San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-08-11
WASHINGTON LETTmR.
From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON Aup, i92

From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Aug! s, 1872.
Now that congress has at last go
away Washington Is giving its undl-
vided attention to preparing to make
the coming G.. A. R. eucampment 8
memorable occasion. 1t is already
the principal topic of conversation
everywhere one goes, and everybody
seems determined to do something to
add to its success. Scores Of our mos
prominent men, instead of taking
their usual summer vacations, are
here hard at work as member of the
various committees in charge of the
!. preparations for the encampment, and
here Is much more en- thusiasm among
mem m thSfi have ever seen displayed
usses THE prelim!naries of a presiden-
Val Inauguration. Commander-in-
trvhief Palmer, and q numb Der of his
staff are here rendering valuable as
sistance to the citizens committee.
The news that Mrs. Harrison was
not making as much progress towards
the recovery of her health as had
been expected was most serrowfully
received here, and nothing but words
OF the most heartfelt sympathy tor
the President and wishes for her
speedy return to good health are
heard on all sides. Private Secretary
Hslford is in charge of the white
house and no business, unless it be of
the most urgent and pressing nature,
will be referred to the President
while he remains at Loon Lake with
Mrs. Harrison.
Gen. Grant, acting secretary of war
has replied to the protest against the
employment of Army bands by
knight Templars Communicates at
tending the conclave at Denver, Colo.
RADIO, made by the National Associa
ton of Musicians. He says the
department has done nothing in the
matter except to grant leaves of alb
sence to the members of the bands in
ques ton, and that it would be i'm
possible for the Government to obtain
good musicians if they were not
allowed to make extra money by
private employment, but that the
army bands are strictly prohibited
under any circumstances from under
bidding civilian bands.
Judge Crounse, Assistant Secretary
of the Treasury. having been nominal
ted for Governor by the republicans
of Nebraska, will, as soon as he gets
the business in his office in good
Iape to turn over to his successor,
resign and give his undivided atten-
tiOn TO the campaign. II the Judge is
as popular in Nebraska as he is in
Washington. his majority is likely to
Re phenomenal.
Senator Allison say that the appro.
nFtRfinn n1aHn nv tha frat Of
the Fifty-second congress aggregate
S507, 600 900, against 1853 600, 900 made
by the first session of the go called bill
lion dollar congress, and increase of
S44 600, 900. This increase would have
been very much larger if the actual
necessities of the government had
been provided for, To say nothing of
appropIia ions for needed new build
ing, none OF which passing during the
session just closed. 1t is admitted by
democrats in the senate and house
that the post office appropriation bill
as it became law is millions of
dollars less than the actual neces-
stiles of the service call for, and
that a big deficit is inevitable. The
same Is true to a smaller extent of
other appropriations, and the fact is
well known TO the democrats who
deli berately reduced the appropria-
tions for the purpose of deceiving the
people until after the National cleo
ton, knowing that the deficits will
then have to be made good, and not
withstanding this schemlng this con-
gress has appropriated S44 900 900
more than the first session of the last
congress did. Republican extrava-
gance will not be favord to text
with democratic stump speakers this
year, and the misrepresentation of
1890, cannot possibly be repeated.
Most men in political life have to
col tent themselves with having their
oticlsl actions approved by members
of their own party, but ex-Speaker
Reed is a most stricking exception;
he mas had everyone OF the innova-
tiOns he was responsible Tor having
introduced in the last house approved
by his political opponents of count
ing quorum The demo-
Gratis not only approved, but
they actually adopted the
very rules they had abused the re.
publicans for adopting at Mr.. Reeds
suggestion. The clOture rule, which
was refused the free silver men, had
to be reported and adopted before the
Worlds Fair appro prlatIon could be
put through the House, W Itch was an.
other evidence of the hypocricy of the
democratic leaders in dealing with
legislation of national Importance.
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