Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-12-13
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
Troubles of the Delegation From
California.
The Grant Monument---The Lobby The
Press Galleries Interesting Rules
For Correspondents, and
Editors.
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WASHINGTON, December ia deiegs'
ton is here from California, working TO
throw out of the House Of Representative 8
all of the six members from that State
five Republicans and one Democrat. It's
held that the Democratic member Is not q
citizen of the United States, and all kinds
of fraud is charged against the Republican
members.
1t appears that the politics of Cshtor'
ria are in q more corrupt and dsbased
condition than they ever have been. The
laws of the State are very feebly executed
and loosely constructed. All kinds OF
schemes are worked at the polls, and there
is almost always q cloud hanging about
the count of the ballot and the manner in
which the returns are made.
The fight that is being made on the
Congressional delegation, at this time,
however, is peculiar in that it is claimed
that it is not q partisan one, and the
charges made reflect against the people at
California in the claim that the contest
made in the courts we're unjudicisl and the
result unfair; that the courts, in other
words, did not reuder equitable decisions
and the contestants were unable to get
iustice. The fate Of each member seems
to be linked together in this matter, and
the men who are here pushing the prose
cution before Congress say that If one goes
out the whole sixteen will 60.
THE GRANT MONUMENT.
1t begins to look like q monument that
will be credit to the country will, after
all, be erected to the memory of the late
General Grant at the National Capital; In
fact, it is already assured. The officers OF
the Grand Army OF the Republic connected
with the National headquarters here report
that their scheme Of raising funds tor this
purpose is proving very successful, and
that the monument will be begun next
spring. Circulars were some time ago
issued calling upon the members OF the
Grand Army of the Republic to contribute
fifteen cents per capita; the contributions
to be collected by the posts throughout the
country and transmitted through depart
ment headquarters TO the Quartermaster
General, and to be by him especially de-
posted to the credit of the Grant Monu
mont Fund. All honorsbly discharged
soldiers and sailors not members OF the
Grand Army of the Republic will be per
mitted to Join in making contributions
The local posts are permitted TO take from
their treasures the amount equal to fifteen
cents for each member and transmit 1t TO
the Quartermaster General for the fund,
and to reimburse their treasury by any
mode of COLLECTION agreed upon.
1t has not been determined Vhst locality
in this city will secure the Grant monu'
ment, to be erected by the soldiers of the
country. The committee to select q place
:or the monument will be chosen AFTER the
fund has been raised, and something like
an approximate estimate arrived at OF the
aggregate amount of money to be expend-
| ed. photographic or some other suitable
form of engraving is to be furnished By
The Headquarters of the Grand Army,
upon which to record the subscriptions re-
ceived for the monument, and they are to
"a bound into volumes and cared for as
an emblem of the assistance furnished by in
dividual soldiers toward the erection of the
monument. These engrsvings will con-
rain blanks to be filled out 30 as TO give
name, rank, regiment and post Of each
donor. They will be furnished the posts
and after the contributions have been col
lected, will be returned to the National
Headquarters. 1t is the ambition of the
officers OF the G. A. R. to make this mon
ument very handsome one.
THE LOBBY.
A very great change has come over the
lobby in Washington. A number of cores.
pondents have written that the same old
faces are here again and in the same old
paths but those who are to cut any effective
figure in lobbying are new men, and THEN
schemes are new and their modes OF oper.
alton are new. A halfdozen ex.Congress.
men aud az many ex-Senators are in the
lobby. Quite q number of prominent
lawyers not heretofore known as men who
have tried to influence legislation are in
the lobby They represent new propositions
to take the money of the people. half Of
the old horny schemes which have been as
blisters to Congress for decades, will be
given new HE this session. The new
blood that has come on the field brings
new matter.
Among the propositions which will re-
ceivs great boost from able and new men
TO consummscy will be the Hennepin
canal project, which will be largely repre-
scented by attorneys from the States direct
ly interested; and the mail subsidies, and
the land grant railroads, and the steamship
companies, which want subsidies; and
the ship builders, who want to help build
up the navy, and the gun foundries, who
want to work on the Notifications, etc.
There is little in the army of new lob.
byists that ia ostentatlous or SNOWY. They
are modest and diplomatic, and will get in
their work more effectuslly than did the
men who gave dinners and made great
show.
TIE PRESS GALLERIES
of the House of Representative and the
Senate are to of the most interesting places
about Congress. The are always the
scenes of the most active work, unless the
official reporters rooms are excepted
Just above The Speaker of the House and
Immediately above the President Of the
Senate galleries are set apart sufficient to
seat about one hundred men in The former
and sixty in the latter for the use Of repre-.
sentatives of the press. lngress to either
gallery is obtained through private lobby.
Back of the gallery are rooms in which
are located tables for the use OF newspaper
writer's. About ope hundred men are ad.
mitted to the press gallery aud two or three
ladies'. Seats are assigned TO these repre-
sentstives and the outside populase ere de.
MED admission,
Regular doorkeepers are appointed to
these press galleries and the strictest rules
are observed in admitting persons, Only
those who are admitted 10 these galleries
sad vac can pass the criticism of the
Press Committee are considered legitimate
ne W. paper men at the national capitol.
Just before each Congress assemblies the
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