San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1889-01-17
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent
W,snrNaroN. inn. 4, 1889.

have decided not 10 call meetlhB VI
the House committee on rules TO mr.
range the ordor OF business for the
remainder OF the session. Their rea-
son for taking this stand is the fear
that the pressure for the passage OF
such measures Us the dependent pen
sion bill, would be greater than many
of the Democratic members could
stand, if an attempt was made to mr.
range the order of business and all OF
the leaders OF the party are particu-
larly DESTROYS that no legislation car
rying neutrality-suspicious. shall
pass tho House this session. This
decision, which cuts out everything
that connot get the unanimous con-
sent OF the House, and the regular
appropriation bills, while some
what hard upon many measures that
ought to be passed, and would he
if they could brought before the
the House and is nevertheless a
wise one. The Democrats are con-
fident of recapturing the House
in 1890 they are also confident that
the next congress will make many
large and extravagant appropriations,
therefore O good and economical re-
cord for the last democratic House
will furnish the very best of argument
to 20 before the people to ask for the
control of the House again. Econo-
nv and tariff reform will be the dom
ocratic watch word.
Congress turns up just as smiling
ly on Wednesday as il many OF its
members were not suffering from the
effects of over eating, and-shall l say
of over drinking. Both Houses had
moro than quorum at!the opening,
and they went roght to work, the
senate on the tariff bill and the
House on the River and Harbor bill.
The republican members of the
Senate finance committee are having
picnic with the people who wish to
have changes made in the Senate
tariff bill before it is passed. Every
mail brings letters by the hundred,
and there is continual stream OF
telegraph messengers pouring into
committee room. And as If that was
not sufficient, the already overpro
tected manufacturer comes himself to
speak his demands. Ono of them has
lust handed in q memorandum of 40
different articles that he wishes the
duties made higher on. He says he
contributed largely to the republican
campaign fund with the distinct I'M
derstanding that he was to be amply
protected in this bill. The republi-
cans have agreed upon number of
amendments to the bill, but they do
not dare to make them public until
the very last moment, for fear of the
pressure that will be Immediately
brought to bear upon than to make
further changes.
Representative Springer has intro
duced joint resolution providing for
the admission of Arizona and Idaho.
A bill has been passed by the
House providing that the omission
by the sender to place a postage
stamp on a letter bearing special
delivery stamp, shall not hinder or
delay the transmission and delivery
thereof, but the postage shall be col
lected on the delivery of the letter.
Representative Dockerys bill pro-
hibiting any agent or attorney from
receiving fec in excess of SO for Sc
curing an increase of pension on ac-
count of an increase OF the disability
for which the pension was originally
granted, or for securing special act a.,
of Congress in cases where the pen
sion might be obtained under the
general pension laws, has been pas
sed by the House,
Secretary Villas has received letter
from an inquisitive citizen of Mass
aobusetts, who wants to know who :
Harrison has selected for his cabinet.
Mr.. Villas is a very obliging sort of a {
man, but he was not able TO furnish ,
the information tao down-east gen !
tleman wanted.
Mr.. Sherman made some Of the
silver Senators mad when he presen-
ted the petition of the National board ,
OF trade 10 the Senate, asking for the
suspension Of the purchase Of silver
bullion and the coinage of silver dol
lars.