Mohave County miner., 1888-06-16
WASHINGTON LETTER.
trRos OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.

tYRoN OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.
WAsHSGroS, June 4, 1888.
The graceful compliment paid by Con-
gress and the President on Friday last &c
the gallant officer whose struggle with
death the whole nation has been watching
for week, was one of those acts which
raise human natures estimate of itself.
The event Of the day in the senate was
the passage on Tuesday Of the bill to make
Gen. Sheridan full General. But in the
House there was delay over the measure,
even after Representative Mills demanded
on behalf OF the Confederate soldiers
living and dead that the bill be passed
On Friday, however, the bill to reyive
the rank OF General Of the Army passed
the House about one o'clock, and an hour
and half later the bill had been signed
by the President, the nomination Of Sheri-
dan for the Office sent to the Senate and
confirmed, and the commission made out
II was the one thing which remained
for the American people to do to testify
their admiration for the stricken General; !;
and the merit Of the deed itself was ex-
alted by the circumstances that both
Houses OF Congress contain so many
ex-Confederate soldiers, who voted, al
most to a man, in favor Of this tribute TO
their opponent Of quarter Of century
ago. II never before, we can truly say
that the war is now ended, and that there
is no politics in the reward OF faithful
service to the flag that floats over united
nation.
The news of his promotion was broken
TO him gradually. One OF his attendants
first told him that the bill had been
passed by the House; then in few min
utes he was told that the President had
signed it, and so on through the process,
each step Of his nomination and confirm
alton being announced to him at intervals,
and finally his wife carried in his COM
mission complete, which Senators Hawley
and Manderson brought to the house.
The General soon fell asleep, but in few
minutes he awoke, and not forgetting the
proprieties, dictated letter Of thanks TO
the President, signed it, and dispatched
it to the White House.
At the Capitol there was but one COM
ment on the Paris letter Of Mr.. Blaine,
published on Wednesday, and that was
that there Is no longer any doubt or
question as to his absolute withdrawal
from politics. The letter was thus ac-
cepted and construed by men Of both
political parties.
The Republican Senators say that Mr..
Blaine's positive prohibition Of the use Of
his name clears the political field on
their side Of the only element of uncer-
tainty that existed, and that now they
will proceed TO ascertain who is their
strongest man and to nominate him.
The nomination Of Mr.. Fuller for
Chief Justice still hangs fire in the Senate.
The delay is said to be due rather TO a
fear that the committee win be accused of
haste and want of thoroughness II II
neglects TO examine and weigh all that is
laid before it than to any special charges
against the nominee. A Chicago gentle
man has asked for delay in order to give
him time to put certain things in shape
for presentation to the committee. He
alleges that the Clerk Of the Court and
Mr.. Fuller were jury commissioners in
1881, and that Mr.. Fuller drew a jury
before which case In which he was
heavily interested was tried. The result,
according to this gentleman, was q YER
dict for Mr.. Fuller, and the consequent
recovery Of large tract OF swamp land.
The committee has telegraphed for a
transcript OF the records, and will await
their receipt.
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