San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-05-06
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, May 2, 1872.

Ifrpm our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, May 2, 1872.
A democrat accusing the demo-
cratic majority of the House commit
tee on Foreign Affairs of parsimo-
niOusness and meanness was odd
indeed, but that is precisely what
Represen tative Amos Cummings of
New York, did, referring to that
committees action in consolidating
the mission to Denmark with that to
switzerland. In q short speech in
favor of an amendment offered by
Represen tative Post, of Illinois, Mr..
Cummings said: II want to rebuke
this House for the spirit Of parsimony
exhibited in the endeavor to CONSOLE
date the Danish and Swedish mis-
sions. This bill, so far az 1t concerns
these nations. Is an insult to 1000, 900,
of our Scandinavian citizens. The
committee on Foreign Affairs has
done injustice not only to the people
chial, but tu our sister republics of
South America. Again I want to
rebuke this parsimony. 1t means
really, virtually legislating in favor
of the rich against the poor. For, by
reducing the salaries of ministers
and consuls, the offices are placed in
the hands of plutocrats and taken
from the educated, honest, laboring
or professional men. / appeal to the
House not to place this government
in position where 1t will be regarded
by all countries as the one national
m User of the world. The House then
to the cons 'ernatlon of cheese. parer
In chief Holman, and his followers
in the peanut ring of the democratic
party adopted Mr.. POSTS amendment.
The misunderstandi 4 concerning
the Congressional appropriation TO
aid the citizens of Washington to
entertain the members of the G. A.
r. at the coming national encamp-
ment is being cleared up, ifthe letters
apologizing for having opposed it
without understanding it which are
coming to the committee in charge,
from all sections of the country reflect
public opinion.
No intelligent person who sees or
reads the proceedings of Congress
will fail to agree with ex-Speaker
Reeds statement that the present
House is laughing stock for gods
and men.
Some people are hard to please.
Frank HattOn has discovered that in
agreeing to the arbitration Of the
Behring Sea question 1--WE have been
partly bullied, partly cajoled, and
altogether Over-reached." The dis
covery comes o little late, but IL
shows Mr.. Hatton to be, In his own
eyes, greater statesman that the
President or any member of the
Cabinet, which approved the arbitra.
ton treaty without q dissenting vol
or any member of the Senate, whi
ratified the treaty by uDanimo
vote. 1t Is, of course, possible that
Mr.. Hatton may see deeper and know
more about this question than any of
those officially approved of arbitra-
ton, but it Is more probable that his
digestive organs have been working
badly and have caused him to look
upon everyt in ;, life IL, ided, for
me time being as failure. He hiss
had similar attacks In the past.
Mrs. Harrison Is well enough to sit
up portion OF each day, but she has
not yet been able to leave her room.
The democratic members of the
House number just 81 more than q
quorum of that body, but so many of
them are constan tly away from their
seats that the cry of mo quorum" is
becoming very common, and OF late
it il no exaggeration to say that far
more time has been wasted in "calls
of the House" than has been consum-
ed I'm transacting business. And the
worst OF the matter is that majority
of the democrats, when some OF their
hu va
posed ways ard means of putting q
stop TO the abseuteeism, seem to re-
gard the whole matter as q huge
Ike. Perhaps when they see the
returns of the next congressional
Pile who sent them here to attend to
legislative duties have put the joke
on them by eleciing repu olican ma
jority to the next House.
Sc iators Henderson and Paddock
addressed the Nebraska State Repub.
lIcsn Association of this city, this
evening. Secretary Eikins told q
friend that he was perfectly satisfied
that the name of only one Presiden.
tial candidate would be presented to
the Minneapolis Convention and that
the nomination would be made by
reclamation.
During the last Congress q united
howl went up from the entire demo-
cratic press because Speaker Reed
ordered the doors to be locked in
order to keep quorum on the floor
OF the House, and Kilgore, OF Texas,
was loudly applauded by the same
press, for kicking open one of the
doors. Speaker Crisp had to lock the
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pose the ether day. Enough said.
The attempt OF the political miss
Naucy's to ger ex-C Congressman Allen,
of Michigan in hot water by che rging