Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-12-08
WASHINGTON.
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS ON THE
SECOND DAY.
Democratic Senatorial Caucus-Refurding
Bill - Appointments West Vr-
ginia Republican Association
Personalities.
WASHINGTON.
GENERAL NEW; fRCM TIE CAPITAL.

Special Di>patch to the Register.
WA>un GToS, De cen ber7.
The las, session oi the FGrty-sixth
CCngr IS Las fairly gotten under h, ad-
way. Ii promises to b. a busin, s. s. s.
slon exclusively. The most imror,ant
matter to be attended - is tie count OF
the electoral vote and the passage OF the
regular appropriations. As there ia no
dispute over the election OF President
and Vice President the official count oi
the vote will be accomplished without
any delay. 1t is net unlikely that an
apportionmen, bill under the new GEN.
sus will he passed at this session. i,
will be done il Superintendent Walker
submits his report in time. The Senate
bill providing for tariff commission
will also probably be passed, and possi-
big the interstate commerce bill may
be brought up for action. All the time
not taken by the measures named above
will probably be consumed in consider
ing the subject OF refunding and enact
ing a law for that purpose. Over 1000
bills pending at various stages will die
with this Congress.
Personals
Col Bill Thompson. OF ParkersburS,
was here yesterday. went up to the
House with him and We were on the
floor while before Congress convened.
Ben. Wilson gently chs1ed him thusly.
Pointing to his seat that h was then
sitting in, Wilson said: "oh, ] say,
Thompson. you ought to try my seat.
Several West .Nirginians have been
moving around in it this morning Had
not you better sit in here and set how
it goes" Thompson sa, down and said,
at fits pretty we'll"
noticed from the reporters gallery,
YESTERDAY, several West EirginianS on
the floor OF the Senate. There was Gov.
Mathews, button-holin2 Andy EdmOn-
ston, OF Weston, a member elect OF tis
next legislature, and the two were being
pleasantly entertained by Senator
Henry Davis. ]. \. Camden was loung-
ing over on the corner sofa, with David
McGregor by his sile, and the two
seemed to be 9aving jolly conversation.
Hereford was mixing around among
several others from his State, but appa-
rently didn't have much to do With bis
coming contestants.
Walter l.. Ashley AMI FL. Wagner,
OF West Virginia, are registered at the
National, and will spend few days
here.
J. W. Dennis, Of Grecnbrier county,
is also nj the Capital.
A West Nirginian who holds an office
under the Government here, sud one
who stands on the inside OF affairs and
is well posted, told me this afternoon
that John Rossler, Sheriff ot kanawha
county, and the late Grant dele ;ate TO the
Chicago Convention, would De appoint
ed L nited States Marshall OF West Nir-
ginia, instead OF the present incumbent,
Geolgs W. Patton. The late manipu-
lator Of the Radical West Virginia ma.
chine, George Washington Atkinson, IL
also after the same office. As ! tele-
graphed YOU old Judge Davis, Of Green
brier, is here, working night and day 10
get the appointment for his son.
FL. Brues, OF Wheeling. has been
here for several days and lett for the
West last night
John IIervey. OF Elm Grove, holds
thousand dollar office in the Census De-
partment.
Several W,st Virsiniars who hold
offices in the House PUstCfflce Depart
ment will soon be compelled to give up
pap sucking and go back 10 their noun
tain farms. The Raids will have consid-
cradle more patronage by gttting the
House after next March. j. i. u.