The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-03-06

bankruptcy and disgrace that had beer
brought on the city, and to talk Of re-
signing under such circumstances was
sheer cowardice. He should advise
General Grant not to accept the resig
nation.
RamOrs OF Foreign ApDointme MIS-
SenaiOr cole and Jim Nye - Am.
| bassadOrs.
1t is reported that Senator Cole will
shortly after the expiration of his tern,
on the 4ih inst, be nominated by the
President as either Minister to Portu-
gal or Holland also that Senator Nye
will probably be nominated Minister TO
China. though his friends deny this,
and he is understood 10 desire the ap-
poin,me as Minister to Austria.
The Sunday session OF the Senate
Well Attended.
The unusual spectacle of a Sunday
session Of the Senate attracted q great
crowd OF people to the Capitol at-night,
and the galleries were filled soon after
the hour OF meetipg-at seven o'clock.
Among the audience were very large
number of ladies and gentlemen from
other parts OF the country, who have
come to witness or take part in the in-
auguration ceremonies and festivities.
Edmund Yates, the novelist, and j. NJ.
Below, the English reader, were pres
ent in the gallery, and Frederick Doug
lass on the floor. The Boston Lancers.
iu their bright scarlet uniforms, were
conspicuous in the gallery tor an hour
or more. When the Senate proceeded
to the consideration of unohjected cases
on the calendar large part OF the
audience dispersed to wander about the
Capitol, but the galleries remained quite
we'll filled till nearly midnight.
Death Struggles Of the Lobby.
The lobby, which has met with poor
success this season, has become posi-
lively ravenous now that its harvest
time is nearly over. Last night it fair
" blocked up the corridors in the rear
Of the Senate aud House, and more
eager, persistent, plshing, hnngrier lot
OF mortals was never seen. Night ses-
sions are thought to be, aud doubtless
are, peculiarly favorable to the passage
OF little bills which are often the cover
for large jobs, and so members were be-
sieged with requests to call up this little
bill and that little bill, and 20 persis-
tantly button holed that they were glad
to flee from the clutches Of the lobby
even at the cost OF their raiment. The
scene was certainly a striking one and
might furnish a subject for oee Of the
huge painting Congress is in tie habit
of buying at $25,0O0 an eye. "The
death struggles OF the lobby" might well
inspire an artist. The button holed
Congressman and the button holing
lobby should occupy the foreground,
and in the background groups OF unpaid
boarding house keepers and wash wo-
men, with an occasional boot black who
has given "shines" for credit. Seriously
the lobby is in dire extremely. The
subsidy bills have all been rutble.sly
slaughtered, and the Credit Mobiller
Investigations have opened the eyes
OF Congressman to the fact that they
can be bribed without knowing it, 80
they have come to look sskance on all
kinds OF stock, and even on such inno-
cent cheeks as the one to S. c, or bearer,
So the lobby button -ho'ed in vain last
night, and as the really important
public business will occupy all the time
remaining, their "little bills" are not
likely to avail them much.
Resolution OF Expulsion.
SENATOR Norwood, who di-sents from
the report of the majority OF the COM
mittee on the Clayton investigation,
had prepared with his minority report
resolution declaring the seat of Clay
ton, OF Arkansas. vacant. Under the
rules of the Senate, however, he being
in the minority, he could not introduce
the resolution with his report, though
be proposes to offer it as a substitute
for the resolution OF the committee
when the subject comes up in the Senate.