Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-03-17
Washington Letter.
tFron our Regular CorrespoDdent.)
WASHINGTON,
 March 9, 1888

AAASAA Nat Ascs4lht Aorrtc poDueuLl
 WASHINGTON, March 9. 1888
 senator Ingalls, ringing speech in the ssnate on Tuesday was the polIticsl event of the week. IL was straiS ht from tle shoulder, every sentence represent
 ng H knock-dOwn blow against the Democrstic party. IL wac all the Sen. s:e Officials could do to keep down the enthusiastic applause of the crowded gaiieries during iis delivery.
 Many old soldiers listened at:eutlyelv Nhiie The Kansas t,nEtOT fsyed ,he ad- ninis'Estion and ;hs deClccsa:Ic party. anu The expression of thelr faces was all 'he evidence needed O. their supreme en!oJ meat cf The well deserved fiIcelI.- ton. Ibey were particuiarly well pleased wiih the ssCs:ar's reference to CieVelsnd whose many slurs upon them m connection with tho pension vetoes iaSt year have neither been forgotten or forgiven.
 here's the Kansas senator's opinion of Cleyeland: "rhe uumingtIon and election of Grover Cleveland has made me pretensions of any American citizen 70 the presidency respectable. There is no man m the country whose ignorance IS so profound, whose obscurity is so iinpenetrable, whose EDtecedents are SO degraded that he has no; the right to aspire to the presidential nomin ation- rom ihe democratic party.
 Referring tO the question asked by senator Vest in bis speech last week. where + this pension business toatop?' alr. lnsHlls sad: When :he limitation IS removed and every soldier on the rolls or who gets on ths rolls, IS paid from the day of his disability, or, in case oi h survivor, from ths date of the sol dier s death; and when every surviving soldier of the Union army is put upon the rolls for service only. That IS when is going to stop. And if yoa do not like i., make the most oft"
 E feTrIng 10 the pending pension bil, he sad: "I hope IL will pass the other house of congress, Ani II IL does iei the Presideu; of the United States yelo 1t At his peril.
 It remained for republican to tske the ipitiative in stopping the patent medicine men and ciZsreits people frOn making use of Mrs. CleVeiand's picture as an advertisement. MT. g'homas Of Illinois, has introduced bill i1 the house which makes It misdemeEDOr iO use a woman's likeness without her written consent.
 Here IS Q little specimen os demo c7at ic stu pidity. The Secretary of War re- ported Co the senate that 60 macy rr- TOTS hed been been made ;n pIiuiieg iEe abstract oi tbe militia force ci tbe coun- try As recently reported tn con. .rr-s. that tbe document Was worthless. The ser ate has ordered 'be ru5hc printer to re- print the dCcgment Tha.'s the way Benedict ecouomiZss.
 For some days rnm1r hbs bs-u cur ren: here thsi Cleveland has written letter, which is Bog ID he hands ,i ez- Mayor Cooper, oiNow YSrE, who IS g1- tbOriZed tO make 1T public whsUev h. sees it, ID which he dcciints to allow his name iC be used for the nOmiaa lon and further, thst he EUnld not hcccgi the nomination 4 It sh. uii hs i-ulers. him. This % hard to believe
 Another failure ID 'he tTcaiy line is r. be charged up to .hc standardization This time 1t is John OEinam.n ThO hls euchered little Tommy Bs.atj Tbn new treaty will be seat 10 the senate st once. IL prohibits the importation uf Chinese laborrTs iIto this c1uEiry |! one pargs raph, bat ope7s wide th, doof for them IT. another which lt K uri-r stood was prepared by tHs Chioese mia ister. l. allows al Chinsman rcsidng ID the United SiG'es, who hGy= Gcrumu- ls;ed property SO the value OI SlGU oT more to visit China sDd return 10 thIs country as often Rs they please. Any one at all acquainted with Chinese char anteT will TcHi!ly understand that the | average CbinEmeD will have no com puDcti0n in swearing that be is worth | Sl0GO or any other -vm if be can gain s privilege by so doirR.
 Presidential bOoms are a little quie; | this week. The only one that has made any heaiwsy IS th t of Senator SheI- mar.
 The republican minority Of the house | wsys and means committee, have ,trug | g,ed mEufuily 10 to get n hearipg for the | various industries which are affected by | the Mills tariff bill, out SO fG- in vaiu. | They are afraid that they might be COZ vinced of the shsurdity ot the hodge | poige they have concoc,ed.