San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-04-26
WASHINGTON AND AUSTIN.
What is Being Done at the State
and National Capitols.

The proposition of the New
York banks, to advance S5O,OOO,OOO
gold to the government, in eX-
change for notes bearing 2! per
cent interest which can be counted
as part of bank reserve and used in
settlement of clearing house
balances, was rejected at the cabi-
net meeting. The offer of $4,000
600 from Boston banks reported
yesterday is a newspaper fake.
The treasury officials are all dumb
as oysters over the situation and
will not say what government in
tends to do.
Judge Porter, who succeeds
Egan at Santiago de Chile will sail
for his post on May 10Th, but Egan
will not wait for his arrival, leaV-
ing for home shortly with Consul
McCreary in charge of lega ton.
The President will be absent
from Washington six days at the
naval review and Worlds Fair
opening.
Carlisle calls the attention of
government employees 10 the law
which forbids any officer, clerk or
employees of government to solicit
at any time contribution from
other officers, clerks or employees
in the governments service for a
gift or present to those in superior
official positions, nor shall any
such officials receive any such
gift from persons in the govern
ment's employ receiving less sal
airy than themselves.
Senators Ransom, Vest, White,
CullOm and Washburn are the
committee to visit California and
make the proposed investiga-
ton looking to settlement OF the
deep water harbOr question which
has been a veXed problem in the
senate for several years. The start
will be made from New York May
). Senator Cullom will join the
party at Chicago. The committee
expects to be gone about five weeks.
There is no free gold in the treas
ury above the $lOO,OOO,OOO reserve.
The President does. not accept the
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bers of the international monetary
conference which meets May 3Oth.
He thinks the commissioners APP
pointed by Harrison all right.
Assistant disbursing officer of
the weather bureau, Stone, refuses
to resign at Secretary MortOn's re-
quest.
The state senate devoted, its
morning hour to business, and
adopted resolution providing for
the publication of the impeach-
ment proceedings in a separate
journal. No one seemed to know
what arrangement, if any, had
been made for impeachment stem
Ographer.
Trial of McGaughey Twas re-
sumed by Senate at 10 o'clock.
Judge LightfOOd cited some author
tiles but none that sustained his
position of yesterday. Mr.. Smith, of
Hill, addressed the court for the
state. The following We're submit
ted by Senator Goss for the states
counsel to consider.
|. W nat under the cOnStltu-
ton are sufficient grounds for inn
parchment?
,. If no causes are alleged can
the Senate say what acts are i'm
peachable?
Rule was adopted allowing five
attorneys to appear for each side
and address the court, and Dashiell
followed for the state. Court add
journed until II today to permit
members to attend the TempletOn
funeral.
Senate in executive session con-
firmed the appointment Of y. j.
Baker as temporary land commits
sioner; T. c. Thompson of Calves
ton and w. l.. Prather of Waco, as
members of the board of regents of
the Uuiversy of Texas.