San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-01-04
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Dec. % 1892.


entertained Secretary Blaine at dinner
Saturday evening, aud TO those who
only look at the surfecs of things the
minister who Is a relative OF The man
who was on Saturday inauguTated
President OF Chilli appears anxious &c
maintain peace beSwee his country
aud the United States. But in dtpio
ma v III Is never the surface indica-
f;ons that count, and there are sub.
stsntisl seasons for believing that
the minister has been, and is now,
playing the game of delay, so near To
tie heart Of diplomatic, ia order
the. Cbiii may prepare herself for
ndulging in the very dangerous past
time OF detying Uncle Sam and re.
fuslng the very just aud reasonable
demands he has made.
The President ia not being hOodwlnk-
ed He knows just as weli as Minis
ter MuntG does about the preparations
that are beng made by Chill for war
suu ne has not been idle. He fully
realizes the great strength OF this
country as compared with Chill. aud
on account Of that realization believes
il only right to allow that country
iC1SobhoiC ttbuO w SiS " Ci Jul oo
mands, and fact that q temporary
government has been in control OF
Chill has also added to the natural
leniency OF this government. But
that country now has a permgnent
president at least until the next revo-
luton; the investigation of the attack
on the American Sailers has been
completed, and there is no longer
excuse for delay. 1t may be set down
as certain that if satisfactory answer
has not been received by the time
Congress comes together in January
the President will forward all ths
correspondence to Congress with q
special message that will convince
tne Chilians that the must "cut bait
or fish" at once.
Leading democrats in both House
and Senate have assured the Presi-
dent that they would cordially sup
port the administration in it's efforts
To main tain American honor, even to
the extent of voting for declaration
OF war should 1t be necessary, and
while there are some democrats in
in Congress who would, il they fol-
lowed their own minds, throw or
attempt to throw legislative obstacles
In the way of the administration, it is
rot probable that q single one OF
them will dare to do SO IN the face of
a practically unanimous puolic senti-
ment.
There has been a lively "feelipg of
pulses among the men " no supported
Mills in his fight for the speak ership
to ascertain if they would vote TO-
gether in q little scheme which is
being evolved by Mill's friends, " hich
has for its purpose the defeat of the
tariff policy of the Crisp wing of the
democratic party, which Is against
the formulation of a tariff bill.
Whether it succeeds or not the scheme
is bold one 1t is to introduce
tariff bill aud to move that it be re-
farred to the committee on commerce,
Of which Mr.. Mills is chairman, in
stead to the ways and means com
miItes. Its chances for success would
have been better could it have been
kept secret until after the new rules
had been reported and adopted by
tn" House. Now it il pOssIo'e and
probable that the scheme will be
made impossible by the now rules.
Secretary Foster is slowly getting
better, buUowing to the damp weather
ne is still kept in doors HIS con
finement is lightened as much as pos
sible by his numerous callers, among
whom are ali of the prominent men
in Washington.
Representative Bailey, of Texas. is
young to Congressional honors, but,
If his solid ability be on par with
mis- ingenuity in expressing his dis
like OF speaker Crisp's arrangement
of the House committees, he will be
heard from later on. He says: The
House committees should be selected
as they are in the Senate, and / shall
endeavOr 70 convince the democratic
caucus of that fact. There would
then be no unseemly com binatiOns
f"- sake of place, and speaker of the
House would be elected on their mer.
its alone. have no specific criticisms
to make, but just suppose that the
new committees had been selected
by caucus committee, and imagine
tho difference of their PERSONAL"
Without expressing an opinion as to
Mr.. Bailey's idea 1t may be said that
its adoption would simply he case
of shutting the stable door after the
horses have been stolen, as far as the
democrats are concerned, as there is
little probability that the next House
of representatives will be con trolled
by that party.
Kansas people here think that Mr..
Ingalls, will be appointed to serve out
the uuexpired term of the late Sena-
tor Plumb. r.