The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-12-17
mr. WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENTS.
An Extra session Probabie-Tennessee
RenntorshIp-The West Virginia Hepub.
IIcan Association, dc. dc.

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SenntorshIp-Ihe West Virginia Repub.
Iican Association, dc. dc.
WASHINGTON, D. O., Dec. 10.
Editors lntellissucr.
Ipredct there will be an extra session
Of Congress. The Christmas holidays are
virtually here, aud not an appropriation
bill perfected, much less passed. The dis.
cussion of the electoral count is utpost'
poued until January, when the Democrats
hope to have enough Oh their absent mem.
bers present to press its passage. The Re-
publicans will oppose the measure, using
every parliamentary privilege possible TO
encompass its defeat. Thus the most OF
January will be consumed. and the result
will be, all OF the important appropria.
ton bills will be left untouched
until near the end OF the session, and un.
less the Democrats back entirely down
and insert provision to pay the deputy
marshals, another political discussion will
ensue. Hence, say there will be an ex-
ira session, and the Democratic majority
will be responsible for it.
It looks very much now as II we would
get Republican Senator from Tennessee,
and thus have control OF both legislative
branches. Fifty will constitute msjoritY
of the two branches, there being now one
vacancy which will not be filled until the
legislature meets. On ioint-ballot there
are forty.seven straight Republicans, and
with the GreenbaCkers, who will most
| likely act with especially Col. War
rem, the member from McNsiry county,
who was q Wing before the war, and an
unyielding Union man during it-twenty'
nine, Then there are some five or six
independent members elected by cOIstit-
uencies almost evenly balanced, and which
often elect Republicans. So tho chances
are good, go good that the Democratic
members from that State confess to some
degree Of fear. -,
Secretary Thompson having resigned the
portfolio Of the Navy Department, the
President has designated Secretary OF War
Ramsey to act az Secretary OF the Navy
also, and has announced that he will not
appoint a new Secretary until January LIST.
| Ii is thought that he will consult the
wishes OF Gen. Garfield and appoint his
choice so that he will hold over when he
takes his scat. In that event 1t 10 likely
that Mr.. Levi P. Morton will receive the
appointment.
Gen. Grant arrived in the city last Mon
day afternoon and ia the guest OF his
friend Gen. Beall. He was received by
the "Boys in Blue" and was given re-
ception- by them at Masonic Hall last
night. Time has dealt kindly with the
General; in fact, think no looks much
batter than when he loft Washington in
1877. He dimes with President Hayes this
evening, and leaves Tor New York on
Friday.
The Kellogg contest has been renewed
by the proposition OF Senator Salisbury
to set q day for the consideration Of the
resolution that he was not entitled TO his
seat. It is not thought that the Senator
will be disturbed, rs too many OF the DEM
ocratic Senators have put themselves on
record against it. 1t ia being pressed
mainly by the Democratic employees, who
fear their time in Office is short, and hope
to prolong it by turning out Republican
Senators and seating Democrats.
The West Virginia Republican Associa'
ton elected officers on Monday night last,
as follows: President, Capt. Q. y. Cole;
ice-Presidents, Major Gaines, Captain
Pipes and Mr.. AL. X. Wagner; Secretary,
G. A. bennington; Corresponding Secre'
tary, Mr.. Murphy, and Treasurer, Captain
Cole. Captain Cole represents the ascot:
alton Oh the Inauguration COMMITTEES, and
the Committee on Civic Associations, and
Mr.. L. W. Moore on the Committee on
Ball and Promenade Reception.
Quitea lively fight Is going on Tor the
Marshalship Of West Virginia, for which
position G. W. Atkinson, Q. G. Schofeld,
John Rossler, Geo. N. Davis and Marshal
Patton are being pressed by their respect
a good many West virginisns have
been in the city during the past week,
among whom may be mentioned Mr.. Ed.
Wagner and Geo. Baird, Jr., Of your city.
The population returns will probably be
furnished Congress by General Walker be.
fore the holidays, and the apportionment
bill introduced shortly thereafter.
MORE ANON.