Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-02-12
PENDLETON UNSEATED
REPUBLICANS ACTING UNDER ORDERS
PROM BOSSES QUAY AND RBBD.
Another Attempt TO Increase the Msagrs AID Dis
ablsd Republican Msj'rity in the House.
Working on the Basis Of the Old
Alleged Fraud Chestnut
Special Tkgom TO The Register.

Special Ekgom TO The Rtgisttr.
WASHINGTON, d. O., february H.
The House Elections Committee voted
on the Aikinson-P Pendleton case to day
and as was indicated in the REGISTER dis
patches there ives division on party lines.
The vote wss simply o matter Of form as
the Republicans under orders from Qisy
and Reed had prejudged the case. 1t
wss not question Of who was elected,
but simply of increasing the meagre and
disabled Republican majority in the
House.
As in the Jackson case the Republicans
did not inform the Democrats as 10 how
they reached conclusion. They only
submitted q resolution to seat Atkinson
and voted upon that. Hitherto the mi
nority Of tie committee has always been
appraised of the grounds of any action
taken By tn, in' jOrity, bat the Rspubli-
cans feel that they are fOfcibly stealing
Democratic seats and hesitate to submit
reasons. Their report, as prepared, al
lfgss frauds in Weiz-l county, claiming
that by ths changing Of votes Pendleton
obtained an apparent majority Their ar
gument ie puerile Ol the basis Of alleged
frauds they take votes from Pendleton and
add TO Atkinson SC az TO give the latter an
apparent maoritv OF thirty or forty votes-
O'Ferrsll, OF Virginia, will prepare the
Democratic report. He will not only de-
ny the allegation OF fraud in Wstzel coun.
ty, bat will demonstrate that upon fair
and deceut REVISION CT the vote, Pendle-
toms majority is increased Tne Demo.
cratic Iepors will be conclusive to every
maa whO il fair minded asd decent.
Llcy, Of Iowa, II Republican Of the COM
mittes. said to night that while they were
compelled to turn Peudleton cut, there
was nothing in the case that cauld in any
possible manner reprosch the sitting Dem
ocratic member. While Lsey wonld not
make the admission, he talked asif he felt
that be wss doing piece Of dirty work at
the behest OF party.
TIE only satisfaction d mocrats can now
CLEAN is that the honest voters of West Vir-
ginia will bury these misrepresentatives in
OoDgress-who get sests TO which they are
not elected-out of sight next November.
That is the general expression OF Demo-
cratic Congressman.
A PARLIAMENTARY VICTORY.
Ia the House to. day the Democrats won
a most signal parliamentary victory. Can
non, who reported the new rules, attempt
ed to resolution closing debate to-mor-
row. He was beaten by vote of three
to ons and the leadership transferred to the
Democratic side. Springer took charge,
and arranged ths debate as the Democrats
desired. Reed was as much chagrined as
Cannon at the disiategration and demoral-
izltion of his party, and he tried to help
Cannon ont, but the Democrats were too
vigilart. This was tie first break in the
Republican lines, and Reed fears more will
follow.
Senator Faulkner introduced bill to
pay James NJ. Stout, Of West Virginis,
50, 600 for cattle and horses taken during
the war.
Representative Wilson left tonight for
Atlanta, where he is to be an honored
guest of the Chamber of Commerce at its
banquet. He will speak on trusts. Gov.
Campbell, Of O1io, went along.
Garrett Cunningham, prominent ciii-
zsn OF Hardy county, is here on business.