San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-09-25
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent
WACuyNnnnN Sart Of 1901

has been an extraordinarily busy one
and Notwithstanding the time given
up to those who ''just called to pay
my respects" a good deal has been
accomplished. The first important
appointment made was that of State
Senator Hendricks to be collector
of the port of New York In
place of Mr.. Fassett, who re-
signed to accept the nomination for
Governor; the next important thing
done was the issuing of the proclama-
ton opening the Oklahoma Indian
lands to settlement, and Saturday
afternoon the vacancy on the bench
of the U. s. District court for the
northern district of California was
filled by the appointment of ex.Rep-
resentative w. w. Morrow of Califor-
lila, an appointment that was par
ticularly pleasing to Coast republic
cans in Washington. He has also
made a number of minor appoint
| ments.
1t is pleasing to note that the Presi-
| dent is acting in hearty accord with
| the numerous leaders of the party
| who are now in Washington upon his
| invitation to give him the benefit of
| their advice in filling the many I'M
| portant places now open. That sort
| of thing augurs well for future party
success.
Mr.. j. 8. Clarkson, who has been
here for several days, says there is
not the slightest foundation for the
various rumors connecting his name
| with this or that cabinet portfolio.
He has no intentions of entering the
cabinet. because his plans are all
| made for taking much more active
part in the Presidential campaign
than 8 member of the cabinet could
do, but it is evident from the number
| of conferences Mr.. Clark son has had
with the President that he is deeply
interested in the appointments soon
| to be made
Mr.. T. E. Byrnes, of Minnesota, who
| is one of the national organizers OF re
He says the work of organization is
progressing satisfactorily in all the
northern states, and is particularly
hourishing ia Ohio and New York.
Speaking of his own state Mr.. Byrnes
said: 80 far as Minnesota is con-
cerned 1 feel no fear OF its losing its
place in the republican column, de-
spite the mishap of last year"
Ex-senator ingalls, is in town, hay
ing come here to place his daughter
in one of Washington's excellent
schools. He is looking we'll and said
he never felt better. He calls the re.
| cent story published by sensational
| newspapers about his being heart
broken because of his defeat for the
! senate "silly rot. He is too hon est
a man to deny being disappointed by
his defeat, but he has lost no time re-
pining over it since it was accom-.
plished, indeed he has no time to de-
vote to such foolishness.
A significant feature of the speak
ership fight Is that the speech OF Rep
resentative Mills, delivered at Mans
field, Ohio, on Saturday, was pub
lished in its entirety, although 1t
made five long columns of nonpareil,
by a Washington Sunday paper which
is friendly toward his speakership
candidacy. The speech is regarded
here as more of an appeal to demo-
cratic representatives to vote for Mills
for speaker than an appeal to the vot.
ers of OHIO to support Campbell for
governor. The most remarkable por-
ton of the speech is that treating of
the silver question. While claiming
to believe in the free coinage of silver,
he enters into an elaborate argument
against the enactment of the free
coinage law. The rest of the tiresome
| speech might have been taken from
collection of his free trade speeches in
| the House.
1t has been fully determined that
| Civil Service Commissioned Lyman
must go, and it is believed that eX.
Representative McComas, of Mary
| land, will be his successor, although
when the position was first rendered
| to Mr. McComas he is said to have
declined ii; but it is now stated that
| the president has succeeded in per-
suading him to reconsider the matter
and accept
| Ex-Spea ser Reed is in Washington
looking in the best condition, and APP
parently feeling just as jolly as
thought he were to be speaker Of the
house for the next two years instead
of leader of the minority. Mr.. Reed
does not believe that the democrats
will succeed in accomplishing any
thing in the house during the coming
session, notwithstanding their tre-
mendous majority. In fact that big
majority is likely to prove curse to
the party, owing to the difficulty OF
controlling it. Already it is apparent
that the speakership fight will leave
wounds that cannot be healed during
the life of the house.
There is no foundation for the SEN
sational rumor of the diplomatic
break of Great Britain, which probab
: ly was started by the British filing 6
complaint with the State Department
on account of the Alaskan sealing
lessees having taken more seals thi!