The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-08-17
Warrington Letter.
ttrom our regular correspondent

+ rom our Gc5ultr correspondent.
WASHINGTON. AUG. 10, 1888.
Senator Spooner's bill to regulate COM
merce carried or by the telegraph, has
been passed by the Senate without discus
sion, division, or objection. BY its provi-
sions, the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion has authority to inquire into the man
agement and business of telegraph compa-
MES, and to keep itself informed as to the
manner and method in which the same is
conducted, and shall have the right to OBJ
tain from such companies full and complete
information necessary to enable the Com
mission to perform its duties, The Com
mission is to have the same jurisdiction
and power over telegraph companies, in so
far as may be necessary to the execution of
this act, as it has over railroads. 1t is pro-
vided in the act that it shall 60 into effect
Nov. LIST, 1888, but it is somewhat doubtful
if it will come up for consideration in the
House this session. 1t will no if the inilu-
ence Of the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany can prevent it. But some such law
is sure to go on cur statute books sooner or
later, and people are tired of being imposed
on by Gould's telegraph company.
The dead General sleeps hi. last sleep in
the midst of many of his old comrades in
the historic Arlington cemetery. \ gener-
alton produces but one Sheridan and ours
has gone. The funeral ceremonies over the
remains of General Sheridan were directed
by Cardinal Gibbons, in the presence of an
audience which embraced every distin-
guished man at the National Capital and
many from elsewhere; the military process
sion was confined to that prescribed by
Army regulations. and was grand in its
simplicity. The march from the church to
Arlington was through two solid ranks of
%sorrowing citizens. Congress adjourned
and all the Government departments were
closed on Tuesday of the funeral, as a mark
OF respect to the memory of the dead SOL
dier.
The Canadian question brought forward
by the fisheries treaty, is getting to be very
interesting. Senators Of both parties have
intimated that war with England Is one of
the probable outeomeS of the treaty, or
rather of its consideration. For a time the
Republicans represented the war talk, but
Senator Morgan says that while the Demo-
cratic party is not seeking any foolish
quarrel with England, yet if war is to
.aNn,a ~ VI i'll Sta.,A hu tba an,ptrU rirb+ ~
wrong, and that if the Republicans reject
the treaty, Mr.. Cleveland will at once
adopt retaliatory measures against Cana
vessels, let the result be what it may.
In the meantime, Senator Blair is trying to
have his bill considered, providing for the
opening of negotiations looking to the an
.nexation of Canada to the United States.
Only two things can prevent the early CON-
pletion of the treaty; Mr.. Cleveland may
withdraw il, or the Democratic Senators
mag resort to fillibustering in order to pre-
vent a vote being taken upon it. The first
would be an acknowledgement of weak
ness that the President cannot afford to
make on the eve of a political campaign,
and the last would be an error of iudg-
ment, that the Senator's are not likely to
make. so that the rejection of the treaty
may be looked forward to as a certainty.
What will follow is a matter of conjec-
ture.
The Postmaster General has asked for q
deficiency appropriation of $3.50, 600 for
railway mail transportation. He says the
deficiency was caused by the large increase
of new routes.
Republican Senators are still working
on a tariff bill. No date has yet been set
for It's report to the Senate, but it begins to
look as though it would be near Septem-
Der.
Senators Hawley, Henderson, and Cor
man received handsome floral tributes from
the employees of the Government Printing
Office, for their efforts in getting the bill
through the Senate, giving the employees of
that Office 20 days leave Of absence in each
year.
The Senate passed the Stewart Chinese
bill without division. An attempt was
made on the following day to get unani-
nous consent to its consideration by the
House, but it failed.
Nj. Springer has given notice that he
will tomorrow call up his Oklahoma bill.
Tomorrow the National convention of
the American party will meet in this city
for the purpose of adopting a platform.
and nominating candidates for President
and Vice President.
Major General Sehofeld. who succeeds
General Sheridan in the command Of the
Army. has a good record. He has filled
many positions, and filled them all well.
More cannot be said of any man.
The river and harbor bin has become a
law without the Presidents signature.
WESTON.