San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-08-10
WASHINGTON LETTER.
,From our Regular Correspondent

Would the idea be popular in this
country? The significant language
used on the floor of the senate during
the discussion of the fisheries treaty
has brought these two questions
prominently to the front just now.
Senator Riddleberger said at the con-
clusion of his remarks against the
ratification of the treaty; 1--WE will
never be national government until
we have whipped England for the
third time. Our boosted Monroe doc
trine is being annulled and wiped
from the face of the earth today; and
we find gentlemen on the other side OF
the chamber, (demOcrats) saying
that we must arbitrate or we
must fight. The party that
stands out boldly against any
concession by this government of $50, :
900, 900 people, is the only party fit to
govern" The next day Senator Tel
Ter in speech on the same subject
said: "The United States will never
be free nation unless it asserts that
which belongs to it, and unless it Is
ready and willing to stand up for that
which the treaty of 1888 recognized in
it-whether thai were its boundaries
or its independence. The people of
the United States will get their rights
peaceably if they can, fOrcibly if they
must" The language used by those
two senators is endorsed by many
other members of congress, and the
defeat of the fisheries treaty-which
Is absolutely certain-may lead to
complications that might result in
war. So much for the first question.
AS to the second, there is no deny
ing the fact that the wave of intense
Americanism that is sweeping over
the country would make q war with
England extremely popular with the
masses. That this feeling is reflected
in congress may be readily seen in the
large majorities in favor of the resO-
lutiOns to investigate Canadian en-
croachments upon our rights. Two OF
such resolutions have been passed by
the senate and one by the house. Let
England beware.
The republican senators are still care
fully working on the tariff bill,
which is to be offered as a substitute
for the Mills bill. 1t is impossible to
say just when it will be reported to
the senate.
Representative Cutcheon, of Michi-
gan, says that the talk about the
democrats carrying that state is all
bosh, and that the republican out
look could not be more promising. He
thinks the state will give larger re-
publican majority than it has given
since 1880.
1t is said that the democratic ma
tional committee has so far failed to
agree on any plan of campaign, owing
to differences of opinion among its
members.
The local democrats of this city
have been trying to get up ratifica-
ton meeting ever since Cleveland
was nominated, but owing to the re-
fusal of the business men of the city
to contribute the necessary money,
they have not yet succeeded. The
business men of Washington hate
Cleveland as the "devil does holy
water"
Senator Edmunds is so much OPP
posed to open executive sessions of the
senate, that he will not stay in the
senate chamber while the fisheries
treaty is being discussed.
The house committee ON appropria-
tons, having refused to report bill
appropriating 81 300, 900 to pay arrears
of soldiers bounties and back pay,
Representative Laird, of Nebraska, Of
fered the bill as an amendment to the
general deficiency appropriation bill.
Mr.. Burns, of Missouri, a member of
the appropriations committee, imme-
diately jumped up and raised point
of order against the amendment
which caused it to be ruled out. This
gave Mr.. Reed, of Maine, an opportu-
nifty which he was evidently waiting
for, and he proceeded to score the ap-
preparations committee for the dis
graceful manner in which they CON-
Quoted their business, and for their
deliberately and persistently keeping
the creditors of the government out of
their just dues. Mr.. Reed was very
severe, but it was all deserved.
Congre has at last awakened to
the fact that Canada has been quietly
working to rob us of trade which
naturally belongs to us. The
senate has passed Mr.. Hoar's resolu-
ton for select committee to lnvesti-
gate the commercial relations between
the two countries; also Mr.. Cullom's
resolution instructing the senate COM
mittee on interstate commerce to in
vestigate the relations of the Canadian
railroads with the transportation
across the continent of commerce
which naturally belongs to the United
States.
Representative Phelps, of New Jer-
sey, who is likely to be the next sena-
tor from that state, says he is very
hopeful of carrying his state this
fall, and is perfect y confident of carry
ing the legislature.