Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-05-12

great body of all citizens concur with
you, and / would be greatly disappoint-
ed TO learn otherwise. i am glad 10
make your acquaintance, and will be
happy TO be introduced TO each Of you.
/ only regret that my opportunity OF
making your acquaintance is necessarily
limited.
The delegates were then introduced
TO the President, and after shaking hands
retired.
win He Sign?
WASHINGTON, MAY 1.-THE anti
bayonet bill is in the hands of the Pres
ident, and the question OF interest here
is once again: Will he sign, or will he
veto2 IL is stated so positively that he
will dO both that il Is difficult to decide
which. Ii is certain that the veto mes
sage is not prepared before hand, as it
was when the army bill reached him !;
and there is no veto in the air now, as
there was then. But, nevertheless, it is
asserted to-day with a good deal OF posi-
tivcueSS. that the Stalwarts have sue
cccdcd in bracing up his Spine-that he
will veto the bill and send the veto
message 10 Congress on Tuesday. The
talk of those who say the President had
changed his mind does not reflect
much credit upon his mind, if they
speak 10y the book. TO-night's Star, for
instance, has the following, which claims
% be an authentic diagnosis OF his men,
tai condition: This evening, after he
received the bill, before the bill was
fully SCrutinized, and whereas as the
President had been assured by the DEM
OyrJtS that il contained nothing more
than a mere prohibition of the use of
troops no the polls, he took a favorable
view of the question, being of the Opin-
ion that il contained in a more definite
shape legislation concerning the army
that already existed. A close scrutiny
of the measure and the debate i'm the
Senate has shown that the bill will 20
much further than would at first APP
pear. Ii is a most broad assertion of the
doctrine OF the right Of States above that
ui the Federal Government. Ii il should
become a law the President would be
prevented from using the military TO en-
force United States laws, unless called
upon bv state authorities; and iurther,
as the State authorities can call upon the
President 10 uphold the laws OF the
State only, the use Of troops To- enforce
the laws OF the country at large would
DE an impuSsibiitv. The President also
holds, as expressed in his last veto mes
Sgge that the executive should be free
and uuhampered i'm seeing that the laws
are enforced Per cDutru, Secretary
Shermau'S brother-in-law, MOultOn,
saws positively he knows that the Prcsi-
dent intends to sign the bill and q veryre-
$ertable number of Representatives be-
sides NouIton hold his opinion. Ii is diff
tCult to understand, asa matter of either
dccpucv or policy, how the President can
veto the bill. He is certainly con
tralist. But neither he or his friends
have any thing to gain by making that
feature Of his political creed obnoxious
Is prominent at this junCture. He
vetoed the army bill against his own
Judgment, because his party SOlidly de-
maulpd il. and thought there was party
capital in veto. But his party does
not SOlidly demand a veto of this bill;
ami what Is more important, Secretary
sherman does not want a veto ut all.
The Sta,wart business has alraady gone
quite as far rs suits his Presidential
schemes and ne thinks that this is good
place tD call halt. The situation to-
niIht appears 10 bc ahout tliiH Tho
administration wing of the party want
the bin signed; the stalwarts want 1t
vetoed. and the President don't know
what ne wants. Meanwhile the Demo
Gratis sit back compiacently and enjoy
the dilemma.
Alabama Election Cases.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE Alabama
DELEGATION i'm Congress, accompanied by
senator Houston, waited on the Attor-
Yesterday and requestc
him tO grant a continuance OF the pend
inc eases for violation OF the election
laws I'm that State, because the farmers
Interested complain that their crops will
De greatly damaged ii they are forced to
attend the courts as defendants and wit
ncsscs in the trials The Attorney
General declined to grant a continuance
I'M all eases. but said he would instruct
the DiStrict-Attorncv 10 try only such
cases as could bc attended 10 at this
time and to notify the parties in the
other cases not % attend court.
Another Veto Expected
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