Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-05-06
BY the POTOMAC.
The Day Before the Great Iarfn
( Battle.
spRlNeER's COMMITTEE At WORK.
Work Of the House and Senate---NO In
portant Measures The Shipping
Bill Under DiscussiOn---The
Greedy Relief Ships.
The Thrift BiIPs Chance.

WASHINGTON. May 5.-Speaker Carlisle,
Morrison and their friends are very much
elated over the prospect Of carrying their
bill They claim that Notwithstanding the
disaffection of Randalls forces, they will
have from eight to ten majority against
striking out the enacting clause. Randall s
friends, who are equally as well informed,
are very confident of defeating the bill.
They count on forty-Gve Democrats, which,
with the Republican votes, will be sufficient
to defeat it. Of these forty-fve Democratic
votes that will support the motion to strike
ont the enacting clause, not more than
three are claimed from the South, although
this number may be increased.
DESERVING witnesses.
The attorneys of ex-senator Dorsey say
he will not appear to testify before the
Springer Committee unless compelled TO do
so. as he is through with Star Route matters
and questions pertaining thereto. The
committee is indignant because James b.
Price who was subpenaed TO appear and
testify and who pleaded illness for not doing
so has left the city for his-hOme in Missouri
without asking to be excused. 1t is not
tbouuht however. that the committee viii
give his case further attention.
Measures Postponed.
The House todag adopted a resolution to
take up the contested election case OfO Fer
rell VS.. Paul, of Virginia. This action cuts
off all motions to suspend the rules on I'M
portant measures pending under the order
for to-day. Among the bills was the Ding
lev Finance bill, which is matter ofgreat
public interest All the measures will,
therefore b c deferred until the next call, two
weeks hence.
District Attorney Stone, A. j. Brown and
other witnesses on the Hall and Torpedo
cases, to appear before Springer, will be here
ON Wednesday. The committee has not de-
termined what TO do with the Kellogg case.
If ANYTHING should be in it the whole week
will probably be taken up; otherwise Stone
and the others will have chance on
Wepnesday to tell what they know about
Federal Court business in the Western Dis
trict of PENNSYLVANIA.
Not In Awe of Arthur.
Mr.. Washburn, of Minnesota, asked leave
of the House to report joint resolution ap-
proprating ten thousand dollars to deiray
the expenses of special embassy from Siam.
Mr.. Weller, Of IOwa-I object
Mr.. Washburn-Will the gentleman with
hold his objection until the letter from the
President is read?
Mr.. Wellcr-l have no more regard for
the President than have for the gentleman
himself.
Reports to the Senate.
Mr.. Miller, of California, introduced a pc
tition of the Grape Growers Association oi
California PRAYING that the duties on bran
dies and wines NAV not be reduced and that
the tariff on raiSinS be restored. The agrl-
cultural appropriation bill was reported.
Not Voted Down but Ruled Out.
The Chairman of the Indiana Republl-
can club asks that correction be pub
Ished of the statement that the resolution
endorsing Senator Harrison as the choice OF
the club for President, was voted down at
the last meeting. He says the resolution
was not voted down, but was ruled ont under
the provisiOno of the constitution of the club
which forbids the endorsement of any per-
son tor any office.
Bills Introduced.
Among the most important bills intro
in the Senate to-day were the following:
By Mr.. Plumb, to prevent the acqu'StiOnOt
real estate by aliens. By Mr.. Van Wyck
to restrict aliens, foreign companies and
corporations from owning land in the United
States and its Territories. BY Mr.. Morgan
to grant TO the Gulf and Chicago Air Line
Railroad Company the right 10 construct
bridges over nayigable water courses. At
1880 the Shipping bill was taken up as I'M
finished business the pending question being
Mr., Vests free shipping amendment
swaim's Case.
WASHINGTON, May 5.-The court of in
quiry to investigate the charges against
Judge Advocate General Swain met at noon
to-day and Immediately adjourned, owing
to the absence Of General Pope, who did
not arrive until later in the day.
The Springer Committee.
AT a meeting of the Springer Committee
this morning the question Of investigating
The connection of ex-senator kellogg with
the Star route matters game up. A MAJOR
ity of the members of the committee were
Of opinion that they had no jurisdiction
over the matter; that no charges Ia oeeh
preferred against Kellogg in testimony ore-
Sented before the committee and to inves
tigate the matter as it now stood would he
going out of the way to give opportunity to
vindicate himself The committee in
structed Chairman Springer TO inform Mr..
Kellogg that it had no jurisdiction over the
matter in its present condition. Foreman
Mitchell of the grand jury that refused TO
indict Kellogg, will be subp9naed TO appear
before the committee on Wednesday next.
He is expected to testify that the Govern
mems officers did not try to make good
case before that grand jury.
Mr.. Blaine Professed Ignorance.
A gentleman called upon Mr.. Blaine yes
terday to learn his opinion of his strength at
Chicago now that all the delegates to the
convention are named. Mr.. Blaine pro-
feSsed ignorance upon the subject, and said
he had no list Of delegates and was keeping
rs free As poSfiql lie from any consideration OF
presidential possibilities.
al am sure he said that my pulse
would not vary three beat at the news Of
anyones nomination"
6What if YOU should be nominated?', was
asked
Mr.. Blaines eyes twinkled as he said it
possibly might go up a few beats. In fur
ther conversation Mr. Blaine said he had en-
couraged no one and had left only one step
to be taken in the way of withdrawing from
the canvass and that was to forbid the use
of his name