Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-09-30
WASHINGTONh
YESTERDAYS p0INes At THE SEAT
OF GOVERNMENT.
Senator Mahone's Dodge-A Guard for the
Remains Of the Late President-Move-
msnts Of the Cabinet Officers
Senator J,nss' Visit to the
lordIy Roscoe. ,
PRESIDENT ARTHUR IN NEW YORK.

WASHINGTON, september ZS.-Oonaso'
Malone has written to friends here
that he will find it very inconyenienf %
attend the extra session OF the senaae'
aud will not be able to remain more
than day or two. Eppa Hunton ana
other Democratic politicians are OF the
opinion that he will not be present at
the opening of the Senate, because II
would be Q serious source OF emsarrass'
ment for him to vote either for Demo
cratic organization. or Tor a Republican
one.
By order Of the Secretary OF War one
company OF the Tenth U. S. Infantry
will leave Fort Wayne, Michigan, Tor
Cleveland, Ohio, where it will 20 into
camp near the cemetery and furnish a
guard for the tomb OF Garfield, to re.
main till the body is laid in perma-
nent position.
Secretaries Hunt and Lincoln left the
city at 2p. N. for New York. Hunt is
TO make an inspection OF the navy Yards
and Lincoln is to take his wife to Rye
Beach, where his children have been all
summer. Neither will return until
October Sth. Secretary Window leaves
to-morrow for Newton, Mass, to remain
a week. The opinion grows that
Auths Cabinet, Except MacVeagb,
will remain until the meeting OF
Congress in December. The state
ment tslegraphed from Utica that J q.
Reed, Private Secretary OF the President,
accompanied Senator Jones on visit to
Conkling is untrue. Mr. Reed is here.
President Arthur left for New York
on the 2 O clock express. A special Car
was placed at his disposal and attached
to the rear OF the regular train. The
President was accompanied by Secretary
Lincoln and wife, Secretary Hunt
ard wife, Postmaster General
James and vile, Assistant Attorney
General Rollins, and Speaker Sharpe,
of New York. Secretary Window had
intended to accompany the party, but
was detained, and will follow them to-
night or to morrow morning. The Pres
ident expects to remain in New York
about FIVE days. 1t was ii o'clock be.
fore the President received any callers
this morning, excepting Attorney Gen.
eral MacVeagh, who was admitted soon
after 10 and remained with the Pres
ident till noon. The District COmmis-
sioners called to pay their respects.
Genera. Banks, Representative Herber',
of Alabama, and Senator Mcmillan, OF
Minnesota, were among the callers.
Hon. Benjamin Harris Brewster, OF
Philadelphia, also called on the Pres
ident this morning. He is retained by
the government in the star route prose-
cution.
Senator Ingalls,, chairman OF the
judiciary subcommittee on bankrupt
law, will remain here till the Senate
meets, in order to get clear OF a vast
mass OF correspondence on the subject.
The subcommittee had intended to
visit several large cities to hear sugges-
tiops from business men on the subject,
but will be obliged to abandon the in
tention till after the called session.
The Sra or expressed thorough con-
fdence III The wisdom and ability OF
President Arthur, who he says Is a
thoroughly self poised man, and ex-
hisited no furry in his trying position.
He thinks q nkw cabinet will be
formed, and that it will lie representa-
tive OF the present hopes and aims OF
the Republican party. Upon the ques.
ton OF organization Of the Senate, he
said: A temporary majority OF Demo
Gratis have the power to elect apresiding
officer, and there will be some among
the Senators OF that party who will in
sist on the use Of that power, but not
all are 30 resolved. The attendance
upon the funeral OF the late President
threw together members OF the two
parties both of the Senate and House.
A free interchange OF opinion upon the
political situation resulted in an
agreement that conference COM
mittee OF Republican and Democratic
Senators should be held previous to the
meeting of the Senate TO devise salts
factory compromise. This, Mr.. ingalls,
thought, would be attained by the selec.
ton OF Republican presiding officer
and of Democratic Secretary and some
other officers. probably including the
Se,ryeant-at. Arms. The committees
would also be arranged in the same way.
10 reply to the question, Mr.. ingalls,
said that David Davis would not be
considered bv the Republicans as a com
promise candidate for the President OF
the Senate; aud he had no reason to
doabt that Senator Malone would vote
with the Republicans on the organiza'
ton.
,sergeant Mason's Shot.
WASHINGTON, September 29,-"If it
had not been for Sergeant Mason's
hurry" said soldier OF the Second
artill,r ~ to-day, 'Guiteau would have
been out of the way by this time. We
had arranged everything said he, "snd
would have carried out our plan on the
following night Mason's individual fire
had nothing to do with us and indeed it
broke up the whole thing, for that night
| he was removed to cell where no one
can shoot him from the outside if they
want to-"
The Conspiracy.
The soldier then detailed all the pre-
liminaries in regard to the organization
OF the conspiracy. Said he to the cor.
Il r6SDOnucul. NON tuot tuC uOiS eAAA6 D
is q matter Of the past l will tell you
about it We were sick Of the duty we
were doing guarding the Jail and being
required TO remain on the outside. One
| of the non commissioned officers sug'
gested that as Guiteau would be hanged
We may as we'll shoot him and thus
avoid the expense and trouble OF trying
him. That evening at supper one oil
the men asked him il he was serious
about it. H replied that he was: There
were few words said about it and at least
dozen said they would take part
in it. The plan was: Some morning or
evening when We were relieved from
guard duty for the whole party to marCh
as near the Jail as We could get and then
90 through some kind OF q drill, 30 as TO
attract Guiteau's attention to us. We
were to go through the form OF load,
ing and unloading several times, and
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