The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-10-29

Sides Claiming Hayes-The Presi
dent Uncertain who owns Him
West virgins UeIegation-P Per
sOnaI.
WAsHINGTCS, October 20, 1877.
Washington is always busting
place during the session of Congress
but is unprecedentedly So now b. cause oi
the number of applicants for position,
who are besieging those who are in au-
thority. A member of Congress told me
to-day that his heart grew sick when be
thought of the number OF mis- constitu-
ents who were expecting him to provide
u place for them, and If all we're satisfied
hs could furnish enough to I'll all the
departments. / endeavored TO console
him by reminding MIN that before the
election he had bothered the constituents
a good deal, and as turn about was fair
play" he mus! expect them to bother
him.
The hard times turning so many out of
employment is assigned as one reason
why there are SO many anxious to secure
government positions; but L think the
chief reason for it at this particular time
is that both political parties are claiming
the President, ana hence double share
of office seekers are rushing in to suck
the public teat The Republicans seem
TO regard that they have claim on
HAYES because he was their candidate;
the Democrats assume that he is theirs
because he is enforcing Democratic
policy, and consequently they are entitled
to government patronage. At any rate
men of both parties are here seeking
office, and it is hard TO tell which is ahead.
THE PRESIDENTS ATTITUDE.
1t is right difficult to determine what
position the President does occupy,
IN fact | All inclined to think that
he doesn't exactly know on which side
OF the fence he stands. The election OF
Speaker Randall has Disconnected him.
All OF his soft talk to the Southern peJ-
pie didn't answer the purpose He didn't
yet up dissatisfaction enough to bufs. the
caucus nomination, AMI now what is he
Going to do about it2 In the effort to
capture the South he lost his gri ip on hIs
political friends In the North. Blaine and
Conkling have organized strong oppo
sition and while they are comparatively
silent, it is ossy TO be seen that they are
only resting on their arms. They IN
tend to get even with their reca'trant
President int takes .all Winter L. d. 1t.
| Every body knows that, and hebody
knows it better than Hayes.
The President in his dilemma is weak
enning on his
CIVIL SERVICE REFoR&.
Conkling's victory over Evarts IN n. Y,
and stanley Mathews downfall in Ohio
h I'VE dsturb5d d the dro ans Of the admins
tration. / say that Hayes has weakened
on his civil service order, because ne mas
recently given evidence OF it. In one
case he desired An old army friend TO
have consular appointment. By some
sort of courtesy these appointments Mt"
| left to the Secretary of State. Mr.. Hayes
wrote note to Mr. Evarts requesting
that the appointment be given to his
friend. Mr.. Evarts, tor some reasoL,
delayed in conierring The appointment.
| The President then requested his TREND
to have the delegation from his State
visit tho Secretary and urge the appoint
ment, and this, too, after ne announced
his policy of not consulting Representa-
tives in reference to appointments.
This morning | took
PEEP INTO THE SENATE CHAMBER,
and found that body lndu,trlously at
work, doing nothing. The members had
lust returned from the Baltimore races,
and as most OF them had followed the
lead OF Beck, and staked their money on
Ten Broeck, the result was that they
didnt feel like work. So after an hours
session OF dull routine business, they sd-
Jour- ed until Monday, rs WAS suggested,
to give the Senators an opportunity TO
see Barnum's Circus, which exhibited
here on Friday and Saturday.
THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
on the other hand, was lsborlng away at
the Colorado case. Mr. Banks WAS
making lengthy speech in favor OF ad-
hitting the Colorado members. l failed
10 see the force of his argu-
ment, for If he sdduced any strong
points Am confident that not more than
three members hesrd them; the others
were engaged in talking. a young
modest looking man WAS IN the char,
and | noticed that he grssped the gIvel
several times to suppress the tumult, but
the occasion WAS too great for him, and
he would relapse into desPalrlag con
dl;ion. When Randall at length resumed
the chair and brought the gsvel down,
things became quiet very suddenly.
There WAS 10 tool!ug IN the way he re.
stored order. The Colorado case is very
similar 10 the West Virginia cases OF
Wilson and Martin tout years sgo IRE
difference is that it Is the other * that is
gored this time. The Rapubhcsn clsim-
ant occupies precisely the same posi-
tion that Wilson and Martin
did. Ben. Butler seemed atoI. the
only man who exhibited real Interest in
the discussion. When Gov. Walker. ot
Virginia, who fol owed Bsaks, com
meuced to speak Butler came across the
floor and took seat Immediately IN front
of Walker and cooked his eye at him
very sinifcsntly Gov. Walker made
the best speech that has been made IN
the subject II did not exceed more tnan
FIVE mic utes in length, but was jus. TO
the point. He concluded by warning the
Democrats agsIns. falling into the
Subernian bogs of Republican precedens
The case went to the committee and then
the House adjourned.
Itls gratifying to know that the
WEST VIRGINIA DELEGATION
is one OF the mos. influential
delegations in Congress. ana when
the committees come to be made
up will be found tha. West Vir-