The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-06-02
GENERAL OF THE ARMY.
Tie Title Conferred ON Gen. sheridan
Quick Order-IIls Acceptance.

The Title Conferred on Gen. sheridan In
OulCi OrtIer-HIs Acceptance.
WAIuSGroX, June 1.-The House to-
day passed the Senate bill to revive the
rank OF General OF the Army for the
benefit Of General Sheridan.
The iint business taken up was the
Senate bill to authorize the Fort Smith
and Choctaw Bridge Company to con-
struct a bridge over the Poteau river
near Fort Smith, Arkansas, which was
passed.
Mr.. Spinola, of New York, then re-
newed his efforts to have passed the
Senate bill to revive the rank OF Gen
crl OF the Army for the benefit OF Lieut.
cnant General Sheridan, but Mr.. Kill
gore, OF Texas, objected.
Mr.. Mills, OF Texas, risingin his place,
asked in the name OF the Confederate
soldiers, living and dead, that the House
consider the Sheridan bill, but Mr.. Kill
gore persisted in his objection.
Mr.. Spinola, Of New York, again
sought to bring the Sheridan bill before
the House by asking to report it
back from the Committee on Military
Affairs. 1T had been referred to that
committee after the preceding failure
Mr.. kilgOre was induced to withdraw
his objection so far us to allow the re-
port to be made, but Mr.. Oates, OF Ala
hama, promptly renewed it.
The Republicans, desiring to force the
immediate consideration fthe Sheridan
bill, rcsortcd 10 dilatory tactics, and
finally the objeCtOrs gave way and the
bill was taken up and passed.
At tl:4j p. III. the Senate bill to revive
the grade OF General OF the Army was
signed by the Speaker OF the House and
the presiding officer OF the Senate, and
sent to the President,
QUICK WORK.
The lack OF favorable tidings from Gen
cral Sheridan inspired the somewhat
unusualehorts the party OF his friends
in Congress, to give expression to the
public admiration and respect for the
warrior. The bill was not permitted tc
take the usual course, but under the
personal supervision Of Senator IIawley
Chairman of Senate Committee on Mil
itary affairs, it was engrosscd within
hall hour OF its passage and taken by the
Senator in person to the President.
The President Immediately signed the
bill and sent the nomination OF Sheri
dan to the Senate. At 2:34 the Senate
confirmed the nomination, and ut
o'clock this afternoon Senator's Hawley
and Henderson drove up to Gen. Sher
idan's resi- dence with the commission
which the President had just signed
making him General OF the Army. They
were nj once admitted and were soor
joined by Mrs. Sheridan. AS she en-
tered the room Senator Hawley handed
her the commission with the remarks
Madame, hand you this with grea
pleasure"
Mrs. Sheridan was much moved, an,
exclaimed: 81 know he will now &c
WELL She thanked the gentlemen
with much earnestness and retiring SAT
'''N N'uiN Nv NllCN ilAllA WV NpAAhaA'''s
10 the General. She had previousl
been told that the bill making him
Gcncral had passed the Senate.
a GENERAL ORDER.
At3A5 p. IN. General Sheridan signc
aiormal acceptance of his commission
The signature was written with penc
and in u large and perfectly legib
hand.
Soon after the receipt Of his commi
sion General Sheridan took the oath
office and directed the issuance OF u
following general order, being his iir
official actin his capacity MS General;
Grncnl orler No. 81.
HEADQUARTERS or THE ARMY,
ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, D. c., June /, lSSS.
|, The following named officers are q
pointed aides de camp on the staff OF t
General OF the Army, with the rank
Colonel, to date from this day: Maj
Michael V. Sheridan, Assistant Adjuta
General; Captain Stanford G. Kellol
Fifth Cavalry; Captain Stanhope
Blunt, Ordnance Department,
=. In addition to his duties as aide