Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-02-23
WASHINGTON:
INTERESTING GOSSIP FROM THE Ma
IlONAl CAPITAL.
Lincoln Announced as Secretary OF War
Surprise Concerning Blaine's Action
Carpenters Serious Illness
The Funding Bill Will Become
alaw-lnaugural
Notes.
ITEMS OF INTEREST TO WEST vIR-
GINIANS.
WASHIRG GTON.
COTS Inspecting Tour.


Special Dispatch TO the Register
WASHINGTON, d. g., February p.
Secretary Goff, with the members OF
the Naval Committees oi both houses,
will probably visit Norfolk the latter
part OF this week TO inspec. the yard at
that point. The party will also consist
of number OF special friends oil the
Secretary and REGISTER representative.
They will 90 down on the Dispatch and
| be away from the city several days.
The Senate has been considering the
last two days the legislative
Judicial and Executive Appropriation
| Bill,
which is under the judicious manage
ment OF Senator Davis, of West Vir-
ginia.
He explained that the bill as it came
from the House appropriated Sl,7OO,-
| 900, TO which the Senate committee had
added s7l 900, mainly for the expedition
OF the examination OF pension cases
The bill was now 81 ,575, 900 larger than
last year, over half million having
been added for the internal revenue SER
vice, owing to the large increase in the
revenue from that source.
The House this afternoon passed the
Agricultural Appropriation Bill.
This leaves only two appropriation bills
to be disposed of by that body, the
Sundry Civil and the Deficiency bills.
The House will have its regular work
cleared up by the end OF this week.
The House did
| A Handsome Thing
Yesterday afternoon for the widow and
children of Mr.. +. w. Mahood, statione.
~ clerk of the House, who died Sunday
morning. A resolution was passed al
lowing to the widow one years salary,
and providing for the payment
Of the funeral expenses and physicians
bills. The amount OF his wears salary
was paid over to Mrs. Mahoood, and she
left on the train last night with her
children en- route for Richmond. Mr.
Mahood was member OF the Virginia
Legislature prior to the war, and lived
of late years in Summers county, w.
Va.
Personal n otes.
Capt. Hugh Sterling is in the city,
making some efforts to have some re-
pairs made in the Wheeling postoiiice.
John McLure, +. NJ. Norton and wife
arrived at the National Hotel to-day.
J.F.B.
A Silly Kick.
WASHINGTON, February 22.-The
resolution of the Inaugural Military
| Committee condemning the appoint
ment Of Gen. Field ex-contcderate,
door keeper oil the House, TO command
division iD the inaugural procession,
created quite a breeze here. Gen.
Sherman appointed Field, and to him
the latter submitted the question as to
| whether he should serve or not. Gen.
| sherman maintains his right as grand
marshal to appoint assistants, and insists
on Field serving.
The fact that
Senator Carpenters
family physician in Wisconsin has been
telegraphed for, has led to the general
| conclusion that the Senator is in very
| critical condition. He is vet quite sick,
it is true, but his attending physician
said that the Senator rested better than
| usual last night and that Il decided i'm
provement in his condition was visible
this morning. The physician is conf
| dent that the Senator will recover. 1t
| is thought now that the Senator, unlt So
he should improve with remarkable rap
idity, will
Not Be Able to Occupy His Beat,
and take part in the organization on the
| 5th of March. Should he be alb
sent, and should Malone vote with the
Republicans, they will have only thirty
seven votes, calculating that Pennsyl-
vania will elect Republican Senator in
time to take seat a. the organization, to
thirty. eight Democratic votes. The
same Democrats maintain, in such q
case where party supremacy depends
on the result, that no Democrat should
pair with Senator Carpenter. The fact
that in organizing the present House
two years ago, the Democrats had to
bring
Their Sick and Dying
in 10 vote, in order to have the required
majority, is referred to as a precedent to
show that in cases involving the control
of one house of Congress pairs are en-.
,irely out OF order. The parties are SO
evenly divided in the Senate that all
sorts OF maneuvering is going on as the
time for organization approaches, and it
nav be that Carpenters vote will be
offset by sick Democrat.
The Funding Bill.
II was said at the Capitol to-day by
congressman who have talked with the
President that the funding bill will not
be vetoed, but will become Law.
Inaugural Notes
The Military Committee OF the
coming inaugural Ceremonies, not
deeminy the programme issued by
Chief Marshal Gen. W. I. Sherman suit
able for the occasion, adopted a pro-
0rsmme of its own which will be sub
| mltteU 10 tue aNi
their action. The Generals plan OF
parade, according to mis- programme, is
that all organizations intending to par
ticipate therein, civic as well as military,
shall act as an escort, and upon their ar
rival at the Capitol shall take position
within sight OF the east front and as nesr
the Capitol as natural ground Will
permit.
Representative Hurd Gives Dinner to
the Free Trade Members Of Congress.
A dinner was given to night by Rep
resentative Hurd, OF Ohio. to number
of Democratic members OF Congress OF
we'll known free trade proclivitles;;
About thirty members were present and
the initial step was taken toward form
ing Congressional organization In the
interest Of free trade and to commence
an aggressive free trade campaign
throughout the country. The 10 lowing
gentlemen, members-elect tor the next
Tonoress. were selected as officers oil the