Mohave County miner., 1888-08-25

WASHINGTON LETTER.
tFRoA OUR ggGULAR CORRESPONDENT.

tFEoA OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT
WAsnusGTos, August Il, 1883.
seaator spooner's bin 10 regulate coin.
merce carried on by the telegraph has
been passed by the Senate without dis
cussion, division or objection. BY It's
provisions the Interstate Commerce
Commission has authority to enquire into
the management and business OF telegraph,
companies, and to keep itself informed az
TO the manner and methods In which the
same is conducted, and shall have the
right to obtain from such companies full
and complete information necessary to
enable the Commission to perform its
duties. The Commission is TO have the
same Jurisdiction and power over tele-
graph companies, in so far as may be
necessary to the execution OF this act, as
it has over railroads. 1t is provided in
the act that il shall 60 into effect Nov. lst,
1888, but il is somewhat doubtful il it
will come up for consideration in the
House this session. II win not il the in
fuence Of the Western Union Telegraph
Company can prevent it. But some such
law is sure to go on our statute books
sooner or later, as people are tired OF
being imposed on by Gould's telegraph
company.
The dead General sleeps his last sleep
in the midst of many Of his old comrades
in the historic Arlington cemetery. A
generation produces but one Sheridan,
and ours has gone. The funeral cere-
monies over the remains Of General
Sheridan were directed by Cardinal Glib
bons, in the presence OF an audience
which embraced every distinguished man
at the National Capital and many from
elsewhere. The military procession was
confined to that prescribed by Army regu-
lations, and was grand III its simplicity.
The march from the church TO Arlington
was through two solid r.nks Of sorowing
citizens. Congress adjourned and all the
Government apartments were closed on
the day Of the funeral as mark Of re-
spect to the memory Of the dead soldier.
The Canadian question brought forward
by the fisheries treaty Ia getting 10 be
really interesting. Senators Of both par.
ties have intimated that war with Eng
land is one Of the probable outcomes OF
the treaty, or rather Of its consideration.
FOR q time the Republicans represented
the war talk, but Senator Morgan says
that while the Democratic party is not
seeking any foolish quarrel with Great
Britain, yet II war is TO come il will stand
by the country, right or wrong, and that
II the Republicans rejected the treaty Mr..
Cleveland will at once adopt retaliatory
measures against Canadian vessels, let
the result be whatever 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
rejection OF the treaty: Mr.. Cleveland
may Withdraw it, or the Democratic Gem
ators may resort to fllibtaslering in order
TO prevent o vote being taken upon it.
The first would be an acknowledgment oi
weakness that the President cannot afford
to make on the eve Of political cam
paign, and the last would be an error oi
judgment that the.seDators ara not likely
to make, 10 that the rejection OF the treaty
may be looked forward to as q certainty
What will follow is a matter Of conjecture.
The Postrnaster-General han asked for
deficiency appropriation Of 1850, 900 for
railway mail transportation. He says the
deficiency was caused by tho large In
crease in new routes.
Republican Senators are still working
on tariff bill. No date has yet been set
for its report to the Senate, but il begins
to look ss though it would be near Sep
tember.
Senators Hawley, Manderson 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 twenty 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 10 it's consideration by the
House, but IL failed.
Major General Schofeld, who succeeds
General Sheridan in the command of the
Army, has good record. He has filled
many positions, and filed them all well.
More cannot be said of any msn,
The River and Harbor bill has become
law without the Presidents signature.