Omaha daily bee., 1889-01-22
A POINTER FROM INGALLS,
To the Careless Electors of Texas,
Maryland and Delaware.
ADVICE TO OFFICE SEEKERS,
Till the New Administration Gets in
Working Order Congressman
Will Pay No Attention to
Their Letters.
WASHINGTON BUREAU THE OMAHA BEE, !
513 EOIJRTPRNTH STREET
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. 81. !

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. 81.
The electoral messenger from Texas ar
rived here this morning with the ballot of
the Texan electors, accompanied by Senators
Coke and Reagan. He presented himself be-
fore the president pro tenn, Ingalls,. To his
surprise, Mr.. ingalls,, after glancng at the
envelope, formally refused to accept the vote,
stating as his reason that the law provided
for the official endorsement on the envelope,
by the electors, and that the envelope just
presented to him not having their endorse
ment could not be technically and legally dis
tinguished from any one of the humorous
messages and letters which daily crowded
his desk. Senator Coke therefore, inn
mediately wired the governor Of Texas to
reconvene the electoral college Of that state
in extra session, and two hours later the
electoral messenger from Texas was on his
way back to Austin, where he will probably
arrive in time to take part in the special ses-
sion of the Texas electors. Mr.. ingalls,
to-day served the same notice on Senator
German, of Maryland the electors of that
state having also neglected to endorse the
envelope containing the certificate. Mr..
German telegraphed the governor of Mary
land to call the electors in extra session.
Finally Mr.. Ingalls, notified Senator Gray, of
Delaware, that the certificate from his state
was not in proper shape, and call will also
be issued by the governor of Delaware for
the re-convening of electors. All this delay
and extra expense is caused by the neglect
of the electors to sign their names on the
envelopes as provided for by law
The Nebraska and Iowa delegations in
congress are being flooded every day by ap-
plcatons for Office from their constituents
These letters are almost invariably answered
by the senators and representatives ad
dressed, with the statement that until the
next administration is settled, the cabinet
announced and the policy of President Har-
rison and his assistants Is understood no in
formation can be'given to those who aspire
to federal positions of any class If the ap-
their correspondence with representa-
tives incongress at this time is
almost Immediately thrown into
pigeon holes or waste baskets they would
save themselves considerable eepistolary
labor. Those who make application now
will labor under the double disadvantage of
having their letters placed where they will
not again be referred to- and Of having both
cred the men on whom they will lean for
their influence in Washington. Men and
women who want, appointments would do
well to wait until after inauguration, mean
while getting their local endorsements and
influence in proper shape. Till the machn-
cry of the governments gets into motion, SEN
ators and representatives are in the dark and
can and will do nothing.
LARGE VOTE.
Representative Dorsey to-day filed his GER
titicate of reelection, also that of his col
league Mr.. Laird. The certificate filed by
Mr.. Dorsey disclosed the largest vote cast in
the election of any member so far heard
from, there being total of over IS, ,00o. There
are districts in other states which cast a
larger vote than the Third district of Nc
braska, but the certificates of election have
not yet been filed. There are very few men,
bers elected to the Fifty-iirst congress who
can show larger majority than that re-
celved by Mr. Dorsey, he having been elected
by a margin of over Il, 900.
Mr.. Dorsey arranged with Speaker Car
Isle to-day to be recognized for con-
sideration of his bill providing
for for public ,,, building at Fremont
gore, of Texas objected. The ranger has
promised Mr.. Dorsey that he will not object
when an opportunity is again offered for him
to have his bill presented.
DoRSEY's TELEGRAPHIC EXPERIENCE.
To-day's Post has story relating to the
history of Representative Dorsey which will
interest TIE BEE readers. 1t says "a very
pleasant discovery was made on Saturday at
the government telegraph office in the house
corridor. Congressman Dorsey, of Ne
brasia ana Mr.. George Gilliland, of the Gin
cinnati Enquirer, were passing by the tele-
graphic corral, " when the former concluded
to send message to one OF the departments.
tated it to the operator who looks after such
things. Gililand is an expert operator him.
self, and he observed that Dorsey dictated at
just the pace the operator was sending. You
must be able to read the instrument said
Gilliand. Oh, yes, replied the congressman,
l was railroad operator and worked for the
Baltimore & Ohio at Cranberry Summit, w.
Va, before | went west. Gilliland reached
over the railing and lingering the key called
Ca BY iove, said the congressman, that
was my office call. Are you an operators! Il
think l am said Gililand, and was with
the Baltimore & Ohia railroad too, in West
Virginia. How about thlsH and he sounded
m with the key 'That was the call for Ben
wood, said Dorsey, promptly, 'and you were
the fellow that used to sign Gil. The news
paper man and the congressman, neither of
whom, in their previous acquaintance had
known the other was an operator, soon rahed |
up enough data from their memories to as
sure themselves that they had been working |
at offices only few miles |
apart and that they had almost daily con-
versed over the line"
THE OMNIBUS BILL. |
While there has been no formal meeting Of |
the senate committee on territories, for the |
purpose of discussing the omnibus territorial |
statehood bill, which passed the house last |
week, there have been informal conferences |
and interchanges of opinion among the re- |
publican members OF the committee. Chair |
man Platt is opposed to the house bill, be- |
cause it leaves the question of division of |
templates the admission to statehood OF New |
Mexico. Mr.. Manderson, who is a member
ber of the committee, opposes the bill on the
same ground. He said to your correspond |
ent this afternoon ~ do not think the bill |
has any prospect of final adoption. The
republican members of the committee
are willing to be reasonable and
but think they are
unanimous against the bill, as 1T
now stands, and so far as / am individually
concerned, / will not vote for any bill which
refers back to the people of Dakota the
que3tion of division of the territory, because
they have once or twice settled that matter
beyond any dispute, and because it is not
question that should be left to them Con
gress should de erm ne whether. Dakota
should be divided, and the r, publicans in the
senate are unanimous in the demand that it
must be divided by the act which will peo- |
vide for statehood. There is no use of hay
ing any more elections there, except TO
choose state officers. ] am opposed 10 the
ad mission of New Mexico at this time on
account of the character of its population.
There are sections of New Mexlco-and /
have been all over the territory which have
q population as foreign 10 the interests Of the
United States as old MexicO.'
MISCELLANEOUS AND Personal.
X o. Phillips, agent for the b. & M. rail
'oad company at Lincoln, is here.
John Price, OF Iowa, arrived last night.
Colonel John /, Price and Colonel Mclean, |