Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-02-20
EXCELLENT PROGRESS
Now Being Made In the Lower
House
OF fHE NATIONAL LEGISLATURE
Randall, Though Sick and Suffering, Keeps
His Committee up All
Night.
A BLOW AT THE DEAD HEADS.
Special 10 ne Register

WAsHNGroS, D. C., February l9.-Ths
committee which has in charge the arrange
ments for the Inauguration of President
Cleveland has very kindly ineluded .ex.
Secretary Blaine, the defeated Republican
candidate, in the list Of names for compIi
mentsry tckets. II will therefore be posi-,
BILE for M Blaine to attend the Inauguration
bah withokt the expense of S. for ticket,
though he win Aave to pay for his supper il
he has any. The courtesy will doubtless be
duly appreciated by the beaten candidate
The nomination of Emory Speer for Uni.
ted States Judge of the Northern District
Court of Georgia has ventilated bitter dis
sention between Senators Brown and Col
Quit. The former was in favor OF the con-
frmation OF President Arthur's sppoiutee
The latter was earnestly opposed TO such q
course but the Senate was Republican
and it was necessary that Speer
should be confirmed at some date
prior to the 7th of March, in order to
prevent President Cleveland from making q
choice OF his own. The confirmation came
off last night-spes 26, nays Is. Nomina-
tions for Judgeship are in great demand
Just at present among Republican polti-
clans, owing to the fact that the chance Of
removal is very much less than in any
political position.
Stephen B. French, the hero of the Sara
toga convention forged proxy which nom
mated the late Judge Folger for Governor OF
New York and who was the main factor in de-
feating him at the polls by 1872, 900 majority
and thereby opened up a way to the White
House for Grover Cleveland, spent pleas.
ant day at the Executive Mansion the guesl
of President Arthur yesterday. He is a
man of good general reputation for
square dealing in political life,
but owing to that one great
error be has to share with Dr. Burchard aud
Chairman Jones OF the Republican Nation
al Committee the responsibility for the de-.
feat Of his party, in 80 tar as the general
opinion of the party may be allowed to fix
that responsibility. In honor Of Steve"
Frencb's visit the President observed Ash
Wednesday by attending church in the
morniog and By denying himself to visitors
all the rest Of the day.
The House is making excellent progress
with its appropriation bills, and Congress
man Randall is working like Trojan to
push them through aud TO prevent an extra
session. He sat up all night and kept his
committee up all Tuesday night, ana every
one fits members was begging the stoical
Pennsylvania TO go home because he was
really sick. This was true as preaching
The old fellow was suffering from severe
attack of gout, had an awfully bad cold,an
was in very bad humor, but would not sur
render. He not only stuck it out dur.
ing the night but kept his
seat in the House on Wednesday
until sbat body adjourned. BE is the mos,
potential fscrOr 81 the Democratic side and
It is good thing ivr the country to fee
certain that Randall is in earnest in his
work to prevent an extra session. The bes
Judges in Washington agree with Mr.. Ran
dali, at present writing that no such session
will Q a'led.
The River and Harboy bill was not al
lowed to take up great deal OF the atten
ton of the House yesterday. There wa
II chance afforded, however, for better out
Ii ok on the Hcnnepln Canal scheme BY Mr.
Porter, of New York, who took the GROUND
that if beginning we're made with canals,
he .uniry would soon be called upon to
build aud run railroads for the sccommo-
darion Of interstate commerce. Mr.. Potter
evidently looked upon that, as one Of ID,
worst wisforlunes that could possibly befal'
the Nation. He is q very conservative
Congressman.
The opinion of nearly all the members Of
Conc ress not directly interested in the
canal project, is that it will be defeated
lis friends say that if the Hennepin scheme
goes BY the board the whole River and
Harbor bill is as good as lost IA.