San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-04-22
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
From our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, April 10.

secretary RuSK mas Oeen giving the
department. of agriculture vigorous
shaking up, the first result of which
is long list Of new appointments and
long list of discharges, called
through courtesy designations"
Secretary Blaine has received noti-
fications from number of the Central
and South American governments
that they will send delegates to the
"Three Americas, Congress" which is
to be held in this city next October.
1t is now almost certain that every
American government will be repre-
sented. Much benefit to us, and a
large increase in trade with those
countries, is expected to follow the
conference.
Secretary Proctor has issued an or
der to the effect that when suitable
supplies of domestic manufacture or
production cannot be obtained for the
war department, and it becomes nee
essary to purchase articles of foreign
manufacture or production, authority
for that purchase must first be OBJ
tanned from Secretary of War. This
means that no more contracts are to
be made with English manufacturers,
as was done by the Cleveland admin
istratiOn, to supply the L. s. Army
with blankets, because by admitting
them free of duty the government
saved few cents on each blanket.
Secretary Proctor thinks American
manufacturers should be given the
contracts.
Mr.. Thomas B. Coulter, of Ohio,
who was backed by Senator Sherman.
has been appointed auditor of the
treasury for the pOstoffice department.
This is regarded by the Ohio people
as quite victory, owing to the fact
that several other states were press
ing candidates for this very important
position.
Senator Spooner, whose smiling
visage has been seen at the white
house almost daily since theinaugura-
ton, has gone home. He proposes
taking his wife and boy to Europe the
latter part of this month. After tell
ing the president goodbye he re-
marked to friend standing by: II
feel as though deserved a rest. Since
a year ago last November | have been
busiIy engaged in attending strictly
to senatorial duties. The only break
In that period was during the cam
paign, when l delivered on an aver
age three speeches day"
Col. Fred GRANTS here receiving his
last instructions previous to sailing
for his post. He called on the Presi-
dent last Saturday and after coming
down stairs he held an impromptu re-
ception among the older employees of
White House who were there when
he was gay, light-hearred youth.
The scene was quite affecting.
Representative Peters, of Kansas, is
a "hustler.n Although there will
not be single legal settler in the
Oklahoma country until a week from
today, Mr.. Peters has succeeded in
getting two of his constituents APP
pointed postmasters, one at each of
Government land offices which will
be opened out there on Monday.
1t is thought the silver question
will be the cause of considerable dis
cussion in the near future. Senator
Stewart recently called on Secretary
Window in order to endeavor to in
fiuence him to increase the monthly
purchase of silver bullion. He argued
that it was an excellent way to reduce
the surplus. But the secretary was
not convinced. He said he had
twenty millions of silver dollars now
i'm the vaults of the treasury which he
would be very glad to part with. 10
purchase more silver would be, in his
opinion, simply changing the surplus
from gold and paper to silver. The
secretary finally told the senator that
he could not decide the question until
it had been carefully weighed and
considered by the president, and dis
cussed by the cabinet. In the mean
time Senator Stewart is vigorously
advocating his proposition.
Assistant Secretary Bussey of the
department of the interior, is the
official who has to finally pass Judge
on all cases of appeal from the deci-
sion of the commissioner of pensions.
He has already proven himself quail
fed for the difficult duties of the posi-
ton. He has reversed a number of
decisions of the late commissioner of
pensions, and the grounds of reversal
have been such that no unprejudiced
man could object to them, while they
will give justice to many needy old
soldiers who have been unjustly
kept out of the pensions they should
have long ago had.
Commissioner of Pensions Tanner
has issued the following order:
whenever pensioner is disabled in
a hand or foot in a degree emit
Ting him to S24 per month under the
act of March 3rd, 1888, such pensioner
shall by reason of that fact, be en-
titled to the rate of $50 per month un-
der the act or August 4th, 1886.
Representative Tom Reed, of Maine,
is a Jealous antiquarian. He spends a
GREAT deal of his spare time here,