The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-01-26
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Political Representation -Can-
wasting for the SpeaILership Of
ille Next House Sfr. KaSSOn. OF
1owa-Senator Kellogg AGAIN.
[Fron our RegnIar corresnondant.l

from our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, j. c., Jan. 10. 1881.
Political circles are much more in
terestcd, at present, in discussing and
forecasting the future than IN con
sideration of The heavy appropria.
ton and financial questions that
have mainly occupied the attention
Of Congress during the past week,
The personcl Of the coming Senate is
nov pretty well known, but, beyond
the fact that Senator Blaine will be
Secretary of State, the composition
of the coming cabinet is known only
to MIR. Garfield and few very in.
innate friends.
There has been much occult can.
wasting among Republican members
of the lower house in the interest Of
favosite candidates for the speaker.
ship. Several prominent aspirants
\ for this position, the third in rank
but the second in influence, have
been recently TRANSLATED" TO the
Senate. MIR. Kasson of Iowa is, of all
the candidates, best qualified by his
natural ability, legislative expert.
ence, and parliamentary knowledge,
for the place; but he has not been in
Congress for four years, and but few
who will have seats in the next Con.
gress have sat with him in the
House, or are personally acquainted
with his skill rs debator, and his
readiness as a parliamcntarian. In
the rare qualifications of a presiding
officer, ! do not think him inferior to
Mr. Blaine. Other prominent can
didates are Messrs. Keifer, Of Ohio;
Hiscock, of New York; Burrows, of
Michigan; and Dnnnell, ofMinnesota.
Il is the intention of Senator Sauls.
bury, chairman of the Committee on
Elections, to call up the Kellogg case
as soon as the Holiday bill is out Of
the way, and urge il to a vote The
Democratic members of the commit
tee say they have not been advised
of any change of opinion among Sen
.ators in regard to this case, but
they do not believe the Democratic
majority will permit Mr.. Kellogg to
retain his seat. The Democrats or
the election committee insist that
Democratic a.cendency in the next
Senate depends upon ousting Mr..
Kellogg, aud they are not prepared,
SO they say, to.belieye that Democrats
will vote todeprive their party of
the last hold it has upon power in
the government by voting to sus..
tain Mr.. Kellogg. AT any rate, the
committee are determined to have
the question settled at the earliest
moment practicable,
The bill to place Gen. Grant on the
retired list of the army was killed in
the House Committee on Military
affairs. The sub committee having
the subject in charge made an adj
verse report upon the bill, and they
we're sustained by the full committee
by vote Of 6 to- 8.
According to the most careful es.
Inmates, based upon the last census
returns, there will be a larger gath
cring of people in Washington on the
4th Of March next than the Capital
City has witnessed since Columbus
discovered America.
It is confidently anticipated that
nothing short of the end of the world,
unusually bad weather, or want Of
accommodations, will prevent at
least four-hfths Of the population Of
The United States (including Indians
not taxcd) from witnessing the in.
ausuial ceremonies. G. A. s.