The Monitor., 1888-06-08
(from our regular correspondentl
WASHINGTON. JUNE 4th, 1885

w
Tie graceful compliment paid by Con
press and the President on Friday last to
the gallant officer whose struggle with
death the whole nation has been watching
for a week, was one of those acts which
raise human natures estimate of itself.
The event of the day in the Senate on
Tuesday was the passage of the bill to
make Gen. Sheridan a full General. But
in the House there was delay over the meas
ure, even after Representative Mills de-
manded, on behalf of Confederate soldiers
living and dead, that the bill be passed at
once On Friday, however, about one
O'Clock, the bill to revive the rank of Gen
eral of the Army passed the House, and an
hour and half later the bill had been
signed by the President, the nomination of
Sheridan for the office sent to the Senate
out 1t was the one thing which remained
for the American people to do 10 testify
their admiration for the stricken General;
and the merit of the deed itself was exalted
Congress contain SO many ex-Confederate
soldiers, who voted, almost to
man. In favor of this tribute to their
opponent of a quarter of a century
ago. If never before, we can truly
say that the war is now ended, and that
there are no politics in the reward of faith
fGl service to the flag which floats over a
united nation.
At the present writing General Sheri-
dams physicians are little hopeful. He
sleeps some and occasionally takes little
nourishment with comfort, still relapse is
probable at any moment. The news Of his
promotion was broken to him gradually
One of his attendants first told him that
the bill had been passed by House; then in
a few minutes he was told that the Presi-
dent had signed it, and so on through the
process, each step of his nomination and
confirmation being announced to him at
intervals, and finally his wife carried in his
commission complete, which Senators llaw-
ley and Manderson brought to the house
The General soon fell asleep, but in few
minutes he awoke, and not forgetting the
propricties, dictated a letter of thanks to
the President, signed it, and dispatched it
to the White House.
There " i'll be large attendance at the St
Louis convention from Washington. On
Saturday evening enough tickets had al
ready been sold to fill four or five cars, and
| the demand was increasing. The Press
gallery was almost deserted that morning,
| fully three fourths of its occupants having
| left for st. Louis. 1t is expected that about
sixty Democratic Senators and Represent
atiyes together will be there. But for the
pending debate on the tariff bill there
would be more Members of the House do
not like to leave while that measure is un-
der discussion, and they find that the Re
! publicans are not anxious to pair. The
pairs which have been arranged are nearly
all between Democrats who are going to
| st. Louis and Republicans who are going
to Chicago, and they are in every instance
of the ironclad order, applying to divisions
and roll calls alike.
| At the capital there was but one COM
ment on the Paris letter of Mr.. Blaine pub
lishcd on Wednesday, and that was that
there is 40 longer any doubt or question as
to his absolute withdrawal from politics
The letter was thus accepted and construed
by men of both political parties. The Re
publican senators say that Mr. Blaine +
positive prohibition of the use Of his name
clears the political field on their side of the
only element of uncertainty that existed,
and that now they will proceed to ascerta in
who is their strongest man and to nom
| mate 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 will be accusedof haste and
want of thoroughness if it neglects to cx-
anime and weigh all that is laid before it.,
than 20 any special charges against the
nominee. A Chicago gentleman 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 com
missioners in 1881, and that Mr..
Fuller drew jury before which
q case in which he was himself
heavily Interested was tried The result,
according to this gentleman, was a verdict
! for Mr.. Fuler, and the consequent recoy-
cry of a large tract Of swamp land The
committee has telegraphed for a transcript
Of the records, and will await their receipt
WESTON.