The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-03-18
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70 TIE D4I1Y lS1E1LFaEFoER.
THE SPEAKERsHIP.
Randall as Good as Elected.
where are the areenbackers9 2

Il sN
wAsulSefoSs Match l7.-1n the Demo
cratic caucus, might The first ballot 70
Speaker rdSultea IS iclloxs: Randall 70
Blackburn 81, McMahon ., Morrison
Cox 4. This insures the nomination O
Randall for Speaker OF the 10th Congress
on the first ballot u
The vote for Clerk OF the House resulted
Adams 70, Caldwell (Alabama) G4.
Thompson and Field, the present in
cumbents, were nominated sergeant.at
Arms and Doorkeeper respectively by ac
Clamation.
DR.. Harrison was re.nominated Chap.
line.
When the result OF tho balloting was
made known to Blackburn he went into
the ball and In an eloquent speech moved
that RandalLs nomination be made unan-
tmous, which was agreeu to. Y I'll
Randall exprerrea heartfelt thanks for
the honor confessed and the caucus ad-
lourned. ~ t0
The caucus action will probably be car
GARFIELD TUE NOMINEE or THE REPUBLICANS.
The Republican Representatives in eau.
Gus this afternoon unanimously nominated
the following candidates for the various
offices of the House: For Speaker. Gen.
Garfield; Clerk. ex.Congressman Rainey,
ofSouth Carolina; Serge Arms, Jere.
miah NJ. Rusk, OF Wisconsin; DOorkeeper,
James NJ. Melton, of Tennessee; Post.
master, Gen. HAIRY Sherwood, OF Michi.
gan; Chaplain, Dr. Naylor, Of the NJ. f.
Church oil Washington.
The following resolution was adopted: (:
Resolved, That 1t is the sense OF this eau.
Gus that no legislation shall be entered on
during this session Of Congress other than
that for which the session was specially
called.
Only one vote was cast against the adop.
ton OF this resolution. During the pre-.
liminary interchange OF views q very gem
eral desire was expressed that the session
should be Of short duration. Political
topics and questions Of party policy in the
impending contest were not discussed.
GREESBAcEERs CRAWLING INTO A HOLE AND
TAKING TIIE HoLEwlrII THEM.
The Greenbackers decided tonight 10
cast their votes for Hendrick B. Wright,
OF Pennsylvania, for Speaker. Unless they
can make their opposition felt on the
Speakership, they will probably offer no
strenuous opposition to the candidates for
other positions.
DEMOCRATIC INCUBATION STILL PROGRESSES.
WASuIEGToN, March 1.-THE Demo-
cratic Senators resumed their caucus to-.
day and extended till tomorrow after
noon the time Of the committee arranging
the membership OF the standing com.
mittees. The matter Of ballots for officers
OF the Senate was deferred until Thursday.
Senator Beck offered resolution pro-
Yiding In substance that the,legislative
business Of the Senate during,the extra
session shall be confined TO the passage OF
the two annual appropriation bills which
failed last session, including the political
measures incorporated by the House OF
Representatives, viz Repeal Ofthe Federal
election laws and OF jurors test oaths and
the prohibition against the presence OF
troops at the polls After discussion, this
resolution and the general order of busi.
ness were referred to the following COM
mittee with instructions 10 report to the
caucus tomorrow or as soon thereafter us
practicable: Messrs Thurman, Salisbury,
Whyte, Herman, Jones (Fla.), Bailey,
Lamar, Voorhees, and Vance. All the
Democratic Senators were present at to.
days caucus except Gordon, Maxey and
Hampton. Gordon is i'll, Maxey is OK.
pected from Texas, and Hampton, has not
yet left South Carolina. 54., 4.
The subscriptions to four per cent loan
since Saturday report s., ,Sl7,35O.