San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-07-13
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, July s, 1889.

WASHINGTON, July s, 1889.
The political conference held by
leading republican senators in Wash
ington last week is to be followed at
an early day by caucus of all the re-
publican senators. The caucus will
discuss the general policy of the re-
publican party during the coming
session of congress, but it is an open
secret here that the principal object
in view is to bring about a definite
unders landing between certain sena-
tors, who feel somewhat aggrieved on
account of the treatment they have
met with at the hands of the admins
tration and the president. There has
been a disposition in certain quar-
tiers to make it appear that General
Harrison is disposed to follow Cleve-
lands example in the matter of fail
ing to consult with the party leaders
before determining important matters
| of policy and in the making of inn
portant appoin tments. This idea is
vigorously refuted by the president
and his closest friends, who point to
the fact that in no case where the en-
tire delegation of state was in ha'
mony, has there been the least trouble
or delay in the matter of making APP
pointmentS. The whole matter has
been discussed from every standpoint
by the president and Senators ALI
son, Cullom, Dolph and Chandler.
The president assured them that ne
was not only willing but was eX-
| tremely DESTROYS to have the advise
of the party leaders at any and all
| times. The result of that conference
will be reported to the caucus, which
| by the way, report says is TO be held
in New York city, and the result is ex-
| pected to be harmony between the
senate and the administrat iCn.
1t having been reported to the Sec
rotary of the Treasury that twenty
| five English glass blowers were
brought to this country under con-
tract by firm at Jeanette, Pennsyl-
vania in April, he has directed the
United States District attorney at
| Boston, when they land to investi-
gate and report the facts.
Attorney General Stone of Iowa is
here urging the Attorney General to
bring suit in the name of the United
States to set aside the title to the land
granted the Desmoines River Naviga-
| ton company. Two bills were passed
by the last Congress regarding the
titles to these lands, but they were
both vetoed by Cleveland.
The Attorney General has received
| letter from &. A. Heermans, recent
ly appointed assistant United States
Attorney for the western district of
Virginia, declining to accept that of
| flee because he thought he should
have been appointed Attorney.
Superintendent Kimball, of the
life-saving service, has gone to select
sites for the three new live-saving
stations on the coast of New England,
| provided for at the last session OF
Congress.
Secretary Noble has directed Com
| missioner Tanner to refuse to take up
| applications for pensions out of their
turn, except in cases of extreme des-
titution or danger of immediate death.
He also informed him that agents and
attorneys who persist in asking that
cases shall be made special other than
those mentioned, shall be debarred
from practice before the department
The Secretary is determined that Sin.
fiuence" shall not count in examining
applications for pensions.
Mrs. Harrison, her father and
grand children are comfortably set
tied in the cottage of ex-senator
Henry G. Davis of West Virginia al
Deer Park, Maryland, which the
president has leased for the summer.
The president expects to join them
| the last of this week and to remain
with them for several days.
Secretary ingalls, was here last
week. He refused to talk politics
| but said he knew of no reason why
all four of the new states should not
be republican.
The New Hampshire people in Wash.
ington gave Senator Chandler a mon,
ster reception tonight. r.