Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-04-09
REPUBLICAN, WEAKNESS MORE svl-
OtNT.
WASHINGTON.

| The Republicans w Weakening-They Will
Probably Throw UP the Fight Next
Week-Judge Tourgee Making Troubls
Numerous Senators Going Home.
WASHINGTON, April S.-The Senate
not being in session, very little is being
said about the deadlock. The hall
doz IN Democrats who went to the Capt.
toll this evening, including Beck and
Salisbury. say the Democratic Senators
are more determined than ever, and will
maintain the fight until next December
il necessary. Several Republicans were
seen, but they had little to say beyond
that there is no change yet in their
policy. There are now two hundred
and sixty-fve nominations awaiting
action by the Senate, and five treaties
for consideration. 1t is said to-day With
some show Of truth, that the Republicans
NAV some time next week go into
executive session for confirming impor-
tant nominations, if enough Democrats
vote with them to do this promptly, but
should the attempt be made in execu-
tive session to select certain men Tor
confirmation the Democrats would pro-
badly resist and insist on taking up the
nominations in proper order. The Re
publicans would be glad to confirm
| the most important nominations u they
could DO that and then resume their
fight, but il they 90 into executive ses-
sion one time they know it leaves the
| Democrats with the advantage.
nfh nf
Errand," seems TO control the federal
patronage in North Carolina. He got
the President to withdraw Ex-Governor
Halden's nomination for postmaster at
Raleigh and send in the name OF
| Nicon, an ex-Confederate friend
OF Tourgee's. North Carolina Repubii-
cans here are "kicking' about TOurgee,
whom, they say. is citizen OF New
| York, interfering in their State matters.
| Ii is reported that Tourgee has advised
| the President to turn out all OF the old
Grant Federal appointments IN North
Carolina and put in new ones, with
view of preventing any attempt to or
ganize Grant or Conkling government
| for 1884.
Senator Fair left Washington last night
for ST. Louis on private business. Dur
ing his absence Of about ten days he is
paired with his colleague, Senator Jones,
| OF Nevada.
Senators Teller and Maxey haxe paired
for the remainder of the session and left
Washington for Colorado and Texas re-
spectlvely. =
The pair OF Senator Edmunds, who is
still in Florida, has been transferred to
Senator Garland, who has gone homo
and is NOT expected back the present
session.
Important Bank Argument.
.WAsHISGTON, April S.-J. b. Hawley
and Emory Storrs, OF Chicago, to day
made an argument before the Commits
sioner OF Internal Revenue in behalf ot
the International bank OF that city. II
appears that the report rendered to the
Department by the bank, relative to It's
capital subject to taxation, differs mate
rally from the report made by the Chica.
20 Clearing House Association, ana
makes considerable difference in the
taxes which have been paid by the bank,
and what Commissioner Raum considers
should have been paid. The gentlemen
admitted there was a balance due the
government, but the difference which
exists between them and the Commis
sioner is with regard to the amount
No conclusion was reached.
The Russian Ministsr,
i'm full court dress, presented his creien
tials TO President Garfield.