Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-01-25
THE FEDERAL CITY.
cUlLlNGS OF A MISCELLANEOUS
CHARACTER FROM The CAPITAL.
Republican Despair in the Senats-COunt-
iag Of the Electoral VOts-Allison
as Secretary Of the Treasury
logan's Fight for Grant.
THE CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
WASHINGTON.
Morgan Joint Rule.

Morgan JOINT hule
WASHINGTON, January 24.-Mr. Bick-
nell will make another effort this week
TO bring the House to the consideration
of the Joint Rule for the counting OF the
Electoral vote. II the Republicans re-
sist action upon it as before, good
many of the Democrats are in favor OF
sitting it out" and making it question
Of physical endurance. They believe it
TO be matter Of sufficient importance
to resort to that parliamentary device.
II the Democrats attended to their busi-
ness more faithfully they could very
soon get quorum Of their own and pass
the rule. The Interstate Commerce
Bill, and the Apportionment Bill are
both regarded as of prime Importance
by the friends OF these measures respect
lively, and they may be antagonized
against the Joint Rule il the fight upon
the latter is carried to too great length.
Arrears of Pensions.
Senator Beck says that it will take
$500, 600, 900 to pay all the claims under
the Arrears OF Pensions Law-nearly a
third of the claims, he thinks, are fraud
ulent. He says there are ten thousand
pensioners on the rolls on account ofthe
war OF 1872. This means ten thousand
old bucks over so years OF age.
Uncertain Quantities.
The Republicans have now aband-
oned all hope OF securing the organlza-
ton OF the Senate until 1888, unless
death should help them out. They look
upon Malone as Democrat and have
no anticipation that Tennessee will
choose a Republican Senator. II Sena.
tor Davis, of Illinois, could be assured
of reelection, it is believed he would
crawl clear over the fence and act with
the Republicans. This assurance, how
ever, cannot be had, because there is no
probability that Illinois will have fur
ther use ior him.
The Stumbling Block.
The bill to pension the survivors OF
the Mexican war will die on the calen-
dars, because JEFF Davis is still alive,
and was a Mexican soldier. The senti.
ment is growing, too, that the United
States is little rash in its pension graft
uities, and the time has come to call a
halt. The burdens of taxation cannot
be taken off the people while our pen
sion list runs up to SlOO,OOO,OOO year.
Atkinson Nominated.
WASHINGTON, January 24.-President
Hayes to-day nominated Geo. ". At
kinson for L. S. Marshal OF West Nir-
ginia. His name was sent TO the Senate,
where the nomination will be con-
frmed.
Objections to Allison,
Although Senator Allison continues
to assert that he knows nothing Of who
is TO be Secretary OF the Treasury, an
opinion prevails that he stands chance
to get it, and so Objectionable is he to
Eastern financiers that his record and
action on the silver dollar question in
the Forty.fiith Congress has been
brought forward against him. He was
then leader OF the silver dollar party in
the Senate. Fears that Allison may be
invited to take the Treasury portfolio
have led to numbers OF letters from
prominent politicians being written to
General Garfield, urging the retention
of Secretary Sherman IN his present po-
sitiOn.
Swayne's Last Decision.
WASHINGTON, January 24.-Justice