Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-06-02
Little Phil SdH Lives.
Gen. Sheridan Making Splen- did Struggle Against Death.
HE IS "GENERAL OF THE ARMY"
Tho Senate, House and President Act Promptly in Promoting the Dying Hero. What the Physicians Say of the Case. His Condition Unchanged.

WASHINGTON, June 2-The condition of Gen. Sheridan is practically unchanged This means that he is in the same condition that he has been in since he recovered early yesteroay morning from the attack that came within thread of ending his life. The doc tors do not say that he will get we'll Indeed, they do not think he will, but, on the other hand, they do not say that death is near
 Their bulletins are very infrequent, and not at all encouraging, except that they bear witness to no more dangerous attacks Their patient is alive and suffering no pain That Is all they can say. The pressure on the lungs has been less since Dr. Lincoln and Dr. Pepper changed the generals posture from a lying to a sitting posture.
 Col. Mike Sheridan is the most hopeful of any person who is admitted to the sick cham Der. He has seen his brother i'll on two or three different occasions before this, and he knows what his constitution is capable of. Several times he has said to anxious callers:
 'Phil will yet pull through; feel confi- dent of it"
 The doctors are reticent, and while they say their patient is holding his own, they have as yet given no indication as to whether he will get we'll
 The passage of the bill reviving the rank of general through the house was somewhat delayed by the objections of Mir. Kilgore of Texas, and Oates, of Alabama, but they were immediately surrounded by the Democratic leaders-Messrs. Mills, Breckinridge and Ran dan-a-id were finally induced to withdraw their objections. The bill was passed by a viva voce vote amid great applause It reads:
 Be 1t enacted etc, Tha. the grade of lieuten ant general of the army is hereby discontinued and is merged in the grade of general of the army of the United States which grade shall continue during the lifetime of the present lieutenant 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 senate, general of the army of the United States.
 Sec. 2. That the Epay and allowances of the general be the same as heretofore allowed for that grade.
 As soon as the senate confirmed the nom ination Senators Hawley and Manderson took a carriage and were rapidly driven to the White House. They were immediately received by the president, who handed Sena- tor Hawley the parchment commission
 Five minutes later they were in the draw ing room of the Sheridan home. Mrs Sheri- dan was summoned and soon appeared Senator Hawley handed her the commission, with a few appropriate words. Mrs. Sheridan told the senators that she thanked them and all others who had as- { sisted in conferring this great honor on her husband
 If anything can cure him this wiIl.m she said sJsa-i,- .i-.- ---~.i-s hr seef,.>a crc<zsiy pleased when he learned of the efforts that were being made. will show him the com mission soon as he wakesS
 Gen. Sheridan woke a few minutes after q. His wife told him the news, and the sick man seemed greatly pleased.
 "That's the best tonic I've had in a week. he said
 Chief Clerk Tweedale, of the war depart ment was sent for and soon arrived The members of the generals staff who were in the house were summoned to the sick room, and the formal oath was administered to the stricken soldier by Mir. Tweedale. While waiting for him letter of thanks to the president, at the generals request, was pre- pared, and few moments later he affixed his signature to the letter, his first attempt at writing since he was taken sick After taking the oath Gen. Sheridan-now general of the United States army-sicned the necessary official papers, and immediately announced his staff to be the officers who had served him as lieutenant general This ap- pointment gives to each of them the rank of , colonel He then issued his first order as general, which was a notification to the army of the appointments of his staff. Sympathetic and low voiced congratulations were rendered to Gen. Sheridan by those present during the simple ceremonies