San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-01-12
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Core spondent.l
WASHINGTON, Jan 8, 1898.

senator Hill mas Os6n power on
the democratic side OF the Senate ever
since he became u member OF that
body, and the ease with which he
"dOwned" Mr.. Cleveland in the New
York senatorial figat, now regarded
as settled in Murphy's favor, has
added much to ms prestige, and the
prediction is made by more than one
shrewd observer of things political,
who is without personal interest in
the matter, that Mr. Cleveland will
find himself compelled to conciliate
Senator Hill. Circumstances have
undou btedly played right into Hills
hand OF late. Mr.. CleveIand's recent
declaration that the original Cleve-
land men would be the first provided
for under his administration was q
trump card for Hill; it may enable
him to humble Mr.. Cleveland very
early in his administration.
Senator Hill will control the votes
of four democratic senators, Morgan
and Pugh, of Alabama, Murphy and
his own from the start, In auy fight
that no may desire to make on Mr..
Clevelsud's nominations, and there
are seven or eight other democrats,
among them Daniels, OF Virginia;
Vest, of Missouri, and voorhees,, of In
diana, who will join him unless they
are allowed to control the federal
patronage OF their respective states.
so strong does hill feel himself to be
that he has through ex-Secretary
Whitney convened the nation to
MIR. Cleveland that he does not pro-
pose to allow the confirmation of any
mug-wump as a member of mis- csbi-
net. Mr.. Cleveland's friends regard
this as great impudence on the part
of Hill, but they have to acknow-
ledge that the probs oil ties favor his
being able to carry out his threat, I'M
less the republicans help Mr.. Cleve-
land out, and nobody can give any
good reason for their dong that.
There is q probability that there
ma y be some populist members OF the
next Senate who will refuse to sell
themselves to the democrats on the
plan proposed by Senator German
and greedily snapped up by such
populists as Jerry simpson. In that
event even though the republicans
fall short of clear msjority of the
Senate they may by reas of a dead
lock retain control of its organization.
At any rate caucus of Tepu Olicsn
senators has decided TO fight the
democrats on that line. II there were
only the tariff and financial matters
to be acted on the average repu blican
senator would be OF the opiuion that
the quickest way tO-disgust the cOun-
try with the democratic party would
be to let them have the Senate along
with the rest; but the exposure OF
that scheme to perpetuate the power
of The democratic party by repeating
the laws providing for federal super
vision of national elections, now the
only obstacle to Unlimited democratic
frauds on the ballot box, has aroused
the republicans to the impending
danger.
The President, in extending the
civil service law to embrace the letter
clrriers at ali tree delivery offices,
made the last extension he Intends to
make. NJ one Will deny that IL is q
just and proper thing to do, for the
letter carriers are among the hardest
worked employees of the Govern
ment and certainly ought to be able
to feel secure III their position. Some
apprehension is felt, however, that
the civil service commission will not
be able to hold examinations aud
make up eligible lists in half of the
Tree delivery offices before the adj
minlstrstlon changes, and until
these lists are prepared the appoint
ments will be made at the pleasure
of the pos master.
Secretary Foster says the statemert
of the cond ton OF the treasury a. the
close OF business on the 3lst OF Dec
ember, which was. chlled for ny the
House Ways and Means Committee
ny auth nrity Of u res Tuition adopted
by the House just before the recess,
will be ready this week, and that 1t
wall contain every item of infOrma'
ton in possess on of tho treasury de-
psTtmsnt that can possibly be of any
service to the committee.
Whenever member of congress
wishes to secure little Cheap nutOri-
ETY., he makes an attack uuon that
poor, detenseless thing known "a the
District of Columbia, the residents of
which have neither vote nor represent
tatiOn in or out OF congress. One of
the nOtnrlety hunters was Represent
tatIve OILS, of Kansas, who while the
District appropriation was under dis
cussiOn in the House moved an
amend ment providing that instead of
the general government paying
one half of the total amount APP
propriated it pay only One.tourth
and the District of Colum bia
tn rec. fourths, and strange as Ii
may appear TO these who understand
the rank OF Injustice of the prop si-
ton, which was characterized by
Representative Henderson of Iowa as
one of the most unjust he ever knew
to De made in congress; thirty mem
bers OF the House voted with him tor
the amendment. Representative De-
A NJ Laa ii not.