San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-07-27
ghe Daily Eight.
Office No. 4 East Commerce Street.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent
- WASHINGTON, July %, 1858.

Daily LIGHT:
Senator Sherman called up, and the
senate passed, on Saturday, the bill
to reimburse the depositors of the
Freedman's Bank for losses incurred
by the failure of that concern. 1t
would be but an act of justice for the
house to pass this bill.
Only four democrats, Mess. Sowden,
Merriman, Greenman and Bliss voted
against the Mills bill. One repub-
lican-Nelson-and one man elected
as a republican, but who has since
gone over bag and baggage to the
, democrats, voted for the bill. 1t now
goes to the senate to meet its death at
the hands of the friends of American
labor and industry.
All hopes of an adjournment before
September have been abandoned by
members of congress, and not few
of them say they are likely to be here
in October.
There's a pretty little row in the
democratic national committee, to be-
gin the campaign with. Mr.. Brice,
who purchased the Craftsmanship of
the executive committee, by making
a campaign contribution of $500, 900,
and Mr.. Barnum, who was made
chairman Of the national committee
for the purpose of trying to prevent
the free trade platform adopted at St.
Louis, suampeding the protective
democrats, are both hopping mad;
they say that Cleveland and Dan
Lamont have taken everything in
their own hands, and that they
(the chairmen) are only figure
heads. Let them quarrel, it only
makes the election of Harrison and
Morton more certain.
The river and harbor bill. with the
canal amendments dropped, has been
passed by the house, and is now in
the hands of the president. 1t will
probably be signed, unless Cleveland
shall go back on the promise he made
, early in the session, to gain votes for
the Mills tariff bill.
In view of two occurrences here last
week, it is not to be wondered at that
we are likely to have solid north
against solid south this year. First,
two invitations were sent by the
chairman of the committee in charge
of literary gathering at Atlanta,
Ga, to Senator Colquitt, and was adj
dressed to Speaker Carlisle, and the
other to Representative Mckinley.
Senator Colquitt delivered the first
and returned the other to Atlanta, to-
gether with a letter saying that he
would not deliver an invitation to a
republican, and that republicans
had no business in Georgia,
and should not 60 there if he
could keep them away. And yet we
call this a free country. Second, on
Friday in the house, while the bill
appropriating S25, 900 to aid state sold
iers' homes was under discussion, Mr..
Kilgore, of Texas, speaking against
the bill, said that it was the duty of
government to care for its own pau
pers. Mr.. Spinola, eff New York, re-
piled as follows: "The brave men who
took the field to save the union, the
men who marched. bivOuacked and
fought for the flag of the country,
have been branded as paupers by the
gentleman from Texas. / hurl the as
sertion back into the throat from
which it emenated. No man shall
stand in his place on this floor, and
brand the Northern soldier as pau
per without my resenting it," The
bill was passed by the house, and
having already passed the senate,
now only needs Cleveland's signature
to become law.
Senator Blair has introduced bill
requiring five years residence and
knowledge Of the English language
from all applicants for naturalization
papers. The bill also provides that
no naturalized person shall exercise
the right of suffrage for one year after
receiving his papers.
Senator Quay thinks the prospects
for republican victory this year very
bright, but he does not propose to al
low overconfidence to prevent his
working as hard as if he had doubt
of the result.
The house committee on public
grounds unanimously recommended
that the Allentown public building
bill be passed over the presidents
+ veto, but 81 democrats placing the
fear OF Cleveland and the love of
patronage above their sense Of justice,
voted to sustain the veto. And as
only 14l-not two thirds-voted for
the bill, it's passage was lost. The
democratic members of the house
laugh when Cleveland crooks his
finger.
Senator Chace has introduced bill,
consolidating the third aud fourth
classes of mail matter, and making
the rate of postage one cent for each
two ounces. I. A. >.