The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-05-25
PROSPECTS FOR ADJOURNMENT.


the boys Of Congress whose districts are
interested in bills reported this season iol
the erection Of public buildings, that the
sundry civil appropriation bill shall be
kept in the House until their bills are
agreed upon. They have resolved by
this means to prevent appropriations for
buildings already commenced, because the
Representatives oil cities which have been
so fortunate prevented the House from
passing, last Saturday, q single one oil the
bills providing for new buildings which
were reported by the Committee on Public
Buildings and Grounds. Thesundry civil
bill will be called up tomorrow, but may
be kept back by dilatory tactics, II the
obstructionists referred 10 can muster
force enough TO demand the yeas and
nays, which is doubtful.
The Chairman OF the Senate Appropri.
atoms Committee says the Senate will
pass the resolution for final adjournment
on the 3lst inst, II the House will send
over all the remaining appropriation bills
by next Thursday, and some members of
the House Appropriations Committee
think this can easily be done. The pre-.
vailing opinion among members OF the
House appears to be that 1t will not be
possible TO get through before the middle
OF June. The Republicans threaten that
If they are kept here until after the Chi.
cago Convention, they will detain Con.
gress until alter the Cincinnati Conven.
ton.
EVIDENCE THAT COURTNEY DELIBERATELY
SOLD OUT THE BOAT RACE.
There is no longer any doubt that Court.
ney deliberately sold out the late race
here. The evidence is such a. cannot be
disbelieyed. 1t now appears that the
matter was SO well understood by some oi
his friends, who did not come on, that they
telegraphed the fact for the purpose Of
directing bets which they desired 10 place.
A prominent banker exhibited letter
from friend in New York in which the
statement is made that 1t Is authenticallY
stated in that city that the most made out
OF the race was by the donoas OF the prize
that they arranged with Courtney TO act
the part he did, and, relying upon him in
that respect, sent agents to the New York
pool rooms TO invest largely in Hanlan's
stock.
Another story Is circulated by Prof. Il.
Daniels, an old citizen, whose word there
is no occasion to doubt. He states that on
the day before the boat race he picked up
on Louisiana avenue telegraphic dis
patch, dated New York, to well known
sporting man here, signed "Chalmers," !"
containing this message: " Bet all you
can, even to S., 900, on Hdnlan. Courtney
has beer, fixed here" Piof. Daniels states
that the telegram was written upon the
usual receiving blank, and had every ap-
pearance of being genuine.
ANOTHER OBSTACLE TO EARLY ADJOURN.
MEST.
Speaker Randall will be absent during
the first part of the week, at the funeral nl
his mother. This will probably delay ad'
joufnment, and no temporary Speaker
will be likely todrive the business through
as rapidly as Mr.. Randall.
FAST TINE PROM THE WEST TO WASHINGTON.
Beginning to-day, the Baltimore and
Ohio road gives Washington the fastest
railroad time 1t has ever enjoyed. The St
Louis, Cincinnati and Chicago trains come
through iu from three to eight hou's 8
ahead Of the present time by other roads,
and these trains make the same time "a
E utern cities as trains by Harrisburg ol
Buffalo.
The train from the West runs at the same
rate. The time TO aud from Chicago will
be the fastest yet made by any line. The
train from Chicago will leave here at 6:l(
P. ", and be due In Chicago at 1880 the
next morning. A limited express will al
so be started for New York, upon which
no charge above the ordinary fair will bt
made.