The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-06-02
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER
(From our Regular Correspondent

publicans in passing the bill remoy.
ing the Limitation from the arrearage
of pensions act, and if they Join in
passing that measure, they thereby
remove all necessity for tariff hill.
for there will then be no surplus 10
reduce, and that of course is the only
possible excuse for such bill as the
Mills tariff bill. Already the com.
mittee on rules have been requested
to report a resolution Designating a
time to consider the arrears Of pen.
sions bill, and they are in quaudary
as to what to do in the matter, On
Saturday the Republican 1eqbefs1
of the House in caucus ass&1;sS<l
unanimously passed a resolutici re-
claring it to be the sense Of to Re-
publicans of the House tat the
committee on rules be ilstIcted TO
report resolution assigning days for
the consideration of al general pen
sion bills, and that tb order be made
continuing order. util all this class
of business is disosed of. If the
committee on RUS, majority OF
which are Demofats, refuse to re.
port this resOIutin, there are large
number OF Republicans who have
expressed thei intention of filibus-
tering against the Mills tariff bill.
That's the WY the thing stands at
writing.
Mr.. Danbl Grosyenor, a member
of the G. A. r. appointment COM
mittee, whose duty it is to look after
the welfare of the old soldiers en-
ployed by the Government, gave his
testimony before the House printing
com mittee, which is engaged in in
vestigating the Government printing
Office, on Saturday. in regard to the
very unjust treatment the soldiers
had received from Mr.. Benedict, the
Democratic Public Printer.
Gen. Sheridan has been very near
deaths door for the past six days.
During that time he has had three
distinct attacks, each of which it was
feared would terminate fatally. For
six days doctor has been constantly
at his side as he sat propped up in q
reclining chair, it being impossible
for him to lie down without danger
of immediate death. He is sufeFSs
from what is known as valvuIsrdis.
ease of the heart. one of the mostun-
certain and battling diseases known
to the medical faculty; one that is
liable to kill without the slightest
warning. His aged mother from
Ohio arrived in the city Saturday
night, and is now at the bedside of
her son. The general fully realizes
his very critical condition on Fri.
day he made his will. He is now
somewhat better, though the danger
is by no means considered past. In
this case, as in many others of prom.
inent people of late years. it was at.
tempted to keep the public from
knowing the real condition of the
patient the public was informed
that the general was only suffering
from little fatigue, &c. This was
kept up for three days before it be.
came generally known that he was
seriously i'll.
The Republican caucus Saturday
passed resolution in favor of the
Blair educational bill, but as the
Democrats of the House committee
on education, in whose hands it has
been for months, refuse to meet and
consider it, l don't see how it can get
before the House.
The Democratic Senators aresolidly
against discussing the fisheries treaty
in open session, but it will be done
nevertheless, and afterwards it will
be duly rejected.
Last week might fairly be cousid.
cred an industrial one in both Houses
of Congress. The House passed sew.
eral of the regular appropriation bills
and the Senate followed suite. The
bill establish ing a department Of
labor was passed. and that raisno
the Commissioner of Agriculture 70
Cabinet position was passed by the
House, and favorably reported to the
Senate. Besides all this, the Senate
had quite number of secret sessions
nearly all devoted to settling whether
the fisheries shall be discussed in
public. "
The President has approved tho
act limiting the hours of labor ior
letter carriers to eight per day.
No paper fractional currency will
be issued. The bill having been a.
yersely reported by the Senate
nance committee. The committeo
reported in favor of a bill reducino,
the fee of postal notes of less than one
dollar to one cent, believing that this
would answer the purpose for which
it was proposed 10 issue the fractjon-
al currency, and at the same time !,
will be much cheaper.
The cornerstone of the new Catbo
lie university in this city was laid
with very impressive ceremonies ~.