Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-01-27
WASHINGTON.
J0TTINGS FROM THE COUNTRYS LAW
SHOP.
Electoral Count Bill in the House-Repub-
Leans Kick Over the Traces-IeIe-
graphic Postal System Re-
commended - Foster
and the Cabinet,
AFFAIRS ATT NATIONAL CAPITAL,
WASHINGTON.

him a copy Of letter written by Me-
Clure, OF the Philadelphia Times, where
in it is mentioned that Stephens has
managed to keep on the soft side OF
things while his Confederate co-laborcr,
JEFF. Davis, is communicated from OFF,
cial life. Mr.. Stephens has been quietly
at work for several days getting up ma
terial for a reply. 1t will be in the form
OF an open letter to Mcclure, and the
reasons given why the President of the
late Confederacy remains out OF public
life and the Vice President remains in.
The letter will be thoroughly kind in
tone towards Mr.. Davis, but will Sc
verely criticise Mr.. Mcclure for some of
his observations.
Mr. Christiancy in Contempt of Court.
Minister Christiancy is in contempt
OF the District Court here. He has not
complied with its order for the payment
OF alimony, and until he purges him.
self from this contempt no further tes-
tmony will be taken in his behalf. If
he should come here now he would at
once be arrested for contempt, and be
called upon to show cause why he
should not be punished for it.
This is somewhat awkward position
for the State Department and the Presi-
dent, and is to be added to the growingdi-
mensions OF this scandal. The diplO.
matte service Is not acquiring glory
from the situation.
Resisting Telephone Extortion.
The subscribers to telephone ex-
changes everywhere will be interested
in the action taken by large number
OF those who use these instruments here.
The Bell Exchange Company, having
control of the Edison Exchange, thought
all the subscribers AT it's mercy, and 30
devised plan OF payment based on a
separate charge for every time the in
strument was used. For an average OF
ten messages per day the cost WAS found
TO be considerably over 500 year.
The subscribers held mass meeting
and pledged themselves TO each other
TO order the instruments out OF their
houses and the wires off, OF them, and
off their lots, if the new schedule " as
enforced. They then appointed a COM
mittee to confer with the officers OF the
monopoly.
Governor Foster
still remains here, having no special
mission other than to look wise. The
story that he came here to see Blaine,
or is the medium OF communication be-
tween Blaine and GaIhe. Il, which has
been telegrsphed away, would have In 1t
more substitute j! Balue were here. He
is not, however, and has not been since
Saturday. met a gentleman to-day,
well known in public life, who had
talk with Foster in New York. He said
to him:
"Well, Governor, are you to be Gen.
Garteld's Postmaster-Gcncral?'
"Do you think | would make a good
one?" quoth Foster.
81 will say this" said the gentleman;
at is a position which, il it seeks you,
YOU can not afford to decline"
"This is just my embarrassment, said
Foster. | want to remain Ohio. How
ever, have had an intimation that |
might be called into the Cabinet" :"
The value OF the foregoing convCrsa-
ton consists in the TACT that the Cover.
nOr's interlOCutOr is well-knOwn Ohio
Democratic member Of Congress, whose
business relations with him have been
such as to allow a conversation
without restraint. Despite this pointer
in Fosters favor, if is still a matter of
much doubt II he goes into the Cabinet.
There is no doubt but that he wants to
90 into it, and he is using influence to
reach Garfield to give him the call. The
disposition OF the President elect is eX-
ceedingly friendly to Ohio's Governor;
but there are reasons well known to
him why Fosters appointment would
produce antagonisms in quarter
which already feels sore enough without
rubbing il in. Hence it is a sale bet to-
day that Foster will neither be POstmas-
ter General nor secure any other CIbi.
net billet.
The House Comm ttee on Census
today instructed Mr.. Cox, Of New
York, to call up the apportionment bill
agreed 10 at the last meeting on the
first opportunity and urge its immediate
consideration.
The House Commerce Committee has
voted to make an appropriation for the
Mississippi rlver Improvements and for
the reservoir system, leaving the amount
TO be determined after the other items OF
the River and Hsrbor bill have been
fixed.
The commission appointed by the
President TO proceed 10
Indian Territory
and confer with the Ponca Indians for
the pGrpOse OF ascertaining the facts in
regard 10 their recent removal and pres
ent condition, so far as is pertinent TO
the question of what justice and human
itv require should be done by the United
States Government in the premises, to-
day submitted their report to the Pres
ident, in which the following conClu-
sion and recommendation is embodied:
That the removal OF the POnca Indians
from their reservation in Dakota and
Nebraska where they were living by
virtue OF treaties with the United States
of 1883 and 1867 was not only most un-
fortunate for the Indians, resulting in
great hardships and serious loss OF lie
and property, but was injudicious and
without sufficient cause.
lnness of Senator Cameron.
WASHINGTON, January Ex-senator
Cameron for several weeks has been the
victim Of acute suffering from disease
for which he has had two operations per
formed. He however has preserved his
euuanimity with Roman tirmness and
has stood heroicaliy at his post receiy-
ing his numerous callers both at the
Senate and his rooms and attending to
his official duties. On yesterday he was
overrun with visitors, but not feeling so
well he begged 10 be excused, and had
barely reached his private room when
he fell to the floor, overcome with his
suffering. Relief having been promptly
administered, he rallied, and is again
feeling much restored and expects to be
at the Senate in few days.
Judge Stanley Matthews, Of Ohio.