San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-02-14
yer 20 SAN ANTONIO. TEXAS, friday FEBRUARY a. 1890
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. 10.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. 10.
! DAILY LIGHT.
The president was under engage
ment to go to Pitts burg next Thurs
day to open free public library, but
the awful cstastrophy by which Sec
rotary Tracy's wife and daughter lost
their live has upset everything and
it is now extremely doubtful whether
he will go. Official society may be
considered as in mourning, and there
will he no more entertainments this
season.
The code Of rules has been reported
to the house, the majority and minor
ity reports presented, and today they
were called up In the house and the
debate upon them opened. Nothing
else will he taken up until they have
been disposed of, and it Is likely to
take the greater portion of this week,
as the democrats propose making
lar ,e number of set speeches against
! than. The majority report from the
committee on rules should be read by
everybody, and only lack of space
! prevents its reproduction in full. To
mutilste it by quotation is not to be
thought of.
| Senator Morrill,, chairman Of the
senate committee on public buildings
and grounds. is bestlrring himself TO
secure the legislation to have several
very necessary public buildings erect
ed here which will save the goverl-
ment a tidy sum OF money now annu-
ally paid out in rents. Among the
buildings contemplated are an addi-
ton to or duplication of the white
house; ditto postoffice and interior
department buildings. and a new
government printing Office, which is
urgently needed In place of the pres
sent overcrowded and unhealthy, to
say nothing of dangerous, building.
It's cracked and out of plumb walls
are a constant source of fear TO the
! 1000 or more employees, who daily risk
their lives in it, and It is a shame that
such a building should be allowed to
| stand.
Secretary Tracy went to his office
at the navy department this morning
| for the first time since the terrible
fire. He has aged 20 wears in week
| Yesterday was the first time he had
seen his surviving daughter and
| grand laughter since the fire. The
President and Mrs. Harrison accom-
| panied Secretary Tracy from the
White House to the residence of
| Judge Bancroft Davis where the
meeting took place.
The committee investigating the
| Ohio ballot box forgAries expect to
| finish the hearings this week. 1t
had very distinguished array OF
witnesses last week. including Gov.
! 10 m nhnl Mnrat To IofnoI Dan
resentatives ButterwOrth and McKin-
| lev, and the testimony. while con-
tanning little. If anything. that was
| entirely new, was at times quite inter-
esting.
A clause in the new code of rules
| for the house. makes pension bills
privileged to come up at any time. 1t
IS said that very determined effort
is to he made to have that clause
stricken out, but as it was put in by
vote of the republican caucus it is ex-
tremely likely TO stay there.
Members Of the house have long
| worried over the fact that the sena-
tors we're each provided with clerk
to help them in their correspondence.
The result is a hill which has been
favorahly rerorted to the house pro-
viding for clerk for elch representa-
tive.
In the senate this week the Blair
educational bill and the Oklahoma
territory hill will probably occupy
considerable time. The Oklahoma
hill is being pressed by Secretary No
BILE, who save the present condition Of
affairs in that country is exceedingly
dangerous
The presidents proclamation open
ing the Sioux reservation to settlement
is all ready to he issued, and nay be
given out any hour. 1t will certainly
be issued this week.
There is a rumOr here that Senator
GOrman is to he chairman of the dem
Ocratic congressional campaign COM
mittee. If true this means red hot
fight for the possession of the house,
and it behoOves the republicans to be
on the alert.
Senator Allison is not worrying over
the news from Iowa. He saws things
will work around all right after
awhile.
The national shipping league, which
was in convention here last week,
passed resolution endorsing the Far
quhar bill for substituting American
ships. on the ground thar it would put
our merchant marine on an equal foot
ing with that of other nations
Messages of coincidence to Secreta-
ries Blaine and Tracy are still pouring
in, not only from all sections of this
country. but from all over the world.
With the new rules adopted, the
house will have no difficulty in OOinU