San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-09-03
WASHINGTON LETTER
From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Aug. 81, 1891.

From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Aug. 81, 1891.
The president has sent no word to,
the white house as to when he will
return to Washington and the i'm
preston is that he will not be back to
remain until October, although 1t Is
possible that he may come here for
day or two during this week or next,
or he may conclude to send for such
members of the cabinet as he may
wish to consult to visit him at Cape
May Point. 1t will lie quite impossi-
BILE for Mrs. Harrison to live in the
white house in ally comfort for some
weeks, owing to the presence Of q -,
large force OF workmen therein MAX
ing repairs and improvements.
A gentleman who saw the presi-
dent and talked with him last week
in Vermont said regarding the APP
pointment of successessor to Secre-
tary Proctor: ~ am satisfied that
Mr.. Harrison has not decided upon,
the man he wishes to have for secre-
tary of war in place of Mr.. Proctor,
and that he will take his time in con-
sidering the merits of all the gentle.
men whom he may think available
anu ~ uub hC Suouiu
be allowed to do this without having
the claims of this or that msn or
section thrust upon him in an offen-
slve manner. Who can possibly be"
more interested in selecting just the
righl man than Mr.. Harrison? Many
names have been mentioned In con-
nection with the place, and some of
them are entirely good enough for
this or any other position, but you
may rely upon it that so tar it is
nothing but guess work, although, of
course, / will not undertake to say
that it may not turn out that one of
the guessers struck the right name"
1t is amusing to observe the scram-
BILE which the vacancy in the board
of interstate commerce commission
ers, caused by the death of w. L..
Bragg, of Alabama, has brought
about among the democrats. The
place is worth $500 year, and it
must be filled by democrat, but the
trouble Is that there are fifty of them
who wish to fill it. Each OF the
Alabama senators has q candidate
and Representative Herbert, of the
same state, is perfectly willing to re-
sign his seat in congress If Nj.
Harrison will give him the vacancy.
Ex.Congressman Hammond of Geor--
gis. would also like to draw that
81, 500 perannum. Texas has two can
didates, Reagan, who was practically
compelled to leave the senate and
take the head of the Texas state rail-.
road commission, and who Is extreme.
~ anxious to get back to Washington
to live, and Representative Culbers-
son, who is willing to give up not only
his seat in the house, but his hope of
seat in the senate. Mr.. Almerin
Gillett, of Kansas, thinks the vacant
chair would just about fit him. Ex-
Attorney General Garland, Of Ar
kansas, is willing to sacrifice his law
practice for a regular monthly salary,
and Gen. E. 8. Bragg, of Wisconsin,
namesake of the deceased commits
sioner, but no relation, thinks 1t
would be we'll to avoid change OF,
name.
The Hi noise Republican associa-
ton, of Washington, will 60 to the
battlefield of GETTYSBURG, Pa Sep
TENDER 8, where they will meet dis
tinguished party from Illinois, includ-
ing the governor and state officers.
The three monuments erected by Illi-
noise on the battlefield will be pre-
sented to the state by General J. L..
Beveridge and accepted by Gov. Fifer.-
Afterwards the whole party will re-
turn to Washington.
Saturday night q public reception
was given to the returning members
of the Union Veterans Union and to
Gen. s. 3. Yoder, the newly elected
Grand Commander of the Union,
which has decided to hold Its next
years. meeting here at the same time
that the G. A. r National Encamp-
ment IL held.
Representative Springer, of Illinois,
is credited with maintaining the most
active literary bureau of any OF the
candidates for speaker. He belives
in the power of the press and has in
his employ q number of experienced
writer's who are kept busy preparing
articles showing the peculiar fitness
of Mr.. Springer for the position
These articles have mostly ap-
peared In the democratic papers OF H.
iinois, as the policy of Mr.. Springer
Is to show the democratic mem bersl
of the next house how the press of
his own state regard his candidacy.
The only hope of Mr.. Springer to
come in even speaking distance of
the nomination IS that Mills and &
Crisp may knife each other so
effectually as to compel the with
drawal Of both. II.