San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-12-11

ILLINOIS, EnLOIHOlISSITe pOIlS HoIy
successful experiments in the ex-
termination OF chinch bugs by
incubation and spreading con.
tagion among them. This is tough
on the bugs, but it gets there.
The issue of government bonds
to make good the deficiencies in
monthly revenues, seems to be one
Of the leading industries OF the ma
ton under its present Democratic
administration.
There Is every reason to conclude
that the new currency bill will be-
presented to the House before the
holidays, as every facility to carry
on the committee work will be
given.
Lady Somerset decides wisely
that she is not called upon to re-
form American tastes, and declares
that she has no intention Of enter.
ing upon a crusade against the liv-
ing picture theatre.
Houston comes to time with her
usual weekly murder. This time
Tom Maroney is the victim and his
murderer is a we'll known dry
goods salesman. Houston is too
tough for any earthly use.
1t is claimed that Culberson was
elected as an advocate Of free sil-
yer coinage, and yet his party plat
form was distinctively anti-free
coinage. Which will Culberson tie
to in his message?
AS the eyes of a maiden are unto
her mistress, when the young man
is not around, so the eyes Of this
whole southwest are upon that
irrigation association to see what
good it will accomplish.
There is no immediate prospect
Of any war between the disputing
parties over the boundary line Of
Mexico and Guatemala. There is
not enough in it to fight over and
the Guatemalans have backed.
The fate of the income tax hangs
on a thread, the thread Of the dis
course and vote in Congress upon
the appropriation necessary to
make the bill operative. tits not
as certain as it might be.
Hill will have another chance to
hit that income tax law when it
comes before Congress for the funds
necessary to put the machinery Of
levy and collection into active OPP
Grafton.
There will be no effort left un-
made in this present Congress to
repeal the tax on state banks, in
order to let in the stream Of wild
cat currency like a flood upon a
long suffering country.
1t was a merciful movement OF
tho French courts that kept
from the elder De Lesspps all
knowledge OF the great frauds with
which Panama canal enterprise
was weighted to its death.
Corpus will continue TO halloo
for deep water at Rockport as long
as there is no prospect of it.
Income is the natural and
necessary fountain of all outcome.
This is a truth as applicable to
municipalities as to individuals; to
tie industries of a city as to the
operations Of trade.
1t is a good thing for Alabama
that Kolb's advisors are not so
thoroughly tarred with damphool-
ism as he is. They are sitting on
his coat tails with all the weigh :
that they can command.
Nicaragua canal will be one of
the most important questions that
| will come before the Congress OF
these United States at its present
session. Matters there cannot be
deferred much longer.
Louisiana will produce an Inn
mense crop Of cotton this year, the
WELD in the north counties exceed
ing the great yield OF 1891. Not
much assurance Of higher prices In
this condition.
The financial question will soor
usurp the place of the tariff ques
ton as the great concern Of Con
gress. The tariff will be settled In
short order, but the currency dea
will be long one.
The cloud of ignorance tina
hovers over the possibilities o
. Texas legislation this winter is a.
dense today as it was three month";
ago. What will be attempted Il
? beyond any human prescisnce.