San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-03-15
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondence
WASHINGTON. d. G., March i

against Messrs. ROOseveitand Th0mp-
son. the two civil service commission
ers appointed 10y MIR. Harrison. Mr..
HaItOu charges that the COmmnnica-
lions signed by MIR W. -. FOulke, of
Indiana which were published last
week III The New York Tunes and in
he IT. Louis Republic, and which
charge the president and his cab
with having entered INTO cDnspira-
cv 10 break down the civil service re-
form sys EN- and that the congress
siOnal investigation was the result Of
that conspiracy, were inspired by
Messrs. Roosevelt and Thompson, if
not actually prepared by them.
Both o: those gentlemen deny the
charge, but the fact that Mr.. FUulke,
who has been here for several weeks
has been a good deal in their cOmpa-
ny makes the thing look very bad.
| This added to the result of the inves-
! LEGATION is enough to disgust the pres
! ident with the whole business.
A big Chicago delegation is here
| helping the house committee to fix up
,he bill tor the worlds fair, and it is
| probabie that the bill will be report
ed to the house and passed this week.
The Chicago people say they will not
ask to have the fair postponed until
1893, but that they would not object
to such a pOstpOnement, believing
that it would result in making the
fair greater success. There are still
lots of people here who do not believe
any fair will be held.
The majority of the senate commit
on elections have decided TO report in
favor of the republican senatorial con-
testants from Montana. This means
practically that the republicans will
be seated.
1t is expected that the bills for the
admission of Wyoming and Idaho
will be taken up by the house this
week. The democrats will offer a. "a
substitute for the Idaho bill an Omni-
bus bill including New Mexico, Arl-
IONA and Idaho.
The Senate committee which has
been trying so hard TO find out how
the proceedings of secret sessions get
out has at last got on the right track
summOnIng senators to testify before
it,
The house committee on elections
will send a subcommittee of five
members to Arkansas to investigate
the killing of Col. Clayton, and TO de-
termine whether he or Mr.. BEaCllin-
ridge, who now holds the seat, was
elected to TIVE house from the SecOmG
Arkansas district.
The district tax bill, which has al
ready passed the senate, has been Ia
VOrably reported to the house. There
is no doubt Of its passing.
Postal teIegraphy has taken up
good deal of the time of the Congress-
iOnal committee on postOtfices of late,
and everybody that has been heard,
except the representative of the West
ern Union telegraph company, favor
the idea OF a postal telegraph system.
sUme Of them supporting the Post
master Generals bill, which provides
for leasing wires, and others Repres-
entative Wade's bill which provides
for the Governments erecting the
wires. seems pretty certain that
the time is not far distant when a
postal telegraph system will be in
operation in this country.
There have been altogether four out
of the seventeen contested election
cases decided by the house. Three of
the republican contestants have been
seated and one case decided i'll favor
of the democratic sitting member
The election committee is working
hard to get the other cases ready TO
report. but as such case averages
about one thousand printed pages OF
testimony, it is necessarily very slow
work.
Senator Plumb's bill to declare for
feited the lands granted to aid in the
construction of railroads has been
tavOrably reported to the senate.
That some sort of a silver bill will
be passed by the present congress is
certain, but whether it will be the bill
reported by the senate finance COM
mltt9e or Secretary WINDOWS bill is
a matter OF doubt, although Mr.. Win
dOm's bill Is ahead so far, but COM
paratively few members have as yet
committed themselves.
Secretary Window has by purchase
of bonds reduced the available sur
plus of the treasury to SOS, 000, 600. He
does not propose to reduce it below
500 900 600.
The labor organizations are again
hammerinY away at the house COM
mttee on labor, trying to obtain leg
iSlatiOn to enforce the eight-hOur law
on all government work.
Senator Quay was expected here
this week but letters received from
him say that he has decided to re-
main in Florida several weeks longer.
AS soon as he returns it is expected
that the republican congressional COM
mittee will be organized for the fall
campaign.
Senator CullOm has introduced a