San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-05-30
Yhe Daily Eight.
FRIDAY, MAY 30, 1890.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From Our Regular Correspondent

Inc Pr6SlQ6nJS anxiety 10 nave
something done by the present Con-
gress towards Increasing our foreign
commerce is attracting attention, and
it looks as if something was really to
DE done in that line at last. For more
than twenty years this question has
been mole or less prominent. Presi-
dent Grant in special message to
Congress, dated March a, 1870, said
upon the subject: "a nation of the
vast and ever increasing interior re-
sources of the United States, extend
ing, as it does, form one to the
other of the great oceans of
the world with an industrious
intelligent, energetic population,
must one day possess, its full share
of the commerce of these oceans, no
matter what the cost. Delay will
only increase this cost and enhance
the difficulty of attaining the result.
AS a general rule, where it can
be adopted, | believe a direct money
subsidy is less liable to abuse than
an indirect aid given to the same en-
terprise. In this case, however, my
opinion is that subsidies, while they
may be given to specified lines of
steamers or other vessels, should not
be exclusively adopted; but in addi-
ton to subsldizing very desirable
lines of ocean traffic, a general assist
ance should be given in an etfec-
tive way.". Secretary Blaine is
also doing everything in his power to
bring Congress to a realizing sense of
troduced in the House providing the
means for a survey of the trans-cOn-
tinental railway line recommended
by the Pan-American Congress
There seems to have been a change
of front in the House in regard to the
river and harbOr bill, and it now
looks as though it would be passed
this week. 1t has been under consid-
GRAFTON ever since the tariff bill was
passed. 1t carries an appropriation
slightly in excess of 20,000,000 and
its friends say that it is the best bill
of the kind ever framed.
The President has directed that Il 9
United States flag snail fly from the
top of the White House every day in
the year. For a number OF years the
flag has only been raised on special
occasions.
Senator Wilson, of Iowa, has sue
ceeded in pushing aside the silver
bill for the time being, and to-mOr-
row the senate will take up the bill
subjecting imported liauOrs to the
provisions of the laws Of its several
states and con tinue its consideration
until Disposed of. This bill is in
tended to offset the original pack
agen decision of the United States
Supreme court.
Senator Carlisle's credentials as
successor to the late Senator Beck
were presented to the senate by SEN
general consent of his democratic col
leagues, will take Mr.. Bsck's place on
the finance committee. This is a
high honor, the places on that COM
mittee being usually given to the old
est senators, in length of service.
Only one other senator was ever SINH
larly honored-Morrill of Vermont.
Representative Morrill,, of Kansas,
author of the Morrill, service pension
bill, which recently passed the house,
has declined to accept a renOmina-
ton. This congress is the fourth in
which Mr.. Morrill, has served, and
when he retires the old soldiers will
lose a steadfasU and Woodworking
friend.
The house committee on the Judi
ciary has decided, by a vote of to
to report favorably joint resolution
proposing constitutional amend
ment giving the right of suffrage to
women.
The same committee has decided to
report favorably the bill making it a
felony for any election officer, or any
person officially connected with an
election, to change the returns of
elections. In certain states, nOtab bly,
West Virginia, the county clerks,
who are charged with the duty of
certifying the returns, are not reached
by the present laws, and this bill is
intended to supply the defect.
Senator Henderson, of Nebraska, is
quite ill at his residence here. He
has quinsy, and old wound is also
causing him great deal of pain
Senator Stanford made speech
Friday in support of his bill TO loan
money to the farmers of the couD try
at per cent The bill has been re-
ferred to the finance committee.
Representative VauX. of Pennsylva-
MIA, who has been elected to succeed
the late S. J. Randall, has arrived
here, and he is about the oldest look
ing man who has occupied seat in
the house for some time, and they say
that he is as unique in his ways as he
is in appearance. 1t will be strange
if he doesn't make some fun for the
boys before long.
The house committee on elections
has decided to report in favor of seat
ing two republican contes tants, both
colored men-Langston, of Virginia,
and Miller of South Carolina. WHEN