San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-02-13
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 1891.

belief that the democrats of the house
have In caucus agreed to do their ut
| most to force the calling of an extra
| session OF congress. The reciprocity
treaty with Brazil, which was trans
mitted to tho senate last week, has
| received nothing but praise on all
sides; even the most rabid democrats
admit that IL marks the beginning of
a new era In our foreign trade and
that IL Is particularly favorable for the
extension of trade in our agricultural
products. or course these favorable
opinions are pleasing to the president
and Secretary Blaine, even to great
or extent than they are to the rest of
the republicans.
But Mr.. Harrison was given another
pleasure by the action of the house
in knocking out the proposition to az
tach a free coinage rider to an ap-
preparation bill, for have Ii on the
very best of authority that his mind
Ia FULLY made up 70 veto the free and
unlimi ted coinage Of silver, no matter
in what gulse IL may reach him. Bus
the vote OF the house-134 to 127-sus-
tanning the speakers decision against
attaching free coinage, as rider, to
most people that no free coinage bill
will reach the president at this ses-
sion, although the silver men claim
that the vote against the speakers
decision did not represent their full
strength In the house, but 1t can also
be claimed that the vote to sustain
the speaker did not represent tibet
strength OF the anti free coinage men.
- h..ro w n
vote thrt Will vote against free coiB-
age, If n vote is ever taken upon IL.
free from any side issue, and several
of those who voted against the speak
er would also vote against free coin
age.
Seven democyats-An OF
Wiley, of New York; and Mutchler
republicans to sustain the Speaker,
and eleven republicans-Bartine, OF
Nevada; Carter Of Montana; Clark Of
Wyoming; Connell and Laws of.
Nebraska; Hermann. of Oregon;
Kelley and Turner, Of Kansas, Lind,
OF Minnesota; Sweet of Idaho; and
Townsend, OF Colorado; voted
against the speaker: The Legislas
kiSb NOuUCii VI VIC N0tiubol TSIiucIN
Alliance, which has been trying TO-.
get its fingers In the legislative pie.
| Witnessed the vote, and left the
house very much discussed, rs they
| had been made TO believe that the
free coinage men would gain sn easy
victory. .-
1t IL believed that tie attempt I'd
| attach free coinage to HI appropria-
ton DILL in the senate has been abap-
dOned. The gentlemen who were en-
cheering the scheme were informed
thsr IL the senate voted to attach such
rider that when the bill went back
to the bouse the federal election bill
would be put on as an additional
rider. That frightened off the south
ern seustors. Meanwhile the house
coinage coIn.nittee Is giving hearings
on the free coinage bill, which may or
may not get reported hack to the
house. Ii 1t isn't reported this week
1t had just ~ well not be reported ~
all.
The committee which has been In.
vestigating the charges against
Commissioner OF Pensions Raum has
made a report setting forth that not
u single one of the charges have
been proven. The democrats Oh the
COMMITTEES have made minority
report the same one that was used as
campaign document III the late
Congressional campaign.
For the remainder Of the session the
| Senate, In addition to meeting daily
| at II O'Clock and sitting until 6, in TO
bold evening sessions every day. The
House also. meet at ii, and an attempt
Is to be made 10 have it also hold eYe-
| ming sessions.
Mr.. Wanamaker's postal telegraph
idea was never very popular in the
housed bat that does not excuse the
methods of Jay Gould and his lobby
lists, 10y which the measure has been
killed. There are some ugly rumors
about the spending of $50, 600 in cold
cash by 9ould'R chief representative
here within the last few days TO make
sure that the bill WAS dead beyond
resurrection for this session.
The senate has passed the pension
appropriations bill with amendments
making the attorneys fee for obtain
ing pension S., on all applications
filed after the date OF the act, but
leaving it at $40 on all cases now
pending. The house will probably
insist. for time anyway, On Its orig
inal bill, which reduced the fee to -
in all cases OF increase.
The Farmers Alliance Legislative
Council after appointing asub-council
with full authority 70 act Tor the
whole, consisting of President Polk,
A. T.. Cole of Michigan aud U. 5. Hall
of Maryland, generating Frank Mo
Grath. of Kansas, and w. 5. McAllis-
ter of Mississippi, from charges
affecting their official integrity and
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