Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-12-08

Special to the Register.
WASHINGTON, December An
other victory was gained to-day by
John 7. McGraw in his proceeding to
GUST Senator Scott
The Senate Committee on Privileges
and Elections took up the resolution
Of Senator Jones, referred to it yester-
day, and decided to make a full inves-
tigation of the charges brought by Nc
Graw and the members of the West
Virginia legislature, under a resolution
by Mr.. Chandler.
The committee also arranged the pre-
liminaries for the consideration of the
protests against Senators Quay and
Clark. In the Quay case it was de-
cided to hear counsel on Saturday, the
10Th inst, and that the hearing should
be concluded on that date. Only legal
questions are involved in this case and
no witnesses will be heard.
The preliminary preparation for the
Clark and Scott cases was placed in
the hands of Senators Chandler and
Pettus. They were authorized to de-
eide for the committee what persons
should be summoned and when they
should be heard.
The personnel of this committee is
considered distinctly favorable to the
McGraw side of the controversy.
Senator Pettus is already thoroughly
acquainted with the case and is counted
OF a. friendly to the remonstrants.
Senator Chandler is well known as a
man of independent convictions and a
stickler for strict adherence to the law
in matters affecting Senatorial cleo
lions.
The action taken to-day by the Sen
ate committee on privileges and cleo
tons is entirely in line with the ex-
p%ectations and desires of Mr.. McGraw
and his counsel.
Mr.. McGraw, who is still here, ex-
presses himself
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with the success thus far attendant up
on his effort to dispute the validity of
SCOTS title to a seat in the Senate,
and is confident that the Senate COM
mittee will be fully convinced of the
Justice of his protest, wen though the
Republican majority in the Senate may
take a partisan view of the matter.
Senator Scott has introduced the
Wheeling public building bill in the
Senate; also a bill authorizing the Sec
rotary of the Treasury to grant per-
mission to the county courts of Wood
county to hold court in the federal
building in Parkersburg; also a large
batch of petitions from citizens of West
Virginia on the subject of polygamy
and asking that laws be passed to pro-
tect the monogamic character of the
marriage relation.
The President has sent to the Senate
the nomination of John B. McNally
to be postmaster at Wellsburg. This
was a recess appointment.
The Rev. Stowell l.. Bryant, of the
NJ. E. Church, pronounced the invoca-
ton at the opening of to-day's session
of the Senate.
Mr.. Berry, ~(Arkansas), offered a.
joint resolution in favor of the election
OF United States Senators by the people.
n gave notice that at a later date he
would address the Senate upon the sub
ject.
A bill offered by Mr.. Chandler to in
crease the efficiency of
PHYSICAL TRAINING
at the West Point and Annapolis aead-
emies and to pay less attention to the
higher mental training was the subject
of an amusing colloquoy between Mr..
Chandler and Mr.. Hale, (Maine).
Mr.. Hale took it, he said, to be a
bill to encourage foot ball and other
similar games, and he could hardly
stand as sponsor for such a PROPOSE
ton.
At 1880 p. m. the Senate went into
executive session and at los D. m ad-
journed until Monday.
IN THE HOUSE.
Before the House met to-day the Re
publican and Democratic leaders at
tempted to perfect an agreement for
the debate on the financial bill. which
Is to begin next Monday. But the ne
gotiations failed. Mr.. Overstreet, I'm
iiana), introduced a formal resolution
Tor a special order, upon which the
committee on rules will act, for the