Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-01-18

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and above I'll his flowing osris g wnse
hair nake him the observed Of al ooSeryers
In the esllery. o fforce and energy ne mas
more than Is usually allotted 70 one o. ms
age and The American people do not con
tenn as Utopian, his intense Ameficanis~'
which q so regarded BY many OF his COM
neers. He has succeeded IN identifying n,s
carer as a public man. WIN
The idea Of penny postage, which viii always
he ~nopular n the country at large de is,
nerbspns. the only J~effersonian Democrat o.
theo GA school on the floor Of the House 70
day. But his last term of service mas peea
seriously affected by the difficulty with sn \
he hears the ordinary proceedings Oh ~.
Honse and he has ceased 70 be . potens
rsctor IN The New York delegation, IS
perhaps, necessary that such mcnp
should be- substituted at some nme oya
Younger man. But even those OF ms Sos
leagues who have smiled over WA. ..ey
dsemed excess in his bitter de~nunciauon
az snobbery will feel some regretEhen ne
has passed out Of public lite.
one DIore.
Ore more prominent figure wiitbe reis'
GATED to ohscurity by the changes IN the
eons,;tutio, of the Fortyninth Congress.
Hon. j. Hyatt Smith once told Holman, oil
Indiana Thar If he had been present when
The law of the Lord wss delivered from
Mount Sinai he would have been constitu-
tionally compelled to thunder out In imper-
alive accents: II objectf Holman has
never failed TO maintain his attitude as the
great objector. Probably his objections
have not been without service to the public,
but they have often impeded the transac-
ton of publib business. He too will go the
way of the Congressional world. Ii is said
by those who know his district best that
but for the unkindness Of Charles A. Dana,
of the New York Sun, who nominated him
precipitately for the Presidency. Mr.. Hol
man might still have retained his hold on
his constituency. But some Of the Indiana
Republican papers reproduced Danas
woodcut, the Congressman's disgrace was
generally recognized and he was over
xhelmingly defeated.
Not a Surprise,
The reelection Of Don Cameron to the
United States Senate is not regarded here
asa matter of surprise. It had been tole-
rably evident for some time that this out
COM was to be expected. The old machine
has again asserted its power over Repuoil-
can politics in Pennsylvania Don IS a use
ful member Of the upper House, and IS gen.
orally popular among his fellow Senator's,
Republicans and Democrats.
The Democratic caucus has failed to unite
on a plan of action with reference to the
naval appropriations. 1t was evident from
the deliberations of the caucu that there
was and is a strong element in the party
favorable TO the appropriation of enough
money at this session to begin on the recon-
stouction of our much abused navy. At
the same time there is no doubt that the
voice of Sam Randall represents the major
ity in the Democratic ranks on this subject.
and that if a fair snd square vote
could be taken that would be the
line ofpolicy determined upon.
Tho Mcpherson Bill.
The Mcpherson Banking bill has received
is death blow, and the only question at
present is whether the Potter substitute can
be adopted. An effort will be made TO
bring it up as soon as possible.
The Senate bill to retire General Grant
with full pay is sure to meet with a deter
mined opposition in the House of Repre-
sentatives. There is q very strong move
ment among the Democratic friends of Fitz
John Porter to make the old Gen.
eral pay the penalty for Arthurs
veto Of, the bill to relieve
Porter. Foremost among the leaders Of
this combination is Henry W. Slocum, Of
New York, was was himself one Of the FORE
most soldiers on the Federal side in the
late u~npleasantness." A motion wal pre-
scented yesterday afternoon iu the House
Committee on Military Affairs authorizing
Slocum to call up the Senate bill for con-
sideration by the House, but it was lost.
Ayes, 2; noes, 8. Its opponents were Rose
Grams, Slocum, Morgan, Walford, Murray,
Connolly, Lyman and Bayne. Messrs.
Cutcheon and Steele both voted
in the affirmative and both are Southern
men. The vote Of Mr.. Bayne is almost I'M
accountable. lie is a Representative from
Pennsylvania and has not been known
hitherto as an active hater Of General
Grant, although bitterly opposed to the
common regime in his own State. It APP
spears thus that the most active opponents
o fthe Senate bill will be found among Dem
ocratic Union soldiers.
Con.
/ met Congressman Golf in the Ebbitt
House last evening and asked him what he
thought Of the Mccormick appointment.
He said:
Granting that the resignation of General
Duval was to be accepted, l don't think
there is any reason for q surprise over the
choice of Mr.. Mccormick. So far as l
know, he was the only man mentioned for
the succession. l think he was endorsed
by the late Republican candidate for
Governor Of West Virginia and also by the
State Committee, which is in the
hands Of Blaine men. | do
not think any one doubts his capacity to
fulfill the duties of the position to the salts.
faction Of ell concerned. | have not heard
any charge to the effect that Duvsl used the
influence Of his Office as Collector in favor
Of Blaine and against Arthur. Even if he
had done so it would not be ground for re-
moval if he had not already resigned. I
believe that resignation was offered in en-