Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-06-02
Washington Letter
lRson cur regular eorrsspondent)
 wAsHIserox, ! May 25, 1888.

WAsHIsaroH,
 May 25, ISsS
 -0saeral Phil. Sheridan has had . par slytic stroks" vas the terrible rumos that flew over this eity with lightning rspidity on Wednesday. Every man you met stopped and asked with bsssd breath, 'hsve you heard from little PhilT Careful inquiry revealed the fact that the gallant litals General had bean siok, bat fortunately is vas nothing very serious. h seems that in returning from his recent t1p West he vas for four or five days travelling continually. and it had bad effect upon his nerves. uhIoh vss aggravated by weeks hard work in his office here.
 The consequence vas that he had to 70 10 bed. He.is BOW much better Asd will probably be out again in afev days. It voull have oeon quite hattering io the General if he could have heard the many anxious inquiries after his health that your correspondent did on wsdnes- day and Thundsy.
 When the Mills iarif bill comes up under the Ave minute rule. 10 be soasid- cred by sections. which will probably bs .ext week, the republicans will endsavor So amend it in many ways. In the mean time the republican leaders hope to agree on hill which will be offered As . substisuss for the Mills bill, but ihe pre- sent prospects, of any such agreement are by no means hatssring.
 There will probably b. . nev member of ths Oabinss before long, e the Ben sts committee on agriculture has made . favorable report on the bill which has already hasssd the House, to enlarge the duties of the Department of Agrisal tups and make it ca Executive Depart msnl The bill, e it passed the House, provided for the trsnsfer of ths weather bureaa to the Department of Agricul- turs. The Senate committee struck that clause out.
 The House bill so establish Depart msnt of Labor has been passed by the esaats slishtly snssdsd.
 Seastors Palmer of Michigan, and Mandsrssn of Eebrssks, have been sc- lscsed as orators for Memorial Day, ss the Arling gton National Oemetafy. Strange ss it may appear, it is never ihelsss true that the question of vheth- CT the Fisheries treaty shall be consider cd by ths senate in open or secret ssssion has been made . political one. The re- publicans voted for open sessions and the democrats for secret ones. The nomination. of MT. Fuller 10 be Chisf Justice of the United States vss discussed by the senate ludiciary oom- nittee st iis regular meeting on hos- day, but st request of Senator Ing Alls , action vas postponed.
 The senate committee to investigate violations of the civil service law are m New York this week. Next week they vill 70 to Baltimore.
 The inkstsDd that vas used by ths late Senator ConkhnE on his onice desk ever since he began to practice law in New York City, has been sent Co zen tIsmAn in this, who prizes 10 very highly as memento of the dead statesman.
 The greedy policy adopted by sz-Sen- | stor Malone, of Vifginis, has resulted iu . splii in the republican party in thai state, which will make Virginia almost | certain to 70 democrstie this year. With Malone out of the way, ihe Old Domin- | ion would be c republican state.
 Tue republicans are enjoying ths vrsngling among the democratic poll iisians for the honor of filling the sse. ond place on the ticket with Cleveland. Much of the wire pulling is done in thla city. Illinois alone has three csndi- dstes, each one of whom is ready tO knife the other al every opportunity They are Gen. Blsck, Oomnissioner oi Pensions, Flrst-Assistant Postmaster General Stevenson, and eI-Congressmsr and Intsn.sse Contnsros Commissions' ". R. Morrison.
 The corner stone of the new Catholic University in this city was laid OF Thurs day, Gen. Rosecrsns, himself a Eesloui Catholic, being master of ceremonies. Ter thousand invitations had been issued to visitors who came to attend the ex srcisss and join ihe great procession O Catholic organizations. priests, bishops arohbishops, etc. All of the ceremonies were to take place out of doors. ana every detail had been srl spged with Rres co plsteness. but the rain poured dow, in torrents.
 Senator Stanford and wife have gon, ,o Europe in search of health The senate has increased the rivers ana harbors appropriation about q .cOO,OO and has inserted $4O0, 900 fof the Posn- mac Flats.