The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-12-06
be absent, in Egypt and Turkey, for three
FALSE RuMORs.

FALSE RUNORs,
Rumors were again in circulation to.
day that Secretary BristOW had resigned,
causing much excitement even in the
House OF Republicans. The Secretary
has not resigned, and 1t may be stated up
on very high authority that nothing
whatever has occurred to mar the pleas.
ant official and personal relations be-
tween the Secretary Of the Treasury and
the President.
CONGRATULAToRY-TH PRESIDENTS
MESSAGE,
Representative Kerr received many Of
his friends to-day, whocalled to congratu.
late him on his nomination for the Speak
ership. All parties concede his fitness for
the position. The remarks OF Represen.
tative Randall in caucus and his motion
to make the nomination unanimous are
everywhere spoken Of in terms Of COM
mendatiOn. Surprise Is expressed that
the West and South carried all the Offices
for the two or three hundred subordinate
places. There are atleast a thousand up.
pliCants here. Some OF the defeated can.
didates complain that certain members
who promised them support were guilty
OF breach Of faith, having deserted them
on the ballot. At least a dozen Of the de.
feated candidates came hither with high
expectations. Rev. J, L. Townsend, who
has charge Of an Episcopal Church in
Washington, and who received a majority
of the votes Of the CAUCUS for Chaplain OF
the House, was nominated by Hon. W. II,
Barnum, who stated that Townsend had
been driven out Of Connecticut by the Re.
publicans Of that State for his political
views.
The first business OF tomorrow will
consist Of calling the roll Of members by
Mr.. Mcpherson, the present clerk, and
the administration Of the oath Of office,
Next the eelcction Of Speaker, Clerk, Door.
keeper, Sergeant-at.Arms, Postmaster
and Chaplain. Questions affecting the
seats Of many Of the members may arise,
and therefore the organization will be pro-
tracted by debate; in view Of such event
the President will not transmit his mess.
age to Congress until Tuesday noon. The
document Is larger than that Of last year
by about five printed pages in document
form, and contains upwards Of 10000
words. The message will be telegraphed
to the press Of the country. All the re.
ports Of the heads OF the departments,
with the exception Of that Of Secretary
Of the Interior, have been sent hence to
be held for publication until the message
shall be sent to Congress The printing
OF the above named report has been de.
layed, bnt copies will be forwarded to.
morrow. The contents Of the message
have been studiously concealed.
There Is much speculation with regard
to the appointment Of the standing com.
mitlees Of the House and already Repre-.
sentative Randall has been accorded by
outside parties Chairman Of the Commit.
tee on Appropriations, Fernando Wood
Ways and Means and Cox Foreign Affairs,
but such, OF course, is without the least
authority and several weeks may elapse
before the Speaker himself shall m.
nollnce the committees.
The report, started yesterday, continues
IN circulation that the Secretary Of the
Treasury had rendered his resignation on
alleged views different from the Presi.
dent on the question Of detailing a Court
of Inquiry concerning the charge made
against General BabCOck by United States
District Attorney Henderson ut St. Louis,
but the Secretary himself Is authority
that there Is no truth whatever in the
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