Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-11-16
WASHINGTON.
THE RACE FOR THE SPekKERSHIP
GROWING HOT.
Hiscock, Keifer and Kasson Leading
Exports Sor the Year-The Indian
PoIicy-Postmasters Appointed
-eYarts After a Re-
fundsr, Etc.
FEW DIE, BUT ONE DOES RESIGN.
WASHINGTON.
FEW DIE, But ONE DOES RESIGN,
The Indian Question.

He strongly recommends the liberal
provision made by Congress for teaching
Indian youths our language; that upon
lust terms to the Indians the number
and area OF existing reservations be
greatly reduced; that on such reserva,
tons as are not we'll adapted TO farming
without irrigation, efforts be made to
teach the Indians TO become herdsmen
instead of endeavoring TO make them
farmers; that the Indian titles to the
reduced reservations be individualized
sad thoroughly protected by law, and
that the more civilized reservation
Indians be encouraged to abandon their
tribal relations by setting up experiment
tai forms OF local government among
them, as nearly like as may be, 10 the
syS,em OF county government prevailing
in the States or territories IN which the
reservations are respectively located.
The Speakership.
The canvass for Speaker OF the House
is becoming lively and interesting. OF
the candidates, Keller, Hiscock, Dun
mel. Burrowsan and kasson are here. Orth,
Reed and Robinson, of Massachusetts,
will be here in few days. Keller has
established his headquarters At the k5-
bitt House, Hiscock at the Wilmington,
Duunell at the National, and the others
have not vet opened their headquarters.
Gen. Keiier's friends are very hope
iul. They say Keller has the united
and cordial support of the Ohio delega-
ton, and that while the fight will be OF
q sectional nature, the West against the
East. that Keller will get votes from
PENNSYLVANIA, New Jersey, and several
from New England, as well as several
from the South.
Keifer's Friends
believe he has now more positive sup
port than any other candidate, and that
he is the real choice OF number OF
members who, for State reasons, have 10
promise their votes to other candidates.
Il is the general opinion that some
of the western candidates will have to
drop out OF the race before the heat OF
the fight begins, and naturally those
having the smaller support are expected
to be the ones who will retire. 1t is be-
lieved by the Ohio members that Keller
has certainly more strength than any
other western candidate, and that,
therefore, he will finally become the
candidate of that section. AS one OF the
numerous features OF his fight, it is rela-
ted that last spring, in his letters to the
members OF the House, asking their sup.
port.
Hiscock
claimed that the Speakership ought, by
right, to go to the Last, and particularly
that it ought not to 90 to OHIO, because
that State had the President and two
members OF the Supreme Court, several
prominent diplomatic positions and
other officers. Now, time and the
changes it has wrought, have turned
this very argument against Hiscock, say
the Ohio representatives. New York,
they say, has the President, two mem
bers OF the Cabinet, the French mission
and other diplomatic missions, Secoud
Assistant Postmaster General, and will
have a member OF the Supreme Court.
This, the western memhers urge, is
sufficient honor for New York at pres
ent. None OF the candidates yet give
estimates OF
Their Strength.
They say it is too early in the canvass
for that. Kasson, it is admitted, is a
strong candidate, and a Republican
member OF the next House said to-
night: "Ii kassou had been a member
of the last Congress, he would push
Keifer very closely, and perhaps win
but ne has been ont al Congress 80 long
that he comes before the House as a
stranger. Comparatively but few OF the
men he served with in Congress are
now members, and kassOn ls, in fact, q
stranger 10 many OF the member OF the
Forty-seventh Congress. Notwith'
standing this, he is a strong candidate
His qualification Tor the place are ad-
mitted. He is prompt, determined,
and a
Good Psrliamentariau,
but is handicapped by his long absence
from the country The member who
thus expressed himself is a friend oI
General Keller, and naturally regards
the latter AS the strongest candidate.
II is reported among the western men,
that there is some division among the
New York delegation, that Is not unit
i5r H;scock, and that this difference
grows ont OF the party teud IN that
State. A supporter OF HisCock said, to-
niyht. that he knew OF no division IN
the delegation. He believed 1t was
united for Hiscock.
Robson.
OF New JERSEY, is here, and while he is
not making any open canvass for Speak
er, il is believed ne has his eve on that
position, and that he is prominent
dark horse. In some quarters it is
thought that the numerous candidates
now in the held will kill each other off
ana that new man will be taken up
In such an event, it is quite probable
that Robson will be a candidate, though
il is said he has the lead in New Jerse;
in the Senatorial race next year, to sue
ceed Mcpherson. As the contest now
stands
HIScock
is the most prominent candidate iron
the East and Keifer and kasson iron
the West. II is represented that Ort!
has the solid Indiana delegation behinC
him, and that indiana proposes to make
a determined fight, claiming that she
has not received her proper reward fol
the important part she played in the
last election, ald tnat the iS entitled tc
the Spsakershlp
The Republicans
will not have any difficulty in organH
ing the House. Numerous Democratic
members declare they would not join in
a movement for q fusion organization,
if it could succeed. Representative
Manning, of Mississippi, said to night
that he woud not; that he
wanted the Republicans to take the or
ganizatiOn because the responsibility
goes with it He said the Democrats
could make much better record as a
strong minority, without responsibility
than as a weak majority, hampered by
an element OF another part, unable, with
the President against them, 10 accom-
plish any legislation. That iu short
The Democrats
would thus be responsible for all legisla.
ton, without the power 10 control and
direct IL He WAS not willing m put tha