The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-12-06
THE SECOND SESSION
OF THE FIFrlErH CONGRESS
To Open at NoOa TO.day-The Measures
that are Likely to Come Up for Action
Morrison will Revive His TaFIR AsIta.
ton-A W, Va. Democrats Luck,

Special DtSpGLc4 10 the IHtsIIiGeNea,
WAsHIEGToN, d, g., Dec, 5.-Coneresl
will not convene Tomorrow with . full
house, It'has been 3 common remark
about hotel lobbies during the past weeE
that members are unusually slow about
gathering. The Indifference Is easily ex
planned, the most popular theory beinp
that it Ia the last session for 80 large g
number, particularly on the Democratic
side OF the house, tits next to impossi
BILE to forecast what will be done this win,
tor In the way ol important legislation
The general impression is that there will
be very few new measures introduced,
The friends OF the various important bills
pending at the time OF the August adj
jouTnment will make mighty efforts to
''put them through" before tho expiration
ol Congress. Among those Of the greatest
to our people Is TIE Interstate Commerce
bill which attracted so much attention
last summer. The Joint conference. com,
nitEee, to whom WAS referred the Reagan
and Cullom bills for arbitration, have had
several consultations lately, and HOem ia
have about come TO some agreement by
which satisfactory measure of this
character will be passed. Judge Reagan
says that he has little doubts OF it,
HThe long and ahort haul" clause
introduced into the Senate bill by
Senator Camden, and which caused so
much debate, will probably be adopted.
It is undcrstool that Mr.. Reagan, who, II
anything, Is more radical even than
Senator Camden on this point, will not
consent TO any compromise that would
result In the clause being stricken out.
Without this clause, the new law would
be Of little practical benefit to the people
Of West Virginia.
TAMFP AGITATION.
tia pretty generally understood tha:
Mr.. Morrison and his committee viii re.
new their efforts to secure the conHidsra'
ton OF their tariff "retorm" bill. Mr..
Morrison has but three months OF his
congressional lie remaining, and he is de.
terminsd TO 90 into private life with his
Colors flying. Despite the warninEs re-
Csiyed irom tho people at the pollg last
month, Morrison atlCks to II that Congress-
stands about as II did on the subject OF
tariff legislation, aud that there 10 grow.
ing feeling among the people against pro-
lection. l asked our own EIatace Gibson,
who seems to bs closs 10 Morrison Ia the
councils Of the free.trade faction OF tho
Derocralic party II the tariff agitation
woull be renewed this winter. Gun.
doubtedly yes" no replied. I'VE have
not surrendered. To cease our efforts now
would imply that we lacked the courage
OF our convictions, There Is no ons, eE'
Cept the most rabid protectioDist, but who
viii Conceds that there Ia need Of Iedpc-
ton OF duties on the necessities OF lifp,
and general reform in the tariff. That
the country demands aome such action on
the part 0f Congress Ia manifes'. Yes,
air, we are going to continue tho agitation.
think the lssue will be forced gQuarely
this winter. We want TO know, end desire
the people to know, Just who our friends
are. We have some Rhow Of success"
Il will be remembered that last winter,
early In the Bession, Mr.. Gibson pEediGted
TO your correspondent that the taritf bill
Morrison intended to bring In would be
passed by practically unanimous vote.
Mr. Gibson Is something Of humorlst,
and likes his little Joke.
A strong effort will DO made by the out
going members, and particularly those
who have aspirations for the future, to So
cure the final passage Of their numerous
private bills, which were hung up on the
calendar at the time Of the adjournment.
Among this class of measures are many
pension bills. 1t Is claimed by those who
are in position to know that the Presi.
dental veto in such caseS will not. be
welded 60 recklessIy as In the past,