Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-10-13
Washington Letter.
From our Regular CorresBondent.) Tr- r- m ~ n. gtA rcoo

Senator Allison, from the Finance !. C-mmiuer, las reported the Repubii- csn su5 ,i .I.e for he Mills .E,Iff bill to taa Se1g.e, gni the m jority and mi- no-.iy rspor.5 of the committee have been filed. Senator Allison gave notice that hs would, on WedDesdsy next, call up tle bill for consideration. As Sens- 1 tor Sherman had a pressing engagement out o' tho city, he was given permission tp sddress the Senate on the bI!l, which he did in e very effective manner; he showed the many advantages of this bill as compared with the Mills abortion, and expressed inc opinion that if the pres ent bill could be taken up without polit- | icsl sspeTIsies, 1t would become the most | perfect revenue measure ever entered u.On our statute books. This bill re- duces the revenues about STA 100000, snd, unlike the Mills bill. 1t does not in- iure sny American industry to accom- piish this result. Of course, II will be utterly impossible, for lack of time, 10 pass this bill before election, but it none the less shows the idea of the Republi- can party in dealing with the treasury surplus, just ss the free-trsde Mills bill repro ents what the Democratic party is w,llIrR to do for it's English alleys. IL is for the Inte h{ent voters of the country 10 decide which party they approve. Oh, yeS; this Is q campaign of intelll- geDce E1d intellect. Senstor Blair was 1 invited to speak at A meeting in Vir- Gi1is, and was greeted with a shower of dtcSyod eggs.
 Senator CockrelI, in attempting 10 de- lend the violation of law by General Benet took the queer ground of abus- l !ng the Republicans for what WAS done yoaIs ago. Just how those things helped Benet and the Secretary of War I can't see.
 Notwithstanding the thoroughness
 with which the departments are being worko l up for Democratic campaign contributions, the greedy committee are not sa.ished. They have sent circular letter., requesting contributions, to the po.i, mC of this cGy. This IS direct ,iolatIon of the rules governing the po- | 9. which say: No member of the po- hc- force sbbil be permitted to solicit or be a low, to make any contribution IT. mJuey or other things on sDy preteIt to auy person, committee, or assOcistior, D, f any political purposes whatever" Metropolitan police have always O,ea kept clear of politics, and this is tue GF-t tine that any political coDDit- has ever dared tO even attempt 10 p 4ks them nir.bute. But linen, o' cogs-a. tac fact must be remembered tIst tli=J a refOrl Democratic sdmiD- ] istr.tOl.
 Tte sea ate has su hoTized seversl Of ] It. Co1mit:ee7 Co Elt daring recess, but ] ( ID urr cut Epp,sranc 6 tho recess will l .I g as io.g ugh tn allow the mem ] oe-, O r loT- 70 vote.
 il ..a .i -- U-ilg somewhat sEaF ly cr .e a .y members of bon pgr;Ies ..-e b use c. boa DOS get suspended sa.- - .fli i- IsTs~ of tue Wash l..to gu c- Gucsl, who has low { .a.l -. .l. .r.uLs lu D pIartlcsd IT :l. r.5r. ia C1lat-y k now being t..t,..c e .t u-aity ct th man To a.iI-.Iy .. T.rtIJ.u irrail -ae iraUi
 a- rs .r-o Q tl" i1 ss.XaiIpI -r a.i Wve-t'G G,'I1n intc i5 rfs v.. tcg shortly. She- H- .a, H ,r.las v.l pinba5iy be lJlt - char gi the lave iigati3Ds ... .r.s. MI ia Es ] "a lhCod Uf {. ..1E 60. -l. .l. ssa.ls o. tEa tIuEU. ,...r her ..r. Eyc-- -vCr S30JntO0. a LaD he-e offers C. Ge; S2 J0J to l S2, ,OUJ .Lss GouLeoacut gees republican, L. lss L,. -uauC g tsAer.
 Governor Cray ot Indiana was here tlls week trying 10 raise money for the denCcF7t7 Ut that state.
 Cieyelaud signed the Chinese E1clu- sion bill, but immediately sent a mes ! lfu. biil be passed allowing sll those ChInn- men who were oD their way to this coun 'Ty. with eertIfcstes. when he sigU- ed the bill, to come in. He would thus in eff ct nulliiy the bill he had just signed. His recommendation IS not likely tO ever be heard of again. A tIll has been fsvorsbly reported to the Senate for the purchase of G. W. F l IT WIS life size oil painting of Abraham Lircoln for Sl5.Ot0.
 Ch .irman Quay WAS here this week in consultation with prominent republi- cans. Hs expressed great satisfaction l with the way the campaign was going, and is confident that Harrison will carry New York, NeE Jersey and COnnecti- cut. and bs elected.
 Nr. Morton's letter of acceptance vss
 well received here. IL was brief straight forward statement of the issue between tac tvO parties.
 The house k only playing at being ID session. as il has not had quorum for some time. and is not likely to have un- til afier the election, It requires unBn- imous consent to get anything through, RDd the natural result is nothing impor- taut gets through. It is feared that the
 general deficiency appropriation bill
 will fail owing 10 the objection of one
 or two members,
 Senator Hale has offered resolution
 m the senate reoitIng the circrlsr of
 Gen. Benet dire ting the discharge oi
 Republican employ from the United
 States arsenals and stating that under IL Iolorably discharged soldiers of the
 | ion army and widows and daughters
 Of soldiers. have been dismissed, and d. rectiug the Secretary of War 10 trars-
 nit to the senate forthwith full intor-
 n7tion as to loA order, stating ID full
 v..ether the necessities of the depart
 m-nt required that the order should be
 issuei and why ap order on public busi- ness should be marked ''cOnfidentiRl.
 The present ses ion of Congress is ' tle longest continuous session or , record.
 Ms. Gen. Sheridan has returned to ? this city for the winter.
 Senator Havley thinks that Cleve- 3 Iaud'z campaign contribution makes n n liahls 70 fine and imp titonment un
 der tbe statute of 1883.