The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-02-19
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Tue Condition They are Ia-Ths Riders that
Have Bsen Tackled on Them-rhe
Silver Question and President Glove.
lands -washingtonN Notes.
wAEntxa7os, D. c.. Feb. 1s.-All tho
appropriation bills have been practically
completed by the House Committee and
will be reported during the present week.
The Legislative, Executive and Judicial
Bill was passed by the House aud went to
the Senate. The Navy Bill was consider
ed by the House to-day, and before this Is
disposed OF the sundry Civil Bill will be
ready for action, so that it may be pro-
ceeded with as soon as the Naval Bill is
out Of the way. Both these bills are likely
t6 be sent to the Senate before the end Of
the week, leaving only the Publications
and General Deficiency bills to be acted
upon by the House. The two measures
last named are likely to be nursed by Mr..
Randall, in order to,preyent the passage Of
such schemes as are usually attempted 10
crowd through during the closing days OF
q session. From the condition. OF these
measures 1t will be seen that there Is little
danger OF an extra session, so far as they
are concerned, unless deadlock should
occur between the two Houses on account
Of disagreeing votes. .. i
l.fI HRRJlIf IfAYtI
likely to be a struggle between the two
bodies are the Postolfice and Sundry Civil
In the former bill the House Committee
reported a subsidy clause appropriating
ss8OO, 900 for carrying the mails in AmerI-
can built steamships, which the House, BY
Gn aye and nay vote, struck out upon tho
ground that the entire amount would be
absorbed by the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company without making adequate
10 the Goyernrnent and without in any
manner benetiLting our foreign commerce..
,Thissubsidy project has many earnest ad.
yOcates in the Senate, by which body slim
liar clauses have heretofore been inserted
in approximation bills only TO be struck
out by tho House. Mhen the clause al
luded to was defeated in the House on Sat
urday last Mr.. FRYE presented in tue SEN
ate q bill drawn up in the identical lali-
vuage OF the defeated clause. This WaS
refsfrei 70 tlIp Committee on P6stottices,
by whom 1t was reported back last eVel-
ing with tho recommendation that it lte
placed on the Postoitice Appropriation
Bill. ii.5l&9 lt,f.l IS5.58 +.
YDsToFFicG B.II.
On tho other hand tho postoiTice Bill as
passed by the House provides for the re-
luction Of postage on letters and news.
papers, n provision which is held by many
Senators to be anendable to the rule that
prohibits legislation oil bills OF this kind.
II this provision for the'reduction Of pos
tagc Ia new legislation. how t.ln' the Sen
ate Justify action that would iiX subsidy
grant nY, the P0stutiice Bill Both amend.
InentS alludsdto are germAnel or neither
II, and for tho Senate to strike out the re-
durtion Of postal rates on point OF order
and to admit a subsidy under tho same
rule would bc an inconsistency which the
Senators may find some difficulty In salts.
iactorily. explaining ~ the people.
- Herein lies the. difficulty that is threat
eued letwatal lie two Houses on the POST
Dllice Bill. Ia view Of tho vote In the
House against tho subsidy, 1t is not likely
TINT that body will yield 10 the Senate in
this matter and it is also likely that the
House will be as tenacious over the pat7l-
graphs providing for the reduction OF
postage, and particularly II the Senate
should decide 70 exclude reduced postage
under the iule and admit the steamship.
subsidy under the same rule. Il
ANOTHER DIFFICULTY.
Another, serious difficulty may arise
over tho sundry Civil Bill II clause
should be asserted or attempted iii the
House providing for the suspension of
silver coinage. This bill was prepared by
d sub.cominittee of which Mr.. Randall
was the head. It was reported to-day To-
day to the full committee, hut without
any provision relating to the suspension
Of the coinage. That an effort will be
made TO insert such clause III the COM
mittee and in Tie House, should It fail in
the committee, Is now certain. It was
The original intention to provide for the
absolute suspension Of silver coinage after
a fixed date. but it isunderstOod that this
plan has been abandoned and that tho
purpose now is IN move for tho insertion
Of a paragraph providing that during the
fiscal wear ending June so, 1885, the Pres
idcnt may, at his discretion, suspend
silver coinage. This plan has the ap-
proyal OF Mr., Hewitt Of New York,
who regards it as somewhat .ot a
compromise offered the advocates fsilyer,
and, It is alleged, TO have the indorsement
Of Mr.. Clovelandy at least William l..
Scott, OF Pennsylvania, and VILLAIN Il. Bar-
mum, Of Connecticut, allege that 1t bas
Cleveland rs Endorsement This allegation,
however. mot entitled to much credence,
inastnuch as 4 like allegation is made
touching the bill introduced to-day by Mr..
DorSheimor, which provides for tho issue
ofaSilyer dollar OF $50 grains, to take the
place OF the present standard dollar ot 4l24
grains. +
But regardless Of the character or posi-
tlon Of those who may endorse the project,
tho silver advocates are not likely to take
kindly to it. Nor Is itlikely that any con-
siderable number1f 1fmembers viii sustain
measure which proposes to place the
soinage laws absolutely in the the hands
ofone man, to be administered according
to,ilis Individual fancy. Neither will tho
fsct that its operations are to be limited to
one year remove The objection TO SO radi-
caI q proposition Or soidargerous a prece-
| liant Z
Thus the only points OF danger touching
an extra session lilo in the amendments
indicated to the PostotIice and sundry
Civil hills. Mr.. Holman says he would
rather sec the postoiiice bill fall than to as
sent 10 the insertion oi subsidy clause,
but Mr.. Holman may not be able 70 per-