The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-11-01
Editorial CorresI ondence.
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
cement Of ofCommitiees-We
Virginia gets Good showing
Blue Jeans-Beast BuIler-COlOnel
Armstrong-PrOs of an Early
AdjOuI nment.

ArmstrOng-PrOspe Of an Early
AdJOuI nment.
WAsHINGToN, ID. O Oct. 20, 1877.
Speaker Randall appointed his com.
mittees 10 day and the result is 3 num-
Der of members are as mad IS hornets.
As matter of course all could not occupy
prominent positions, but those that were
plsced low down think that the Speaker
made u great mistake. Sunset Cox is
probably the msddest man in Congress
,or he ieels his humiliation very
sensibIy. He had been chairman OF the
Committee on Banking and Currency
at the last session, but Speaker Randall
displaced him and placed Buckner, o.
Missouri, at the head Of the committee.
There was q reasonable excuse for this,
as the Western men positively demand
ed that they should have control OF that
committee, or raise row. In order to
placate them it was found necessary to
make the change. 1t was very import
ant to keep quiet on the currency qucs.
tion until after the Pennsylvania elec,
tions. In order to keep Ewing aud other
Western greenbackers quiet, some con-
cessions were necessary. Hence the ap-
pointment of Buckner.
But then MIR. Cox was second on the
Committee on Wages and Means, and be
has been reduced to fifth. This Is what
makes him mad.
West Virginia has been well provided
for in making up the committees. Mr..
Randall has duly appreciated the infu-
ence OF the West Virginia delegation IN
making up his committees. Col. Wilson
Is recognized as one OF the leaders IN the
present Congress. Mr.. kenns WAS re-
membered in being permitted to serve on
the committee which MS predecessor had
so faithfully used tor the benefit of the
Third district. Mr.. Martin is new
mem Der, but be is in u position where he
can exert influence and by the end of
the session, predict that he will be one
of the most popular members OF the
House.
BLUE JEANS WILLIAMS
was on the floor of the House to day,
sud was mixing with the members and
freely engaged IN conversation. De
wore his traditional blue jeans. His ap-
pearance is very similar to that OF Mr..
Lincoln. He is u solid looking old
granger, and can squirt his tobacco juice
in real Hoosier style. When you hand
him chew of the weed, with true west.
ern politeness, he recognizes your kind
ness by saying: IL am much obleeged to
YOU" | enQured Of him rs TO the con.
dtion of Senator Morton "Well, l
guess Morton is gone up" was the re-
s9onse. Everything he eats turns sgin
his stomach, and when q man gets into
that fix he has poor show" Governor
Williams is true type OF
the Western farmer ana it is no wonder
that he is so popular among his people,
tor he is rs honest as he is plain.
COL. D. II. ARMSTRONG,
the new Senator from Missouri, presents
another type OF Western sestesmen. He
is u sterling kmsn with clear head
and quick perception. He is a
diamond in the rough, however.
He doesn't like to be called Senator
Armstrong" He says that he prefers
beng called "Colonel" He thinks tina.
Colonel and Judge" sound more
naturally out West. He told me that
when he WAS appointed to the Senate he
promised his people that ne would re.
form and quit swearing. He claims to
have kept mis- promise, except occs-
slonaly be lie constrained to say
damn etiquette" when he is pushed
forward on state occasions. He thinks
that the Senate is too dignifed place
for him, and that he Is sometimes tempt
eu 10 get up and say, "Mr. President, l
move that we all take holler."
BEN. BUTLER,
with his cock-eye, is the most peculiar
looking man in the United States. Hels
chock full of mesnness and you can see
IL running out all over him. tie is u
shrewd old rascal and watches everything
that is going on. He amuses himself no
little Al the effort of Banks to take the
leadership of the Republicans in the
House. Butler knows that there is no
bigger ass IN Congress than Banks, and
he is perfectly col tent to sit still and see
HIM make himself ridiculous.
Senator Blame has been i'll for some
time, and the Republicans are without
head in the Senate. Conklng Is too cow
srdly to Go anything.
am still OF the opinion that nothing
of consequence will be done until the
regular session in December. l am sure
that neither party wants to do anything
until after the November elections. The
Republicans are uneasy about Massschu-
setts, and Senators Hoar and Dawes have
gone home to take part In the canvass In
that State 1t seems to be pretty gener-
ally conceded that the Democrats Will
carry Pennsylvania, so the outlook Is
rather blue for them.
1 would not besurprised if there would
be AT
EARLY ADJOURNMENT
of Congress, perhaps by the last of the
present week. 1t would be about as well
that they should adjourn, for l am sure,
as l have said, that they viii accomplish
nothing during the extra session.
q. II. NJ.
Gone with a One-Armed Man.
Special TO the Cincinnati Enquirer.
HUNTINGTON, w. Va, October 80
Charles Brown, one srmed man, it is
alleged, eloped with Mrs. Walters, the
wife Ct Mr.. Walters living at ST. Albsns,
twelve miles below Charleston. They
registered at Wares Hotel, Huntington,
as Z. f. Burgess ard lady, OF lronton,
Ohio. Tne last heard OF them they took
Cincinnati boat. Heretofore the
woman bore good reputation, and was
thought to be living happily with her
husband who sunDosed hls wife WAS