Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-03-10
WASHINGTON.
AFFAIRS OF GENERAL NATURE AT
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
BIaine's New Foreign fancies-levi p
Morton as Minister to franee-An
Extra Session Decided Upon
Result Of the Demo-
cratic Caucus.
THE REPUBLICANS ACCEPT THE
SPOlLS IN The SENATE.
WASHINGTON.
A ew Departure.


ably assumed that, under Mr.. Blaine
the State Department will have ioreigl
policy which will not consist OF apollo
pizipg for insults received. The tone o
American diplomacy will be RADICAL,
changed. While it will not be undul.
aggressive, it certainly will not be OF tn
timid, apologize order which encourage
aggression on the part OF other nations
1t is stated that, as the first step IL
the new departure, Mr.. Blaine will cal
for an investigation OF the charge o
Professor Hind that the data on which
the Halifax award was based were fraud
ulent. 1t is due to the British govern
ment not less than TO our own that thu
truth or ialsity OF Kinds allegation
should be established.
The Halifax award was a monstrosity
It is not difficult TO sbelieve that there
was some improper influence in the mat
ter. II the figures on which the calcu
lation was made were fabricated to de
ceive the commission, the whole busi
ness becomes entirely comprehensive
There will be no cessation OF the de
mand for investigation until Hind't
statements are shown TO be false. And
il they are not true, their libelous char
acter can be readily shown.
Nominations.
The President sent the following nom
nations TO the Senate to-day:
LeviP. Morton, United States Minis.
ter TO France: VIM. NJ. Eyarts OF New
York, Allan q. Thurman OF Ohio, and
Timothy o. Howe OF Wisconsin, mem
bcrs OF the international Monetary Con
ference at Paris; K. 5. Taylor, OF lndi
ana, TO succeed Benz. Harrison on the
Mississippi River Commission; w. ID,
McCung Ceft over by the last Senate)
Surveyor OF Customs at Cincinnati; Lot
NJ. Morrill,, Collector o. Customs al Port
land, Maine.
After a sharp debate the
Republican Senators
have determined to accept the situation
and take the minority position for the
present. The President, and Secreta-
ries Blaine and Window have finally
been brought to favor an
Extra Session of Congress,
and unless something develops to change
the present status, an extra session will
be called about the middle OF May. The
Republicans can then get control OF the
House, and very probably the Senate
too, SO that the present organization will
do the Democrats no real good.
Malone Again Refused
to-day to go into either party caucus,
and no word from him has yet indicates
what he will do. The feeling in favor
of making a compromise organization OF
the Senate with the Republicans is
growing strong among the Democrats,
who say the spectacle OF the strife in
the Senate over the control OF the body
must be avoided il Malone continues TO
plav a silent game. 1t is not improb'
able the Democrats and Republicans
will agree on the same basis OF organiza-
tion.
The West Virginia Brigade.
The following appeared in Yesterday s
Euguircr: Among the West Virginia
bread d.butter brigade here, who are
seeking recognition, are United States
Marshal Patton, who wants to be re-
tanned in his present place, and Charlie
Shattuck, of Parkersburg, who is an ap.
plicant for the same position. Colonel
John +. Vinal, OF Wood county; a young
LAWYER from the Pan, Handle named
Campbell; Judge l.oOmis and Postmas'
ter, Of Parkers6urg, are also barking
their shins about the White House
willing to take anything they can get
with a salary attached.
TIE National Greehback Party.
The Congressional Committee OF the
National Greenback party have issued
an address to the people OF the United
States. The address opens with the as
sertion that the National banks, through
wears OF unwise and unjust legislation
in their interest, now assume control o.
the Government and defy its sovereign
right TO issue and regulate the volume
OF currency" 1t charges the Nationa
banks with having rebelled against The
Government, causing borrowers o
money to pay at the rate OF 500 per cent
Railroad and telegraph companies
are charged with conducting their Eusi
ness in violation Of the private right
and fundamental laws OF this eminen
domain. The address concludes b!
maintaining that the wrongs compliance
oi cannot be corrected through either o
the old parties because both are allieC
with such abuses, and therefore earnest
" advises the formation Of clubs il
every CITY, village and town in Tn,
United States with view to the thorough
organization and final triumph OF tn,
National party.
Secretary Blaine Addresses NOTE 10 IN
British Legation.
Secretary Blaine to-day addressed
note 10 the British legation on the sub
iect of false reports sent by the British
Consul at Philadelphia, IN regard to TIT
prevalence of the disease among SWIM
IN the Western States. The Sccretar!
rciterstes the statement made in Erart
note of the 9Th OF March. That al
the means of information at the re
course of the department concur II
showing the late published report 10 o.
wholly without foundation, and send
copies of the resolutions to tn
Merchants Exchange st. Louis, an,
Chamber OF Commerce C.rclnnati
explicitly denying the reports Of tn
disease among the swine, and shown
the condition Of the stock in the stat,
OF Ohio and Illinois is exceptlonali
healthy. The statement OF Mr.. Crumi
in regard to the prevalence OF disease Il
Ohio il emphatically and fully denied
The Secretary's statement Is also IN
substance Of a communication receives
from the Secretary of the Treasury, cor
veying an explicit denial OF the repor
published in England, and asked tina
The character and source OF the informs
ton upon which Crump's dispatch va
based be ascertained. In answer to In
British Minister'S statement that IN
Consul at Philadelphia made report o
what appeared to be good authority
the Secretary OF State says
| All this government can learn aite
a sesrching inquiry, leads irresistibly
the conclusion that the good faith {
Her Msjesty's representative at Phili
delphia has been imposed upon by d.
signing speculators to their own selfs
interests and incslculable injury to Il
Ultimate commerce. The Secretary fu
| tkar axnraasos his trnst that the Rritis