San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-03-10
Lockwood National
BANK
SAN ANTONIO, I: TEXAS.
J. s. LOCKWOOD, Pres. MUIR, Cashier.
SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, March Z, 1899

WASHINGTON, March z, 1899.
The President came from his vaca-
ton two or three days earlier than he
intended, because of the very peculiar
action of Lord Sails bury In refusing q
renewal of the modus vivendi in Beh-
ring Sea pending the arbitration pro-
posed by the treaty signed last week.
The President and his Cabinet con-
slider the situation very critical, and
much regret Is expressed because
Seer etary Blaine Is confined TO his
bed with the grip. Lord Salisbury's
action Is virtually an insult TO this
government, and makes the treaty of
very little service, as there will be
nothing to ar bitrate il this govern
ment allows the Canadian seaIers to
20 into Behring Sea the coming sea-
son, and nothing but force will pre-
vent them, and If we use force we
shall unquestionably have to fight the
British Navy, and after the fighting
is began the arbitration treaty will
not stop it.
The arbitration treaty was to have
been sent to the Senate this week,
and If it goes in and is called up in
Executive session there will probably
be some very belligerent talk, as
there are Senators who, believing
that salisbury has deliberately ana
Intentionally insulted us, are in favor
of refusing TO retify the arbitration
treaty, and of having the admins
tratiOn inform Sails bury that this
government intends to maintain it's
rights in Behring Sea by force If neces-
sary. For the first time in years =
night session of the Cabinet has been
held, the President being determined
to do nothing rashly and at the same
time to leave nothing undone that is
necessary to the UNFOLDING of Amer
lean honor. He will show the world
that he will deal with powerful Great
Britain in precisely the same spirit
he did with weak Chilli.
Well, we'll! wonders will never
cease. Senator German says, and he
evidently expects The country to be-
lieve him, that he never had q"
hours conversation with Senator Hill
ia his life, and never had any COLI
sultatien with him on any subject.
German is very shrewd in detecting
the way of the wind, politically speak
ing, and, he seldom speaks for publ
cation without having q definite OBJ.
ject in view. Some say his object in
making the present statement is to
announce his desertion of Hill. and
others that 1t is merely dodge in
Hills favor
The Hill boomers are making pre-
paration for q demonstration In force
in thu south, which section the C1eve.
land men have all along claimed rs
their exclusive property. Discreet
Hill agents have been working up a
Hill sentiment in the South for some
weeks past, and how we'll they have
done their work is shown by the in.
vitatiOn to visit that section which
Mr.. Hill has recently received and Is
daily receiving from it's prominent
cities. A tour will be arranged for
him, perhaps it would be nearer ex-
act to say by him, which will take in
all the points where his agents resort
n probability of capturing any dele
gates to the National convention.
Jerry Simpsons attempt to intro
duce the Mrs. Lease style of stump
speech on the floor of the House was
q fiat failure, aud Jerry had TO with
draw his unpsrliamentary language
and apologies to the House for hav-
ing used il. His apology was slen-
der on the good people of Kaneas, for
he tried to leave the House under the
impression that the use o! bad
language was 40 common in that state
that he should not De held responsi-
BILE for having used It, The objection
able language was used In running
debate on the bill allowing railroads
to give special rates to commercial
travellers. when Simpson referred o
Mil he mt =
Interstate Commerce law, as an "lni'
Quitous railroad attorney"
The democrats of the House appear
to have iuiJy made up their minds
that no private pension legislature
shall get through at this session, for,
although Friday night sessions have
been set apart for this purpose, the
democrats purposely remain away
aud then raise the point OF no "quo-
rum" in order to prevent anything
being done. The came thing might
have been accomplished in a more
manly way by the adoption OF reso-
linton reading something like this:
Resolved that no private pension bull
shall be voted for by the majority of
this House, no matter how just it |
may be nor how needy the applicant
may he.
Senator Hoar who has been confined |
to this room for several weeks WITH
an affection of the eyes, expects to oe |
able TO resume his duties this week. |
Several important nominations, az
Guiding those of the Judges OF the |
new Circuit court are before the |
judiciary committee, OF which Mr..
Hoar is chairman. They viii all be |
disp Used of this week.