San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-04-11
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, ID. c., April 4.

ate committee on elections, has been
requested by the members of that
committee to prepare federal cleo
ton bill, they not taking kindly to
Representative Lodges blanket bill
on the same subject which is now I'M
der consideration by the house com
mittee on elections. From views eX-
pressed by the republicans of that
committee it is probable that the bill
to be prepared by Mr.. Hoar will be a
very mild one, the object in view be-
ing principally to experimental order
to observe the workings of such a
law.
Representative McComas' bill TO
prevent gerrymandering of congress
sional districts, and which also pro.
vides that represen tatives Ofthe Fifty
second congress shall be elected from
districts composed of the same terri
tory as those from which the repre-
sentatives III the Fifty-tirst congress
were elected, promises to bring on a
| big political fight in congress. The
| house committee on the election of
president and vice-presldent and rep
resentatives has, by party vote, de-
cded to report the bill favorably.
| The democrats on the committee Bit
terly opposed the reporting of the bill
and mem bers Of that party will do all
they can to defeat the bill in the
house, but as the republicans are
solid In their support of the measure,
its passage is reasonably certain.
Gen. Lewis A. Grant of Minnesota,
has been appointed assistant Secre-
tary of War under the recent act OF
Congress creating that office. He is
Vermonter, but since the war has
resided in Iowa and Minnesota. He
has brilliant war record having
been breveted Major General, October
10, 1864 for gallant and meritorious
conduct before Richmond and in the
Shenandoah valley.
Senator HiscOck's select committee
of the Senate has held one meeting to
consider the Worlds Fair bill, and
but little was accomplished because
the Chicago people did not satisfy the
members of the committee about
their guarantee fund. Another meet
ing will be held this week when the
Chicago folks will attempt to satisfy
the enormous curiosity of some of the
members of the committee. The
committee does not seem disposed to
hurry the matter at all and some of
Chicago's friends here are getting
alarmed.
The Iowa republicans in congress
do not take any stock in the news
paper stories saying that the prohibit .
ing law in that state will be repealed |
Senator Allison said: "In my opinion +,
it will not be repealed" Senator
.
ment for its repeal does not represent |
the dominant republican sentiment |
of the state Representative Flick: |
Il don't believe that the law will be
repealed or modified" Representa- |
| don't believe the law will be re- |
peaIed." Representative Sweeney: |
My opinion is that it will not be re- |
pealed. Representative Lally:" In my |
opinion there will be no change IN |
the law" Representative Reed: II |
don't think the law will be repealed |
by the present legislature.r Repre-
sentative COnger: "The law will not |
and should not be repealed" Rep |
resemtative Kerr: ~ don't think |
there is any danger OF repeal" Rep
reSentative Struble: II don't think |
the law VIII he fepealGN.'
Repres entatiye Henderson has in |
trOduced joint resolution providing |
tor the election of United States Sen |
atOrs by the qualified voters of the |
several ates instead of by the Iegis-
luture as at present. 1t is possible |
that it may be adopted by the house, |
but there it will stop, as the senate
as, at present constituted, will never
adopt such law.
The senate took up the Montana |
CONtest6 election case last week but |
did not dispose of it. 1t will come up
again this week and probably be dis.
posed Of.
An effort viii be made to get the
new tariff bill before the house the |
last OF this week, but the chances are
rather against it. 1t has been before
the whole committee nearly week.
and although numerous hearings have |
been given no changes have been |
made, and it is not probable that any,
OF amy consequence will he made. The !
republican opposition to the bill about |
which the democratic papers have
been very much concerned, is OF a
very mild sort, and in no way jeopar-
dies the final passage of the bill.
The democrats Of the house had an
O'her fit of the sulks when the vote
was taken on tn bill for the admis-
sion of Idaho and refused to vote.
Speaker Reed counted enough OF
them to make a quorum and Idaho Is
half way in the Union.
At conference of republican sena-
tors held Saturday night it was agreed
that the republicans of both house
and senate should get together on the