Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1878-11-29
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
BUSINESS ON THE CALENDAR OF THE
HOUSE.
Supervising Architect Hill Arrested
Opening the War for a Reduction of
the Tax on Tobacco-The Presi-
dents Message Finished;
Nothing Known as to
Its Contents.

dents message finlSheu
Nothing Known as to
Its Contents.
The Presidents Message.
WASHINGTON, November 28.-The
President completed his annual mes
sage to Congress to-day, and it will be
submitted to the Cabinet at tO-mOrrow's
meeting, at which time also Secretary
Sherman's report will be read. There
has been good deal of clever guess
work at what it contains; but the Presi-
dent said to-day that those making these
speculalions were at least enterprlsing,
for, even in advance Of what he had for
mulated to put into it, there were sng-
gestions sent hence as to what it would
contain. That the President will deal
with the Southern question no one
doubts: but it is not yet known, save
to himself, in what way he will
communicate his views on the recent
will make. 4 Cabinet officer said to-
day that, while he did not speak of abb
solute knowledge, he had reason to be-
leve the President would urge upon
Congress the necessity OF. more strln-
gent laws for the prevention OF election
frauds, which will have as much appli-
Al 10 h..
The financial portion OF the message
will be brief, as he will leave to Secre-
tary Sherman the duty OF making an
exposition of his resumption plan.
Sherman, it is thought, will take advan-
tage OF the attitude OF the New York
banks toward the silver dollar to either
recommend that its weight be increased
or the annual coinage be further limited
Sherman's s report is quite elaborate, and
will make five or six columns Of an or
dinary sized newspaper. The Presl-
dents message will not occupy So much
space. All the other reports Of the
heads of Departments will be made
public through the Associated Press
this week.
Business in the House.
WASHINGTON, November ~. - Inc
calendar Of the House OF Representa-
tives, which has just been officially pre-
pared, is larger, say the clerks, than any
calendar that has been ready for a
second session of Congress for years.
Ii is document of thirty-five pages
and contains seven Reports Of Commit
tees and bills undisposed Of, which
means that they have had partial con-
sideration;. five House bills and resolu-
tons, with Senate amendments; one
hundred and sixteen from the SENATE
on first and second reading; four con-
current resolutions; ninety-onc bills in
Committee on the Whole on the state OF
the Union, and two hundred and
twenty-five bills on the private calen-
dar. Just about one-eighth part OF
these bills will get through. One
oi the first bills to be taken
up next week will be reported by Mr..
Knott, from the Judiciary Committee,
to provide for the further distribution
of the Geneva award. At the last ses-
sion it was made the special Tor We'd
nesday next Among the House bills,
with Senate amendments, is one to re-
peal SO much OF the resumption act rs
authorized the Secretary 0f the Treas
urv to dispose of United States bonds
and redeem and cancel the greenback
currency Among the bills from the
Senate on first and second reading are
the following; Bill extending the time
for the construction Of the Northern
Pacific railroad; act directing the Secre-
tary OF War to purchase lot
Of ground near Columbus, Ohio,
now used by the United
States as cemetery; bill fixing the
date oi the commencement of certain
pensions, and granting arrears in GER
tain cases; act to authorize the states ol
Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, respectively,
to commence and prosecute suits against
the United States in the Supreme Court
of the United States act To amend the
act approved March 3, 1873, authorizing
the award to the Nincennes University
of certain vacant and abandoned lands
in Knox county, Indiana. In Commit
tee Of the Whole on the state of the
Union the first bill on the list is that
granting pensions to soldiers and sailors
Of the Mexican war. This bill last SEES
sion blocked the way Of all other busi-
ness on the public calendar except such
as could bc taken up by unanimous con
sent or by two-thirds vote. II It's
friends choose to hold il there il will
again block the way, To the exclusion OF
large number OF important bills,
among which are the following: Pro-
viding for arrears OF pensions; provid-
ing for the transfer of the Indian Bu-
rcau Ia the War Department; for the
appointment OF Commission Ia inves-
tiyate the origin and lest means of de
struying the army cotton worm; To pro-
mote refundng the National debt, and
the loan OF savings to the United States
for that purpose; Ia provide Tor the de
posit oi savings in popular loan, and
10 provide for funding the National ddbt
in home bonds convertible into curren-
cv; extending the time for the compile
ton of the Northern Pacific Railroad:
To establish Postal Savings Depository
A. a branch Of the Postofiice Depart
ment and To aid in refunding the
| interest-bearing Indebtedness 10
! the United States Also number Of
bills relating TO Pacific Railroads. On
the private calendar the bill TO reim-
burSe William and Mary College for prop
/ ertv DESTROYED during the late war o.
cupies relatively the same position a.
the Mexican Pension Bill on the public
calendar. 1t is the first Oh the list, and
~ there is bitter opposition To it, II
| blocks ont all other business, AMI ="
long AS il holds its place no bill OH the
/ private calendar can be got rid III except
! bv unanimous consent OH what II Calle't
objection day. About the only bills on
this calendar that have much show ar
those for invalid pensions. Every other
private bill is looked on with more or
less suspicion.
A National Disgrace.
AsHiYGroN. November 2s.-Super-
visiny Architect Hill was dragged by
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