San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-01-20
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Onr Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Jan 10, 1898.

WASHINGTON. Jan 10, 1898.
The president has almost, but not
quite made up his mind that he poss.
esses the authority, without further
congressional legislation, to withdraw
the privileges now enjoyed by the
Canadian Pacific Railroad. The mat
ter has been discussed at several
cabinet meetings, and ifthe president
finally concluded that congI essionsl
action is unnecessary he will make
no recommendation In his message
which he will send to congress with
the information concerning this mat
ter which has been gathered by the
executive department of the govern
ment, but will at about the sam Q
time issue an order-possibly q proc
MISUNDERSTANDING certain priv.
ileges. among them the carrying of
imported merchandise through the
United States under. consular seals,
which puts large sum of money in
the pockets of the Canadian Pacific
Railroad people without any CORES.
ponding benefit to this country or
it's citizens. ....
Represen tative Burrows, OF Michi-
gan, thinks there lie something in the
charges which have from time to
time been made against the whiskey
trust, of defrsuding the government
out of large sums OF money by the use
of poisonous drugs rs adulterants,
and of violating the laws in other
ways, and he has introduced q reso-
luton in the House providing for an
Investigation Of the charges by .
special committee of five: the same
committee also to ascertain and re-
port the names OF all persons conneo-
ted with the trust. 1t is believed
that If this resolution be adopted and
the Investigation be thoroughly made
1t will uncover o great scandal, in
volving many men of prominence,
not only in public but also in private
life, including more than one man of
high scientific attachments,
Many members of congress are
kicking themselves for having been
so gullible as to swallow that silly
story about Senator Hill and boss
Croker having quarrelled, and Muir
ply, Croker and Tammany having
decided to desert Hill and cast their
lots with Cleveland. Truly 1t was .
story tor the political marines, and
undou btedly given out with the full
consent OF Hill and Croker. The OBJ
jecu aimed at WAS in plain view of
those with eyes piercing enough to
see through the hazey vail OF mist
which usually surrounds the political
movements OF the democrats named
Having had its own way In the nomi-
nation of U. g senator, greatly to the
humiliation of one G. Cleveland, who
1t should not be forgotten will soon
have the distribution o. many offices
Tammany concluded that 1t would be
q great iden to pretend that 1t had
quarreled with Hill, the maker of
Murphy. 1t would soothe the wound
ed dignity of Mr.. Cleveland, and pro-
badly prevent his repudIating GER
tain anti-election promises made to
Tammany. and would not hurt either
Hill or Tammany. 1t may be set
down as certain that whenever Hill
chooses to make fight of any kind
against Mr.. Cleveland, In the u. 3.
Senate, the vote of Muryhp will be 1T
his disposal.
The slowness with which the regu-
lar appropriation bills are being re-
ported to the house makes many be.
lieve that Chairman Holman, of the
house appropriation committee, was
In earnest when he said the other day
that unless certain legislation-pre-
sumably the free coinage of silver
was passed at this session he would
feel justified in forcing an early extra
session of the next congress by caus-
ing the failure of some of the approprt.
alton bills; 1t would, however, be
very dangerous precedent for chair
man of the house committee on appro.
priations to deliberately delay appro-
ton bills to force an extra SEES sion.
Mr.. Cleveland is q shrewder politi-
clan than many people are disposed
to believe. An evidence of this was
given when he sent trusted per-
sonal friend to sound Senator Nor
gan, of Alabama. to ascertain
whether he would accept the port
folio of the secretary Of state. Now,
Senator Morgan lie, and was all dur
ing Mr.. Cleveland's first administra-
ton an outspoken opponent of num-
Der of Mr.. Cleveland's ideas, par
ticularly those on finance. At the
same time he is one of the best
posted democrats in public life
on our foreign relations, and
IS as vigorous In his American
ism as the most ardent republican
would ask that the secretary of state
should be. If Mr.. Cleveland could get
him to become his secretary of state
he would at one aud the same time
secure an able and capable adviser on
foreign matters and remove dam
gerous democratic opponent from the
senate. There is q doubt, however,
as to whether Mr.. Morgan would be
willing to associate himself with the
Cleveland administration, although
the honor of being secretary OF state
Is not one to be lightly refused.