San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-04-21
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, April 10, 1872.

General Russell A. AIger, has been
in Washington for some days, and it is
stated although not upon his personal
authority, that he will shortly
announce his withdrawal as q presi-
Dental candidate. This determine
ton is understood to be the result of
conference with his friends in Con.
gress and to be in the interest of
party harmony.
The Presioent has accepted the
invitation for himself and as many
members CT bis cabinet IS can make
it convenient to go, to attend the
Grant monument dedicatofy cs,e-
monies in New York on the 9th of
this months.
tits believed that Senator Hill has
secured the pledges Of enough demo-
crais in the House TO reject the report
of the election committee and retain
Rockwell in the seat to which the
committee has reported Col. NOyes.
to be entitled. h ass will Re
called up toniorrow aud several very
lively days are expected, during
which some of Hills peculiar methods
will be exposed by democrats. II the
House decides against the committee
the chairman and several other de-
mocratic members say they will re-
fuse TO serve longer thereon.
Private Secretary Halford Is again
at his deck in the White House, but
he is still very weak from the effects
of his rec ent illness.
Tho al Of oh
privilege of''leave to print" by in
sorting matter in the Congressional
Record which has no relation what
ever to the proceedings of Congress
is once more causing trouble in the
House, and the committee on Rules
is trying to devise remedy. Four
democrats aided by Jerry Simpson
started the trouble this time by in
sorting the whole of one of Henry
Gerges book favoripg free trade, in
the Record. Then Mr.. Lodge and
other republicans retaliated by in
sorting protection publications, and
the end is not yet. The House should
follow the example of the Senate and
let nothing appear in the Record that
lie not spoken on the floor
The democrat of the House eXcer-
else cosiders BILE judgement as to The
location of their cheese-pairing. For
instance, the Postmaster General
concluded this year that the money
paid for special railroad facilities in
the shape of q fast mail from New
York to Tampa. Florida, was entirely
unnecessary, and that no, Especial
facilities" were secured by it's pay.
ment to the railroad companies, SO he
omitted It from the annual estimate
submitted to Congress, but the House
Postoffice committee has put in the
Postoff1ce appropriation bill an item
appropriatiDg Sl96, 614, for these rail-
roads, which WELD considerable in
fiuence In the South. The fact speaks
for itself; comment would be super
finous.
The senate will do its part towards
preventing the failure of the propos
ed international naval review in
Hampton Roads and New York Har.
Dor next April, by adopting an
amendment to the naval appropri-
alton bill which has already Deen
introduced, appropriating 5000, 900 fer
the expense of the review and OF en-
PERTAINING the official guests of the
United States who Will accompany
the foreign fleets. The President
will however, take no chances. The
invitations will be sent until the
appropriation is authorized.
30 certain are the democrats of the
house that they made a mistake in
ordering the census investigation
that it was exceedingly difficult to
find enough of them who were willing
10 serv 9 ON the subcommittee which
is to con duct the investigation.
The democrats in the house reduced
the estimate of the amount needed to
pay pensions for the fiscal year begin.
ming July ], next, $l3 .000, 900, on the
ground that there would be a sur plus
of more than that lett Of the approprI.
alton for the current fiscal year, but
so rapidly has Gen. Raum granted
pensions that it is now certain that
the surplus will be very small at the
end of the year, If there is one at all
and the senate has concluded to hold
the pension appropriation until near
enough to the close of the fiscal year
TO determine how much of the money
cpt off by the house must be restored.
There has Eeen some talk among
the democrats Of Senator Hill with
drawing from the presidential field
but he Gays he will hot even consider
Withdrawing as long as Cleveland re-
mains candidate. This is taken TO
mean that Hill is willing to withdraw
III Cleveland will do the same. In
that event German would become the
leading democratic candidate.
BY the LIST of May the revenue cut
tiers Ruth, Bear, CorWin ard Ina
tross, and the naval vessels Adams.
Mohicsn, Baltimore and Yorktown
will be in Behring's Sea prepared TO
make thinks lively for the poachers.
Civil Service Commissioner rhomn-