San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-11-23
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From ouroRegular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10, 1888.

To the LIGHT:
Senator Quay does not mince his
words in speaking about the next
house of representatives. He says:
| eve have the house by a majority OF
five certainly, and possibly by nine on
the official count OF congressional DIS
tricts. AS to the democratic threats
that democratic governors of states
will refuse to certify the election OF re-
publicans to the clerk of the house,
and he will refuse to place our people
on the roll, we do not care what the
democratic governors or the clerk OF
the house may do. They are not deal
ing with children and old women.
The repu blican party will hold, with
a mailed hand, all that 1t larry won
on November g."
That is the sort of talk that was
needed, and its effect on the democrats
here is already apparent: Ihey, are
now beginning to say that without
the presidency they do not want the
house. All the same if it had not been
for the watchfulness of Senator quay,
they would have stolen it, just to keep
their hand in, probably.
Cabinet making continues 10 De the
most popular industry at the Capltal,
but it is very safe to say that up TO
the present time General Harrison
has not finally decided upon even a
single name for a stated position. AL
the prese 1T stage it is all speculation
and guess work of the widest sort.
The friends of the several candl-
dates for speaker of the house in the
fifty-first congress are already begin
ming to work hard. 1t was at hrst
supposed that the main contest would
be between Mckinley, of Ohio, and
Reed. of Maine, but Ohio has another
candidate in the person of Benz. BUT
terworth, who has made rapid strides
TO the front of late, and his friends
are confidently predicting his cleo
ton. A noticeable feature OF the con-
test, as tar as it has developed, is the
good feeling prevailing between
the friends of the various candidates.
The local committee to arrange for
the inauguration of Gen. Harrison,
has started in with vim that prom
ises to make it a very successful
event. 1t is now thought that the
ball will be held in the hall of the
new pension office.
Gen. Rosecrans, in the name of the
army of Cumberland, has delivered
to the widow OF Gen. Sheridan the
resolutions expressing the sorrow OF
the society at the unexpected death
of her illustriOus husband, and testi-
flying it's admiration, esteem ana ira
ternal regard for his military ablllUy,
public service and personal character:
Mrs. Sheridan has written a letter OF
thanks for the resolutions.
There is a rumOr here to the effect
that printer named August DOnath,
who is connected with the Craftsman,
of this city, a paper which claims to
be the official organ of the lnterna-
tional Typographical Union, will be
public printer. The rumOr says that
the place was promised DOnath in the
event of HarrisOn's election, in con-
sideration of the support of the
Craftsman 1t is lie on the face
of it. In the first place, Mr.. Harrison
has made no promises of positions to
anybody-this know to be true.
Mr.. Cleveland has appointed Rep
resentative Perry Belmont, chairman
of the house committee on foreign at
fairs. u. S. Minister to Spain. Bel
mont has accepted, and will immedl-
ately resign his seat in the house and
sail for Europe. Just why he should
have accepted this appointment is
something puzzling. He has made
himself so obnoxious to the republic
cans that he cannot hope to remain
longer in his place than it will take
Gen. Harrison's Secretary of State to
decide upon his successor. Perhaps
he only wants to take a little eXcur-
sion to Europe at Uncle Sans eX-
pense.
Many members of congress are al
ready in the city, and more are con-