The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-02-08

eeedfngs was the Carlisle and Thobe
election contest. The report of Mr..
Crisp, Chairman of the Committee
on Elections, presented to tile House,
shows that every indnlgenee had
been given to Mr.. Thobe, consistent
with every idea of right and Justice.
The Republican members of the
House worked hard to makepolitic
al capital ont of this contest, and
the bad management of the case in
its early stages, seemed to favor
them, but the firm stand taken by
Mr. Crisp ON Monday last, soon
ended the contest in favor of Mr..
Carlisle. The most effective speech
in favor of Mr.. Carlisle's right to
his seat was made by Mr.. Rowell, of
Illinois, one of the Republican men,
bers of the COMMITTEES on Elections.
who showed conclusively that Mr..
Thobe had not even the shadow of
right to the contested scat. Of
the West Virginia members, Mr..
Hogg was in favor of giving more
time to Mr. Thpbe, and moved that
the House reconsider the vote by
whichs5he melton to grant -addi-
tional time to Mr.. Thobe had been
rejected. In the course of the de-
bate on Mr. Hogs motion of recon-
sideratfon, Mr.. Hogg showed that
he was good parIiamentarian and
debater.
The hypocrisy of the Republicans
being the friends of the laboring
men, was shown by the final vote
in this contest, which was 1874 yeas
to noes-seven republicans voted
with the Democrats to seat Mr.. Car
isle and seven Republicans votedin
favor of Thobc, the rest nosygting.
In the Indiana contested : ELECTION
case of Lowry VS.. White, the report
of the Committee on Elections will
declare the seat vacant,
Mr.. wilkins, of ohio,E Chairman
of the Committee ON Banking and
Currency, some time ago reported a
bill back to the House increasing
the circulation of the National
Banks to the amount of the bonds
deposited by the banks in the
Treasuryt~UpOn- thes face of the
bill it seems to be-, .assz prop
osition to increase the circulating.
medium of the country 10 per cent?
but the silver mon III tie House
seemed to think not and they fill
bustered on the bill every time it
came up for consideration, aud laid
it over; it stands on the calender of
the House as unfinished business.
If this bill should pass the House,
it is no secret that the Committee
will at an early date report bilIto
the House authorizing and directing
the Secretary of the Treasury to go
into open market and buy bonds net
yet due at the premium put on them
by the banks, who are by far the
largest holders of the bonds, and
who would thus compel the govern
ment to pay whatever bonus they
choose to the class who have al,
ready grown rich at the expense of
the taxpayers of the country, and
it would undoubtedly decrease our
circulating Medium at least $780,
100000. am glad to note the fact
that all the Democratic members OF
West Virginia voted with the silver.
men on this important measure. n
believe with Jackson that a National
Banking system is undemocratic,
and ought to be wiped ont atsan
early date. So =.
The investigation !: of Trusts i, aud
Monopolies and their methods of
doing business, with which the
Committee on Manufactures are
charged with power to send for: per
sons and papers, and compel their
attendance, is the most important
investigation ever ordered by Con-
gress. 1t includes the Cotton Trust,
the Sugar Trust, the Standard Oil
Company, and the Western Union
Telegraph Company. If the Com
mittee does it's whole duty, the re-
port will show the methods by which
capitalists corner pork, wheat and
other necessaries of life, and will
also create a popular sentiment
against such robbers IN legal form,
and that will effectually prevent
such corners and trusts in the future.
The Deficiency Bill of last year has
passed both Houses and goes to the
President for his signature. Amongst
the claims in the bill are the claims
of ID. ". and @. P. Dull, for work
done on the dams of the Great Ka-
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