The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1888-06-07

under the condition that yea-and-nay
vote should be taken. Mr.. Breckenridge,
of Kentucky, got the Speakers eye, and
the fillibustering then being conducted by
the Republicans was suspended. All mo-
tions necessary to get the parliamentary
threads untangled were made. Mr.. Kill
gore withdrew his demand for yeas and
nays and the bill was passed without
division, the sound of not more than
three nays being heard after the shout of
"aye." The bill enacts: "That the grade
of lieutenanu-general of the Army is
hereby discontinued and is merged in the
grade of general of the Army of the Uni
ted States, which grade shall continue du-
ring the lifetime of the present lieuten-
general, after which such grade shall
cease, and the President of the United
States is hereby authorized to appoint,
with the advice and consent of the Sen
ate, general of the Army of the United
States.
Section 2 That the pay and allowances
of the general be the same as heretofore
allowed for that grade" At 1 As p. m.
the bill had been signed by the Speaker
of the House and the presiding officer of
the Senate and sent to the President. AT
2:35 p. m. the President returned to the
Senate with his approval the act to re-
vive the grade of the general of the Army
and sent at the same time the commission
of Lieutenant-General Philip FL. Sheri-
dan, of the Army. The Senate immedi-
ately went into executive session, and
three minutes after the doors of the Sem
ate closed General Sheridan was con-
frmed. The bill only passed the House
at o'clock. and twenty-five minutes be-
fore General Sharidan had his new
rank.
UNJUST ATTACK ON GENERAL BLACK
There was lively time at the night ses-
sion of the House tonight, caused by the
reading of report from the Committee
on Invalid Pensions in which General
Black was uniustly criticized for the man
ner in which he performs the duties of
Commissioner of Pensions. After consid-
cradle debate it was decided that the re-
port should be returned to the committee,
and new report made in its stead.
have had a great deal of business before
the Pension Office during the past year,
and l know personally that General
Black is doing all that he can possibly do
for the benefit of the honorably dis
charged soldiers. He has thoroughly re-
organized the Pension Office, and is now
making better record than was ever
made by any of his predecessors
DECORATION DAY.
| The soldiers who sleep in death on the
hillsides of Arlington and in other ceme-
teries about the Capital City were remem-
bered on last Wednesday by their surviv-
ing comrades With the early hours of
morning the pilgrimage to Arlington be-
gan with the wagons bearing flowers for
the thousands of graves, and though the
exercises were not to begin until II
o'clock, long before that hour men, wo-
men and children, white and black, in
carriages and street cars and on foot
with baskets of flowers and baskets of
lunch, filled the streets leading to the
new Georgetown bridge, which through.
out the forenoon was thronged with a
shore. The Grand Army line was head
ed by the Marine Band and the Union
Veteran Corps, escorting the speakers and
invited guests in carriages. Arlington
presented a beautiful picture. The wet
weather of the past week had given great
luxuriance to the spring foliage, and
clothed the entire country with dress OF
trio lor ri !, o,,I
the cemetery were decorated, and the line
marched back to the pavilion, where q
national hymn was played by the Marine
Band, followed by brief address by De
partment Commander Charles P. Lincoln
in which he referred to the steady de
pletion of the ranks of the Grand Army
by the great enemy, Time, and continu
uous march, we see comrade following
comrade, weary and worn, dropping from
our ranks. Even now we are anxiously
and hopefully trusting that our beloved
comrade and leader. the gallant Phil
Sheridan, now so near the portals of the
other shore, may not for many years ye1
respond to that final roll CALL" The re
ference to Sheridan was heartily applaud
ed. The services at the tomb of Genera
John A. Logan were attended by large
concourse of citizens and soldiers. The
floral offerings were abundant and beau
tifuL Logan Guard of Honor furnished
a very fine floral piece, which was in the
form of star, five feet high and five feet
wide, bearing in the center, surrounded
by the choisest flowers, an excellent por.
trait of Logan. Other floral offerings
worthy of mention were contributed by
the Logan Invincibles, in the shape of a
monument, and star by the 1O3 mem
bers of the Illinois Legislature who stood
by General Logan in his last contest for
the Senate. 1 have not time to write
more at present, so I will bring my letter
to close. Yours respectfully,