The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-11-13
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" "ASdlNG4ON, -NONtulDE4 ia
meeting Of the Committee on Privileges
and Elections Mr., Mitchell offered reso-
luton which was adopted, thst Messrs.
Wsdleigh snd Merrimon be appointed =
committee to confer with kellogg and
Spoford, and ascertain snd report
to the full committee how far and to
what extent they may sgree upon the
facts bearing upon the contest Without
trsnsacting any further business the com
mIttee adjourned. Mr.. Wsdleigh snd
other Republican members on the com
mittee, upon inquiry, this morning, say
that no reference whatever was made TO
the Kellogg and Spoford case in the
! Republican caucus OF Saturday.
The House Committee on Foreign
Affairs have considered the question Of
suspending the payment OF the two
Mexican claims against which charges OF
fraud and perjury bave been made, but
without coming to 8 conclusion. The
counsel tor Mexico stated that that gov
ernment desired to show the utmost good
faith, and hoped the awards on sll other
claims would be promptly paid. Also
that no suspicion was to be raised
against the character of the umpire.
The House Committee on Public
Buildings and Grounds elected Edward
Mercer, of Atlanta snd \. Mckeogh, OF
Memphis, restsursteurs of the House.
The vacancy in the Postofice Depart
ment for the examination of the Star and
steamboat routes was filed to-day by the
promotion of Major r p. Eaton.
The Senate IN executive session con-
frmed John L. Stevens, Minister to
Sweden and Norway; Edgar NJ. Marble
of Michigan, Assistant Attorney-Gener-
al; John D. Detrees, Public Printer; Ken
meth Rayuor, Solicitor of the Treasury;
ElIory NJ. Brsyton, Collector Of l
Revenue for South Carolina, vice Oarpen-
ter resigned. United Ststes Mars ..
H. Chittenden, for Kentucky; Joseph l..
! Morphis, for Northern Missouri United
States Attorneys-G. b. Patterson, for
Iowa; Jas. A. Wsrder, for the middle
district of Tennessee
1t is on the matter Of the Louisiana
Senstorship that
Hayes IL Bcset with Real Danger.
| The Democrats assume that, lnssmuCb
rs they are willing to stand by him, the
influence OF his position should be used IN
behalf OF SpotfOrd, because he WAS elected
by Legislature coslesCed by the Com
mission sent by Hayes TO fuse the two
rival bodies, and because Its acts, and not
the acts of the Packard body, receive
recognition and the sanction of law-sbld
ing citizens OF the State. There has
been Il tremendous pressure within the
Republican party brought TO bear upon
Hayes TO induce him TO use his influence
in behalf of Kellogg. To-day Senators
| Gordon and Lamar had long
conference with Hayes. They stated to
him that II he yielded to the solicitations
and Kellogg was seated, the Democratic
members of the Senate would lose faith,
become disheartened, and such an act
might be the means oil dividing the
Democrats as to the support which other
wise they would accord him, TO perhaps
| even larger extent than the Repub-
! licans are now divided. The danger,
then, is: No matter how Hayes may
act, he is sure to lose ground; for if he
| takes position inimicsl 10 the seating o.
! Spoford, he will weaken Democrat
tai,h in his honesty of purpose, and will
to q partial extent at least, repudiate his
own policy, as well as his own acts.
Increasing the Democratic Majority.
The conviction Of Congressman Snslls
will increase the Democratic majority,
as his successor will undoubtedly be u
Democrat. Upon being advised Of
Smslls conviction officially, he will un-
doubtedly be expelled as member Of
the House.
The Repeal Bill.
General Ewing now expects 10 be..sble
to have debate on the Resumption bill re
sumed on Wednesday, and the previous
question called and q vote be reached on
Friday. With the resumption law re-
pesled, it is quite probable that al ad-
ournment of the session will be reached
by the 23d inst.
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