San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-06-27
WASHINGTON LETTER.
lFrom Our REGULAR Correspondent


the question of his candidacy in 1892
by stating to an old personal friend
that he intended to return to lndianap-
oils and resume the practice of law at
the expiration of his present term.
This little statement spikes n good
many democratic guns, and will COM
pei the newspaper fraternity of tlat
IaTty 10 invent some new motive Tor
what the president does.
A very sensational story has been
published here alleging to give the
details of certain remarks derOgatOry
to the Mckinley tariff bill made by
Secretary Blaine before sub-cOm-
mittee of the senate. Fortunately
your correspondent is able TO present
a statement of what really occurred
| in that committee room. Mr.. Blaine
was before the committee for the pur-
pose of making an argument on some
matters pertaining to the state de-
partment, and while there he and
| Senator Allison began to good
naturedly chaf each other about the
tariff bill. Senator Black burn, who
| is q democratic member of the sub
committee, told Mr.. Blaine that he
regretted that he was not a senator
so that he might make a speech on
the floor of the senate attacking the
bill, and Mr.. Blaine with wink,
replied $50 do ~ The joke
was fully understood by all pre-
sent, but that did not prevest its
being made use of by the democratic
press as serious matter labeled
81 ID I,;, ,1, =,
Kinley bill" Mr.. Blaine is not OPP
posed to the Mckinley bill, though
ne thinks there are several important
ways in Which il luight be amended
with advantage To the country: he be-
lieVeS that We shOdld receive some
trade concessions for allowing sugar
to come in free, and that some amend
ments should be added providing for
reciprocity with such of the south
and Central American Countries Il"
may desire it, and he furnishes prot
that they all do. The bill Is to be
taken up in the Senate today 4 week.
Speaker Reed and the republicans
OF the House met with a temporary
defeat at the hands OF the democrats
on the amended silver bill providing
for tree coinage WhiCH has been adopt
ed by the senate, owing to the alb
sence OF a number of republican mem |
bers Of the House at an inOppOrtdne
time. The Speaker, as is customary,
referred the bill to the proper COM
mittce W hen it reached him from the
Senate, and the fact was 50 recorded |
i'm the journal Of the House. the |
next day the democrats observing !
the absence of the republicans made
fight on the approval OF the jOur- !
nal and succeeded in defeating the |
republicans. Mr.. Mckinley voted |
with the democrats, III order 10 move |
q reconsideration: but the democrats !
again won Saturday Representative |
Belden, the new chairman of the re
publican congressional committee, by |
able management had succeeded In !
getting the absentees here and the !
democrats were beaten at every point |
and the bill ordered, by a vote of the !
house, To be referred 70 the same cOm-
mlurr, which, toy the way, had the
bill all the while. Wnen the bill is |
reported back to the house the free
coinage amendment i certain to have |
hte4 struck cut. and that will bring !
on another contest which Will deter !
mine whether Il majority of the house
IaVoUs free coinage.
Senator Edmunds has offered, and |
the senate has adopted a resolution
TO Me appointment OF Il committee OF
seven - investigate the adminlstra.
tive service OF the senate and report |
what, if anything, should be done to
increase the efficiency and economy
of the service. The appointment OF
this cOmnIifteu is intended as an an