Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-03-20
L0GAN'S EXPERIENCE
with Lobbyist-.-uo~ n Lawyer Pulled"
Black Jack.
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+ WASHINGTON, d, C., March - Speak
ing Of the inves,ic alton OF charges Of b,i
berry preferred against two employees OF the
House OF Representatives from Indiana
Senator Logan said to-day:
This thing Of men around here PIE
tending to influence Seusiors AMI Repre-
sentatiyes, and for receiving pay for that
supposed influence, came very Eorcibly 10
my notice once. A lobbyist, or attorney.
or some one whom knew very well, came
into my COMMITTEES room at the Capitol one
day with a constituent Of mine whom | did
not know.
Without frstint,oducing the constituent
the lawyer called me aside and bHf soma
private conversation about some trivial
matter, occupying my attention for con.
siderable time. Then he presented my
constituent and left the room. My con.
stituent said be was here in the interest of
some matter affecting my State, and asked
me if would support the bill was IA
miliar with the measure and was iIs friend
knowing it to be just, and | AZ once said |
would vote and speak for il Ny con
stituent lett my room, and the measure
was passed Some time after yard | heard
that that scoundrel la~Ter claimed to have
filed me while We were talking in private,
and that my constituent paid him $500 tor
the supposed service, while the lawyer or
lobbyist never mentioned the bill to me "
No Chinese Legislation.
SgselG! 70 Gle Register.
WASHINGTON, D. c, March l9.--Re.
publican Senators and Representatives say
the action ~ the House COMMITTEES on
Foreign Affairs in indefinitely postpOuirg
the bill looking toward IA absolue inhibi
tiou OF Chinese immigration viii give
them the Pacific Slope at the coming elec
,ious without any doubt The trouble has
been in procuring more stringent Chinese
laws, that the PaciG Slops delegation is
very much divided O. yhs SIbjact. While
some want to 20 the extremes Others are
very moderate in their d-msLdS Tiers
is such wide difference ia their opinions
that no effort will be male to secure uui
form action, aud the Culucse Laws will re-
main as they are, for the present.
Morrison'S Msa-ure.
SDssia! 10 @s E.ga'.r
WASHINGTON, Ma,ca lo--Tns work 50
far on the Morrison ta-iT bill has verified
the prediction made several days ago ii
these dispatches, that the bill would or
adopted ba adopted by the Commjctee on
Ways and Means By party votes Each
step is contested By the Republican mem
bers Of the committee .nd supported solid
Is by the Democratic members. IL Is yet
held. however, that the measure, when II
finally comes before the House, will not be
supported By all of the Democrats.
The Hurd- -Romeis Case Decided
WAsurNGroy, D. C., March l9-Ihe
House Committee on Elections to-day de
cided the Hu,d-Romeis Ohio coatrs;ci
election case in favor Of n" sitting MEM
Der. Gr. Romeis The first vote cane
upon q motion To recommend tne seatIr OF
Mr.. Hurd On this motion the nay=s were
ten, and the ayes tour. The a!htm@uon
votes were cast by Messrs Henderson a
Missouri. Croxton, Robertson and Martin,
all Democrats. The negative votes were
cast by Nsssrs. P5ttibcra. Payne, Hopkins
Ely aud Dorsey, Republicans, and Turner
Green, of New Jersey, Boyle,
Io9ery and Hall c, IoTa Demo
crays The question then came
10 ou motion 10 declare Mr.. R0mets
then aatitled to bis seat. This mo'icn was
carried by q vote Of 20 8. the woes Of
those who votsd for NJ. HurI o. Tie pre-
vious question being supplemented by the
gotes Of Messrs Hall and Green, Demo
cra,s, Eho had voted agains: Mr.. Hurd
right TO sea-.
Inspector q. .iC!!s.
WAsHHGroS. March l9-The Secretary
o. he Treasury has appointed Robert Il
Murray 10 90 Inspector Of Hulls Ht Calves
ton, Texas
POpe's Sue Cessur.
WASHINGTON, March - -ianeral Hos'
ard va today nominated as hajor Gen
eral in the army, vice G-Geral Pope, re-
tired