The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-09-17
THE wgtK IN CONGRESS.
Legislation Expected in the senatc-The
Bill Establishing tho Department OF Ag-

Legislation Expected in the Senatc-Th'
Bill Establishing the Department OF Ag'
rIcIlture.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. l6.-The
bill to create an executive Department
Of Agriculture stands at the head OF the
Senate calendar as unfinished business,
having displaced the Washington Ter
ritory bill from the position which it
had occupied about two months. The
The other territorial bills-namely those
for the admission of North Dakota and
Montana-whiCh have stood rs Especial
orders for dates long since passed, and
which thereby had certain rights OF way
after the unfinished business" have
also gone back to places in the body OF
the calendar. While a vote OF the Sen.
ate may ut any time bring one OF these
measures to the front again for consid-
Grafton, their displacement indicates Il
purpose not to touch the territorial ques-
ton again this scssOn.
The short debate on the Department
OF Agriculture bill which took place
Friday evening developed no opposition
TO the titular purpose OF the measure,
but strong desire was manifested by a
numbe. Of Senators, including Senator
Plumb, who has the bill in charge, to
restore the section struck out by the
Senate Committee, which provides for
the transfer OF the weather bureau to
the proposed executive department.
This is the pending question and its
consideration will open the proceedings
of the week. By agreement the bill
gives way Mt o'clock tomorrow for a
vote on reconsideration OF the passage OF
the Chinese restriction bill, but aside
from this interruption, there is IN un-
Outstanding that It shall hold the floor
until disposed oi, unless anappropriation |
bill shall be brought in. Beyond the
measures indicated the Senate has no
An effort will be made to clear the
Of House bills during the week
but it is doubtful that much will be ac-
The experience OF the past
three weeks leads to an expectation that
politics will largely consume
the time OF the Senate, whatever may
be the pending legislative question. 1t
is probable that the general deficiency
bill will he. reported from the Senate
Committee before the middle OF the
week. There is probability OF con-
test in the House tomorrow between
the Appropriations Committee, which
has in charge the conference report on
the Suudry Civil appropriation bill, and
the friends OF the Oklahama bill.
The last named bill is the pending
order on motion to pass it under a
suspension OF the rules. Should its
fail to secure consideration
ior it Monday the effort will doubtless
be renewed the next day, and, as the
opposition is very pronounced, little
legislation is likely to be achieved dur
ing tho week ii the bill is kept before
the House. The deficiency, the only
appropriation bill besides the
sundry civil bill, is expected to be re-
turned from the Senate before the end
Of the week. The Democrats OF the House
will hold caucus on the adjournment
question next Tuesday evening, the re-
suit Of which may modify or wholly
,hange the course OF proceedings for the
week, or for the entire remainder OF the
session.