San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-07-08
WASHINGTON LETTER.

| WASHINGTON, -. u, June Oh, loSU
DAILY LIGHT.
Secretary Blaine has not the slight.
est idea of resigning, although the
democrats are busying themselves
in circulating silly rumor that he
intends resigning If Congress does
not do something towards carrying
out his reciprocity ideas. Mr.. Blaine
is by no means alone in those ideas;
they are shared by the President,
every member of the cabinet except
one, and by many of the most eminent
republican members of both House
and Senate; but if Congress does not
see ct to carry them out by the ne
| cessary legislation Mr.. Blaine is not
the sort of man to resign; he knows
that he is III no way responsible for
legislation.
The president having signed the de-
pendent pension bill Commissioner
Raum has issued a pamphlet of in
structions to applicants for pensions
under it's provisions, which may be
obtained by writing to the pension
bureau. 1t allows pension of from
S. to $12 per month to all soldiers who
served ninety days or longer who are
now, from any cause, unable to earl q
support; also to all widows of soldiers
and to dependent parents.
The president Intended to have
spent yesterday with his family at
Cape May, but owing to the pressure
of business he was unable to get
away. He will go Thursday night if
July holiday, and remain until Tues
day.
lnssview of theos ATTIC mpts to predict
the date of the adjournment OF Con-
gress it is well to stop a moment and
consider the condition of the regular
annual appropriation bills, which
must be passed before adjournment.
Only two of them, the Army and the
Military Academy bill have become
laws. The others stand; the Agricui-
tural bill, passed the house and now
in senate committee; Di plomatic bill,
passed house and senate and now in
Conferences; District OF Columbia bill,
reported from Conference to senate;
Fertilization bill, passed house and
senate and in conference. Indian bill !
passed house and in senate commit |
tee; legislative Eill, passed house and !
senate and in conference, naval bill, |
passed both houses and in the hands !
of the president; pension bill, ditto; |
postotfice bill, passed house and SEN
ate and reported from conference to |
the senate and the conference report |
adopted; river and harbor bill, passed |
hOus and now on senate calendar |
with amendments; sundry civil bill, |
passed house and now in senate COM |
mittee; general deficiency bill, not
by house committee on APP
Senator Chandler has gone to New
to remain until the federal |
election bill comes up in the senate.
Senator Morrill, called up the tariff |
bill in the senate today, but it is un-
derstOod that the debate upon il is |
not to beg in until next week. Opin. |
ions differ as to whether the recipro-
city amendment will be adopted, but |
the majority seem to think that it
will he.
Senators Sherman, Jones and Harris,
and Representatives Conger, Walker |
and Bland. The result will, il is |
thought, be compromise on the lines |
of the original house bill.
The house judiciary committee has |
reported a substitute for the senate |
bill to prohibit the importation of
liquor into states having laws against |
its sale, which includes all articles of
traffic.
The Blair educational bill, which |
was some time ago introduced in the
house by Representative Cheatem,
the colored member from North Caro-
lima, Is TO be favorably reported to the
house by the committee on education.
1t is not known whether it will be
pushed to a vote at this session or
not, probably not.
Senator Henderson is determined if |
possible to secure the necessary legis-
lation for a new fire-proof building for
the government printing office this
year to take place of the old roOkery,
in which more than 1000 men and
women daily risk their lives and |
break down their health. There is
an available site almost adjoining the |
present building which can be Sc.
cured now, but it may be gone next
year; that is, it may be out OF the |
market. The sooner the ground for |
a new building is bought, the more |
economical it will be for the govern
ment. r,