San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-09-11

IRON Our Regular correspondent.
Daily LIGHT.
WASHINGTON, D. c., September s.
Speaker Reed has returned, and he Is
proud, as he has right to be, of the
ovations given him at Boston as we'll
as in his own district. The republic
can party is proud of him and the
record he has made as speaker of the
house. Truly he is worthy success
sor of the eminent republicans who
have filled the speakers chair in the
past.
Gen. Raum Indignantly denies that
he intends to resign, as rumor,
started by some democrat, said he
would. 81 never RAM, said he,
"when under the fire of the enemy
during the late war, and I have no
idea of doing 80 now. 1 know that 1
have been guilty of no wrong-doing
in the conduct of the business Of the
Pension Office, and have nothing to
fear from the most rigid investigation
of my acts. Before the investigation
is ended expect to prove that every
charge against me emanated from
parties who bear me personal ILL
will"
The house, without q division. adop-
ted the conference report on the
River and Harbor bill, and not the
slightest opposition is expected in the
senate, though 1t may be late in the
week before 1t gets before the senate,
as it is understood that as soon as the
tariff bill is disposed Of the anti-lot-
terry bill is to be taken up and passed.
Everybody is glad that the tariff
debate is over, and that voting upon
the bill and the amendment, which
is to begin tomorrow, will wind up
the whole business, for it is practic-
ally certain that no important chang
es will be made in the bill by the con-
ference committee to which the
house, after disagreeing, as matter
of form, to the senate amendments,
will send it. One of the most import
ant amendments, aside from recip-
rocity, that the senate has adopted,
Is that placing binding Irvine on the
free list and Senator Davis, of Mime
sofa, who proposed it, is very nat
urally feeling proud of his success in
getting it adopted.
During the absence of the president
and his family at Cresson Springs the
White House is undergoing repairs
and refurnishing.
The Congressional campaign COM
mittee is getting right down to BUSH
ness now. The fact is fully recognized
that in spite of the magnificent
record made by the repu blicans of the
present house in carrying out the
promises made by the national plat
form of 'SS that there is no walk
over" before the party in its efforts to
retain the house, and if possible in
crease the present majority; and the
committee asks that every member of
the party will personally interest
himself and put his shoulder to the
wheel for the next few weeks. If the
voters will do their part as well as
the committee does Its part there
need be no fear OF the result.
Secretary Proctor was quite i'll for
several days last week, but he is we'll
enough to be in his Office today.
Another tempest in teapot" was
stirred up by Representative Ken
nedy's speech in the house on the
Breckenridge contested election case,
and language which that gentleman
never used has been put into his
mouth by democratic newspapers.
The speech has not yet been publish
ed in the record Mr.. Kennedy says he
made the speech without consulting
with any OF his colleagues, and that
in criticising Senator Quay for his
action in having the Federal election
bill postponed he was only express
ing his individual opinion, which he
thinks he had perfect right to do.
Nevertheless, it has always been con-
sidered violation of parliamentary
etiquette for the members of either
branch of Congress to criticise the
acts of the other in public speech.
OF course Mr.. Breckenridge, of Ar
kansas, was unseated. No other &C.
ton was left for the majority after
the report of the committee, which
visited that State, was made.
The several bills relating to labor
which were recently passed by the
House have been reported to the Sen
ate, and if possible they are to be
pushed through. The compound lard
bill will, it is thought, be reported to
the Senate this week. There is some
talk OF pafsing the pure food bill, of
Senator Paddock's, as a substitute for
the lard bill. The Senators from the
cotton states, led by George, of Mis-
sissippi, will do their level best to de-
feat the lard bill.
The most sanguine members are
now calculating that adjournment
may be reached by Saturday the 9th
inst. But there are a great many
"ifs" to be considered.
Senator Chandler, who has been
sick nearly all the summer, is again
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