Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-12-06
WASHINGTON.
A MOVEMENT ON FOOT TO GUST HIM.
A Western Virginia 0fice-HoIder VINO is
Likely to Lose His Head Because
He Edits an Unruy Paper
Other Pointers.
Special 70 he Rcqisttr.


opportunity for noting the changes in the
lower branch Of Congress. 1t is about the
only legal lottery left by the revised stat
utes and the first and only drawing for
this Congress came Off yesterday. After
numerous motions TO confer special seats
upon special memb bers, most Of which mo-
tions are ruled out under objections,
the members all file out of the seats they
have chosen temporarily and huddle in the
open spaces fronting the cloak rooms and
around the railing that encloses the vacant
desks. There is q dilapidated plug hat left
on Pig Iron Kelly's desk and another across
the main aisle on Richeleu Robinson's,
but with these exceptions there is nothing
to show either claim OF courtesy based
on long membership or even former own
ership. One of the pages is blindfolded,
the reading clerk pours couple OF quarts
of marbles consecutively numbered into a
wooden box and shakes them up vigor.
oUsly. The tally clerk takes the printed list
and members numbered 10 correspond with
the marbles and
Then the Fun Begins.
The boy picks marble out OF the box and
hands It to the reading clerk, who calls
out its number; the tally clerk looks on his
tist and calls out the name OF the member
who has corresponding number, and the
lucky representatives rs fast as they are
called come in briskly and skirmish around
until they find seats they consider best OF
those offered.
There is a disposition to get all the
amusement ont OF the performance there
is in it, and the lucky and unlucky are
applauded unfortunately. For instance,
yesterday the first name called was Dun
can, and both Congressman Duncan aud
Cong ressman Dunham appeared. Both got
comfortably
Seated Before the Mistake was Dis.
covered.
brN two seats on one draw attracted atten'
tion and Dunbar had tovacate amid roars o.
LAUGHTER. As rule the old leaders OF the
House got good seats, but some OF them
went to the background, ex-Speaker keifer
getting q seat in the back row, with Tom
OchiItree, of Texas. and some prominint
Democrats like Holman, OF Indiana, being
compelled by the scarcity OF seats on the
Democratic side TO move over TO the lie.
publican side.
Once fully seated with the exception OF
a few absentees the House shows a gooi
many changes. Ex Senator Luke Pryor. OF
Alabama, succeeds Gen. Wheeler; the Cali
fornia delegation is changed throughout
with the exception of Gen. Rosecrans;
Emory Spear, Of Georgia, who
Used 10 Strike Picturesque Attitude
on the floor, is gone; likewise Robeson, OF
New Jersey, who Sam Cox said was a par.
iamentsry lawyer among sailors, sailor
among parliamentary lawyers, The Michl-
gan delegation is changed throughout,
with the exception of Mr.. Horr and one OF
his former colleagues; the New York dele
CATION OF last year has been similarly win
moved out by the Democratic Zephyr and
numerous other statesmen have disappear
ed before the competitions OF other aspir-
ants or adverse majerities succeeding
nomination.
Among the old members who have re.
turned, the Democrats are stronger than
their opponents in the matter OF leader.
ship. beginning with Randall,
Who Has His Old Seat,
there is ex-senator Eaton, OF Connecticut,
of whom it used 10 be said that he was the
only man who could worry Conkling in
Senatorial controversy; Morrison, OF Hi
noiS who will likely be chairman Of the
Ways and Means Committee Blackburn, OF
Kentucky, who is hard to down in run.
ming debate; Cox, of New York, and liea-
gan, of Texas, and a good many Others
whose talent and experience combined
have given them leading positions. Among
|: he old Republican members returned kas
son, of Iowa, is probably the strongest man
on the floor, and Reed, OF Maine and Rob.
inson, Of Massachusetts,, who used to be his
most active lieutenants, are back on the
floor, but unless the new Republican mem
bers
Develop Staying Powers.
that side Of the House is likely to be over
weighed in field day controversies.
3. "rSt Virginia delegation drew lair
-. '.un being near the centre Of the
'ran side with Snyder and Wilson
... .rs the main aisle and Gibson oil
..e extreme right OF the Speaker.
1t is un derstood here that an effort is IN
rrogress to saw off the neck Of Postmd:teT
NeIs Wisner, of Martinsburg, and replace
him with Delegate George +. Evans, OF
Berkeley county. The only charge have
heard OF that is preferred against Nelson,
Is that he is one OF the editors OF news
paper which is too indie pendent for Repub'
lican party purposes. Like SPenlow, Wis
ner has q partner.
His Name IL Net Jorkins.
but Logan, and he used to be as good a
Democrat as Wisner is a Republican. Now
the committee whe came down here in
Evans interest. say that when Wisner goes
of fishing Logan runs the paper In Demo
cratic channels, and when Logan is fishing
Wisner runs it after the manner Of
Republican, and that as one OF them is
fishing all the time it makes mans head
ache TO keep up with the kaleidoscope.
Therefore, they ssy Wisner ought TO be
bounced for the sake OF the grand old party.
I "A hn iS | al a
see any newspaper man get into trouble,
and, therefore suggest that II would be
mistake to put Wisner ont for in that event
he would go fishing all the time ami Logan
would have il all his own way, which
would be
Rad For the G. o.. p.
a prominent Republican here told me
he understood a movemen: had been made
to get Wes. Atkinson ouI OF the Marshasaip
and that a delegation bad called on AttOr-
ney General Brewster for that purpose.
He did not think they would be able 10
accomplish il. however, taking Atkinson's
record as an official in the departments OF
iustice and Internal Revenue into account,
together with his usefulness AZ Repusii'
can worker. The same informant express
ell his entire disbelief in the statements OF
q Charleston paper that the Office hsd been
te endered to several parties in Ksnawha
county by the President, because as he
quantity remarked, "lf the President
Had offered it 10 Any One OF Them
he would have taken it quicker than hell
would soorch a feather"
While am on the subject OF Atkinso1
! may as we'll repest remark made by
Gen. Golf Q few days since to the effect
| that be did not believe thst Atkirson was
| q candidate for the Republican nominstion
| for Governor OF West Virginia, or would
take IL IL be could get H.
Col. Tom Shailcross. " ho has got back from
| the session OF the L. S. District Court at
| Charleston. says that is the worst place In
| the world for man With the rheunstism
ana q poor hand. Among the convictions
| was that OF doctor" Williams. who bad
| been operating as q mail thief and pension
swindler and
who Made Several Heavy Hauis
before being detected.
Capt. John J. 8. Hassler, OF Jackson,
! s+;II Iinoer here hv the banks of the besu-