San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-02-24
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent.

The president is as proud of the
which placed the finest |
ocean steamships in the world I'M
der the American flag as Of any
single accomplishment of his adj
and it is his inten-
ton, unless something occurs to
prevent, to go over to New York on
the 22nd-titting day for such
deed-in order to raise with his
own hands the stars and stripes
over the magnificent steamship
New York. The president expects
to be accompanied from Washing
ton by the entire cabinet and a
number of prominent congressman
Gf they can get away and other
officials. The United States cruiser
Chicago, now in New York harbor,
will fire the national salute Of
twenty-one guns, as sold glory"
reaches the mast head of the New
York.
The treaty for the annexation of
Hawaii, which was sent to the
Senate last week, has been fayOra-
bly, reported from the committee
on foreign relations, and although
there is some opposition in both
parties it is regarded as certainty
that more than the necessary two
thirds will vote for its ratification.
Both the President and Secretary
Foster have become convinced that
the recent demand for gold is
largely artificial, manufactured for
the express purpose of trying to
compel an issue of bonds, and for
that reason they have both arrived
at the conclusion that no bonds
shall be issued during this admin
istratiOn.
Senator Sherman's amendment
has been adopted by the senate,
authorizing the secretary of the
| treasury to issue $5O,0OO,OOO, in 3
per cent five year bonds whenever
in his discretion it becomes nee
essary to keep up the treasury
gold reserve. The bonds could be
issued under present laws, but they
would have to bear per cent in
terest and to run for long period :;
hence this amendment.
The democrats in the House tried
to cripple the federal supervision
of congressional elections by at
taching an amendment to the
SundryCivil Appropriation bill,pro-
hibiting the payment of any eX-
penses incurred by prosecution
under the laws relating to the cleo
| ton of members of congress. The
Senate promptly struck out the
amendment as soon as the bill was
taken up, The gentlemen who are
50 anxious to put stop to federal
| supervision of elections will have
| to wait until the next congress gets
| together; this Senate will not sane
ton any Of their schemes, no mat
ter how cleverly they may be dis
| guised.
The pension laws will not be
turned upside down at this session
of Congress, although there was a
strong effort toward that end made
| by the anti-SOldier Democrats, re-
| Sulting in three-minute free fight
on the floor of the House.
1t is significant that Represen-
tative Compton, of Maryland, who
is probably closer to Senator Cor
man politically than any man
living, should be the most out
spoken man in congress against
the selections already made for
the cabinet. a republican friend,
Joking Compton, said to him: of
you keep up your criticism you
will find no place at the patronage
trough" II don't care" said Mr..
Compton, 81 am too old to change
the habit of saying just what |
think of public mems acts. | do
not approve the appointment of
Gresham and HOke Smith, and |
have no hesitation in saying So.
While it might disappoint few of
my constituents it would relieve
me of a great deal Of bother should
all federal patronage be denied to
me under the new administra-
| ton"
| Here is one reason for Judge
Gresham's having voted the DEM
ocratic ticket: Just before Justice
| Brown was appointed to the
United States Supreme Court, a
delegation of Chicago lawyers came
to Washington to urge the Presi-
dent to nominate Judge Gresham
to the vacancy; they told how
magnanimOus such a nomination
would be, and gave him to under
stand that they were here with