San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-07-19
WASHINGTON LETTER.

To the DAILY LIGHT.
Senator Edmunds, chairman of the
republican caucus, pursuant to in
structions of the caucus, has ap'
pointed Senators Hoar, Spooner
Moody, Aldrich, Sherman and In
gals committee to examine into the
advisability and feasibility of chang.
ing the rules of the senate so as to
provide for the closing of debate up.
on any question which may be before
the senate at the will of the majority,
and to report to caucus to be held
early this week the best method of
making such change, should the
caucus deem 1t necessary in order
to expediate the business before
the senate. This move is
the direct result of the bragadocio of
the light-headed but 'loud-mouthed
democrats, who have been filling the
newspapers with how they intended
to defeat the will of the majority, if
they dared to attempt to pass the
federal election bill. A few days ago
the passage of the federal election
bill by the senate at this session was
hardly regarded by those posted as
one of the possibilities; now it is not
only one of the possibilities but is
very proba BILE, ana becoming more SO
every day. This is republican con-
gress, and 1t does not propose 10 be
dictated to by it's political opponents.
The republican caucus to be held
early this week will determine the
matter.
The report of the conference COM
mittee OH the silver bill las been
agreed to by Senate and House, and
the bill is now in the hands of the
President, who will certainly sign it.
Mr.. Conger, chairman of the House
committee, says of the gill: "It is a
compromise, as all conference bills
must be, but it is bill that will
answer the demands of the country;
1t will answer the demands of the
silver miner; it will answer the de-
mands of the agriculturists; of the
laborers and of the business men.
The bill will give the country at the
present price of silver an increase in
circulation of S57, 100000 a year, and
if silver goes up to party with gold
$40, 100000. The last section of the
bill will put into circulation &c.
100000 now tied up for the
redemption Of bank notes. The
democrats refused to support this
bill Notwithstanding the large meas
ure of relief it gives the people. This
is a republican measure, and every
financial measure of Importance
which has been successful in this
country, with one solitary exception,
has been a republican measure; it
has been agreed to and passed by
republican votes, and will be signed
by republican president, and it will
go to country which will give such
a republican endorsement that many
of the gentlemen who have opposed
it will not vote in the next con-
gress."
The action of the Virginia state re-
publican committee, which met here
last week, in deciding to put up no
state ticket this year because of the
one-sided election law in that state,
has made more senatorial converts to
the federal election bill than any one
thing which has occurred here.
The president has signed the bill
making Wyoming state.
The democrats realizing that they
are playing a desperate game, have
made Senator German party dictator,
believing that the man who counted
Cleveland in can do anything. He
certainly has the nerve and the i'm
pudence to attempt to do anything
that will help his party, but in this
case it will be not the slightest use
for him to attempt an undetermined
business.
Representative Anderson, of Kan
sas, has offered a resolution revoking
all leaves Of absence to members of
the house, except on account of sick
ess, after tomorrow. This looks like
business.
The senate gave considerable time
last week to a discussion of the two
shipping bills, and both of them have
passed the senate and it is believed
that one, if not both OF them, will
pass the house.
joint resolution, declaring it to be the
determined policy of the United
States to use both gold and silver as
full legal tender money and instruct
ing the president to invite the gov
ernments of the Latin-American
countries and of such other nations as
he may deem advisable to join the
United States in a conference to adopt
a common ratio between gold and
silver. ~.
The house committee on military
affairs has favorably reported the bill
reviving the grade of lieutenant-gen-
eral of the army.