tariff bill. He
says that the bill has no opposition
whatever among republican senator's
Owing to the manipulations of un-
scrupulous democrats in the recount
of votes in the close congressional
districts, the republican majority in
the next house has been cut down to
three. This is rather close, but when
all Of the republicans who have been
| honestly elected are given their seats
by the house the majority will doubt
less be much larger.
The house committee on Pacific rail-
roads has decided to press the Pacific
railroad funding bill to pass an early
vote. 1t is generally thought that the
bill will pass if it ever gets to a vote,
but owing to the very determined OPP
position which it encounters, it Is by
no means certain that a vote will be
had upon it.
Senator Quay has received pair of
fine blOoded horses from the republic
cans Of Tennessee as token of their
appreciation of his excellent manage
ment of the late campaign.
Some of the democrats of the house
are considerably exercised over the
rumor that the Blair educational bill
is to be offered as an amendment to
the direct tax bill. If that were done
it would certainly pass the house,
but it would just as certainly be
vetoed, Mr.. Cleveland having recent
ly stated over his signature in lam
guage not to be misunderstood his OBJ
position to the Blair bill and all SINH
lar measures. This fact will proba-
bly, prevent the Blair bill being offer
ed as an amendment, and it also kills
the last remaining hope of the adop-
ton of that measure by the Fiftieth
congress.
The first week of congress does not
bear out the talk among members of
the present being a business ses-
SION" The senate adjourned over
Friday and Saturday and the house
Saturday, and IN fact there is evil
dence Oh every side that this is the
same old congress and that this ses-
sion will not differ materially from
the last, except in the matter of poll
tics-we shall not get so much cam
paign thunder.
A very interesting campaign lie has
been going the rounds of the news
papers to the effect that Representa-
tive Phelps and ex-senator Sewell
were indebted to the republican ma
tiOnal committee 100000, for money
furnished by the committee for use in
New Jersey, they having pledged
themselves to repay the money if the
state did not go republican. Mr..
Phelps in denying the very absurd
story states that New Jersey did not
receive penny from the national
committee, and that in answer to his
request for funds he was told that
New Jersey must take care of her.
self.
Governor Beaver, of Pennsylvania,
Chief Marshal of the Inaugural parade,
has appointed Adjutant General Hast
ings of the same state, Chief of Staff.
The republican national executive con-
mitee held several meetings here last
week to hear reports and wind up the
business of the campaign. They also
the feasibility of establish
ing permanent headquarters in this
city. 1t is expected that they will |
hold another meeting in January
Some amusement has been created |
here by the absurd action of the ad- |
in ordering three naval |
vessels to Hayti to enforce the demand
made by the state department for the |
release of an American vessel seized
by the Haytian government. An oys-
ter sloop would be strong enough 10
cope with Hayti. But the amusement
comes in when the fact is remembered
that the present administration al
lowed American vessels to be seized
and chased around by the Canadians
at their pleasure without ever think
ing Of sending any of our vessels to
demand their release. A row with
iayti and a row with England are
very different matters. Even the
present incompetent administration
recognizes that fact.
Editor LIGHT:-Many comments
have been made upon the recent as