Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-07-18
THE WEEK INCONGRESS
The Programme Marked Out in
Both Houses.
MEMBERS ARE SHOWING ANXIETY
Regarding Their Pet Bills as the End Of the
Session Comes in Sight - Some lmpOr-
hnt Matters 70 Be Yet Con-
sidered By the Body.

. WASHINGTON, D. c., July 17.-As the
first session of the FiftY-second Con-
gress draws to an end, q feverish haste
and activity begins to characterize the
proceedings, and this may naturally be
expected to wax warmer and tiercer as
the week runs on. The friends OF
various measures that have been long
upon the calendars will make their
last desperate efforts to secure action
on their favorite bills, but in both
Houses everything must give way to
the appropriation bills, and the word
has gone out that the session will end
as soon as these are disposed OF.
Everybody is anxious to get away
from the capitol. The common
expectation is that the session will ad-
journ next Saturday or the following
Monday. Three of the appropriation
bills remain to receive the final touches
before they can be sent to the Presi-
dent. They are the sundry civil, the
fortficatons and the general deficiency
appropriation bills. One Of these is al
ready in the conference stage ald the
Others will reach IL beiore the middle OF
the week. The points of difference are
more numerous than broad in the case
of two of the bills, and will doubtless
WELD readily to adjustment. The only
serious controversy that Is looked for is
in connection with the Worlds Fair
appropriation in the sundry' civil bill.
The Senate will spend the week In the
reception and consideration Of confer
ence reports. In the intervals. frequent
resort will be had to the calendar and
the friends of the anti-optionsi bill in
tend to try to pass, or at least debate,
that measure If they can do so without
antagonizing any Of the remaining ap-
preparation bills.
THE HOMESTEAD LABOR TROUBLE.
will probably be talked OF In connection
with the Senate resolution proposing an
investigation. Senators Aldrlch and
Warren have given notice that they
would speak on the tariff and irrigation
respectively, and on Friday euIogies on
the late Senator Barbour, OF Virginia,
are TO be delivered.
The programme OF the House Is some
what ill.defned, as closing weeks are
apt to be prospectively. The appropri-
aIion bills will have right OF way, OF
course, and as they are not running on
schedule time, it is impossible to chart
a table of the numerous other bills and
resolutions which seek to be switched
into the track whenever the appropria-
ton especial" leaves the roadway clear.
Tomorrow is committee suspension day,
and the committees will be called
in the order and opportunity
afforded to pass a few bills that have
been asleep on the calendars. The ma
jority Of these measures will probably
be Of no great Importance, but should
the Committee on the Merchant Marine
be reached, and there should be an ef-
fort made to reach this Committee, one
OF the most interesting short debate
sessions may be expected. The bill to
repeal the present
SHIP SUBSIDY LAW
has been reported by the Committee on
the Merchant Marine, and the effort to
pass it under suspension OF the rules
will find general support on the Demo
cratic side. A number Of eastern Dem
ocrats, however, will oppose with ygor
any repeal Of this law.
Tuesday has been set apart for the
conclusion OF the consideration OF the
Senate Worlds Fair amendment TO the
Sundry Civil Appropriation bill. Chair
man Wheeler, Of the Pension Office In
vestigating Committee, has asked the
Speaker for day for consideration OF
the report on Commissioner Raum's ad-
ministration Of the Pension Bureau.
The report has lost its privileged char
acter, but the Rules Committee Is favor
ably disposed towards a proposition to
bring in a resolution making the report
a special order for Wednesday. Confer
ences will be necessary between the
two houses on the amendments made by
the Senate to the Sundry Civil. Fortifi-
cations and general deficiency appro-
priation bills, and action on these re-
ports will take up a considerable part OF
the week. Committees OF the House
will be recognized to pass bills Of i'm
portance whenever there is any spare
time. An adjournment resolution will
probably be brought in during the
week, and after the date OF final ad-
iournment is fixed tho last days OF the
session under the rules will be devoted
TO conference reports OF passage OF
measures under suspension of the
rules.