Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1888-03-02
WASHINGTON LETTER,
tFrom our Regular correspondent.)

WASHINGTON. Feb. 81, 1883.
General Sheridan, who usually refuses
to talk politics, says that James G. Blaine
will be the next President of the United
States.
The more the Fisheries treaty is stud
led the. more its weak points protrude.
1t is not believed here that the Senate
will ever consent to ratify it. Nor should
they. We are entitled to much more
than the proposed treaty gives us and
the citizens of the country look to the
republican Senate to protect their inter.
ests.
The Pension Committee of the House
have reported favorably the bill pension
ing Union ex-prisoners 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 provid-
ed by law for like disability. The bill
further grants compensation of Ss per
day to ex-prisoners of the war for each
day that they were confined in prison,
The bill increasing the pension for total
deafness to $50 per month has also been
favorably reported.
One of the finest floral tributes ever
seen at the Capitol was on Senator Man
derson's desk last Friday as he made his
speech in favor of the Dependent e. A.
r. pension bill. 1t was presented by
ex-Union soldiers as slight testimonial
of their appreciation of his untiring ef-
forts in behalf of their bill. BY the way
this bill is almost sure to become q law.
1t will pass both Houses and it is not be.
lieved that Cleveland will.dare to veto it.
Society is all agog over the rumor that
Mrs. Folsom, Cleveland's mother-in-law
who is now in Paris, has gone there to
obtain her trouseau for her approaching
marriage to Secretary Bayard.
The House Judiciary Committee has
reported favorably bill rendering eli
gible to any position in the United States
Army any person who has served in the
military, navy or civil service of the
late Confederate States. If 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 it isn't likely to pass.
The Union ex Prisoners of War Asso-
citation he'd 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
were Representatives Morrill, and Holmes
both Of whom favored giving IL pension
10 every soldier who wore the blue,
whether disabled or not. They urged
the members of the association to gel
the legislatures of their States to mem
orializo Congress in behalf Of such Q
measure.
Cleveland had a hard fight to carry
= his point of having the democratic nom
mating Convention held before the Re
= publican Convention. The anti Clpve-
land men under the lead Of Senator Cor
man stole IA march OH the Cleveland POO
!, pie Mt the first days session of the Ma.
: | llOnhl Cbinnllttee ililu fuSheu through
resolution fixing July the Bird as the date
;, But the next day the Cleveland men fal
lied and with the assistance of numercu
kilograms from Dan Lamont who wa
J. with Cleveland in Florida, succeeded il
getting reconsideration and havinj
June 9Th. made the date and st, Loui
: the place. The fight made shows YER
plainly that Cleveland is not to get th
10 nomination without struggle. Hi
II has many friends and they say from thi
time he is to be actively pushed forward
The Oklahoma Territory bill was con
y sidered by the House. in committee o
q the whole, Oh Saturday, but no vot
~ taken.
Of Senator Sherman advocates the Senat
nt bill to incorporate the Maritime Cana
"a Co. OF Nicaragua, and says he would b
willing even that the United States Gov
=" ernment should construct the canal II
is not alone in his willingness. Their
are many people who believe that
would be good policy for the Unite
IA States to construct ship canal from tn
Atlantic to the Pacific oceans; over tn
i route proposed by the Nicaragua com
n pany or any other route possible.