Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-03-18
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
RANDALL NOMINATED FOR SPEAKER.
Democratic Senatorial Caucus-RepubIi-
can Nominees-The Case Of the
Widow Oliver erAgainst Simon Cam
eron for Breach Of Promise
Of Marriage,
Randall N Nominated on First Ballot.

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WASHINGTON, March lin the Dem
Ocratic caucus tonight, the first ballot
for Speaker resulted as follows: Ran
dali, -; Blackburn, 81; Mcmahon, 3;
Morrison, =; Cox, 1. This insures the
nomination OF Randall for Speaker Ofthe
Forty-sixth Congress on the first ballot.
The vote for Clerk OF the House re-
suited as follows: Adams, rs; Caldwell
of Alabama, g. Thompson and Field,
the present incumbents, nominated for
Sergeant-at-Arms and Doorkeeper re-
spectively by acclamation.
DR.. Harrison was Tenomlnated
for Chaplain. When the result
OF the balloting was made known
10 Blackburn, he went into the
hall and, in an eloquent speech
moved that Randalls nomination be
made unanimous which was agreed to.
Randall exposed heartfelt thanks for
the honor conferred and the caucus adj
journed. The caucus action will proba-
bly, be carried into full effect tomorrow.
Democratic Senatorial Caucus.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE Dem
OCratiC Senators resumed the caucus to-
day, and extended till tomorrow alter
noon the time of the committee arrang-
ing the membership OF the standing
committees. The matter Of ballot for
officers Ol the Senate was deferred till
THURSDAY Senator Beck offered a res
II,
legislative business OF the Senate
during the extra session shall be con-
fined To the passage OF the two annual
appropriation bills, which failed last
session, including the political meas
ures incorporated by the House OF Rep |
rescntatives, viz: Repeal of Federal elec-
tiOn laws and of jurors test oath, and |
the prohibition against the presence OF /
troops ut polls. After discussion this /
resolution and the general subject Otthe /
order Ot business were referred to the /
following committee with instructions to |
report 20 the caucus tomorrow, OraS soon |
thereafter a. practicable: MesSrs. |
Thurman, Salisbury, Whyte, Herman, |
Jones oi Florida, Bailey, Lamar, NOOr- /
hees and Vance.
All the Democratic Senators were .
present at to-dIy's caucus except Cor .
don, MaXcy and Hampton. Gordon is /
i'll, MaXry is expected from Texas. and I.
Hampton has not vet left South Caro-
lima.
Republican Caucus.
WASuINGrON, March 1.-THE Rcpuh- |
can Representatives at the caucus this
afternoon unanimously nominated the
candidates for the various
elective offices of the House: For
Speaker, General Garfield; Clerk Oi the
House, X-CUngrrSsmdn Raincy, Oi
Snuth Carolina; veant-at-Arms, der
emiah VI. Rusk, Ut wisconsin, I'"vr-
keeper. James VI. Melton, Of Tennessee;
Postmaster General Harry Sherwood,
oi Michigan; Chaplain, DIR. Naylor, OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church, Wash
ingtOn.
The following resolution was adopted:
R,air,3. That ii is the sense Of this |
caucus that no legislation shall be en- /
tered on during this session Ot Congress /
other than that Tor which the session
was specially called.
Only one vote was cast against the /
adoption of this resolution. During the /
preliminary Interchange OF views, very |
general desire was expressed that the /
session should be of short duration.
Political topics and the questions ot .
party policy in the impending contest /
were not discussed.
Widow divers Case.
WASHINGTON, u. c., March 1.-THE |
case of Mary :. Oliver against Hon. |
Simon Cameron, for so, 600 damages for /
breach at promise ot marriage, came up |
i'm the Circuit Court to-day. The plain
tiff testified that in 1879, Cameron pro- /
posed marriage To- her, and she accepted. /
Three letters from Cameron were sub /
mitted, one of them closing with You ,
will be nv wife Cameron lid not |
come To the house where she lived, as |
he said the people there did not like it.
She saw him quite often in this city. lie |
would come from Harrisburg about /
once i'm every two weeks until Congress |
met. and then she would see him at the |
ruom. There were improper /
privileges taken with her by Cameron |
during the existence OF the engagement. !
Adjourned.
The Greenbackers.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE Green /.
hackers decided tonight TO east their /
votes for HendricS Il. Wright Of Penn /.
Svlvania, for Speaker Unless they can /
make their opposition felt on the speaker /
shin they Will probably offer no strcnu-
ouS opposition To candidates Tor other .
positions.