Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-04-21
Washington Letter
tFrom cur regular correspondent.)
 WASHINGTON,
 An,II 10 IQGa

April l3, 1888
 Mir. Blaine is not sick. His general health has never been better All state ments to the contrary are either idle rumors or malicious falsehoods, and in either case are entirely unworthy O, be- lief. Senator Hale. of Maine, has just received a letter, dated Naples. March 27th. from his brother who is now trav- cling abroad, in which is the following paragraph: ''I have passed the last four or five dsys with the Blaines and have enjoyed it very much in this fine coun- try ot southern Italy, in wessher which is our best June weather. I have just left the Blalnes at Sovento, where they will stay some time longer, think Mr. Blaine IS looking finely and IS in the best of spirits"
 Senator Morrill,, who is by the way the senior member of the senate, having served continuously in that body for nearly tbIrty-two years. made & strong speech Wednesday, on the Presidents message. He began by contrasting the
 
 Iugton with the last of President Cleve- land-the former giving encouragement to manufacturers, and the latter being unfuendly to, and denuncistory ot man ufscturers. He said: "A tsriff for rev enue only (the banner imposed by Ken tucky on the Democratic partyl VRs a synonym for free trade. Henry George, free trade propagaDdist. had chBr6c hA n demo- cratic bIll as a deadly blow at the ug!y fetieh of protection"
 He then proceeded 10 discuss ths Presidents recommendation for Tree wool, showing the pIodI- iors loss 10 the tanners of the country that such law would bring, He said: "Deductiu2 the protective duty. imposed for the benefit | of American wool, of 10 cents a pound, the value of 1exas wool In New York
 and Boston would suiderfy drcp to four or six cents s pound. Neither Texas nor any othsr state would con tiDue to raIse wool at that price, and wool-growing even in the Lone Star state, with an area greater than that of Germany, France, Spain or Italy, would only be known es one of ths lOss srts." He also discussed tue probable future of tbe thousands of working people who
 would be discharged, # the De- tariff bill should become law. The speech | was listened to Si;h mgrked attention by senators of both psri;e-.
 This weeksshss brought out two new candidates for the Republican nomlns I ton for the Presidency, Or perhaps II would be more proper to say that two
 more gentlemen had openly Bvowed their candidacy. The gentlemen refer | ei to are, Senator Stanford of CalIfor- | mia. who hes decided to let his usms 90 before the Chicago convention and has asked the support of the California del | egstIon. and ex-Goyernor Alg6r of Mich | igsn who has been intervis on the nbject as follows: "I sbhor personal methods. snd shall not go about from | State to State trying to influence thls ward and thst district to send delegate to Ihe convention for me. Such mesns I consider disreputsble. The office of | President is & high one and 1 believe should come to s man that does not re- quire the loss of his dignity and respec-
 liability.
 The Dependent Pension bill which re- | gently passed tbe senate, will scarcely | De recognizable after the democratic | majority of the H"use Pension commit tee get through iinkering with I'. They have amended it by striking out the se- cond and tbIrd sections winch gave Sl2 n month 10 all soldiers of the war of the | rebellion who served three months and
 are now from age or any other cause ln-
 capscitated from earning living, or the same sum to the widow and children of | such soldiers as have died, and subsh- | tutinr therefor a section which provides | for the regulation of pensions by the 1 term of servlcs at the rate of one cent Q month for each day of service m any ot the wars. Mexican. Indian or the rebel lion. It also provides that sll soldiers.
 whether iucapacitsted or not, shall re- ceiye 8 pension rated m this way after
 they reach the age of 62 years. IL IS
 now slmos. certnin tha. the bill will not
 be considered by the House ss this se3- sion. Mir, Cleveland does not want to
 sign 1t ID any shape and he is afraid to
 veto it, Soft IS probable they will com
 promise by hanging it up ID the House,
 The Supreme Court has setthe second day of the next term for a hearingi m the csse of the United States vs. the Bell
 Telephone Go. This is the case that was
 originally brought in Ohio by Attorney General Garland and which created the
 great scandal which resulted in show ing up MT. Garland's connection with,
 and ownership of stock in rlyal com
 cany, and gave him the name of Pap | Electtic Gar IlaDd.