Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-04-28
Washington Letter
(FrOm our regular cOrrespOndent.l
 WASHINGTON, Apr5l on ISSs


 April 20, 1888
 "The greatest effort of his life" is tn universal verdict upon the speech seliv cred by Representative Kelly, of Penn sylvanis on Tuesday in the house, ID re ply to the speech of Chairman Mills o the Ways and Means Committee, on th' Mills tariff bill. MT. Kelly is the old est member of the House, and 1t va very fitting that he should have beeu'pu forward as the special champion of th' republican party. Had he been a ney member, the speech he delivered would have established his flame ss states man. These two speeches began tn, great tariff fight that promises to las well into the summer.
 Hon. E. J. Phelps, of Vermont, oul present ministe: to England. will, 1t l: stated, be appointed to the vacant chiei iustice-ship of the United States, I'm. will be B very pleasant surprise 10 the republicans should 1t turn out to be true. Mir. Phelps IS ID every way quail fled for the position, and If the place IS to be filled by democrat, know of Dc man who would do it better than he.
 Senator Stewart of Nevada has intro. duced bill in the senate granting a pension of f5,OO0 yesr 10 the widow of Chief Justice Waite.
 The administration has at last Rwak- ened to the gravity of the financial situ- stiOn. The Secretary ot the Treasury has issued cIrculsr giving notice that under the authority contained in the net of March 8. 1881, on Monday April 9. snd daily thereafter at noon until fur ther notice, proposals will be received tor the sale to tho government of United States bonds of the Lcts of July 14, 1870 and January 20, 1871. This is complete surrender to the republicsns, who have claimed right along that the Secetary of the Treasury possessed this authority. The claim had been denied by Cleveland but now that be has carried the contrsc- ton of the currency as far 6s he d6res to, he has to officially acknowleSge bis error. Fine statesmen are these demo crats who have accidentally got control of ihe Government.
 The death of eK K-Senstor COnklIng is deeply regretted here where he had ma ny personal friends, having served ID the House or Senate continuously, with the exception of two yeBrs, from the time he was first elected to the House ID 1858, until he resig ned from the Se- nate ID 1881,
 The fisheries treaty will be rejected by the senate. The committee on for elgn relations have already agreed to report it adversely and there is DO doubt that every republican and possibly some of thedemooratie senators will vote 10 re- ject 1t.
 The house has passed the bill to es- tsblish department of labor, also the bill providing for arbitration between railroads and their employees.
 The idea originated by Mr. Blaine some years sgo of holding B congress of the American nations in this city has been finally adopted by Congress and the President has been requested and authorized to invite the several govern ments of the republics of Mexico, Cen trsl and South America, Hsyti, San Do mingo and the Empire of Brazil to join the United States in conference to 6e held here in or near the month Of April, lSS9 This conference cannot fail of great good to sll the countries but particularly to the United States.
 In little tilt with Senator Edmunds on Tuesday, Senator Vest, of Missouri, asserted that the electoral commission pill, by which Hayes acquired the presi iency. WAS s republican measure On he following day Senator sherman ID lis remarks on the bill to admit South Dakota te tho Union. took occasion to prove by the vote ID the senate that II vas a democratic measure. Twenty SIX democrats voted for it and only twenty ! ,ne republicans, while fourteen republi- | ans and one democrat voted against 1t. l Iir Sherman stated that in view of hese facts be thought democrats were | ,recluded from assilipg the bill ss par isan measure. Ex-Governor Rnutt. of Colorado, who las been spoken of as 6 candidate for the | United States senate from that state, IS n this city, He emphatically denies hat he has any sire to come to the enste. He says, Colorado does not avor the Mills tariff blll. Its wool in- crest is too big. IL does not favor the resent administration at all; 1t wants rec silver. to which the present suthor- lies are opposed