San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-28
Ths Daily Eight.
THURSDAY, AUGUST IS, 1890.
WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Aug. 25, 1890.
The republican senators, governed
by that good hard, horse sense, which
has helped the party over many more
serious obstacles in the past, have
COMPROMISED the differences of
opinion that existed between them
and which for several days furnished
pegs for the democrats to hang hopes
of a permanent split in the party
upon. An order of business has been
agreed upon that will receive the vote
of every republican senator. 1t pro-
vides for the early passage of the
tariff bill, the anti-lottery bill and as
many bills affecting public buildings
and lands as possible; it also provides
that the federal election bill shall be
the first business of the next session
of congress.
This action is highly gratifying to
the repu blicans, for even the staunch-
est advocates of the federal election
bill admit that it would not be pos
s bile to pass that measure in time to
have it 60 into effect at the coming
con gressiCnal elections; so nothing
could possibly be gained by prolong-
ing the present session in order 70
pass III, Willie UH6It rs u very urge
necessity felt in all branches of busi-
ness throughout the country to have
the tariff bill become law as soon as
possible.
The democrats, however, are any
thing else but gratitled. They had
been confidently figuring on holding
the balance of power in deciding the
fate of the tariff and federal election
bills in the senate, and, very natur-
ally, they are very much disgruntled
to see that the majority presents a
solid front instead of being divided
into two factions as they had expect
ed and hoped.
There Is another thing, too, which
is worrying the democrats no little.
The action of the senators of that
party in needlesslv delaying and OBJ
structing the consideration of the tar
if bill has aroused the ire of the bust
ness interests of the country and the
obstructionists are hearing from it in
such plain and unmistakable terms
that Senator German, the democratic
(ommander-in-chief, has felt called
upon to make public statement to
the effect that the democrats were
willing to join the republicans in vot-
ing for res luton, setting an early
day for the vote upon the tariff bill.
A week ago the democrats were
boasting that they would talk on the
tariff bill until December, unless the
senate rules were changed.
The present outlook Is that the
tariff bill will pass the Senate about
September 10, possibly several days
earlier, and that Congress will ad-
journ about the last week III Septem.
| Der. That is, of course, supposing
| that the House will not make any
extraordinary delay in acting upon
| the conference report of the Senate
amendments to the tariff bill, which
| will include o! on reciprocity.
The investigation OF the charges
against commissioner of pensions,
Raum; practically fell through before
it got we'll started. 1t seems to have
been more an attempt to break down
| the credit of Gen. Raum as a private
business man than to prove that he
has been guilty of any official wrong
doing. The committee has adjourned
to September |, and no one has the
slightest doubt that its report will
exonerate Gen. Raum.
The senate gave up Saturday to eu-
logies upon tine late Senator Beck.
Senators Blackburn, Ingalls,, Allison
and Vest were theprincipal speakers.
According to the promises recently
made to the representatives of the
labor organizations by Speaker Reed
and Representatives Cannon and Nc
Kinley, the republican members OF
the house committee on rules, a reso'
luton has been reported, and adopt
ed by the house, setting aside Thurs
day and Saturday of this week for the
consideration of bills from the labor
committee.
The resolution which has already
passed the senate, anent the removal
of the remains of Gen. Grant from
New York to Arlington cemetery, will
probably go through the house thi!
week. Representative O'Neill, o
Pennsylvania, asked unanimous con
sent for its consideration Saturday
but Representative Quinn, of New
York, objected. No one doubts tina
the remains will be brought her
eventually.
The anti-lottery feeling seems to b
growing among the people and il
congress. Representative Hans
brough, OF North Dakota, has intro
duced joint resolution providing
| that neither the United States no
any state shall pass any law author
izing the establishment or mainten
t ance of any lottery or company 70
9 the distribution of prizes by chance
Senator Rusk, who was largely in
> strumental In getting the bill passed
/ thinks the bill for the inspection {