San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-06-13
WASHINGTON LETTER.
lFrom Our Regular Correspondent

turned to the city today from three
days trip to Chesapeake Bay, where
they went on the United States Dis
patch for a short rest.
Speaker Reed has again displayed
his ability as a statesman in a most
marked manner, and there are few
men now in public life who would
have had the courage to risk as much
this case. A short time ago the re-
publican house caucus endorsed the
Window silver bill and it was re-
ported to the house. There were
quite number OF republicans who
were opposed to certain features of
this bill, and in Difference to them
another caucus was called last week
to consider the question. At that
caucus Representative Mckinley, who
is an able lieutenant to Mr.. Reed pro-
posed new silver bill as COM
promise and it was accepted by the
caucus, although there were still a
few repu Dlicans who were not entire
ly satisfied. The next day Speaker
Reed called meeting OF the COM
mittee on rules and rule was adopt
ed to call up the new silver bill at
once and fixing upon Saturday after
noon at o'clock as the time for tax
ing a vote upon it. This went through
with rush in spite of the kicking of
the democrats, who saw all their
hopes of the republican split upon the
silver question vanish into nothing
ness, and another diamond was added
to Mr.. Reeds already brilliant dla-
dem, as q party leader.
The Senate Finance committee is
working steady upon the Mckinley
tariff bill, but no one now expects
that it will be reported to the senate
much before July.
ceived some very hard knocks from
republican senators. Mr.. Morrill, led
OFT with speech in opposition and
he was followed by Senators Sherman
and Hiscock, and neither of them
minced words in opposing the meas
ure. Senator Plumb defended the
bill.
Representative Cooper of Indiana
has presented in the house q resolu-
ton directing the committee on PEN
siOns to investigate certain news
paper charges against Commissioner
Raum. The charges are that Gen,
Raum has compelled employees of the
pension office to buy stock in a cor
pOratlon in which he is interested
and that he has favored a certain
firm of pension attorneys here in the
business of his office. The whole
thing is simply democratic attempt
tr manufacture political ammunition
to be used in the coming congression-
al campaign, and there is not the
ightest proof in existence of the ab-
surd charges.
Some of the Senators who are de-
cidedly opposed to staying in Wash
ington ali summer are talking up the
idea of taking recess from early in
July to October. The idea meets
with no favor on the House side.
1t is now apparent that there is
deficiency of Sc, 100000 in the pension
appropriation for the fiscal year end
ing with this month. No appropria-
ton will be made at the present ses-
sion of Congress to meet this. 1t will
be paid out of the regular appropria-
ton which becomes available July
l, and will De provided for at the
next session of Congress.
1t is expected that the river and
harbor bill will be reported to the
senate this week.
The president vetoed bill for a
public building at Hudson, New
York, because he did not think it was
needed. He is giving the log rollers
some Very strong hints.
A very funny incident occurred
during the debate on the silver bill
in the house. Mr.. Walker, of Massa-
was making a speech and
he got so warmed up that he, SEEM
ingly uncOnsciously, removed his coat
and finished in his shirt sleeves to
the great amusement of his col
leagues and the galleries. 1t was
probably the first time that con-
gresham made speech in the house
in that condition and it will not be
soon.
Senator Mitchell of Oregon caused a
shiver to run down the spines of
those conservative old senators who
think that statesmen should wear
but black, by appearing on
the floor of the senate Saturday in
natty suit Of white flannel. He did
not look very dignified, but with the
thermometer dancing around ninety
he looked very comfortable, and prob
ably felt so.
The prohibitionists are to be given
a joint hearing by the senate and
house committees next Saturday on
the joint resolution providing for
prohibition amendment to the consti-
tuition of the United States.
The republican senators are to hold
a caucus tomorrow evening to decide
upon a successor to Sergeant-at-Arms
CanadaY. whose RESIGNATION is TO Ike