Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-03-30

formed about the facts. de haa never
withdrawn his militia from the Conied-
crate service. That charge OF the sena-
tor fell to the ground
As Unjust. as Untrue.
The Senator had denied that there had
been any bargain. He Brown had not
asserted that he had said the air was
full OF rumors OF that character. NO
gentleman who walked the streets OF
Washington or read the newspapers OF
the Union this morning would doubt
that that statement was correct. Not
only was the air full Oh
rumors, but it was not
eyery tongue that there was contract
of that sort. He did not state that the
charge that there was o bargain was
true, but proceeded 10 make q resume
OF the facts which led TO that coincl-
dence.
Itwass Peculiar Coincidence
that the Senator from Virginia, who, up
to late period, had always been Dem
ocrat, should vote with the Republicans
on the organization OF every committee,
aud that in very short time afterward
the Republicans should meet In caucus
and nominate his intimate friends. Cor,
ham, who had bolted the party and
been read out of it, and Riddleberger,
who had always been Democrat. IL
NAV have been no bargain. 1t may not
even have been an understanding;
but he would call it peculiar colncl-
dence. III there was a bargain, the Dem
ocrats would not be parties to 1t. Ii 1t
had been carried out on the one side,
they would not help TO deliver the goods.
Tie situation reminded him OF the
story Of the Coon and Skunk.
The coon had left home one day, and on
his return found some other animal IN
the hollow OF his tree. He thought it
was cat, and challenged it as such.
"No,' said the pole cat, 81 am a coon"
"You don't look like COON" but
am a COON" "You don't talk like
coon" "But | am COON" "fou
don't smell like coon, and you amt
COON" laughter This transaction
did not look like proper transaction,
and it did not smell like proper trans
action. laughter. The Republican
side reminded him OF man who had
caught a wolf and then had to call
to friend to help him let it go, or
rather il reminded him OF man who
had
Won an Elephant at . Rafie
and didn't know what to do with him.
The Republicans had won an elephant
in this case, and were not in very good
condition to get rid OF him. III they did
not stand by his friends he might turn
and rend every chairman Of theirs.
Laughter. He also likened the Re.
publicans 10 the astronomer who fell
into a state of great excitement at the
discovery OF an elephant ON the moon,
On,y to find there was mouse between
the lenses OF his instrument. Possibly
his Republican friends hal not
bought an elephant. He thought
they had but possibly it might
turn out to be the diminutive form OF a
little mouse. In conclusion he asserted
that it would be his duty to stsv here
and prevent the consummation ot what
the public thought to be bargain. Sew
eral dilatory motions were then made
and voted down.
MI Beck Calling Attention
to the grave alarm that existed every
where as to the spread OF the Rspudia-
ton doctrine in the Republican party,
he would therefore move TO refer the
resolution to the Committee on Epi-
demic Diseases. Laughter. Ruled
out OF order. Mr.. Beck continued to
ridicule the Republicans for picking up
Riddleberger, the Readjuster; that the
resolution also proposed a man for Chief
Clerk whom he could not support, Chas.
johnson OF Minnesota; that gentle
man had on the 10Th of September,
1873, issued circular asking for
contributions to the Republican cam
paign fund, declaring that il the Demo.
Gratis obtained control OF the Senate and
House they would attempt to
Expel the President ond Pay the Rebel
Claims.
Every charge made by that gentleman
has been proved absolutely false. He
quoted from the testimony taken by the
Washburn Commission in the House to
show that Mr.. Johnson was wire pull
er 4 man, as he thought, not worthy
TO be made chief clerk OF the Senate.
II the gentleman were elected, he did
not think he would be before Decem'
Der, and il the charges against him were
not true, he Beck would support him
in performing the duties OF his office.
Kellogg and several others made brief
remarks, aiter which the Senate ad-
iourned until to morrow.
An T>vEDnnSE