San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-08-27
WASHINGTON LETTER
From Our Regular COrrespon dent
WASHINGTON, Aug. "a, 1891.

SAYS that 1t is getting somewh at mon
otOnous to have 10 say about five hun.
dred times day that he has not re-
signed and does not intend to resign
IS he has had to do ever since he
resumed his duties. One OF his first
official acts was To instruct the
of Indian affairs to g
direct the agent OF the Union
agency In Indian Territory to eize all
packages of beer that may be shipped
in to the Indian country and turn
them over to the United States mar
shat to be libeled as provided by law.
The secretary thus takes issue with
the recent decision of Judge Bryant
81 the eastern judicial district OF
Texas that malt liquors may be law
fully introduced and sold in the In
dian country.
Secretary Foster wishes the holders d,
of 4 l-2 per cent bonds 10 distinc tly I'M
derstand that there is no foundation p,
for the statement circulated by the
democratic newspapers that he pro- ''
posed to continue to pay interest on Z
bonds that are not presented tor con- e
tinuance at 2 per cent. Such OF these
bonds as are not presented on OF be-
fore the date of their maturity, Sep
TENDER 2, will draw no interest after
that date and will be redeemed as
fast as they are presented at the
treasury.
The Mills men are decidedly hos tits,
to the candidacy, of Representative
Crisp for the speakership and unless
there is change they will begin to
make things very lively very sooD.
One of them said today that he had
the facts and proposed to publish
them, showing Crisp to be under the
control of several noted lobbyists. 1t
is stated that Crisp will get the entire
New York delegation with one ex-
ception, and that has by no means
added to the comfort of the Mills
men. Let 'em fight 1t out, say the re-
publicaps.
In accordance with Secretary Ira; =,
eye order placing all the foreme nanGI
master mechanics in the navy yards
under the merit system, all OF
those positions in the Washington
navy yard have been declared vacant
on the 9Th of September, and COM
petitive examination, open to all
corners for the purpose of filling the
vacancies, has been ordered for Au-
gust 81.
Senator Chandler, who Is cha irman .
of the immigration committee of the ,
senate, doubts the right of the treas
ury department to permit the land
ing of immigrants belonging to the "
prohIb ited class upon their furnish
ing bonds to the effect that they will.
not become q public charge, and he
has written q letter to Secretary
Foster, giving his views and express
ing the opinion that congress never
intended to authorize such practice.
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
NettletOn, who is in charge OF Immi-
grafton matters, says that two At
torney-G Gen erals-Garland and Mil
ler-have furnished written opinions
taking the ground that, under exist
ing law, bonds of this nature may
properly be taken by the Secretary of
the Treasury in such exceptional
cases as, in the exercise of q just dis
he thinks entitled to
such treatment.
Assistant Secretary Chandler, of the
interior department, says that the
temporary transfer of the
title to the cattle grazing on the Cher
okee strip from the cattle men to the
Individual Cherokee Indians. will I'M
lie considered as merely
an evasion of the presidents per emp
tory order of removal and that it will
not be permitted.
One candid Ohio democrat has
struck this town in the person of Mr.
George E. Fee, of Cincinnati. He
said: II should like to see Cover nor
win, but 1 am afraid he
can't make it. am afraid that the
split in Cincinnati and the German
will cause Mckinley to
be victorious. i hate to think this
being q staunch democrat, but q man,
must form conclusions from his judg-
nent and not his feelings"
Massachusetts, department UuiOB.
Veteran Union, accompanied by del
egates from the departments of New
Maine and Vermont, en-
route to the national session OF the.
Union which opens at Cleveland,
Ohio, tomorrow, passed through
Washing ton, yesterday. The vet
,rans spent or s hours mere and
we're the recipients Of very unusual,
courtesy at the hands of Ser
,eant alarms Holmes OF the
rouse of representatives., who is
mem Der of the order. He opened the
apitol building for them and they
leld an informal reception in the TO-
unda This was, 1 think, the first
ime 1t has been open on Sunday
ince war time. Washington has in
-ited the Union war veterans to hold
Is 1892 meeting here at the same time
he g. A. r. encampment will be
Ield.
Secretary Foster proposes gong to
)hIo again about the first of Septem-
Ter and will remain there for couple
4 weeks. He isn't giving out his in
entions for publications but 1t Is fair