The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-05-22
NEWS AT THE CAPITAL.
An Early Adjournment of Congress
Not Probable, Iudulng From Present lndlca.
tlsns-Ihe Texas Pacific Railroad
Scantal-PolltlcaI hattsrs-Cabl-
net Mssilnu-CIyll Apprupri.
alton Bill.
WASHINGTON, May 81.
special TO the Intellisenesr.

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THINNING OUT.
The crowd which took possession o
Washington early this week has pretty
well thinned out, few only OF the excur
sionists remaining over. There is some
talk OF race between Hanlan and Riley
on Wednesday next over the same course
as that over which Hanlan rowed last
Wednesday, but there is not much chance
OF It materializing, and il II does, very few
people here would go to see 1t after theil
recent experience. Courtuey's cro0 d have
all gone, but Hanlan and some Of his
friends are still here.
Most OF the horsemen have gone over
to Baltimore, to get ready for the races
there, which begin next Monday.f
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
The Senate still has the Kellogg case to
fall back on when not engaged in guar.
reling over election marshsls, and colored
cadets, and proceedings there have been
OF sufficient interest to attract visitors to
the galleries and keep them there at times
during the past two days.
In the House, the District OF Columbia
bill, which has been dragging along for
several days and has given rise to discus
sions not unlike those which sometimes
enliven your City Council, has been fn-
ished. 1t is little curious to see Con.
gress engaged in debate as to whether a
conductor Of q street car line shall give
passengers transfer tickets before or after
they leave the car, but this is one Of the
peculiarities of our paternal government.
The consideration OF the Electoral bill
is demanded by a good many members,
the Democrats urging that unless they
pass q law 10 govern the count, their maj-
ority in both Houses will not do them any
good. A prominent Senator is quoted as
saying: Unless we pass such law to gov.
ern the count, the Republicans will de-
clare that the vice President has the right
to count the vote and enforce it II necess.
ary." The Star OF Thursday says that
this being the state of feeling among Dem.
ocrats, IL bids fair to delay final adjourn
ment for some time. Any proposition TO
regulate the electoral count will lead TO
partisan discussion. The Democrats will
naturally want TO hold all the advantage
OF the majority, and the Republicans will
fight anything that does not give them
fair, square show. Therefore, as it Is
plain that the Democrats mean TO attempt
the passage Of a law, the chances OF early
adjournment are growing beautifully less.
GEORGES LETTER.
Representative Martin, OF your State,
who Is member OF the House Committee
on the Pacific Railroad, told me last night,
that the matter Of the charges Of bribery
by @. A. George against Congressman and
others, in connection with the Texas Pa.
cifc Railroad, would be up again next
Tuesday. He did not seem to have much
OF an opinion concerning George, who, he
said, was q lobbyist formerly In the EN-.
pIoy OF several railroads, and was proba-
bly, at outs with this particular one. 1t
will be remembered that the Committee
yesterday decided that it had no suthori.
ty TO investigate the matter unless the
House shall sea ft especially to authorize
them to take some action. The alleg.
ed corrupt transactions having occurred
during in previous Congress, and sffecting
the Senate more particularly than the
House, the Committee also decided that the
subject was not proper one for their
consideration.
POLITICS.