The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-01-04
Letter from yYaahingaon CIV.


adjournment of Congress, as nearly
all of the members and Senators
went home for the holidays. The
Committees will be announced about
the 9th of january. Mr.. Wilson
will be a member of the Ways and
Means Committee, Mr.. Snyder viii
getthe Craftsmanship ola Committee
and Mr.. Hogg viii be member Of
the River and Harbor Committee.
The Presidents message is still
the chief topic of conversation here,
the Republicans severely criticising
1t, whilst the vast majority of the
Democrats regard it as the best and
grandest message sent to Congress
by any President since the war.
Mr. Cleveland by this message has
shown himself worthy to be the
leader of the Democracy, and will
certainly bear the banner of his
party to victory in 1888. The reply
of Mr.. Blaine to the Presidents mes
sage shows beyond a doubt that the
Pfumed Knight will be the nominee
of his party; and the gathering Of
the Republican clubs at New York,
recently, was only one of the tricks
of the Blaine managers to boom his
candidacy. By his manifesto from
Paris, he SHE'D his castor into the
ring and challenged Cleveland to
defend at the bar of public opinion
the issue of tariff for recenue only
VS.. the war tariff of the school of
Blaine, Sherman & Co.
The fact that Mr.. Randall retains
his place as Chairman of the Com
mittee on Appropriations. seems to
indicate that the distinguished Penn
sylvanian is in accord with his party
on the tariff question, and it is gen
orally believed here that compro-
mise measure will be passed by the
House satisfactory to all sections of
the country, but it is doubtful if the
measure will pass the Senate. 1
think the Ibill will place sugar on
the free list, take the tax off tobacco
and fruit brandies, and will redeem
the promises of the National Demo-
cratic platform of 1884, viz: to take
the duties off the necessaries of life
and impose heavy duties on the
luxuries.
That the bloody shirt will be the
war cry of the Republicans in the
next campaign is shown by the fact
of the opposition to the confirmation
of Lamar, as Justice of the Supreme
Court, but Lamar will be confirmed
by a small majority.
Mr.. Hogg, the member from the
4th West Virginia District, will be
a worthy successor to Mr.. Gibson,
who was recognized here as an able
Representative. He is busy with
departmental work, particularly in
the Pension Bureau. He is UNI
doubtedly a true friend to the SOL
der, and favors liberal pension leg
islation, and 1 am sure from my own
observations that the soldier has not
truer friend at the National Capt.
toll than Mr.. Hogg. On the first
day for the introduction Bills, Mr..
Hogg introduced and had referred
to the appropriate committees, 60
bills.
There is no State better or more
ably represented in both Houses of
Congress than is West Virginia.
Faulkner and Kenna in the Senate,
Messrs. Hogg, Golf, Snyder and
Wilson in the House, will zealously
guard the honor and interests of our
Mountain State at the National
Capitol.
Democrats who come here from
our State, believe that the election and
seating of Senator Faulkner, means
a united Democratic party in the
State hereafter, and most effectually
blocks the game marked out by the
6. o. p. for capturing the State, next
fall.
Mr.. Hogg, our Congressman, aft
err an hours conference with Assist
ant Secretary of State Rives, secu-
red the appointment of Mr.. L. G.
Bennington, rising young lawyer
of Richie G. H., as Consul to Rio
Grande de Sol, Brazil.
Amongst the Vice Presidential
candidates talked of to go on the
ticket with Cleveland, is Senator
Kenna. Why not? West Virginia
is the gateway to the South, and in
no other State in the last President
ial election did the Republicans
make such desperate efforts, or
spend as much money to place the
State in the RaDuhI;caD ooI,,on nc