Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-04-04
WASHINGTON.
THE POSITION OF PRESIDENT HAYES.
An Extravagant Side-Show Carried on for
His Beneft-Simon Cameron
Warmed Up and Seeking Ven
geance-Confrmations.
What Will he DoP


WASHINGTON, April 3.-If the Repub-
licans were sure OF the President their
attitude in the pending political con-
troyersy would be less arrogant and as
gressive. While the report is studious-
ly circulated in Republicans newspapers
that the President will certainly veto the
Army Bill if passed in the shape in
which it has been reported, the wish is
father to the thought, and no one has
yet been able to get, even by indirec-
ton, the views OF the President on the
pending bill. 1t is known here that
Charley Foster, before leaving Wash
ington for his home, intimated
rather pointedly to his Republi-
can friends that the President
would sign the army bill in the shape in
which it is now offered. IL is the APP
prehension that this statement made by
Foster is true which constrains the Re-
publican leaders to make fiery speeches
and raise a false issue in the hope that
the President can be influenced to veto
it, and help his party out of the posi-
ton in which it now finds itself The
record of Mr.. Hayes while in Congress
shows that he is recorded afiirmatively
i'm more than one vote attaching politi-
cal riders to Appropriation Bills. The
President is exceedingly annoyed by
frequent publications purpOrtingt to give
his views. and anticipating what his ac-
ton will be when he is confronted by
the appropriation bills. He is quite
careful in his conversation with those
who call upon him TO refrain from eX
pressing an opinion upon the merits OF
the controversy and it is this very fact
which gives uneasiness to his party
friends. Ii he would only emphatically
declare that he would refuse to sign the
bills, great deal of eloqucnce yet to be
aired would not be wasted. As it is, his
party is afraid of bin, and, while the
leaders affect to believe that he will
stand bv them To the extent Of interpOs-
ing the veto power, they are very much
afraid that he will not. To such as are
ready to be gullcd by the cry OF the new
rebellion, which is the burden OF the
Republicans argument, it will be re-
freshing To know that the debate is con-
Quoted in the best possible feeling, and
there is no bad blood displayed. The
Democrats are fully aware that the cry
is raised merely iCr buncombc, and is
put out as a fcelcr to see how the people
take il. The debate has now lost its in
terest, and is carried on by the small
fry.
The Old Man Warmed Up.
WASHINGToS, April 3.-Ex-SenatOr
Cameron, not satisfied with the verdict
i'm his favor in the breach of promise
case, proposes to make an example OF
Mary Ann McCafery, alias Widow Oil
yer, and those who have been associated
with her in the conspiracy TO blackmall
him. The matter is in the hands OF
General Butler, whose known ability to
accomplish what he desires makes Mrs.
divers predicament a precarious one.
General Butler has already obtained i'm
portant evidence in the case involving
certain lawyers, and at least two detec-
tivcs, and promises that the whole de-
velOpments will be made known this
week. Ex-senator Cameron has been
warmly congratulated over the verdict.
Confrmations.
WAsHINGToN, April 3.-The Senate
confirmed the following nominations:
Consuls-Gc General, David III. Stother, OF
West Virginia, at the City Of Mexico,
Jas. Reilly Weaver Of West Virginia,
at Vienna. u. :. Consuls, John VI.
Wilson, of Ohio, at Panama, VIM. l..
Scroggs, of fGeorgia, at OmOa and TruX-
lilo, Henry Dithnar, of New York, at
Breslau, John VI. Morton, OF California,
at Honaulu, George Scroggs Of Illinois,
at Hamburg, John Harris, Of Pennsyl-
vania, at Venice. Miscellaneous, Clar-
ence King, OF New York, to be director
of chronological survey, Dr. John B.
Hamilton to be supervising surgeon OF
the L. s. Marine Hospital service, VIM.
J. Pollock, Ct Illinois, TO be Indian in
spectOr.