San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-05-03

The President is very much inte:-
ested in the early adjournment ques-
ton, and he told prominent Sena-
tor that he hoped things might be so
managed as to secure the adjourn
ment of Congress by the first OF July.
That's the republican programme,
and at this writing it is not believed
that the democrats can prevent it,
though they have announced their
intention of trying to do so.
Mrs. Garfield was at the White
House Saturday for the first time
since the death of her husband, the
late President Garfield.
Senator Hoar's introduction of
Federal election bill at the request
of the senate committee on elections,
has had very depressing effect upon
the southern democrats in congress.
They have believed, or pretended to
believe up to this time, that the re-
publicans were only trying to bluff
them when they talked about passing
Federal election bill, but they
recognize the fact that this bill,
which has been approved by the re-
publican senatorial caucus, means
business.
The vacancy on the committee On
rules, generally considered the most
important i'm the house, caused by the
death OF Mr.. Randall is exciting
great deal of interest. The friends of
Mr.. Mills want him to have it, but it
is SAID that Speaker Reed will, under
no circumstances, appoint him.
Other southern members are men
toned, but the latest rlmOr is that
democratic caucus will request the
speaker to give the place to either
Mr.. Springer, of Illinois, or Mr.. HOl-
man, of Indiana, because the other
democrat on the coEmittee-lr. Car
lisle-is from the south. The matter
will probably be settled this week.
A meeting of the republican ma
tiOnal committee in this city has been
called for May I, to make arrange
ments for the coming congressional
campaign. AS usual, whenever a
meeting of the committee is TO be held
there are lots of rumors as to what
will be done. One of the most i'm
portant, if true, of them is that Sena-
tor Quay will retire from the chair
manship and that he will be succeed
ed by Assistant Postmaster General
Clarkson.
Senator Quay, Speaker Reed, Gen.
J. =. Clarkson and other prominent
republicans attended dinner at
ittsburg Saturday night, given by
the Americas republican club, of that
city, to celebrate the anniversary of
Gen. Grants birthday, The distin-
guished party returned to Washing
ton this morning.
Representative Burroughs of Michi-
gan was designated by Mr.. Reed as
speaker pro tenn during the speakers
absence.
1t is expected that the tariff bill
will be taken up by the House the
last Of next week or the first of the
next following. When once taken up
it will be given the right-Of-way until
disposed of. 1t will go through the
House practically as it is, but there is
a strong probability that some of the
clauses will be amended before it
passes the Senate.
The quickest piece of legislation of
the present session was the joint reso-
luton appropriating $l5O,O0O for the
relief of the sufferers by the flood in
the Mississippi river; it was passed
by the House and Senate and ap-
proved by the President, all in ole
hour.
Senator Ingalls, has returned from
Kansas, and if his looks count for
he is not at all alarmed
about the alleged movement in that
state to prevent his reelection to the
senate. Neither Kansas nor the re-
publican party can afford 10 have Mr..
Ingalls, retired.
Ex-senator Merry, of Michigan,
who presided over the senate during
the trying period OF the settlement of
the Hayes-Tilden electoral count, has
been spending a few days here. He
was warmly greeted on the floor of
the senate.
The Sherman antitrust bill has
been favOrably reported to the house.
The committee in Its report says that
while the measure is not precisely
what any member of the committee
could have proposed upon his own
motion, it is recommended for passage
as the only Legislation on the subject
that under the existing clrcum-
stances seems likely to be adopted.
The worlds fair bill having been
by the president, the Chi
cagO hustlerS have gone home to be-
gin work. If they work as we'll at
Chicago as they did here the exposi-
ton will be the greatest success of
the age.
Representative Burroughs found it
necessary to count a quorum Saturday
while acting as speaker of the house. |
He was equal to the occasion. r.
CHICAGO is on the right road to en-
yineer a success sful fair in 1898. What !