San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1889-01-03
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.

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Secretary Whitney is very much
pleased at the success which attend
cd tho second warlke expedition he
has been called on to send out dur
ing his administration Of the Navy
department, dispatches having been
received this week stating that the
Haytion government had turned the
American steamer which they seized
over To Admiral Luce rs soon as hC
made the demand.
The republicans seem to be a greedy
lot. Not satisfied with having just
elected President, some Of them
have already began TO boom Senator
Allison as tho candidate for 1892
But probably this premature boom is
only intended M menace to Mr.
Harrison, who has possibly already
begun to indulge in dreams OF again
being the candidate OF his party.
II tho canvass for the Speakershir
Of tho next House continues to
spread Mt the rate that it has up to
this time, when the Fifty.iirst Con
gross meets every republican Repre-
sentative will DO n candidate FOL
Speaker. This week has brought
out three new candidates, notwith'
standing Christmas and the Con
gressionnl recess. They are: Messrs
Lodge, of Mass, Bayne Of Penn, and
Fmquhar OF New York.
1t is proposed to add n schedule ol
inquiry to those allowed by the
House bill providing for the taking
OF the eleventh census. The new
schedule is to be complete census
of the Confederate soldiers now liv'
ing, with their terms OF service
There is already prov sion for re
turns of Union soldiers, The PROPOSE
ton will be considered vt the next
meeting Of the Senate committee ON
the census.
The Blaine fight is getting to be
very interesting to democrats, as ii
has now reached stage which makes
il certain that it will go right along
for the next four years, no matter
whether Mr.. Blaine goes into MIR.
Harrison's cabinet, or gets snubbed
bv the Presldent.eloct. Mr.. Harrison
only has the priviledse OF deciding
whether he will furnish the Blaine
tiles with the sinews OF war and have
them for nominal friends, or turn
them ont in the cold and have them
for open enemies There is no mid
die ground 10 form the basis for a
compromise. Democrats are al hop
ing 10 see Blaine turned down by
Harrison, MS they recognize the fact
that he has tim his power to make
Harrison administration u failure,
and the defeat Of the republican
party in 1892 certainty, If he
chooses to tight, and his friends are
stating openly that he proposes war
to the knife if he is not made Secre-
tary OF State,
Ii John Wauamaker becomes Post
master General, rs now seems likely,
we may expect to see bargain coun-
ters" established in every post-otfice
for the ssle of shop Worn postal cards
and stamps.
CIi.t Justice Fuller and family
have already become great favori,es
in Washington,
The Southern republicans will
have fourteen members Of the next
House. which will enable them to
control its organization, a fact which
they have already given notice, They
intend 70 work for all its worth in
the Way Q: patronage,
Said 4 prominen. Southern man to
me yesterday: How uouseuSicsl Is
al this SycophSntic and puerile stuff
going ny daily 10 Harrison. asking
clemsucy ST his hands towards the
South. Dill the Northern States
come to Mr., Cleveland with such ap-
psa,>' Notaial They, Ike meu.
waiteL for the overt act sud Ne
should 10 the same
New yS.-S greetings are invariably