Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-09-01
Washington Letter
W.sHIsGFoN. D. 0.
 Aug. "A, 1888.
lFrom o,r regln,r c,rra.nona.,,

lkrom Our reginar cOrrespondent)
 Senator Davis, from the pension com
 mittee. has reported to the Senate a sub
 stitute for the bill granting Mrs. Gen.
 s.sl Sheridan pension of s5OOO year,
 which reduces the amount ts s3,500 a
 yesr. Could not this wealthy govern
 ment well afford to give the widow of
 Little Phil" Sheridan f5.0O0 a yesry
 The widows of other men who never did
 one tenth for the United Ststes that
 Sheridan dId. have ben given $500
 pensions withou. sn objection.
 The Chinese bill having passed both
 houses of Congress, is now in the hands of Mir. Cleveland.
 Senstos Edmunds, owing to his ina
 bihty from physical weakness to speak out of doors, hss written the national republican committee that he will not
 be able 10 enter actively into the canvas
 by making speeches. The Senator re- grets the necessity for this step very much, as he is deeply interested in Ihe success of the ticket this year, but his phisicIans had to be obeyed.
 When it wss first stated several days ago that the Treasury surplus for the present fiscal year would be very small. owing to the large appropriations by the present coogress, the democrats sttempt- ed to pooh-pooh tho whole thing as 6 republican campaign story, but they are now laughing on the wrong side of their faces. Representative Mills, Secretary Fsirchild, md President Gle seland have been in consultation over the matter, endesvoring 10 get up some plan to hide the confusion of the demo cratic party, which suddenly finds itself iu the midst of red hot campaign with its guns spiked and its smmunition-"that sw- ful treasury surplus,-gone. An official statement has been issued by the rses- ury department showing that the appro- pristions made and 10 be made by bills now pending, which are certain to pass, amount to s425, SC. .5l4, and the estims- ted receipts of the government from all | leave 6 surplus of Sl4. .693, ,220. But 6 | in the Treasury statement. Although | not quite one-sixth of the fsosl year hss not yet gone by, there Is . falling off in She estimated receipts | from customs of over S9,000,000 If this keeps up for the Test of the | fiscal year at the same ratio, we should have s deficiency instead of 8 surplus. Itis DO wonder that the dem- ocrstic leaders are perpleIed. Their free trade programme has been headed | cf ID an entirely unexpected manner.
 In spite of Senator Morgsn's threats of war with England. the fisheries treaty vss rejected by the solid vote of the re- publican senators.
 Tne senate fnsnce committee are dsi- ly giving hearings to parties interested in the tariff, 1t is now stated that the substitute for the Mills bill will not be reported until about September l5. IL is CT pected by that time that the sppro- pristion pills and other important legis- lation will be out of the way, so that the whole time of the senate may be given to the tariff bill.
 rhe sotion of the democrats of the house having shown So plainly that they do not intend to allow a0y considers tion to DC given to the several impor- tsnt pension bills. which have passed the senate, some of the republican mem bers gre determined to make the point of mo quorum" against everything brought forward by the Democrats. This will necessitate the return ot the many democrats who are now absent mskipg stump speeches.
 That this country IS n nation with e big N" VT. thought 70 have been de- fnitely settled some years ago, but Sen- stor Beck wanted to strike out the word nation" and substitute the words Uni ted Stated" in the senate resolution &C., cepting the statutes of Gen. Phil. Rear ney and Richard Stockton from the state of New Jersey. Senator Sherman sat down on Mir. Beck SO hard that he was glad to withdraw his suggestion.
 Senator Stewart made s personal ex- plaration in the senate ID reply 10 the charge made by Co;nmissioner Stock danger of the Gaper-l Land Office. thst the Senator's amendment to SD appro- oristion bill. provididg thst no part of an item of S50,0C0 to prevent timber spoilatiop, should be used in tbe inves- ,lgation of any case, or in the prosecu- ton of any person iu the mining region for cutting for mining or domestic pur- noses scrub timber unfit to bs saved into lumber, was iu the interest of tim Der thieves. After showing that his amendment was iu the interest of the honest hard working cisIEens, Mir. Sse- wart declared that the office ot the Oom missioner of the General Land Office has become the synonym of wickedness and oppression, and was bringing re- prosch on the Government. It such things were to go ou, the people o; the Western States would know wbo were their friends. HOWELL.