San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-10-01
WASHINGTON LETTER,
From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26, 1891.

The president is taking his own
time about making the important ap-
pointments which he has had under
consideration since his return to
Washington, and the consequence is
that the guesser is working the situa-
ton for all it is worth. One of the
latest guesses is that Commissioner of
Pensions Raum will shortly resign and
ex-senator Blair be appointed TO sue
coed him; another is that Attorney
General Miller will remain In the cab
met and Hon. John NJ. Butler, of In
diana, an old friend of the president,
will receive the appointment
to the vacant place on the
court of claims, and still another
is that ex Representative Nc
Comas has finally and positively de-
clined to become q member of the
civil service commission. There are
others-hundreds of 'em-but these
will do for specimens. The factOf the
matter is that the president is keep
ing up his reputation for letting the
| other fellows do the talking until he
mas finally made up his mind. He
knows that there is no special need
of his hurryiDg in making the ap-
pointments he is now considering, and
true to the policy he has followed
from the first day he entered the
White House, he will carefully weigh
the merits and claims of all and APP
point the best man, all things con-
sidered, to be had.
Secretary Foster expects to leave
some time this week for Ohio, where
he proposes taking an active part in
helping to add to Major McKinley's
majority and to the election of a re-
publican legislature, and no one can
talk TO him for five minutes on the
subject without becoming convinced
that his enthusiast tic confidence will
be an important factor in the cam
paign.
1t is a noticeable fact that although
there is only one democratic appoint
ment in sight-the successor to the
late w. l.. Bragg, of Alabama, on the
Intertate Commerce Commission
there are as many prominent demo-
cratic callers at the White House as
there are republicans, and nearly all
of the democratic callers, which in
clude senators, represen tatives and
justices of the supreme court want
different man appointed. Represen-
tatiye Culberson, OF Texas, is now the
favorite outside.
Postmaster General, Wsnamaker
has, at the request of Postmaster
Johnson, of Baltimore, directed the
chief of the inspection service TO
make searching Investigation of the
charges, contained in report made
by Civil Service Commissioner Roose-
welt some time ago, of violations of
the civil service law. Mr.. Johnson is
confident that he can prove that Mr..
Roosevelt was mistaken in the con-
clusiCns he arrived at.
Capt. Fisher, chief clerk Of the pen
sion bureau, was stricken with psral-
ysis while at his desk Saturday
morning. This is the second similar
attack he has had.
The Treasury department is still
receiving l-2 per cent bonds for eX-
tension as well as for redemption. Up
to the close of business Saturday the
total amount presented for extension
at per cent had reached SIS, 057, $50
and for redemption ST. ,225, $50. None
of these bonds can be extended after
October l.
Senator Dubois, of Idaho, is in town.
He says there is no doubt IN his mind
about the republicans carrying all Of
the northwestern states next year.
Speaking for his own immediate sec
ton he said: "This administration
has favored our section in almost ev.~
cry important matter and antagOn-
lied it in none. Under it our lead
silver mines have been protected and
as natural sequence mining
industries have been stimulated to
profitable activity. The administra-
ton Of the general land office has
been most satisfactory to the settlers,
and our postal facilities are in better
shape than ever before. We secured
statehood under this administra-
ton and we feel that it has been
friendly and considerate to us in the
extreme. Is it strange that we should
have every confidence in it? Iii
true that Mr.. Harrison does not eX-
actly suit us on the silver question,
but he comes as near to it any presi-
Dental possibility, .and L think We
can win next year easier with him
than with any one else.
The annual report OF Commissioner
Carter of the general land office has
been submitted to Secretary Noble.
1t makes an excellent showing, and
puts in a strong argument for storage
reservoirs for irrigatiDg purposes.