San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-01-30
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent. T.

itively just when he will ask that the
debate on the closure resolution shall
be closed, as he does not care to fur-
nish the democrats with warning
which may be, by some hook or
crook, used to prevent or postpone
vote on that resolution; but L infer
from his conversation and that OF
other prominent republicans that IL
will be certainly done this week, pos
sibIy within the next two or three
DAVIS, There is no longer the slight
est doubt about the adoption of the
resolution by the senate. 1t is the alb
solute certainty of the result that has
caused che orders to go out from the
democratic joss-Senator Gorman-
which have resulted in the grand
Worlds Fair bluff now being made
by southern Legislatures and other
organizations against the passage Of
| the federal election bill. Sensible
people can but smile at these tactics,
whether they are specially interested
| in the election bill or not; they will
not change single vote.
Speaker Reed has again become the
| target for democratic abuse, because
he refused to sit in the speakers chair
and see the democrats tie up the
house completely az they wished to
do. After standing their senseless
fillibustering until it passed all reas-
enable bounds Mr. Reed pulled them
up so short that he fairly made their
eyes bulge in surprise; and the house
resumed consideration of the annual
appropriation bills, the only result
of the furry being that Mr.. Mills
has very badly damaged his speak
ership boom by showing himself to
be the owner of an uncomfortable
temper and lounge dirty enough to
make him promin ent in q gathering
of billingsgate fishmongers, two very
undesirable possessions for the
presiding officer of legislative
body.
Senator Stewart has increased his
popularity among the democrats by
making another speech against the
election bill.
The silver pool investigation is not
banning out as sensational as was ex.
pected when it started out last week
with the testimony of Senator Vest
concerning the speculation of Senator
Cameron in silver bullion. Up to this
time no other member of either house
or senate has been implicated, al
though number of witnesses have
been examined. 1 don't think there
Is any truth in the charge that is be-
ing made against the committee of
being afraid to probe the matter
to the bottom by summoning wit
nesses known to possess knowledge
that will bring in men very promi-
nent in both political parties. Re-
presentativ Dingley, who is chair
man of the committee, had always
seemed to me to be man who had
snd all circumstances, and have
no doubt that he will do everything
In his power to find out all there Is
in this silver business.
A delegation from the G. A. R.
consistipgo of Gen. Veasey, command
erin. chief; Col. Blue, of Kansas,
chairman of the g.. A. r. pension
committee; and Col. Emory, of Wash
ipgton, has been given a hearing by
the house committee on invalid PEN
sions, in behalf of bill providing for
a service pension for large number
of soldiers, possibly 100000, whose
cases are not covered by the depend
ent pension act of last year. The
committee paid careful attention to
the arguments of these gentlemen,
and it is believed that the committee
would gladly report the bill if there
was the slightest probability that 1t
would be acted upon at this session,
which, unfortunately for the poor fell
lows whose interests are involved,
there isn't.
Senators Teller and Wolcott having
withdrawn their objection the Senate
has confirmed the nomination of eX-
Senator Hill, OF Colorado, to be a
member of the International monetary
commission, the duties of which are
to consider the ACCESSIBILITY of an
International coin or coins. me
nominations of William A. Russell OF
Massachusetts, and Lambert Tree, OF
Illinois, to be members of the same
commission have also been confirmed
by the Senate.
Postmaster General WaHamaker
has ordered a series of experiments
in order TO ascertain the practicability
| and cost of extending the free de-
livery service is to be at once estao-
lished in the following places: Teros
Hill and Jenkin town, Pa; Caldwell,
Kans; Robinson, Ill; Hephsibab, Ga.
| Monroe, Mich; Sellers burgh, Ind ;.
fayetteville and Middleton, Nd; SUI.
folk, Stephens City, and the Natlonai
Soldiers Home, Va, If these expert
ments justify it Mr.. Wanamaker vii.
ask Congress tor an appropriation fol
the general extention OF the free
deliver service. AS the law now II
the service is limited TO towns having
10, 600 inhabitants or where the post
office receipts are not less than $40
600 a year.