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The West Virginia Legislature consists
Of eighty.niue members all told, Sixty.fye
In the House OF Delegates and tWenty.iour
in the Senate. This aggregate Is divided
politically as follows: Democrats sixty
three, Republicans twenty, Grseubackers
three, Independents three. It requires
forty.RVe votes TO elect U. 8. senator,
that number being majority Of the two
houses in joint assembly. There is no
candidate who is suspected Rs yet Of hay.
ing forty.dve votes at his back. But while
on the face OF things forly'Gvs votes are
required for an election, yet, as q matter
OF fact, decidedly less number than
iorty.Ave will answer, This happens
through tue working Of the beauti'
full machine known as the eau.
Gus. The Democratic members will
be corraled In cRucus In the hall Of the
House few nights hence, and there the
new members who have never seen the
workings Of the machine" will be duly
initiated. They will fud how easy It 10 to
elect man 10 the United Senate who can.
not in the open session OF the two houses,
In free fight, command the necessary
votes, They will ascertain that although
forty.nVe is q majority Of eighty.nine, and
although q candidate must receive forty.
Ave votes in open session, yet II he has
In the meantime barely received thirty.
three votes In the caucus, or twelve less
than q mSjorlty ol the two houses, he is
sure Of an election when It comes to the
open vote In joint assembly. And thus 1t
happens thatit only requires q little more
than one.third Of the Legislature to
achieve through the operation Of the
"maChins" what would otherwise require
q majority Of the membership oI the two
houses. And thus 1t often happens that a
candidate who could never, under any cir.
CumstanCes, get the number of votes re.
quired under the law to elect him, can
capture enough by the aid Of the great
political machine known as the caucus.
A call for q caucus will be duly issued
In the next day or two, and the Slxty.three
Democratic members will be duly Corraled
under the gas lightG Of the House chande-
ller. And there the deed will be done.
Some candidate for the United States Sen.
ate will get the charmed number Of
Notes.-The longed for SO and then every
member Of the caucus will be duly sworn
to support him in the open session next
day, aud thus the now members will be
initiated into the secret Of manufacturing
a majority out ot minority.
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WHEELING WEST VA. TUESDAY MORNING. JANUARY II, 1885,

i've evidence in favor Of q low rate, l pre-
sumo that now they will try three'sixty.
five and then q thrse.Rnd'a halt rate. ]
regard the bill as in exCellent shape, be-
cause the question OF rate is fret to be
voted on, aud then will come the question
oi time. On Monday, Riter'a few routine
thipg' are gone through with, | shall aglin
press 1t, and / have no doubt that by
Tuesday evening 1t will pass the HonSs,
"Thsre is q general disposition to 20
on with 1t, and get It out Of the way. No
appropriation bill will antagoniEs 1t now,
1t has always been the custom TO allow u
committee 10 amend its bill on the Calen.
,lar brfore 1t comes before the House, and
| have even known them amended after.
wards by the committee. But the House
yesterday, when | asked to amend the bill
by authority OF the committee with our
proposition to put 10 three. e.psr'Cent in.
stead oil q thres'and.a half per cent rate,
refused to allow 1t, and the amendment IL
therefore pending, This is decided Rd.
vantage, because It will precipitate vote
on the rate. ! am confident the House
will decide in favor OF a three. percent,
but shorter time bond than those named
In the bill, / repeat that the bill Ia in most
excellent shaps both in position and
before the House"
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HOUSE.

WASHINGTON, January lO-By Mr..
Price: Declaring the silver certificates to
possess the same legal tender quality as
the coin for which they were issued.
BY Mr.. Carpenters To increase 90 per
cent the duty on Alxsesd or lInaesd, and
the manufacture thereof also proposing
a Constitutional amendment providing
that all civil officers OF the United States,
except Judges OF the Supreme and Inie.
rior Courts, heads OF Departments and Off.
cers whose duties are temporary, shall
hold office for the term OF four years, and
that Congress may provide for the election
by the people ot postmasters and other
otfiCerss whoae duties aro 10 be performed
within the limit OF any State, such officers
10 be subject to removal by the President
on other than political or religious
grounds.
BY Mr.. Miller, oil Kentucky: To prevent
extortion from persons In the public ser.
vice, and bribery and coercion by such
persons. ..
BY Mr.. BuCkneri Requesting the Pfesi.
dent 10 open negotiations with Mexico or
the Central America States for the pur.
chase and 'Cessidn TO the United States Of
territory for the voluntary colonization Of
the ColOred population ofthe United States.
The ouly important bill reported under
the call Of Committees was the Indian
affairs bill, which was referred 10 the Com.
mittee Of the Whole.
The House then went into Committee
OF the Whole, Mr.. Townsend, Of Illinois,
In the chair, on that bill.
Mr.. Frost offered an amendment pro.
viding that Joseph's band OF NezpefCes
Indians he transferred to such lndlan
reservation north Of iorty.fith parallel,
moth latitude, as the Secretary Of the
Interior may select. He thought a crime
had been perpstTsted ON Ohiei Joseph and
biz band Ii removing them TO malarious
Indian territory and hoped the House
would take this opportunity to right that
wrong.
Messrs HASKELL and Mnginnis opposed
the amendment, which was supported by
Mr.. Hooker.
Mr.. Baker opposed the amendment.
II would be unwlse to remit this small
remnant Of Q band back 10 the country
which they had desolatbd,
mEt hlhkluulo bubbpStou tAhb hpatly
every Indian In that band was Under Ia.
dictment In Idaho. The most cruel thing
that could be done 10 those Indians would
be 10 remove them there where persona
Antagonism existed against them. He
denied that the western men were cruel
10 the Indians. It was tho ignorant In.
reference Of eastern philAnthrophlss
which was the usual Cause Of the
indian wars. The western men were
men Of grit and courage, and men Of grit
and courage were men Of tendetness, hu.
nanity and justice. TIE average West.
eEn man would be kind 10 q dog, and
would not be unkind 10 any man, black,
red or white, who bore q semblanOe 10 hll
God. fIsst .g-
Mr.. Frosts samendment was rejected.
Dir. HlsCoCk moved 10 strike out the
paragraph tppealing the laws creating
commission o. len cilizans and insert a
proylso apprOpriaung $4,000 for its ex'
pensee.
Dir. Hooker made point OF order
against the amendment, pending which
the committee, having CONCLUDED The con.
sldefalion Of 40 10 50 pages Of the bill,
rose, and the House adjourned.
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sale Of the Novelty Glass WORKS at La.
EFAnEc-hFIEr Notes aud Local Mention.
WELLalURo, January l0.-Ths Novelty
Glass Wolksat Lagrange was aold at re.
Ceiver's sale to-day, the original company
being the purchasers, at 81, ,425 90.
The iurnacedepartment at the Riverside
Glass Works resumed operations to-day.
Joseph Ralston has purchased the Ice
house constructed by Jas. NJ. Jones and 10
now filling It with Ice selected from tho
gorges along the river shore.
Quarterly meeting and communion ser.
vices at the M. 4 Church yesterday. Rev.
]. W. Baker, P. + preached.
Petitions have been In circulation The
past week, and very literally signed, pray.
Ing the Legislature Of West Virginia 10
prohibit the manufacture and sale oi In.
toxicatinH liquors In the State.
John BraCken, OF SteubenVille, was In
town yesterday
Protracted meeting beglna at the NJ. E.
Church this evening,
At ayearly meeting oil the lot owners Of
Brooke Cemetery, held on Saturday, Jan.
uary 9th, the following officers were elect.
ed' John Barrett, Precedent; John NJ.
Cooper, Secretary; ]. NJ. Ddval, Treas.
ureri William J. Briggs, Superintendent.
Inc company 10 10 q prosperous condition
being out Of debt with money III the treas.
utry. A long.ieIt want has been supplied, q
plat Of the grounds. which was gotten upby
Mr.. Geo. W, McCord, draug6tsmau and
surveyor George goes TO Wheeling TO.
morrow 10 DO on hands 10 represent
Brooke county In the Legislature, where
no doubt be will have an opportunity Of
surveying matters and things pertaining
to the State.
Postmaster Loekhart, Of Bethany, has
supplied his Office With the "Yale Boxes"
G.B. @.
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WASHINGTON.
LIFE ATEHE HUB OF OUR POLITICAL
UNIVERSE.
COBErsss,OuaI and Committee AHAIrs-
Political aud General GOssIp-PFOS-
PeeIn and Probabilities OF Va.
FiOuS MeAsuFes-TEanSae.
lions In Congress.
EENATE.

WASHINGTON, January IO.-Mr. Yoor.
hses asked to have printed and recommit.
ted the bill authorizing the construction ol
a building for the Congressional library,
So ordered.
Mr., Logan introduced a bill to authorize
the appointment OF General Grant on the
retired list Of the army, The bill was
read at length, upon the request Of Mr.,
Conkling. Il provides that In recognition
Of the eminent public services Of General
Ulysses S. Grant, late of the army, and ex.
President Of the United States, the PresI.
dent is authorized TO appoint him, by and
with the Rdylceland consent Of the Senate,
TO the retired list, with the rank and full
pay Of General Of the army. The second
section authorizes the President, when he
shall consider that on emergency has
arisen, TO assign him TO any command
commensurate with the rank OF General
Referred to the Committee on Military Al.
fairs.
The morning hour having expired, dis.
cuSslOn was resumed on the bill for the re.
lief OF VIM. Holiday. Mr., Mcdonald Rd.
dressed the Senate.
Mr.. Mcdonald spoke In favor Of the
bill, reviewing in detail the proofs 10 sub
stRntiats the claim, and Mr.. Williams fol.
lowed on the same side,
Mr.. Baysrd spoke in reiutation Of the
arguments In behalf OF the bill, his con.
illusions being neither in terms nor by im.
plicaton that did the Holiday contract
warrant the allegation Of liability by the
Government for losses incurred BY o
mail contract or from Indian depredations
in Indian Territory, oil OF which were
foreseeA at the time the eContra0t was made
He scooted the idea Of liability by reason
Of the losses being an act or consequences OF
war, as also the idea that the Government
may be held to have been an insurer
against the losses oil mail contractors. He
claimed that by evidence In the case the
President had given exceptional orders for
the protection OF Holidays mail route
prior TO the depredstions, and that the
items oil loss were estimated eE part'.
Mr.. Withers, from the Appropriation
Committee, reported the army appropria.
tion bill with amendments. Placed on the
calendar, .r
The debate on the Holiday bill was
then, resumed hut without concluding II,
the Senate went Into executive session,
and when the doors reopened adjourned.
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our com CORNER.
Some Statistics aud Statements OF .
SiHrtIinE style About Alaska aud Its
AHalPR

Some Statistics aud Statements OF .
BInFtIiug style About Alaska aud Its
Affairs.
WARRINGTON, January l0.-The report
Of Ivan Petro1, supervisor Of Census for
Alaska, will be sent by General Walker to
the Speaker ot the House tomorrow. The
report is sent in that way, in order to
hasten its printing, which iS lHoTs eTpedi.
tious than through the regular channel Of
the COnSIS IN the Interior Department,
which 10 airsSdy tpyed to iis utmost
ca pacity 10 complete the GnRl popnt Of
population. According to Petroa's report,
the entire population Of Alaska numbers
80, ,l4B, Of which 339 are whites. OF the
total count Of Indians, those In
the houtheaSteFn portion are esti.
mated at shout 5000. Counting
whites and creoles, and oil who might be.
come Americans, Mr.. Petrof estimates
about one citizen 10 every thousand
squsrs miles OF territory. The south.
eastern portion 81 the territory from
Mount st. Elias 10 about 800 miles long and
from 80 10 90 miles wide, measuring In
outlying Islands. That portion oil the ter.
rltory 10 1s. 900 square miles In area and
has population Of 5000 Indians and 500
whites and Crsoles combined, his, Mr..
PETROL suggests. is Just about enough pop
ulation Tor one small country. ID very
large area, II 10 also practically disoori.
neCted from the western portion OF the
territory, which contains $4,000 SQUARE
mileS, and which latter portion, immense
40 II is, has only l39 whites, including
women and children. Of the white
population oi Alaska about 100 are
In Stka. The reports contain
suggestion that az the southeastern
pGrt OF Alaska has q population engagad
mainly In mining and fishing, while the
western portion has no interests ol i'm.
portanoe beyond the fur trade, II Any form
Of government be adopted by Congress for
any part Of Alaska, the tsiIltory should
be divided by erecting the southeastern
portion into new territory, where the
greatest number OF the whites reside, and
whore some Efforts are making 10 open up
the resources Of the county hy general
industry aud commerce. The report also
contains o narrative Of Nj, PetfoG's jour
neyings among the Aleutian Islands, and
on the mainland from the Yukon liver to
the Peninsula Of AlaskS, much oi The lat.
tet part oi the tip being by canoe, owing
to the walefy condition OF that country,
The fepoit would I'LL page OF thiG paper.
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CLEVELAND, o., January lO.-A brilliant
reunion Of the Williams College alumni
and residents OF Cleveland and vicinity,
vas held tonight at the Forest City
House. Over ltty graduates, with ladies,
attended. Among the distinguished
alumni were President elect Garfield,
Governor Bross and General Smith, oil
Chicago, q. L. Futch, oil the Rochester
Democrat, and others.
President Chadbourne was guest and
occupied place Of honor at the right Of
Hon, Harvey Rice, master Of ceremonies,
AT the left was General Garfield, who was
accompanied BY bis two sons, who will en-.
ter Williams College next fall. Alter bup.
per a conventional programme Of senii.
ments and reRpQnses followed. During
The evening General Garfield was called
opt and spoke for short time.
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BELLAIRF,

The Gtna Glass Works was shut down
with the exception Of the mould chop,
yesterday, because there was no glass.
There will be meetings at the DilcIples
church every evening this week. Only
two persons connected thsmnelyes with
the church last week.
The Mayors Office Iivensd up on satur-
day and Sunday, and Yesterday he had be-
fore him Tom Lilly for selling whisky
over the counter. who was fined S. and
costs; Nick spidsl, TOR assault and bat
terry. s. and costs, and j, F, Gardener, Ior
Peddltpg needles without license. fined
- 10 and sent 70 the work house.
a daughter Of Mr.. ]. R, Tarbet, on Rose
Hlll, 10 lying very low with typhoid
fever.
The delinquent taxes can bs paid at
Reasoner's drug store until the 10Th inst,
and the tax sales will be on Tuesday, the
18th. Persons wishing 10 purchase prop.
erty should attend these sales,
Mr.. George Mitchell, Of Columbus, who
has been visiting his brother, ], O,
Mitchell, returned home yesterday.
Quite disturbance was kept up all at-
leTnoon on Thirty-third street. between
Guernsey and Noble, by persons who were
coasting.. The whole neiHhborhood was
disturbed by the continual shouting and
loud Laughter, Such auisances shouid
not be permitted,
Rabbits are being shot inside the cor.
poratton in violation Of tho city ordinance.
Mr.. y. 4. schattuck, ex.sherifr OF Wood
county, W. Va, paid Jesse Pernsll visit
yesterday, ~"
Quite . number Of new globes are being
put on the lamp posts. We hope that
this Will be an improvement,
Bellaire isto have an Opera House for
next fall and winter, on The corner Of
Union and Tlhrty.third streets,
The BellGiFe window glass works 10 pay.
ing q cash dividend OF ten per cent,
The Bellaire nail mill will resume work
on 'lhurSdAy
The. Th9 Disciple. Church people talk Of
building q pltsonSge.
Il i9 said that the old Cowen, Sheets d
Cos. ban building has been sold Price
tSOOl' MeeHfs. 8. Q Hamilton L 90, are
the reported purchasers,
The Ice In the river gorRed on Capllna
bar Sunday night and stopped running
mere tor an hour or two, but the gorge
broke loose and Il has since been run.
ming on.
Typhoid ieveris reported on the increase
10 Bellaire.
The Eight 10 on" at Columbus in the
county seat matter. The outcome 10 doubt.
iul,
A. son Of James Menahan,'ot Gravel
Hill, while Coasting Saturday evening, was
run into by Sled, and sustained some
very painful injuries. A son Of Mr.. Han.
ley, Of the Third ward, also met with o
painful accident on Saturday, while coast.
ing II is . dangerous amusement.
steam heaters are being put In the new
bank building, r. O. F.
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MeelInr Sf iohnann N1an.

NEw YURK, January lO.-Ths tobacco
trade met this evening to consider the
allegations made by the United States
Consul at Bremen, that the deliveries Of
goods from American dealers to pur.
Chasers In Germany do not correspond In
quality with the samples and representa-.
tons. Daniel y. Wallace pronounced the
chStges inagniaed and unfair. It was re.
solved 10 take such action as would show
that The allegations we're grossly ex.
agyeratel, and TO make such changes ID
the conduct OF tue businesa as might be
deemed expedient 10 the Interests Of the
IfaIa
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Local Elections Damage ~ BnFning
BpTiBgs-tRyIOr btrAHdeF Case.
PAREERaBURo, January 9-Tbe local
election which came of Yesterday was one
Of the most exciting held in this city in
long time. There were only two tickets In
the field, the Prohibition ticket and the
Democratic ticket, the latter composed
entirely Of license men. After q hard Gght
the license ticket won, eleCting every
member OF the Council and the Mayor by
handsome msIltiiea.
II 10 rumored that the rise In the Little
Kanawha at Burning Springs has done
great deal Of damage 10 timbefnen.
The. trial oI the celebrated Taylor
Strauder case will commence next Thurs.
day before the United States Court At this
place. The State Of West Virginia is the
prosecutor, and will be represented BY
General Nathan Goff and Colonel White,
Attorney Genetal. Capt B. B. Ddvenet,
oil Wheeling, will appear for the defense.
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prisons, That would be both expensive
and dsmOralizing, They must be en-
ployed at come kind Of labor, They need
TO be trained TO labor with aView to their
reformation and their usefulness in sub
Sequsnt life. At present their labor
10 lot at low rates to contractors.
This il because their labor 10 necessarily
inferior to that oil honest skilled labor,
and because contractors being compelled
to contract year or two ahead ior q sup
ply Of 1t, seek 10 protect themselves
against the mutations Of the market by
getting 1t at the lowest posHibls rates,
AT the same time, 1t Is q question 10 be
considered whether the State should not
seek to get = higher average for convict
labor, with & view both Of assuring that
much protection to outside labor, and also
At the same time making the peuitsntiary
rs near source Of public revenue As pos
sible.
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ST. Lofts, January 1O.-The dead body
ol Richard Walsh, city agent and collector
Of Beef Canning company, was found
Last evening In stote loom In The rear Of
the otice, 7lO Broadway. with a bullet
hole In bis head and the pistol Btill grasp.
ed In bis hand, showing that be had
killed himseli Walsh had been miRsing
since Friday morning. He leGveS four
children. the yOungest ten years, hls vile
having died some time 6go. Financial
trouble 10 supposed TO be ths cause Of the
suicide. Mr.. Walsh came here from
Yonkefs. N. Y, where his people lived,
about fifteen months ago. Previous
10 that time he had lived and done busl.
hess In Japan.
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LoSpoS, January lO.-A meeting Of the
Irish Liberal members, as distinguished
from the Parnellites, to express regret at
The inCompleteuesS Of the changes propoS.
ed In the land system, which was at Arst
announced for Saturday, was held To- day.
Right Hon, James Stanaeld presided.
Forty members ot Parliament were pres.
emit including ]. L rogers, Ashton W.
Dixie, Peter Rylands and Jos. Firth.
Henry Richard and other English Liberals,
advanced Liberals and Radicals. The
proceedings were private.
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a4naior lllnlnr nn. lln .,.hln.l.

wAsHiSsrON, D. O., January ll.-Osbi.
net.makins has received a sudden check.
The almost universal belief for Tho last
week has been that the selection oil Blaine
fot Secretary oi State under General Gar.
Geld waS absolutely determined on.
There 10, however, this afternoon lAo best
possible authority for bayluR thA! this 10
not the case. Senator Biaina hat meyer
intimatsd TO Mt. Frye, OF TO any one else,
that Mt. Ffye could have his seat In the
Benato two months hence, neither has he
ever sald that he intended 10 accept a
position Ia 0snnRsl GAfheldB Cabinet,
All talk about this matter has been pure
guess work. That Senator Rlaius may
become Secretary Of State under General
Garfield ID Stlll 8 possibility, but that no
stops havs bean taken looking 10 bich an
event eve, lS, up 70 thlp time, an tndlSputabls
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SOUTHERN BUSINESS ACTIVE.
Mig En,erprlus In IulIdIns Cotton MIL

Big Enterprise In HuiIding Cotton nils,
BosroS, January 10 Boston representa-.
tiveS OF the several freight lines doing
business with tho South and Southwest
say that although this is generally the
most quiet Of all seasons In the year their
business has picked up wonderfully. Not
for more than halt dozen years have
there been SO many shipments Of goods to
the South duri ng this period as there
are now. 0ne shipper has paid and con.
traCted for the shipment Of cotton mGChIn.
cry upon which the freight bills alone ex.
ceed $40 600, and there are othen who are
doing almost % large q business In that
direction. Mills are being enlarged, and
new structures being erected at Clifton,
Piedmont, Rock Hill and Columbia, 6. O.i
Augusta, Ca; Charlotte, N. O.. Nat.
chez, Miss, and Montgomery, Ala, be.
sldes other polnts oil lesser magnitude.
This sudden stimulus 10 trade Is said 10 be
the result Of combination Of North.
ern and Southern capital and en-.
terprise. The mills are generally super.
intended by Eastern men, and tho
operatives, for the most part, belong
to The class commonly known at the
South as rpoor whites, negroes being EN-.
ployed for heavy outside work. While
the abor Of Southern spinneR 10 not
equal in any point Of skill to that utilized
In Northern cotton factories, the EN-.
ployers say that their men possess the al.
vantOge ot being contented with their sit.
ualion and wages, not engaging In the
formation n Of trade unions or strikes. The
employers also claim that, while perhaps
the quality Of all their manufactured goods
may not be equal 10 those turned out at
the North, they are able 10 buy cotton at
arst hands, saving several profits and
freight charges, and can supply tho South.
ern demand at lower rates than can be
afforded elsovhete,