San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-07
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent,

The President accompanied by Mr.
Blaine, who has been his guest a.
Cape May Point since Saturday, is ex
pected here tomorrow or next day
and have 1t on excellent authority
that he will this week send a special
message to congress containing re-
concentrations concerning the tariff
bill and reciprocity. He carried with
him mass of information, particu-
larly relating to the import.
alton of sugar which Sec
rotary Window has been some time
engaged in preparing for him, for the
purpose of submitting it to Secretary
Blaine and obtaining his aid in pre-
pairing a message which will take a
position upon which the entire repub-
Iican party in both house and senate
can come together-they have never
been half 80 far apart as the demo-
Gratis have tried to make the country
believe.
Owing to the precarious state of his
health, Senator Morrill, has been
granted an indefinite leave of alb
sence. This leaves Senator Aldrich
in charge of the tariff bill, and it
would be difficult matter to place it
in more competent hands. There is
no better posted man in the United
States upon the varied complications
of our tariff system than Mr.. Aid
rich. The senate is not making much
Roadway with the tariff bill notwith-
standing its meeting daily at 10
o'clock, owing of course to the an
nounced policy of the demo-
Gratis in delaying 1t by every
known parliamentary method. How
long the majority propose to
stand this is problematical; but i.
certainly will not be much lOngert
Senator Blair offered a resolution in
structing the committee on rules to
prepare and report change i'll the
rules which would enable the major
ity to cut off debate LATTER reason
able time;" but for some cause the
republican leaders in the senate did
not think proper to adopt it at this
time, although q caucus has deter
mined that it shall be done If neces-
sary, and the resolution was referred
to the committee on rules.
The house refuses to grant leaves of
absence and has revoked all those in
existence; but that does not keep the
members here, as was shown by a
vote taken on Saturday when 140
"pairs" were announced and the
house was compelled to adjourn at 2
o'clock.
The president and a very distin-
guishsd party of public men will at
tend the annual encampment of the
G. A. r. at Boston next week. The
party will 60 on the q. S. s. Dispatch,
but whether they will make the en-
tire trip on her or go to New York
from here by rail and then take the
steamer, has not yet been fully de-
termined upon.
The Cleveland democrats are mad
at Representative Flower, chairman
of the democratic congressional cam
paign committee and accuse him OF
using his position to lay the wires to
secure his own nomination to the
presidency in 1892. Flower has had
the fever for some years and as he has
"barrel" of the largest size, which
may always be tapped by the right
sort of talk, certain democrats are de-
termined that he shall always be in
the field, in his mind anyway. Seri-
ously though, are not three New York
candidates - Cleveland. Hill and
Flower - for the democratic nomina-
ton, little too many for good feel
ing?
The Louisiana Lottery lobby was
never more active here than 1t Is now
and if unlimited money lavishly
spent will defeat the anti-lottery bills
which have been favorably reported
to the house, they will do it; but
there is a healthy public sentiment
throughout the country favoring
those bills, and its effects are ap
parent here already.
The house committee on postoffice:
has reported favorably the bills pro
vIdIng for postal subsidy of steam
ships, viii ,h recently passed the sen
ate.
Representative Rogers, Of Arkan
sas, attempted to lock horns will
| Speaker Reed on a parliamentary.
question. He knows better now, ant
| like the burnt child, will hereafte
carefully keep away from the fire.
Senator Plumb has introduced /,
concurrent resolution expressing tn
desire OF Congress that the remain
of Gen. Grant be brought to Airing
ton cemetery. R.
Alamo Pilgrims.
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