Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-05-28
LEGISLATIVE PROGRAMME
10 the Hoa.. and senate for shs o'"as

10 the Hou.. and ssaass i'' -
week.
wAsHrsopos, D. c., Nay 0,sls
for u, ,dmi.s;oa Of North DAKOTA Mon
tana and Washington Territories arc 'spt-
cial orders" on the Senate calendar ''' '''
coming week. ,n IN
The Indian Appropriation bill viii
probably be called up Monday or Tuesday,
and will cOpsum. day or more and tho
River and B,,bor bill, which viii b 10
ported to, o,mOrpow, may be called up before
the end Of the week.
The fi.hsris. treaty remain. the matte,
dominant interest in the Senate ano
promises to dspl.o. the special orders and
all other business, except appropriation
bills, unit, it : acted upon. The course
of events, however, depends Inssy epa
the action Of the Democrats Id : sSueSs "
be held to-morrow morning. Iney na,e
the power 70 delay action indefinitely
upon the no,ion to consider the treaty
with open doors which Is the penang
question, bpt setual fllibustering, though
so long threatened, has not yer oeSuS, .;. -. os
are other matters Of Executive ous'n ,.a J.
great importance before the Sen.,s " :.
committecs in respect 10 whicn !oe Dsn en-
ocrats desire early action, among them tns
nomipatiop Of Mr.. Fuller TO be CHIEF jus
t;ca thass -. 49,, ,robsbly be delayed -
consequence ~ an dilAtory movement In
connection with tho motion 70 9As " VIC
treaty. The belief Is expressed oy oen
tors Of both parties, that at the neA' -.
session vote will be reached Anu 'nne
Democrats will content themselves WIN
voting in the negative. They Will thus
help make Quorum and will allow !ne
maj ority to be responsible for admitting
the public 70 bssr the discussion. should
oil this take place, however, II VIII sun
remain in the power Of any two Sena'c,a,
under q rule, which is applicable 70 the
legislative as we'll .. executive business,
to eject the public and close the 200" ~
will.
The Hcure tomorrow will probably con-
time the consideration OF the legsisuve'
executive and judicial appropriation Diiis.
The tariff bill will then be taken up iot
consideration, debate under the hve MIN
ute rule being 10 order.
The Republicans will doubtless pursue
the caucns policy Of opposing every para
graph Of the bill by offering amendments
and demanding votes upon them, % tnA'
the end Of the week is not likely to show
any material progress towards hnsl dis
position Of the bill. The state Of the ap-
preparation bills does not compare favora-
bly, with their condition during the Last
long session, although the business was
then much below the average.
Up to the present. date but two Of the
fourteen Appropriation bills have passed
both houses-the Military Academy and
Pension bills, i've more have passed the
house, namely the Postoffice Diplomatic,
District Of Columbia, ludian, and River
and Hsrbor bills One (ihe Legislative) Ia
pending, Six bills have not yet been re-
ported from committees, they are: Tho
Sundry Civil, Army, Naval, Fertilization,
Agricultural and General Deficiency Ap-
preparation bills. At o corresponding
period in tie Forty Ninth Congress nine Of
the Appropriation bills had passed the
House, and three had passed the Senate,
which was Just one third more than have
been similarly disposed Of this session.