Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-03-17
Washington Letter. (From our Regular Corrssposdsnl)
 WAsHuaroS,
 March 2, l6eS

March 2. lssS
 The last democratic combination s one that should interest every old soldier. It has been entered into by members ot the house of representatives for the pur- pose of preventing the dependent pan sion bill from being voted upon when it gets before that body. IL is sad here thss Cleveland himself requested the formation of this eon bins stion in oraar to prevent his having to either veto or ngn this bill just on the eve of . lpreC- deptisl election.
 The tactics 10 be adopted in the houas 10 accomplish the defest of this bill viu include hllibustering of all sorts by he members of this cowsrdly combination. Cleveland talks to Grand Army msu whom he meets as though he would sisr this bill should is pass, while at the same tune be is probably chuokhng to hin- self to think that his friends will prevent a vote being taken on it. This is all the more covsrdly from the fsst thai few democrats in the house, with the exoep- ton ot those from the South, will dare to record their votes against such Q meas ure- The republicans of the house, however, although in the minority, will probably be able to defeat this we'll laid scheme to deprive the preservers of the Union of their we'll earned pensions.
 Senator Paddock, of Nebraska, paid his respects to the inefficient mail service on Tuesday. He denounced the man agement of the post office department for me past three years as 6 failure-prob- ably more conspicuous failure than any of the other shortcomings of the present administration.
 The senate has agreed to an amend ment ot the dependent pepsinn bill. which makes it apply also to those who served in the war with Mexico or flor thirty days ID any ef the Indian wars- IL seems that the sudden change of mind which came over certain members Of the democratic committee in regard to pleasing Cleveland as so the time of holding the nominating convention, coss goodly sum of hard cash, ID addition 10 an almost unlimited number Of promises of patronage. Rumor says that the amount paid was S20,OOO, and that it was all furnished by Mir. ". l.. Scott, the millionaire congressman from Pennsylvania. and confidential friend of Cleveland.
 The Oklahoma Territory bill, now pending before the house, IS being an tsgoniEed by the the friends of . sub stiiute which provides for negotiation with the Indians before taking posses sion of any part of their territory.
 The President will get another chance to veto the bill to quIes the title of set tlers to the Des Moines River lands The house committee on pubhc ands have agreed Co report the bill fsvorably and It IS almost sure to pass.
 Democratic newspapers have been assuring their readers that Mir. Randall. of Pennsylvania. would support the tariff bill proposed by the majority of the the ways and means committee as soon ss 1t wss placed before the house Now when the bill is about ready, Mir. RsndslPs iniimates announce that he is engaged ID framing s tsrif Sil of his own, which be proposes to offer as soon ss completed.
 The PeDnsylvanian will be sure to have some followers from his side Of the house. which makes it extremely doubt tul whether the low tariff democrats can succeed Ia getting their bill passed even by the house. Of course it is doomed to defeat in the senate should it ever reach that body.
 Senator Sherman, from the committes on foreign relations, has reported Co the senate @ bill to amend the acts relating to Chinese emigration, He proposes ss soon as practicable to call it up for &C., ton in the senate. The bill provides that the words Chinese lsborer" and Chinese passenger" shall be held to in clude and to mean any person of the Chinese race without regard to the gov ernment to which the Chinese may owe allegiance, or to the port, place or coun- try from which they come. Other sec tions of the bill relate to the return of Chinese lsborers who have lsft this county and to the issuance Of certi- ticstes to those leaving.
 By request of the Home Market Club of Boston, MT. Long, of Msssachusetts, has introduced ID the house tarif bill which resdjusts the sugar duty and gives a bounty for the protection of American beet and maple sugar, reduces the tax on tobacco 50 per cent, and re- moves the tax from distilled spirits with drawn from bonded warehouses. for use in the arts.