The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-08-16
THE CONTESTED SEATS.

Two OF the West Virginia Cases May Be
Speedily ssttlod-The Democrats will Re-
sIAt the Republican Programme,
Special DiSpGleh 10 hs IHitigaer,
WAsHISdToS, D. O., August l5,-It is
expected by the Democrats that when
the House Is organized and thecommit-
tee on elections Is formed the Repub.
liCans will propose the first thing to
take up the three contested election
cases that are close at hand and promise
the most speedy settlement-thCse Of
Mudd against Compton, in Maryland,
and McGinnis against Anderson and
Smith against Jackson, In West Vir.
ginia. In these cases there are but small
majorities 10 overcome and they might
be speedily settled, increasing the ma.
jority in tue House by six TO start with,
II is understood by themselves that this
plan will be resisted II proposed and that
those cases will be tillibustered against
in the committee. In making up the
testimony for the printer these cases
have been reserved among the last and
have not yet been sent to the printing
office, Eleven other cases are already
printed and ready to be taken up ut any
time the committee may be organized.
But II the quiet threats Of Democrats
mean anything there is a great posslbil.
ity OF nothing being accomplished at
either special or theregular session.
Han tttI1n Ia o10 n tVa
well informed as TO Democratic affairs In
Congress, expressed the opinion to-day
that whether Congress met on the first
OF November or at the regular term the
adjournment would not occur until by
law 1t expired on the 4th day ot March,
1S92-thatis, that there would be no ad.
journment between sessions. He went
on further 10 say that tho Democrats
would take the Sulllvan.Fe case Of
the last Congress as precedent, and
would tilibuster against the uuseating Of
any OF their party. This Is based upon
what prominent members OF the party
tell him OF their disposition. The indl.
cations are that tue Democrats do not
propose to permit the unseating OF any
Of their members. The only case that
| has been examined which they will ad.
nit any doubt about Is that OF Waddill
against Wise, Third Virginia, They ad.
NIT in this case that Wise may be un-
seated, but say that this will not give
the seat To Waddill, the votes for whom
were cast alter dark.
There Is no prospect Of trouble for the
Republicans In organizing tho House.
When Congress meets the middle Of
October or tho first OF November they
will probably elect the Speaker and
other officers OF the House without much
difficulty. Then will follow the appoint
ment OF committees, which usually takes
some time, and under the present cir
cumstances may be attended with con-
siderable embarrassment. II may take
two weeks To accomplish this and mean
while the only thing that can be taken
up will be the question OF rules. The
fight over the rules that is promised
might take such turn as to consume
the entire time oi the special session,
but II would not hurry matters to start
later, and II the rules are going to give
so much trouble there Is more reason
for an extra session. That there Is to be
an extra session Is generally regarded by
those best situated to form correct
opinion as practically settled aud they
| regard II as hardly debatablO,