The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-04-11
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.
Tho Forecast of the Coming Week's
Business In tho House.
APPROPRIATION BILLS ON DECK
And Adjournment n Near Possibility.
a Probable Clash Dctwecn tho two
Houses Regarding tho Policy Of
iRctrcnchmcnt..Thc West VireinIp
Direct Trx Bill Comes Up To,nor,
morrow..AIorc Speeches on the
Silver Bill In tho Senate.

WASHINGTON, D. G., April 10.-Aitor
several weeks devoted moro or less
steadily to tho tariff question, oppro'
priation bills will now have the right Of
way in the house for some timoto Come.
Tho appropriation bills are now In 90
advanced condition OF iorwardness for
this stage OF a long session Of Conercss,
and il tho programme outlined BY tic
party leaders for the next two or til rec
weeks be carried out, the question Of
an early final adjournment will then
rest with the senate, The house, how,
ever, is pursuing policy OF retrGnch>
ment in NIL branches OF the govcrnmeut
expenditures, go that long, and to some
extent probably acriminous, Confer.
ences between the two branches Of
Congress must follow action By the son
ate on appropriations before the bills
can be enacted into law.
Tomorrow is District OF Colum bio
day under the rules, but it is puirboscd
to spend part OF the day in action %
tho urgency deficiency abpropriatior
bill, and the district will doubtless 50.
cure only part OF tho time The In
dian and District OF Columbia ap, ro-
priation bills, which hare passed. the
senate, will be put in conference duripg
the week.
The naval appropriation bill will be
taken up Tuesday unless some unfor-
seen urgency prevents. Its consilera.
ton will occupy at least two days and
may possibly run until almost, il not
quite, the. close OF the Week. There
will be little discussion on the,bill as n
whole, but the Republican IninoritN
aided by some Democrats. who ase op-
posed to the recommendation Of the
majority of the naval committee that
only one new cruiser be authosized,
will make IN earnest fight to have tho
bill amended SO as to authorize the cor
struction Of two new line Of battle ships
and perhaps some torpedo boats.
The sundry civil appropriation bill
will follow the naval bill, aud will prob.
ably occupy the rest of the Week. il
tlerh be any part of'it left. Besides
these bills there are on the calendat the
consular and diplomatic and tho river
and harbor appropriation bills, Which
in the following week will be taken up
in the order named. Committees are at
work on the appropriation bills, not re-
ported to the house. and before the bills
now on the calendar are acted uuon
most OF the following bills Will haze
been reported to the house:
The postoilice, agriculture, legislative,
executive and judicial, fortifcatloa and
general deficiency bills.
The senate is TO listen to Several
speeches this week. o.
/ Mr.. Gallinger gave notice OF his in-
tention to speak tomorrow on Q Subject
OF popular interest, viz: his bill for the
creation OF a sanitarum for pulmonary
diseases, and his colleague, NJ. Chand-
Ter, is to follow with 4 speech Oh tho
subject OF the election OF senators by
direct vote CT the people.
The West Virginia direct tag bill is q
special order for Tuesday, but it Is sub
iect to further postponemcnt OWN . TO
the absence of Senator Morrill,.
The IIoar bill, amendatory Of the
circuit court OF appeals act, is the unGli-
ished business, but before it is taken up
again the senate, according to reccnt
order, will devote two whole days to the
consideration OF bills on the calendar
which do not encounter objections.
1t is also expected that during the
morning hours OF the present Week ad-
ditionnl speeches on the subject Of sil.
yer will be delivered by MI. Teller and
others.