Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-12-16
WASHINGTON.
Yorktown Centennial-Tenues sels-
torship-Justice Strong's .Resignstios-
Personal Mention.


Yorktown OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES sels-
torship-Justice strong's .ResiGnatios-
Personal Mention.
Special Correspondence ofthe Register.
WASHINGTON. December 10.
This weary session OF Congress i
dragging along in about as uninterestihC
way for newspaper reporters as it
could possibly do. To get any news ore
must confine himself entirely outside OF
the domains OF our national edifice. and
ii you want to find a correspondent you
must look anywhere except in the Cap
itol building.
The Yorktown Centennial
Yesterday afternoon the Yorktown
Centennial Association submitted a pro,
gramme for the celebration to the Con-
gressional Committee, which the latter
adopted. This gives to the Yorktown
Association the duty of arranging the
preliminaries. Under the programme
the celebration will last twenty-five
days. The government of the Unitsd
States will be allotted ths-
opening day, October. 8, lSSlO the
day OF laying the cornerstone, and the
closing day. On the opening day the
United States troops and civil officers
will participate and formally receive the
French visitors. Then one day will be
allotted to each of the original thirteen
States for a display in the name OF those
xrll ils-u
celebration up 10 the 10Th, on which day !
the cornerstone of the monument will
be laid. On that occasion the U.
troops, Masons, Odd Fellows and other
organized societies OF all kinds will take
part. After the 10th one Gay will be al
lotted to each of the States that have
been admitted to the Union since the
revolutionary war, and on the closing
day the u. 5. government will again
take charge with grand display. This
is an outline of the programme submit
ted TO day. which was adopted.
A Republican Plot in Tennessee.
In conversation with q Tennessee
Congressman at the dining table this
evening he told me that q combination |
il forming there between the Republi-
cans and Low Takers by which Re-
publican United States Senator is to be
elected and the State in turn is to be |
given into the hands of the Low-Taxers. |
The Republicans find themselves una.
Bile TO control the Legislature alone and |
the Low Takers are in a hopeless minor |
ity against the regular Democratic party |
and the combination is made for the /
benetit OF both and to the exclusion OF |
the Democrats. who wee supposed 10 [
have control OF the L. gislature. The
plan, as detailed, is that Hawkins, the
recently elected Republican Governor,
il 10 be male Senator, on the assembling
of the Legislature, by the combined
strength OF the two parties. Low
Tsxer will be elected Speaker OF the |
State Senate, to succeed the present
Lieutenant Governor. The Lieutenant
Governor is then 10 resign and the Low
Takers are thus to be put in possession
Of The state government. The Low
Takers and Republicans are to work
to,rther. There is no doubt OF the abil-
ity OF the two parties to carry TINS agree
ment INTO effect, and it is believed by the
Democrats that they will do so. Iov-
ernor Hawkins, Colonel Savage and IL.
III. Harmon, are said to be the oreinators
Of this plan, but it is probable that
greater than they originated 1t.
Yesterday was
xu Justice strons's Last
an the Supreme bench. He has resign
Oh and his resignation accepted by the
President. Justice Swayne will resign
in January. 1t is generally believed that
these two offices-which are to be filled
by President Hayes-will be filled by the
anpointment of Attorney General Dew
ems and Stanley Matthews, but when
will be appointed in Justice Strongs
MACS ia not known. Itis believed, how
EYER that Mr.. Devens will get MI.
Strong's place. Ii MIR. Matthews Is ap-
nointed il will make two Ohio men APP
nointed on the Supreme Bench oy Mr
Haves since he has been PRESIDENT.
Personalities.
The nomination hy the President OIL
Iexis ii. Phleger for Postmaster at Pied'
nont " Va, is considered good one.
Hon. Vim. l.. Wilson, OF Chanessos,
w, Va, was on the tioor oil the oenate
Yesterday. His mission here was 10 ue-
liver the vote OF West Virginia 10 the
Vice President, as he had been instruct
ed by the West Virginia electors.
Senator Davis has received orierS
from Chicago. Ill. for some large ship
ments of his West Virginia coal. Twelve
ears. daily, will be sent West from his
mines at Wilsonbury, Harrison county.
i j. Hassler, of Jackson county, IS
stopping at the National Hotel.
Senator Henry &. Davis denies the
statement OF Gath" in Saturdays En-
o,nrsr that he is about to resign his posi-
tlon i'm the Senate. ,
CONGRESSMAN Ben Wilson has we'll
earned the name of being the hardest
worker in the House. He rises early
every day, and retires late at night. He
Keeps two shorthand secretaries EN-
ployed a greater part OF the time, as
s;s,ing him in answering the great piles
of mail that arrive daily. He is always
At the Capitol during the session OF Con-
erees, every afternoon, and when It Is
unnecessary to be in his seat he Is In
one of his committee rooms, drafting re-
ports and attending to his heavy com
mittee labors. Never WAS there con.
stituenry that had . more faithful rep
resentatiye than the people OF the First