Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1888-03-08
From our Regular Correspondent.
Washington Letter
WASHINGTON, Feb. n. lSsS.

W ASHlNtSIoN, Gu go 1900
Gcrneral Sheridan, who usually refuses to
talk politics. says that James q Blaine
States
The more the fisheries treaty Is studied
the more it, weak points protrudc 1t Is
not believed here that the Senate will
ever consent "a ratify H. Nor should
they. We are entitled to much more than
the proposed treaty gives Us and the citi-
zens Of the country look to the republican
Scuate to protect their interests.
The Pension committee Of the House
have reported fayorably tile bill pension
ing nion cX-pri>oncrS of the war who
were confined sixty days or more In Con
/ fr,lcrate prisons and are suffering from dis
abilities which may reasonably bc traced
to their imprisonment. The pension is To he
az the rates nov provided by law for like
disability The bill further grants com
pcn~ation Of - per day to cX-pri>oncrS Of
/ the war for each dag that they were con-
nncd III prison. The bin increasing the
pension for total deafness TO so per month
+ la also been fayorably reported
one of the finest floral tributes ever seen
/ AZ the Capitol was On senator MandcrSon'> :
/ desk last Friday a~ he made his speech in
I favor Of the Dependent q. a X. pension
BILL i was presented by cx-T'nion sol
{ dtyr~ a, Slight testimonial ~ their apprc-
I citation Of his nntiring efforts in behalf Of
their AIll ~ the way. thjS bill IL almost
sure to become a law. Il will pass both
Houses and ID T. not believed that Clcyc-
land win dare - veto It.
To-day week, thc democrats Of the
House viii commit another political theft
hy retaining Mr Davidson of Alabama, ia
/ tAc seat t" which Mr. McDunIc was duly
4 elected
Society j. all agog over the rumor that
Mr~ Folsom Clcvcland, mothcr-in-law
who il now in Paris has gone there
~ obtain Her trou>-cau for her approaching
marriage % Secretary Bayard
Ihc House Judiciary committee has re-
ported fayorabiy hill rendering cIigiblr
ID al, position III TILE United States Army
any por>ou Nhn ha~ served in the military
naval NJ cj,u service of the late Confcd-
rrltt State. II The hi. should pass both
Houses I,Nr.tnd can should he SEQ NJ,
appoint Jcn Davis To- the ncNt position that
becomes vacant Ia thc \rmy But il isn't
likely ~ Pa,
Thr administration circus arrived home
safely Yesterday morning EingmaNjcr
Lamont reports large attendance and en-
'hH>a>lir receptions for the prize clown
ann hi- garden III Edcn JOKES
The uulon cN-pri~oncr, Of War Aooo-
riation held thcir second annual reunion in
thi- ci'y Thursday night They hat quite
jolly time singing war songs and recall
ins incidents of their >ufcringS in south
crn prisons. Among the speakers were
Representatives Morrill, and Holmes. both
Of whom favored giving pension to every
-p.ijrr who wore tho blue whether dis
ablrd or not. THEY urged the members Of
thc association IN gct The legislatures Of
their State, to memorable Congress IN
behalf II such measure.
Fo>uua-trr-t,rnrral Dickinson j. said Ia
i yz-AErN. ..4.. IL nNerWnrkei 9im-rlf last
~'~'"ss ~ tS@ s-ss...,.,s .-......4s,,,,.. -.
sides he l. run To- ,icath by pco H. who wan
htm d discharge trained employees ID max,
places f"r political strikers. This policy
ia, alrrlt, been carried far il thi~ do
rartm,nt that 4 protractcd how has bccu
raised from the people Irrespective pf pol
l,,c>
Cleveland ha,I hari fight to carry his
point uf ha,iu. the democratic nominating
Convention hrId before the republican Con
,yntion. The auti-Ct.yclaud mon under
the lrad uf senator Gorman Stole march
on the Cleveland people at the first ,lay ;
session ~ the National committee, and
rushed through resolution fixing July the
frd the date. But the next day the
Cleveland men rallied and with the a>,is-
tancc Of numerous trlcgrams from Dan
Lamont " hp wa, with lev Gland in Florida
succeeded i'll getting a recon >idcration and
having Junr 9TH made the date and 81.
Louis the place The night made shows
yer, plainly that Cleveland j. not 70 get
tine nomination without struggle. Hi
ha- many trvni~ and they say from
this time he !, to w actively pG>hcl for
ward
Tile Oklahoma Territory bil wa con
>ldrred by thc HoL>c. in committee Of the
whole oa Saturday. but no vote taken.
senator Sherman advocates the Senate
bin to incorporate the Maritime Canal Co.,
Of Nicaragua, and says he would he wilin.
even that the United States Government
should construct the canal. lie i not
alone in hi- Willingness. There are many
people who believe that it would be good
policy for the United States to construct a
ship canal from the Atlantic to the Pacific
ocean over the route proposed by the
Nicaragua company or any other route pos
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