San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-06-07
WASHINGTON LETTER.
lFrom Our ReguIar CorrespondenN

friends at dinner" when asked what
was done at the meeting of the repub'
lican national executive committee
which was held at his home Friday
night, and that is all that he will say
about the meeting, but your cores
pondent has, from other sources, OBJ
tanned the information which follows:
The meeting was attended by Messrs.
Quay, Clarkson, Conger, Fessenden,
Dudley and Hobart, and Henry Z.
Payne, of Wisconsin, who was elected
a member of the executive committee
to fill the vacancy made by the death
of Col. Goodloe, of Kentucky, was
also present and took part in
the deliberations of the COM
mittee after his election. The
committee decided to elect two
new members, and Hon. Powell Clay
ton, of Arkansas, and Hon. n. B.
Scott, of West Virginia, were chosen.
There was general and free discus
sion of the congressional campaign
and the committee decided to render
all the aid possible to the congress
sional committee; the question of the
enactment of a Federal election law
then came up and a majority of the
committee proved to be opposed to it,
The Mckinley tariff bill was also dis
cussed and it was decided to recon-
mend several notifications to the
senate finance committee. A pension
bill also received some attention, the
unanimous sentiment being that
some pension legislation was neces-
sary at the present session of con-
gress.
Speaker Reed and Secretary Proctor
returned today from Boston, where
they went to attend the banquet of
the Home Market club which was
given Saturday night. The two wor-
thy sons of New England speak en-
Enthusiastically of the reception they
met with.
Political news being rather dull
somebody has Matched up a rumor
that Mr.. Blaine intended to retire
from politics in order to become pres
ident of the new international Amer
lean bank, for the incorporation of
which the president last week sent to
congress the outlines of a bill and the
names of the commissioners on the
part of the United States.
The President returned to Wash
ington Saturday night, and expressed
himself as highly pleased with his
trip and his reception both at Cleve-
land and at Pittsburg. He has not
decided where his family will spend
the summer this year, although Mrs.
Harrison has almost decided to &C
cept the pressing invitation of Mr..
and Mrs. Wanamaker and take cot |
tage with them at Cape May Point
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working hard for the tariff BILL and |
so far it has made no changes of any |
importance, Notwithstanding the |
Democratic prophecies that the bill |
was to be torn all to pieces by the
committee. The Republican mem
bers of the committee did not take a |
holiday when Congress adjourned, |
but have continued to hold daily SEES
sions. 1t is believed that the bill |
will be reported to the Senate before !
July.
The senate has passed the bill
placing all imported liquors under
the law OF the state within which 1t
is sold.
Congress. after a holiday since
Thursday, resumed business today at
the old stand, AMI if there were mem
bers whose heads were a little too
large for the usual sized hat the fact
was not noticeable from the gallery.
The senate resumed consideration of
the Jones Silver bill and the house,
having passed the river and harbOr
bill, devoted the day to general legis-
lation.
First Assistant Postmaster General
ClarksOn left here yesterday morning
for an extensive official tour of the
west and the Pacific slope. Upon his
return, his resignation, TO take effect |
Immediately, will be rendered to the
president. Mr.. ClarksOn will engage
in private business, but whether it
will be the newspaper business he
has not told.
Senator Sherman denies that he
has been or is trying to delay or ham,
per the Senate Finance committee IN
its consideration of the tariff bill by
attempting to make a combination
with the democrats of the committee
to get a resolution adopted which
would compel the committee to de-
vote three or four months to the con-
sideration of the bill before reporting
it. Mr.. Sherman's denial was I'M
necessary such rumOrs have been the
principal stock in trade of the demo-
cratic opponents of this measure ever
since 1t was completed.
1t is quietly limited that the Presi-
dent is getting his veto axe ready,
and that one or more public building
bills are to feel its keen edge before
long.
The house committee on ways and
means has reported against the Far
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