Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-02-03
WASHINGTON.
EVENTS or IMPORTANCE AT THE
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
HAYES Versus conkling Clouds Gath
ering-Cox's ReappotiOnment Bill
Discussed in the house-Came-
ron as Peace Maker-Pro-
gress with the Fund
ing Bill.
A VERY BUSY DAY IN CONGRESS-
WASHINGTON.
Hayes Versus Conkling.

asserted that the nomination ol
Matthews is only the carrying out by
Hayes OF his part Of the contract which
led Matthews to perform such service as
be did during the Presidential cheating
Of rs and ". Report has it that ma
jority of the Judiciary Committee are
opposed to confirmation. Senator Thur
man, the Chairman, knows not only
that Matthews is the creature OF abroad
corporations, but also that he is special
ly opposed to the Thurman Pacific Rail
road act. 1t is reported that Mr.. Bsyard
believes Matthews's connection with
corporations makes it proper to consider
his nomination with very great deliber-
alton. David Davis, Edmunds, and
Conkling are reportedto oppose confirm
alton. OF the other members OF the
committee, Garland and Lamar are re-
ported to favor confirmation, Mcdonald
to be vet undecided. while Mr.. Carpen-
ter, who is sick, is supposed to regard
the nomination favorably, Dawes and
Hoar will be jealous to confirm, fer
both have been quick TO bend their
knees to every action OF Hayes. The
impression is that Matthewswill be con-
firmed, though not without the develop
ment and avowal OF a good deal of OF.
position.
The nomination OF Forster for District
Attorney to succeed Steward l.. Wood
ford excites surprise. The reports that
reach here as to his legal ability are not
favorable. Still the fact that he has
been appointed to succeed Stewart l..
Woodford is something in his favor.
Woodford is looking for, and is said to
have been promised, something nice un-
der Garfield.
1t is expected that Conkling will make
this nomination personal matter, as
he did those of Roosevelt and Merritt,
and it remains 10 be seen whether Ev-
arts and Sherman will go upon the
floor OF the Senate and make personal
fight for Forster, as Sherman did for
Merritt.
HAYES rubbed salt in the wounds he
has been giving Conkling by sending in
the name of Alderman Jacobus for
United States Marshal. Conkling was
not wholly unprepared for some such
nomination, however This nomlna-
ton was the work in part OF Sheridan
Shook, it is said, who has been here for
n dav or two ostensihlv in Forster's in
terest. While Conkling may not sue
ceed i'm having these nominations re-
iected, il is believed that he will make
mighty efforts to have them lie over un-
til Garfield comes in. 1t is understood
that all of the New York nominations
made by Hayes, with the exception OF
that of Haskell, have been referred to
Conkling as subcommittee, and that
he has quietly put them in his coat
pocket. Against HaskelPs nomination
he has raised constitutional objection,
and Matt Carpenter desires TO argue 1t.
The result will be, in all probability,
that the nomination will remain III
Conkling's pocket till Garfield comes in,
and that Haskells nomination will not
be asted upon until the time OF the pres
ent postmaster at Albany expires.
Opinion differs here about the part
Garfield has played in these appoint
ments. Some statesmen surmlse that
Hayes is dong all this, if not at the re-
quest OF Garfield, at least with his
knowledge.
Cameron and Cancellation.
WASHINGTON, February 2.-As Gen.
Garfield intends to cultivate policy OF
Cancellation towards all warring elements
of the Republican party, it has been
suggested to him by letter that he can
do big stroke OF concilitory work in
Pennsylvania by appointing Don Cam
eron Secretary of War, have him resign
from the Senate at once, and thus open
the way for both Grow and Oliver TO
come in. The friends oil Grow and Oil
yer would jump at this, but it is doubt.
full il Cameron will. An intimate friend
of Senator Cameron says that the Sena.
tor was given to understand some time
ago that he could have the War Office,
but that he does not want it. preferrirg
his place in the Senate. He would,
however, take the Treasury. This he
can not get.
The Funding Bill.
The Finance Committee OF the Senate
has almost completed consideration OF
the funding bill, and it will be reported
to the Senate by the end of the week.
The committee has amended the bill
fixing the rate OF interest in accordance
with the recommendation OF the Secre-
tary OF the Treasury at 81 per cent, and
the time of the bond redeemable at the
opt on ofthe Government in five or twei
" wears The committee has already de-
cided to retain the feature OF the bill
making the bonds the basis of security
for National Bank circulation. The i'm
preston among leading members OF the
House is that the House will agree to
these amendments. The Republicans
VII vote almost sclidly for them, and
enough Democrats to secure majority
OF the House.
Political Victims
Postmaster. General Maynard his dis
charged three Tennesseeans from the
Postotfice Department, all alleged Dem
ocrats. 1t is denied. however, that this
was the reason for which they were dis
charged. The latest TO go, Mckarney,
is a near relative OF the parties who
were very active in defeating Maynard
for the Tennessee Senatorship.