San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-02-07
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent

! abused man in the country just now,
but having mapped out his course he
goes calmly ahead, and Keeps ms
temper. There was at first, some diff
ference OF opinion in the ran Ks of the
republican members, but since the
! fight began the party is acting as one
man in support of the speaker. Mr..
| Reeds actions are for the purpose
| of Fighting a wrong Of long standing.
| He believes that the majority ought
! to control legislation and be RESPONSE
/ BILE only to the people. The demo-
Gratis are making q hard fight, and 1T
will probably last until the repuol-
! cans have quorum of their own IL
| the house. and il will not be very
| long before they will have it. The
! last four days have been the most eX-,
| citing in the house since RECONSTRUCT
! ton DAYS, but when one comes 10 sum
IN what has been done it amounts to
| little more than roll calls and person
al abuse OF the speaker by democratic
| members. The question before the
! house was the report of the election
| committee in the Smith vs.. Jackson
contested election case, which the
! democrats objected to taking up, and
which has not yet been disposed of.
A strong effort is 10 be made this
| week to get quorum of republicans
! i'm their seats in the House. They
would have had, and fully expected
! the day before to have had a quorum
! of their own members Oh saturday,
! but one man went to New York Fri
day night and two others were too
sick to occupy their seats, though
one of them. Rockwell, of Massachu-
| sets sent word that he would take
/ the risk of leaving his bed and com.
| ing TO the House il his presence
would make up the desired quorum,
with the present number OF Tepubli.
! can members of the House it is well
| nigh impossible to keep a quorum OF
| that party on the floor Of the House
for two days at time. 1t will be
different little later on.
Secretary Noble is very anxious
that the Senate should take early
! action OH the Oklahoma town-site
bill, and that the bill organizing the
Territory of Oklahoma should be
hurried up in both Houses. He has
paid several visits to both the House
and Senate committee on Territories
to urge early action to avoid trouble
anu DlODNlSIl5u. ITO Toll bilI
was reported TO the House to-day.
The house committee on elections
has decided to report in favor of seat
ing Mudd, the testant for the seat
now held by Compton, of Maryland.
Ohio has scoOped another fat posi-
ton, Judge w. II. Taft, son OF eX-
Attorney General Taft, having been
appointed solicitor general in place
ofO. w. Chapman, deceased. The
pay is 81 900 year.
Secretary WINDOWS silver bill is
not meeting with as much favor as
was expected. 1t has republican Op-
pouents in both house and senate.
Several representatives of the G. A.
r. are here working in the interests of
the service pension bill framed by
that organization.
Senator Chandler gave some very
interesting testimony before the naval
court of inquiry az to what he knew
about organizations of naval officers
and their efforts to control legislature.
1t is thought here that this court
might nave discovered great deal
more than it did if it had been so dis
posed.
Representative DibbIe thinks there
should be two vice presidents, and he
has bin providing for them now
before the house committee OH cleo
ion of president and vice president.
Senator Ingalls, was an interested
spectator on the floor OF the house for
an hour Saturday night.
Representative PaysOn, of Illinois,
is an invaluable assistant to Speaker
Reed during these stormy days.
There is au unverified rumOr float
ing around here that says Secretary
Noble will leave the cabinet to take
the place vacated by Justice Brewer
in the United States district court.
Senator Allison has got back from
Iowa. He says his election is all
right only a matter of time.
The MormOns through their attOr-
neys are still hamlnering away at the
bill for the admission of Idaho. They
object to the test oath clause in the
constitution adopted by that terri
tory
The house committee on commerce
will not report either of the several
bills for the repeal of the interstate
commerce law.
Secretary Proctor, accompanied by
Secretary Rusk, went to Fortress
Monroe Saturday night. Mr.. Proc
tor is on government business, and
"Uncle Jerry" is taking little recre-
alton. II.
A Fencing School.
San Antonio is to have first class
fencing school in few days. Prof.
Jos. Dilhan, late of New York and
90 l.. 10,