The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-01-09
ST. LOUIS.

ST. Louis, January 8-A meeting Of
Democratic Senators and four Represent.
atives was held at Jtfterson City last
night to determine whether a caucus Tor
the nomination Of a Senator shall be
held, and II 80, where, and whether a ma
iOrity of two thirds or the tbree.ffth rule
shall prevail. Alter como disension q
committee was appointed 10 draw up
rules for q Caucus-the committe to report
Friday night. The Senatorial aspirants
were invited to address the meeting;
whereupon, Col. L. Boggs and TX Gov.
ernor Reynolds, Of St. Louis, Col. George
G. Vest, OF sedalia, Judge Napton and
General Edwards made speeches express.
i've Of their views on national affairs
Neither Senator Blair nor General Phelps
were present, both being too sick 10 at
tend,
Dispatches ssy:theEc Is a prospect Of q
large railroad lobby at Jefferson City
this winter, q great part Of which
will DO attracted by bill which
will soon be introduced 10 establish a
Board Of Railroad Commissioners. This
board, according to the proposed bill will
constitute court, before which may be
lald all complaints relative 10 the manage.
ment oi railroads, including unjust dis
examinations in freight, tariff, overcharge,
inattention to tho comforts Of pas
sengers and carelesSness In running trains
The Commission, which Is to consist Of
three gentlemen appointed by the Gov
ernor, will have power to make
police regulations and to have complete
control over the roads; they will stand
between the individual and the corpora
tlon, and assist tho former IN the fight
against the latter, Us In the case OF
murder; the State to assume charge oI the
prosecution, pay its expenses and iur-
nish tho prosecution, so the Ccmmis-
sioners, after hearing the individual com.
plant will prosecute 1t for him. Il Is as
serted here that this bill or something
like it will pass this session, owing to the
indignation which Is expressed over the
alleged mismansgement Of some OF our
roads.
The new Republican Office was formal.
ly opened to-day, it being the fOrty.sixth
anniversary ot the entrance into tho Office
as an apprentice Of Col. Geo. ]. Knapp,
tho senior proprietor. Throngs OF people
filled the building during the afternoon,
from the press room In the basement, 10
the newsroom, In the filth story. The
edihce Is q very handrome one, the finest
in the city. Its front being Of iron oL the
Renasance style. Ithas front on Third
street, ol seventy seven feet, and u
front on Chestnut Of 104 feet, five stories
In height above the pavement, with q
basement 30 feet in depth from the side
walk. To the rest Of tho dome the dis
tRuce Is 1875 feet. The building contains
1853 windows OF large siz9, set with plato
glass. II has been two years in course Of
erection and cost SS50,0O0.
A feature OF attraction today was q
public exhibition Of the Walter, or Lon.
don Times printing machine, and tho
Bullock press operating side by side In
working of tho weekly addition Of the
Republican, A banquet was spread In
two large rooms, which was partaken Of
by hundreds ot citiZenV. Speeches
were made by Colonel Knapp, Hon.
orable Henry Blow, Honorable John
Hngan, John F. DorbY and several other
Oldest citizens OF the city. Tho Repub-
lieGn to morrow will devote eighteen or
twenty colums TO a description Of It's
new building, machinery, presses, etc ,
with history OF the paper from 1903 TO
the date Of its establishment. II claims
1t has the handsomest and best appointed
building used for printing purposes in the
World