The Chickasaw messenger., 1888-08-23

From our regular.correspondent.
WAsuIxeroN, Aug Is, 1855.

civ fo4elhcF WIN must " AttH tuFMp VI
prominenoe at the Capitol attended
the funeral services over the remains
Of General sheridan Saturday morn
ING. Cardinal Gibbons presided over
the impressive ceremonies. The dead
general was buried At Arlington GEM
cterv amidst thousands Of hi- former
comrades. A, tribute Of respect 20
his memory. Cougre~, adjourned over
from Friday until to-day, and az the
Government departments were closed
90 saturday
Vow that. llr Blaine ha, arrived. il
i, to be hoped that the republican. Of
thc senate will hurry up with their
tariff bill
The democratic Senators will not
fibu,ter 10 prevent the republicans
from defeating the fisheries treaty.
If the republicans are willing to go
TO the country as having rejected a
just settlement OF this question, it is
their own lookout
senator Morgan. in answer 10 bom-
ba,tic statement msdc by Mr Blair,
in relation to the fisheries treaty and
Canadian matters, defined the position
Of the democratic party on this ques-
tiou very clearly. He said he did not
want war lie knew what war meant
He had seen enough Of il. and knew
that if war came between England
and the United States il would NEAR
the killing Of a great many people
The democratic party, with the back
bone Of Andrew Jackson, would no
make any foolish quarrel bat if wa
came. would stand by the country
right or wrong The republican
might mean a Joke, might mean
traffic. some swapping of knives, Q
chahering about a contract but M
democraticpartv meant business. I'll
senator, at the conclusion of his rC
marks, referred sarrastioally 70 III
bomb proof war records Of some {
the loud mouthed republican Sen'
tors. He also reminded the republ
cane of the fact that Mr. Clevelan
mad defeated them every time he ha
ever come in contact with them, an
that he would do so again this yea
The President has found il neces
airy to veto fourteen more unwortl
private pension bills.
senator Call spoke in favor of Il
fisheries treaty to-day. Last wes
sherman and Evarts spoke again
it. the latter taking part Of two da
to make very prosy talk to an q
most empty Senate chamber windh
up by giving notice that he won
speak again before the vote was take
senator Call has introduced b
10 appropriate 100000 to pay {
property destroyed in -uppressing t
yellow fever in Florida. It will
passed promptly, for the latest ne'
from Florida has created genm
scarce.
The Senate has, without a divisiC
passed the bin introduced by \
~poouer to regulate commerce eari
on by telegraph. This act is to ia
effect Nov. 1st, 1855. 1t places {
telegraph busiue-, under the cont
OF the Interstate Commerce Comm
sion.
IL has been authoritatively stat
from the White House, that the j
mors in regard to the Presidents al
ing forthe resignation Of CommissiC
er Of Pensions Black, are eutr'
without foundation. The relate
between Mr. Cleveland aud Geue
Black are perfectly harmonious.
The House committee on the m
chant marine aud fisheries, will
morrow begin the investigation Of
Alaska seal fisheries, authorized
the recent resolution Of the Hou
There Is a mine Of republican cro
edness in this matter, and il is belie'
that the committee viii succeedin in
posing it.
Owing to the large excess over
estimates Of new railroad mail sery
put on by the Postofilee departm'
the Postmaster General has been e
PEELED to ask for a deficiency APP
priation Of s2j0.000 for that brane
the service.
The National Convention Of
American party viii meet here
morrow. About go delegates
expected They will nominate {