Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-12-06
Special Dispatch to the Register.

| Special Dispatch to the Register.
WAsHINGIoS, December D.
The rush Of Congressman 10 this
place has just begun to day, notwiih,
standing the National Legislature meets
tomorrow. At the hotel yesterday and
FRIDAY congressman was
Almost Rarity.
The general DELAY OF arr.v Ia Is ac-
counted for by the fact that arrange
ments for accommodations have been
made sometime in advance and conse.
quently there has been no need ot com
ing here until the last moment. That is
no doubt a competent explanation, but
il demonstrates what has heretofore
been stated that the session will open
very quietly, and that except in case Of
unforeseen contingencies it will be very
commonplace session.
The Meeting on Tomorrow
will be without special interest. The
first day, however, always draws TO the
Capitol more than enough people 10
crowd the galleries. Alter that there is
generally room for all. There being no
business before either house except TO
call the IOll and swear in new members
elected To till vacancies (anong them
General Garheld's successor) there ia no
good reason why the message will not be
tran smitted and read TO both houses
Monday afternoon. The reading of the
message will occupy about an hour, and
this will probably be all that will be done
on Monday.
Coed Feeling in the Ascendant.
The members ot both political parties
return 10 Washington with a display OF
good feeling. The Democrats. Of course,
r. gret that they lost the Presidency, but
they take the loss philosophica!ly. and
are glad there is no dispute, and that
the count will BE- proceeded with in
Joint convention without any attendant
excitement. As 10 GeOrIia, the Repub-
leans don't care whether the vote OF
the State is counted or not, and outside
OF a few Of the strict conStruCtionists,
the Democrats don't care either.
Ofthe Third House-the Lobby
but few of the Representatives OF special
interests are ON hand. The sugar men
have on the ground one Of their agents,
and il is probable an effort will be made
10 pass what is known as the Carlisle
sugar bill. Ii is reported, too, that JAY
Gould and the railroad interest will
make powerful movement TO get the
Indian Territory opened up upon the
4 q d, ttht I'll afslrn A.
the Indians their severGl,y To the lands
now held by them.
The Back "Dees;r.ck" Members
have their pockets crammed with bills
and resolutions calculated TO make 4
noise. One member has long resoiu-
on ready, calling upon the State De
partmeut for all the correspondence
I uching the firing upon American mer
C iantmea by Spanish men-oi-war. The
subject j. alreaiy under diplomatic
treatment, but the irate Congressman
doesn't care ii it breaks up any and ali
offerings OF indemnity. The resolution
has the smack OF puynacity III II, which
hs constituents lISe anl IL must be
oherel.
|; seems highly improbable that any
thing but the most pressing business,
such rs voting the appropriation bis
and matters OF like character anu I'M
portance, can b. transacted. The re-
Communications OF the Cabinet and
bureau officers, the majority OF which
have already been published, are sim
gulariy interesting and practical this
year. A very important one was gwen
out Yesterday by Sir. French, auditor ot
railroad accounts. Referring 10 the
Interstate commerce bills that have
been presented To Congress, Mr. French
recommends ss a substitute the pas
sage OF hill providing Tor equal freight
rates TO all persons,
REGARDLESS OF the Amount OF Goods
Shipped
He wonh also require all interstate
roads ~ report auI.uiily upon the char
acter of their business, and that they
furnish reports describing IN detail all
casualties, the purpose OF the latter re-
quirement being 10 devise some way
tor the prevention OF accidents IN the
future.
Senator III. u. Davis told me this az
ternoon that there would be no holiday
recess this wear. He hal u talk
with Senator Beck, of kentucky, on the
subject. and they will. no doubt,
advocate its abolition with their caarac-
teristic earEestness; but a movement Of
that kind has never yet met with much
favor, and there is no indication that an
exception will be made this year in that
respect. Davis says the appropriation
committe, could work as well and bet
ter during a recess than il Congress was
in session, but they wont tdoit. There
fore Congress must stay here in order to
keep these committees at work.
Personalities.
Judge Davis, of Greenbrier, is here
trying to boost Deputy Msrshsl Patton
of your State in order to allow his son
To get a suck at that government teat.
W. NJ Patton, OF HARRISON; Pat Dolan,
of Parkersburg; Tppetts, OF Monroe,
and Manning, OF Summers, all govern
ment office holders. are en- the ground
and ready for work. Senator Henry
Davis has been here ior the past week
doing committee work. He held a con-
ference With Secretary Sherman the
other day in reference to some of the ap-
propriations that will be before Congress.
Senator Frank Hereford and vile ar