Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1888-03-03
] WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON. BEE. 27


fuses to talk politics, says that James
G. Blaine will be the next President
of the United States.
The more the Fisheries treaty is
studied the more its weak points
protrude. 1t is not believed here
that the Senate will ever consent to
ratity it. Nor should they. We are
entitled to much more that the pro.
posed treaty gives US and the citi.
zens of the country look to the re.
publican Senate to protect the inter.
eStS.
The Pension Committee of the
House have reported fayorably the
bill pensioning Union xprisoners of
the war who were confined sixty
days or more in Confederate prisons,
and are suffering from disabilities
which may reasonably be traced to
their Imprisonment. The pension is
to be at the rates now provided BY
law for like disability. The bill fur.
Their grants compensation of 50 per
Gay to ex.prisoners of the war for
each day that they were confined in
prison. The bill increasing the pen,
sion for total deafness to $50 per
month has also been favorably re.
ported.
One of the finest floral tributes
ever seen at the Capitol was on Sen.
ator Manderson's desk last Friday as
he made his speech in favor of the
dependent &c. A. r. pension bill.
1t was presented by ex-UDion sol
diers as slight testimony of their
appreciation of his untiring efforts
| in behalf of their bill. BY the way,
this bill is almost sure to become
law. 1t will pass both Houses and
it is not believed that Cleveland will
dare to veto it.
To-day week, the democrats OF the
House will commit another political
theft by retaining Mr.. Davidson, Of
Alabama, in the seat to which Dir.
IMcDuffie was duly elected.
Society is all agog over the rumor
that Mrs. Folsom, Cleveland's moth.
er-in-law, who is now in Paris, has
gone there to obtain her trousseau
for her approaching marriage to Sec.
rotary Bayard.
The House Judiciary Committee
has reported favorably bill render
ing eligible to any position in the
| United States Army any person who
has served in the military, naval or
civil service Of the late Confederate
States. III the bill should pass both
Houses Cleveland can, should he see
fit, appoint JEFF Davis to the next
position that becomes vacant In the
Army. But il isn't likely to pass.
The Union ex prisoners OF War AS
ISOLATION held their second annual
reunion in this city Thursday night.
They had quite jolly time singing
war songs and recalling incidents OF
their sufferings in Southern prisons.
Among the speakers we're Represen.
tatives Morril and Holmes, both Of
whom favored giving a pension to
every soldier who wore the blue,
whether disabled or not. They mr..
ged the members of the association
to get the legislatures oftheir States
to memorabilia Congress in behalfof
such q measure.
Postmaster-G General Dickinson is
said to be very i'll. lie overworked
himself last week in helping to win
the Cleveland victory in the Nation
al Committee. Besides he is run to
death by people who want him to
discharge trained employees to make
places for political strikers. This
policy has already been carried so
| far in this department that pro-
tracted howl has been raised from
the people irrespective of politics.
| Cleveland had hard fight to
carry his point of having the dem
ocratic nominating Convention held
| before the republican Convention.
1 The fanti.Cleveland men under the
lead of Senator German stole q
march on the Cleveland people at
the first days session of the Nation
al Committee and rushed through a
resolution fixing July as the date.
But the next day the Cleveland men
rallied and with the assistance Of
numerous kilograms from Dan La.
mont who was with Cleveland IN
Florida, succeeded in getting 70
consideration and having June 9th
made the date and st. Louis the
] place. The fight made shows very
plainly that Cleveland is not TO get
the nomination without struggle.
Hill has many friends and they say
from this time he is 10 be actively
pushed forward.
The Oklahoma Territory bill was
considered by the House, in commit.
tee of the whole, on Saturday, but
no vote taken.
Senator Sherman advocates the
Senate bill to incorporate the Mari
time Canal Co., OF Nicaragua, aud
says he would be willing even that
the United States Government
should construct the canal. He is
not alone in his 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 oceans;
over she route proposed by the Mic