San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-09-06

WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. l, 1890.
The president has been giving a
great deal of attention to the con-
dition of the congressional calendar,
and he has become convinced that 1T
will be impossible to dispose OF the
measures of national Importance, not
to mention those important to par
ticular sections of the country in the
time between the first Monday in
December and the fourth of March
1891. At the same time, it is believed
that he would prefer that congress
should adopt the resolution offered by
Senator Edmunds providing for a.
recess from September 10, to Novem-
Der 10, instead of his having to call
an extra session..
Senator Edmonds says he offered
the resolution without comforting
with his party colleagues, and be-
cause he thinks the additional time
which will thereby be gained Is
absolutely necessary to dispose of
the immense mass of business-all
more or less important-with which
the calendar of the Senate is loaded
down. Mr.. Edmunds thinks, as
uOcS 6NtIy Ouc ClSo opH u
with the subject, that unless those
three weeks before the regular meet
ing in December are utilized in this
manner many important measures
cannot be acted npon.
The democrats are bitterly opposed
to the Edmunds resolution and some
of the most hot-headed among them
are already making wild threats of
filib~ustering against the resolution
when it is called up, which may be
this week or later. These gentlemen
have apparently forgotten that the
constitution of the United States con-
fers the authority upon the president,
in case of failure by the house and
senate to agree upon a date for adj
journment to declare congress ad-
journed from M date to another, in
his discretion, and that this authority
will be exercised if the minority shall
persist in endeavoring to defeat the
will of the majority by continuous
tilibustering is not for a moment to
be doubted. MInorities have their
rights, but the fact should not be for
and that in the senate partic-
uldIll IL HAS Dctu GA 6lI10lN l6Ll6ul
in demanding them this year.
4 Another thing which will probably
have a restraining effect upon the
filibustering prOclivities of the dem
ocrats is that among the measures
which the Edmunds resolution or a
similar n will give an opportunity
of becoming laws, which otherwise
they cannot possibly have, are a
number that the Labor organizations
and the Farmers Alliance are man.
imously clamoring for; and for the
to antagonize those organ
izations so openly, they are always
ready to do so secretly, would mean
that the republicans would certainly
elect two-thirds, if no more, of the
next House of Representatives.
1t begins to look now as though the
amendment to the tariff
bill would provide for iu cludingother
countries than those of South and
America. Senator Aldrich,
who, in the absence of Senator Nor
rill, is in charge of the tariff bill, has
introduced an amendment to include
coffee, tea and hides in the amend
ment giving the president authority
to place a duty upon such articles
coming from countries which refuse
to reciprOcate by allowing our goods
free entry OF course the question
remains as yet an open one, and will
so continue until the voting upon the
amendments shall begin.
After several of the most disorder
ly days ever seen in the house, and
an unprecedented display of personal
feeling on the part of the members
only 81 votes could be mustered by
the opponents of the compound
lard bill; but included in those thirty
n were some of the loudest-mouthed
men in congress.
The house has passed the bill
amending the eight hour law, which
was asked for by the Labor organiza-
tions.
The president has signed the meat
inspection bill, and a strong effort is
being made to get the bill prohibit
ing dealing in options in agricultural
products, which was crowded out by
democratic filibustering last week,
before the House this week. The
bill Is almost certain to pass if a vote
can be had upon it.
Secretary Window has issued a
call for an additional $40, 200, 900 of
4 1-2, per cent bonds upon the same
terms offered in the call of August 81
par and accrued interest to Septem-
Der 1871, when they mature.
THE President intended to have
joined his family Oh Saturday at
Cresson Springs whittier they have
gone to remain during the present
month, but owing to the unusual
pressure of important business he
was unable to get away from here.