Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-02-24
WASHINGTON JOTTINGS.
FINAL PASSAGE OF THE CHINESE
BILL.
Il Now Goes to the President for Signature
The National Party Getting Itself
in Shape for Business-COG-
tested Election Expenses,
Greenback Conference.

Greenback Conference.
WASHINGTON, February PA pre-
liminary meeting OF the Greenbacker5
elected to the next Congress and Others
ahiliating with the National party, took
here to-day. Thomas VI. NichOl, OF the
Honest Money League OF the North
west, has challenged the GIeenbackers
to a public discussion.
National Democratic Committee.
The National Democratic Committee
has authorized the Executive Commit
tee to appoint an auxiliary body TO act
with the latter in all political matters.
The Congressional Committee will also
appoint an Executive Committee fOr the
same purpose as the auxiliary commit
tee. John G. Thompson, Sergeant-at-
Arms oi the House, was elected assist
ant treasurer, and General Duncan >.
Walker assistant secretary. Col. Isaac
4. Eaton, OF Kansas, was appointed to
the vacancy on the National Committee
caused by the resignation of \. >.
Hewitt. The headquarters will be in
Boston and the next meeting will be
held there February 23, 1880.
A Third Party
WASHINGTON. February 22.-lt is set
tied tonight that there will be third
party in the next Congress. The Rep
rrsentatiVts-elcCt Co the FOrty-siXth
Congress oi the National party have
perfected, to-day, thorough Organiza-
ton, and have pledged themselves 10
stand together in that organization IN
the next Congress. The exact language
nf their resolution, which was Otieredby
CongrcssInan-eleCt DE La Matyr, is as
follows:
Eesplrd, That We now pledge our
selves that We will stand together III the
National party organization in the or
paniZatiun of the next House OF Repre-
sentatiycs, and maintain our party or
gauizati"n.
This was adopted unanimously, by a
rising vote ottwelye Cungressmrn-elect,
who we're present at to-day conference.
These twelve were: Messrs. Murch and
IaLd oi Maine; f.. Moody Boynton, OF
Massachusetts,; Seth III. locum and
Ucndrick Il. Wright oi Pennsylvania;
DE La Matyr, oi Indiana; Fursythe, ol
Illinois; Ford, of Missouri; Weaver and
Gillette ui Iowa; aud Russell of North
Carolina. These twelve, therefore, stand
plrducl To act outside OF both the Old
parties; and, i'm addition To- these, Chair
man Devices, Oi the National Executive
Committee, has written pledges
from nine more, most OF whom
will hc here before the Confer
encr adiourns, promising to support the
National party organization. In other
words, twcnty-une members of the next
House stand pledged to act together as
the representatives Ot Il third party, and
10 contest the organization Of the next
House. The full significance oil this Il
simply that these twenty-One men can
dictate the organization Oi the next
House. and very largely shape It's lcgis-
IAtion il they hold together and are pro-
perly led. Every one of the gentlemen
i'm attendance at the conference now sit
ting, asserts most positively that the
National CungTessmen-eleCt will hold
together, and that they are not mis-
taken in their claim OF twentN-One
members elect. ave can depend upon
our men, said De La Matyr to-day.
We hold the balance Of power; We can
control the organization "t the next
House, and we mean To- do 1t, SAIL
Murch. Il am greatly pleased, sdld
Chairman Devices; our condition Is
better than | expected. | had written
guarantees OF all these men before, ami
felt certain OF their positions but the
ucw.papcrS have asserted So positively
that We were counting men who were
not with us, that confess | was wor-
rird Now, | am sure that rising vote
to-day meant business. "Our action
tn-dav," said another, sis the most
important political move which
has been made for years. We have
ceased To be mob, and have be-
come an organized party, with "A million
and quarter ot votes behind Us. inns
is the entering wedge which will disrupt
both of the old parties. " DO YOU IN
tend to nominate candidates Tor the
offices of the next House was asked
of another. Most certainly We do,
MAS the reply. I'VE shall nominate
our men and stand hy them. Either ot
the other parties can vote tor them 1t
they want TO-" "Will YOU nominate a
candidate iur the next Presidency?
"I-nduubtedly. Why should We not?
And | tell YOU We shall elect our candi-
date. We shall carry Maine and Massa-
,husetts. Ohio, Illinois and Iowa, Penn
sylyania. West Virginia and nearly all
the Southern States.
Passed at Last.
WASHINGTON, February 22.-Thc re-
sponsihility ut Chinese immigration nov
rests with President HayS and his Cab
met. The bill, Us amended 10y the sen
ate. has been living un the speaker =
table ui the House Tor several days.
Every request to get It up Was objected
To. aud one objection was ntal. To-day
il was reached IN due course Of lcglsla-
tiuu. Willis, oi kentucky, who had
originally reported II, moved concur
renee i'm the senate amendments. Viii
son. oi West Virginia, wanted To- have II
utua Committee Ui Conference, aud
asserted that the House would hlunder
ii II passed IL IN it, present shape. Harry
White thought the House had hetteT
adjourn than Ia pass this bIll, and made
"a motion to that effect. luttrell called
attention 10 the tact that the opposition
To this hill came irom the Republican
side. "Au right, shouted Harry
White. Il am opposed To this hiil, and |
don I care Who knows il. His motion
Ia adjourn was lost by vote of llj o.
6l. lie then moved % Law the bill uH
the table. which motion was defeated 10y
lao L. ~ The Senate amendments
were then couCurred IN without a divi-
sion, aul the bill vas passed..
Contested Election Expenses.
WA>uINGroV. February 22.-Thc
House Committee on Elections has
asrred t. report bill limiting the allow
ance Tor expenses incurred in contest
ing seats in the House 10 81 100 IN each
case alter the present Congress.
Bill to Prevent Expectation OF Diseased
Cattle.