San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-14
WASHINGTON LETTER.


WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. II, 1890.
The democrats have discovered a
new cause for abusing Blaine. This
time il is because the state depart
ment refuses TO make public the con-
tents OF the dispatches received from
the United States minister to Guata =
mala relating TO the war between
that country and Salvador. 1t is
known that Mr.. Blaine is doing his
best TO bring about d satisfactory
peace between the belligerents, and
the indications are that he VIII be
successful. OF course IL is nonsense
to expect that any secretary OF state
would be willing TO have such dis
patches published while The negotla-
lions were still in progress; but that
does not prevent the democrats KICK
ing.
Things are beginning to look like
business in the senate. Inc federal
lection bill, as modified by the COM
miGIee on elections, has been reported
and placed on the calender, and Sena-
tor hoar has offered the resolution ,
which was some time ago endorsed
by the republican caucus, providing
Tor q change III The rules, enabling
the majority to cut Oft debate upon
any measure after a reasonable Tune
has been consumed in debate. The
adoption of this resolution is certain;
only one repubiican-Mr. Teller-has
openly announced his intention to
vote against it, though there IS
probability that two or possibly three
other republicans may vote with the
democrats against it; the adoption OF
this resolution will mean that the
federal election bill Will be passed.
Secretary Blaine has written a
friend here protesting in vigorous
language against the attempts III GER
tain quarters to make it appear that
he is unfriendly to Speaker Reed,
and what is more important, stating
that should MIR. Reed receive the
nomination in 1872 he will gladly take
the stump for him. This is no sur
prise to the close friends of either of
these eminent gen tlemen, but 1T prob
ably will be to many other people,
owing to the persistenly circulated
stories of bad feeling between them.
1t is probable that Mr.. Blaine Will
show his friendship for the speaker
before 1872, by making one or more
speeches for HIM in his district during
the congressional campaign.
Half OF Washington, officially
speaking, has gone to Boston TO take
part in The annual encampment of
the G. A. h. The President and Sec
retaries Blaine, Rusk and Noble are
there. IL was thought last week that
the house would take recess from
today until Thursday for the purpose
of allowing the members to go, but,
in view of the mass of important busi-
ness on hand, the publican leaders
refused 10 agree To it; but a great
many of the mem ers Went anyway,
and it will not be surprising if there
is no quorum on hand more than once
this week.
Since Mr.. Carlisle went into the
senate The democrats of the house
have no recognized leader, and the
small try members of the party, such
as Rogers, of Arkansas, and Euloe, of
Tennessee are given all the Opportu-
mites they want-they want great
many-to make monkeys of them
selves. On Saturday Enloe tried 10
gain little notorlety by making
stump speech because one of the
door. Keepers, following q long line OF
presidents, attempted to prevent his
leaving the chamber during the TAX
ing of vote. He was simply laugh
ed at for his trouble. Democratic
craftsmanship, as represented in con-
gress, knows nothing higher or more
patriotic than opposition and obstruc-
tion; it has no opinion, or even makes
the pretense of having one.
If Congress persists, as now seems
probable, in the declared intention
of not providing for the erection of
building tor the Government print
ing office at this session it is likely
that something of a nature not entire
lv agreeable will be heard from the
Labor organizations of the country,
who sympathize with the 1000 people
compelled to work in the present
dangerous rookery.
The sad story told by the Presi-
dents message to Congress recon-
mending that the balance of S45, 900
appropriated for the relief of the suf-
ferers by the Mississippi river floods
be used to meet the necessities OF the
poor and suffering people of Oklaho-
ma, has created much sympathy for
the people In that Territory.
At the last cabinet meeting reci-
procity was discussed and endorsed.
Mr.. Wannamaker surprised his col.
leagues by his familiarity with the
subject; he believes it would be
great blessing for the people of this
country.
Senator Vance, whose seat is being
endangered by the encroachment OF
the Farmers Alliance in his state,
tried tn Hpull the wool over the ewes"