San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-12-07
Chr 4utlY 5t9ltt.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1874
WASHINGTON LETTER,
BY our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3, '94.

what wiser Congress 1t Is tnan IL
was when it adjourned last August
One who saw the ending OF the
last and the beginning Of the
present session, and who was en-
tirely ignorant of the intermediate
occurrences would not need to be
told that something important had
happened, and the faces OF the Re-
publicans and Democrats would
give him an excellent clue to guess
what that something was. Pro
portionate to their number there
was better attendance Oft Repub-
licans in both House and Senate
than of Democrats. A witty DEM
ocratic member Of the House per-
petrated the following just after
the Democratic chaplain had con-
cluded his opening prayer: 81
say" he said in stage wills
per, turning his head towards
the member seated next to him,
',that fellow has an almighty poor
memory" "Why" asked the gen
tleman spoken Ito. "Why, great
Scott he omitted to say a word
about the great November catas-
trophe, just as though the loss of
5000 Ia year by such an awful
lot of US was an insignificant af-
fair already forgotten. He should
have given us word or two of
religious consolation; we need ii.
The contemplation Of the loss of
his own job fought to have aroused
his sympathy"
II Mr. Cleveland really wishes
to see the warning factions Of his
party in Congress get amicably,
his wishes are not made apparent
by hurried reading Of his mes
sage. On the cOntrry; the impress
sion left upon ones mind is that
he merely offers them choice be-
tween accepting his views and be-
ing kicked out Of the party, and
that he doesn't care very much
which they choose. Already there
are mutterings OF the coming
Democratic storm, and it will be-
come more difficult to keep it from
bursting after Secretary Carlisle's
financial scheme, which is fully
endorsed by Mr. Cleveland, has
submitted to Congress and has
been fully taken in by the Demo-
Gratis. majority Of whom hold
opposite views. The scheme in all
its details is part Of Secretary
Carlisle's annual report.
The honor OF receiving the great
est ovation extended to any indi-
vidual member of the House upon
the opening day belongs to Hon.
Thomas Bracket Reed, whose big
face beamed with sunny smile
which was contagious and who
fairly shook his elephpetine sid es
when he was jocularly asked if he
was ready to take the Speakers
chair. He was constantly ad-
dressed sas "AIr. Speaker" by both
Republican and Democratic mem.
bers.
Some very ugly reports are again
being circulated in connection with
the names OF Senators German,
Brice and Smith, and the sugar
trust. 1t is charged that a double
deal is now on hand, which, to put
it in the language of the street, is
to catch the public both going and
coming. The poor mouth the
sugar trust is putting up is to stave
off further Congressional legIsla
ton and also to force down the
price Of sugar stock held by those
who are not in the deal, and in or
der to aid the spectators it is said
that great stir and pretense of
adverse legislation is to be made in
the Senate. Verify, the Fifty
fourth promises to be known in
history as the sugar Congress; but
there seems to be no probability of
anybody's getting punished, except
the poor public.
Senator Sherman does not as a
rule bother himself about contra
dieting newspaper stories in which
he figures, but he lost no time in
informing the public that there
was no truth in the statement that
he helped Mr.. Cleveland fix up the
financial portion of his message.
He doesn't care enough about or
binary Misrepresentation to run
them down, b ut he draws the line
at being charged with acting as
financial adviser to Secretary Car
Isle and Mr.. Cleveland. He con-
siders that an extraordinary mis-
representation
Representative Cannon, of Hi
nois, isn't man Of vindictive or
revengeful nature, although when
the occasion calls for them he can
throw his share of oratorial brick
bats. When asked whether the