The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-05-31
WORK OF CONGRESS,
THR AUTHORIZATION RI11s
Aud the shape They are iu..ThO Measures
Before the senate aud House and the
Probability OF AOtiOn on Them.
The Open Executive Sessions.

WAsHINGVOS, D, c., May SO.-The fol.
lowing is statement Of the present posi-,
ton otthe fourteen annual appropriation
bills, The Indian bill has become a law.
The District OF Columbia and PostotIice
bills have passed both Houses and are in
the hands OF conference committees. The
Consular and Diplomatic, Army, Pension,
Military Academy, Agricultural and River
and Harbor bills have passed the House
OF Representatives and are before the Sen.
ate committees. The Naval bills are on
the House calendar awaiting action, The
Fortihcaions, sundry Civil aud General
Deficiency bills have not yet been report
ed, from the House committees, The
pressure upon the time Of the Senate for
the consideration OF bills yet untouched Ia
very great, while no less than ave
important measures which have been
considerably discussed are in an
unfinished condition. These are the
Bankruptcy, Railroad and Taxation,
Northern Pacific forfeiture and anti.Ohi.
nese bills and the open executive session
resoluien, The friends OF these various
measures are jostling each other for the
door while the sponsors for o number OF
other measures on the calendar are plead
Ing with the Republican caucus for
chance. The caucus OF last week accom-
plished nothing. The COMMITTEES had re-
sumed the work OF fixing an order OF busi-
ness for the immediate future. While its
programme Is yet incomplete 1t is ConCed.
cd that the pending unfinished measures
except the open session resolution shall
be carried TO tho point Of action before
any new business OF importance Is entered
upon. ..
Senator Plat Is making a struggle to
prevent the further postponement OF the
open session resolution, but with indiher-
ent prospects, This resolution Is appar.
emily doomed to defeat Notwithstanding
Che fact that all the arguments upon it
backed by unanimous public opinion have
been In itA taYor; and some, even OF It's
friends, are therefore urging postponement
on the theory that the time can be more
proHtably spent upon measures which
have chance OF passing at least one OF
the two houses, The Senate Committee
on Appropriations expect to report the
Consular and Diplomatic, the Agricultural
and the Army bills, and hope to secure the
passage Of two II not all OF them before the
end Of the week. After having occupied
one entire week Of the time OF the House,
the Oleomargarine bill will again be
brought to the fore when that body assem-.
bles on Tuesday. The friends fthe meas-
ure are hopeful OF securing final action
upon 1t In one day despite the vigorous
and determined opposition OF the minority.
Mr.. Holman stands ready, under In.
from his committee, to call up
the Legislative Appropriation bill imme.
dlately after the final disposition OF the
Oleomargarine bill. The appropriation
bill contains several provisions affecting
the operation o. the existing Civil Service
rules which will undoubtedly give rise to
q long and animated debate, and It iB
therefore probable that the remainder OF
the week, after action upon the Oleomar.
garine measure, will be consumed'b by the
Legislative Appropriation bill.