Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-12-07
LISTENED To WITH ATTENTION.

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LISTENED TO WITH ATTENTION.
The document was listened to with much
attention by the members of the House
until the portion which discusses the tariff
question had been read when interest
slackened and the remainder OF the mes
sage found few listeners. The document
was ordered to be printed and was referred
to the Committee of the whole.
Mr.. Hewitt, of New York, announced
to the House the deaths of the late Con-
gressmen of New York, Lewis Beach and
John Arnet, Jr., and similar duty was
performed by Mr.. Caswell, Of Wisconsin,
who announced the death of his colleague,
A. p. Price.
A committee consisting of Messrs. Fred
erick, Guenther, Morrill,, Taulbee, Hudd,
Osborne and LaFollette, was appointed to
attend Mr.. Prices funeral, and then, as a
mark of respect to the memory of the de-
ceased representatives, the House adjourn
ed
SUNSET AMONG THE ENEMY.
When Mr.. Cox, of New York, took the
oath of Office, to-day, he found himself in
the embarrassing position Of having to oc-
cupy seat on the outer row upon the
Republican side, but from this embarrass-
ment he was relieved by the courtesy of
Representative J. ID. Sayers, of Texas, who,
upon being introduced to Mr.. Cox, con-
graduated him, his party, and the country
upon his return to Legislative labors.
Mr.. Sayers then, in spirit of courtesy,
rendered his seat to Mr.. Cox. This seat
is prominent one, on the Democratic
side and was occupied by Mr.. Cox during
several Congresses. Mr. Cox, though 10th
to dislodge Mr.. Sayers, was finally induced
to accept the courtesy, and taking from
his scarf pearl pin of the design of star
and crescent, presented it to Mr. Sayers
as memento of the occasion.
PUBLIC PRINTER BENEDICT.
recently appeared before the House Com
mittee on Appropriations and represented
the pressing necessity for an urgent def
cheney appropriation to continue the work
at the Government Printing Office. No
estimates however, for that branch of the
service, have reached the committee
through the Treasury Department and
therefore it can not under the rules take
any action upon the subject. 1t is under
stood, however, that the estimates will be
forwarded to the committre within few
days.
CANDIDATE FOR HEWITT'S PLACE.
Representative J. j. Adams, OF New
York, who is at present a member of the
House Committee ON Appropriations, is a
candidate for Mr. Hewitt's place upon the
Committee on Ways and Means, on that
gentleman s resignation. Mr.. Adams eX-
poets the support of the New York Demo
cratic delegation.
SENATE.
The reading OF the message was con-
cluded at 3:25, when the message and ac-
companying documents. were ordered
printed.
Mr.. Hoar reminded the Senate that the
Pacific railroad funding bill had been set
down rs q special order for tomorrow and
said he would then ask that its considcra-
tion be deferred. in the hope that the
House would in the meantime take some
action that would relieve the Senate OF
trouble in regard TO it.
Mr.. Blair announced the death of his
late colleague, Mr.. Pike, and moved that
rs n work of respect to his memory that
the Senate adjourn. He would at an ap-
propriate time ask the Senate to set apart
day for the hearing of eulOgies.