The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-11-27

u1ty, " Nisuln4toh. II Will last from lle
first Monday Of December to the fourth,
day Of March next, at noon, and will com.
plele the existence Of the Forty.seyentll
Congress. After that day the Forty.eighttl
Congress, with It's large Democratic major
iiy comes into existence, but will mol
assemble unless special session Is called,
until the first Monday Of December, 1883
The present Congress has a working
majority Of Republicans in the House, and
counting Malone rs a Republican, Inns d
majority Of one in the Senate. It has
therefore the numbers to pass any bill OIL
which its membership can agree.
Several propositions Of importance are
expected to come up for legislation at this
coming session, among them tho tariff the
bill 10 reduce postage from 3too cents
the Presidential succession bill; the bill
appropriating fifteen millions Tor educa'
ton, Qhe money to be distributed to the
States according 10 their illiteracy); the
Nicaragua ship canal or ship railway bill
the bill to provide for a general geological
survey; and bill to reduce the taxes on
whisky, malt liquor and tobacco, and to do
away with tho tax on banks, bank checks
and patent medicines. This last will viz.
tually boa part Of the tariff bill, as the
two will to some extent hinge on each
other.
The tariff question will come up in the
shape Of report from the Tariff Commits
sion, the members OF which are now at
work on said report. It will at once be re.
ferred to the Committee Of Ways and
Means, and by that Committee be reported
back in whole or part iii it is such report
us is acceptable) to the House, and ut as
early day as possiblebe made the special
order for discussion and disposition. The
disposition Of the Republicans will be to
meet the public demands on the tariff and
throw upon the Democrats in the Forty.
eighth Congress the responsibility Of IN.
settling the settlement arrived ut this
session. On the other hand, the
disposition OF the Democrats will be to
prevent action ut this session with view
to making capital for themselves in the
next Congress for use in the Presidential
canvass Of 1884. OF course they will not
resort to filibuster (hat would be too
PATENT but they will debate the question
against time. Nevertheless we expect to
see the Republicans do something, for they
are aware that this is their only chance to
adopt tariff policy that will rectify the
inequalities Of the present schedule,
and that no time is to be wasted in
debate. The matter Was debated to death
ut the late session. &
In regard to the reduction OF internal
revenue, the latest information indicates a
probable reduction of the tax on whisky to
fifty cents per gallon from ninety cents)
and on tobacco to eight cents per pound
from sixteen) and on cigars iron s. per
thousand to 49, The bank taxes may be
RENTED, inasmuch as it is claimed that
they are tax on borrowers, but it is not 80
certain that anything will be done with the
stamp Of two cents on checks and two
cents on patent medicines. The movement
toreducc postage is popular. In view OF
the fact that so much has been saved by
the cutting off OF the Star route jobs and
theits, it is believed that the revenues will
very nearly, if not altogether, warrant q
reduction in letter postage to two cents. II
there is deficiency this year it will be
made up year or two hence by the in.
crease in correspondence which is, Of
course, the end in view. 5s'Il
The bill to appropriate fifteen millions to
tho cause Of education is a bill mostly in tho
interest OF the Southern States, which arc
poor and are saddled with the bulk Of the
illiteracy Of the country in the person Of
ex.slaves, onc.half Of whom arc illiterate
and the other half very inditierently pro.
yided for in the way Of educational facili-
ties. 1t is to help remove this cloud Of is.
norancc that the bill was drawn. It ap.
propriates fifteen millions the first year and
one million less every subsequent year.
and tbs not to supersede the usual State
lines but to supplement them and give the
freedmen six months school each year in.
stead Of three. 1t will do much for West
Virginia, which has 5000 persons Of ten
years OF age aud upwards who cannot
write. 5t..-t
The Nicaragua ship canal or ship railway
bill, provides for canal or ship railway
that will connect the Atlantic and Pacific
oceans,ucross Nicaragua, in Central America,
and asks for 4 guarantee on the part Of the
United States OF three per cent on tho
$4,000, 900 or more bonds it is estimated
to cost. Inasmuch as it is claimed that
this will be most important cut off be.
tween our Atlantic and Pacific coasts, ami
will become, like the suez canal, . delicate
rs. well US important highway in time Of
OF war, it is believed (by the projectors)
that it ought to be bulltund Government
auspices, or in other words, under the
protectorate, Of the United States. It is,
however, very uncertain whether, in view
OF the excitement following the River and
Harbor appropriation, anything will be
done by this Congress. II, 1
Both parties will be on their good be-
havior in the matter Of appropriations this
session, both in view Of what has happened
in the near past and what may happen in
the near future. si5i,5 500 N e