The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-03-22
WASHINGTON.
WHAT Il SAID ABOUT TAE EXTRA
SESSION,
short Session OF the Senate YeSter
dAy-WOrk In the Executive BFu'
SIOn-NOmInaIIOns by the Pres
Ident-GeneraI N0Ies From
the National Capital.

WAsHNGToN, March 2l,-Whsn thu
Senate opened to-day the Vice Prssiden
laid before the members a communication
from the Governor Of Wisconsin, trans
mittinga q joint resolution OF the Legisla
tuTe Of that State relative to the death o.
Mr., NJ. II. Carpenter. The resolution wa
read and laid on the table, and the Senate
went into executive session.
When the doors were Teopened the Sen
ate adjourned.
The Senate confirmed the nomination o.
Levi P. Morton, OF New York, Envoy Ex
traordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
to France, and s. Horton, OF Ohio, Secre
tary Of the United States Commissioners "a
the International Monetary Conference al
Paris, As we'll as several receivers Of public
monies and registers Of land offices,
Tie President nominated Thomas Will
son, OF the District OF Columbia, United
states Consul 10 Ghent; Thomas 4. Doug.
lass, Postmaster at Mansfield, o.; Charles
EssinGer, Postmaster at Mantiowoc, Wis.
and Ronneli W, Berry, Collector OF Inter.
nal Revenue In Idaho.
THE EXTRA SESSION.
A Democratic Senator asked the Presi.
dent to-day II there would be an extra
session Of Congress, The President did
not answer positively, but the Senator Gays
he intimated in language not to be mis-.
taken that an extra session would be call.
ed. The President also gave Sunset Cox
10 understand that the calling oil an extra
session had been determined upon, The
Republican Senators oil agreed to-day that
the session would be called, and several OF
them said the proclamation would be ls.
sued next Wednesday. The best inform.
ed say Congress will be convened In May
so as to give time for the
SPECIAL ELECTIONS
to ill the vacancies in Maine and New
York. Morton, 1t Is understood, will not
20 to France until after the extra session
meets. This would leave only Fernando
Woods vacancy to be filled In New York.
Reports have reached the Democratic
leaders that Cornell would not call an
election this spring, thus preventing the
election oi q Democrat In Woods place.
Democrats communicated with Governor
Plsisted, Of Maine, and 1t Is reported that
be has assured them that he will not order
an election TO Gil Frye's place until one is
ordered in New York to Oil Woods
Democratic Senators say there has never
been any difference oil opinion In their
caucusses on the question Of resisting q
change Of Senate offices, the only differ.
enCes were as 10 the plan Of procedure.
They are apparently determined 10 tllll.
buster against any change. Two Republi.
can Senators are absent and Anthony is
confined to his room with severe attack
Of rheumatism, reducing the vote Of that
side to 50, or three short OF a quorum. II
an extra session will be called, however,
the Indications are that the Democrats
will then submit to the new officers.
THE PRESIDENT STILL UNDRcIDRD.
1t can be stated officially that the Presi.
dent has not definitely determined
whether or not TO call an extra session Of
Congress. The matter In all probability
will be settled tomorrow at the Cabinet
meeting. ..