The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-02-22

Observation-Disclosures Ncws.
SyfciGi Dispatch to The Intcilfgacer
WASHINGTON, D. 9. Fob. 21.-Tho
twelfth wGel; OF tho frat session OF tho
Fiity.accond Congress- has begun, and
in tho memory OF the oldest member OF
the house representatives it is not Ic-
corded that twelve weeks OF any pro-
yious session have ever accomplished Us
little. With tho exception of tho pas
sago OF tho military academy appropri-
alton bill, ono OF the least important OF
the regular appropriation bills, tho
house has dono absolutely nothing, cx-
ccp! adjourn for lack OF a quorum.
With a majority of 234 over all for tho
Democrats, there have already been
moro adjournmcntsfo for lack OF quorum,
and moro successful tilibustoring done,
than the records OF both sessions OF tho
Fifty-Grst Congress- can show. DO it
noted, also, that these adournments
have been taken and tho tilibustoring
done at the instance OF members OF the
majority.
A sASPLE DAY.
The senate has pasacl bill after bill;
these have gone over to the house,
taken thoir places on tho calendar, and
thero they will repose, according to
present appearances, till Gabriel blows
his trumpet, or some other contingency
about as imminent arises. Take tho
last days session, before the adjourn
mont for Washington's birthday was
taken, for instance. The solo results OF
that days work were the setting apart
Of March 10 for eulogics upon tho late
Senator Plumb, and the ordering OF tivo
thousand additional copieo OF tho re-
ports on the free coinage bill. OF tho
two private bills taken up, ono was
passed over without action, and whilo
the other was under consideration the
house, on motion OF hIr. kilgore, OF
Texas, adjourned, Mr.. Holman having
previously raised the point ofno quorum.
The debate on the second bill had been
largely confined to an interchange OF
cOurtesies between Nlessrs. Bland and
l!arter on tho silver question, the relc-
yancy OF which was explained by Mr..
Harter on tho ground that the man ior
whose relief the proposed bill was do
sired TO be paid one hundred cents on
the dollar for his claim. The point
seemed to be well taken.
A SILVER CAUCUS.
A Democratic caucus is to be called
on the silver question, to which sena-
tors are to be invited, and in the mean
time enough signatures have been
secured by the free coinage men to
their request to tho committee on rules
toinSurc that the committee will have
10 set aside Z day ior the consideration
OF the Bland bill. Mr.. Catchineg, the
absent member OF tho committee on
rules, has returned, but Speaker Crisp
Is once more sick and has gone to Fort
Tess Monroe to recuperate. The house
Is, therefore, once more without 4
leader, il 1t has one. Tho fact socms to
be that every member OF the majority
Is leader when it plcases him to be,
aud the remainder Immediately assume
I'm attitude OF opposition.
REEDS RULES INDICATED.
1t is well worth 4 few days OF any,
body's timo just now to take a trip to
Washington and look on at tho scenes
that are being enacted in the house:
Out Of the daily maze OF points OF order,
parliamentary inquiries, calls OF "no
quorum" and personal explanations,
come faint demands for tellcrs and
DIVISIONS, followed by weary delays OF
MouFs at TIME, which are regularly en-
!!!!vcnGd by floods Of mutual rocrimina-
l!oA between adhcrcnts OF the two sill
VcE factions. All that tho tcl!ors or
fol!-ca!Ia disclose is the fact that thcro
IS not quorum present, and after moro
houfs spent in wrangling over what
constitutes quorum, or in explanation
o! INC new rules on that point, some
pody moves that the house adjourn,
I ma tho house, wearily agrees to do SO.
II Is poor day when Reed and his
merry men do not help to keep the fun
gong; This is tho latest brand OF "re-
!oTm legislation"
us now reported that tho wool,
pndlnS twino and bagging bills will be
,sIofted from the ways and means COM
nIIee on or about March !. Some of
W SIe members Say that tho wool bill will
~ 'ao trst one reported, othcrs say
M1"' 'he binding twine bill will be the
niiI ,t;N, others still that tho bagging bill
.l'; W.! ec tho first. twill be q fortunate
'nlES loT the managers il any OF them
"e reported BY the time set.
SrRINGEE's FIRST Errorr.
Attic samo time report has just
oeeH issued, based on tho official figures
u, tne treasury department, showing
n. maI the reductions in duty under tho
moposed Springer wool bill will be, ap-
ss...oH,lMately, s.. S30,O00,090 AS tho Dem
ST'A's SiH's are greatly alarmed over tho con-
%,,oa sna5 ol the treasury surplus rs it now
u ssSiGiears, and as they havo just succeed
S.a tno making magnificent reduction OF
EVvV S1' over last years bill for appropria-.
,S,' GSns 70 the military academy, by cut
s",S, S oh eXtravagant items ior soap,
i",92;oSng i,n ppm OF floors and sanitary plumb
i H. " " becomes apparent at first glance
s,H;r. S% ar. Springer has madc some very
4 i.sc i.set0I private Investigations, and is sat
mE; S"Gl with ainrther deficit OF S20, ,5o5,O00
~Tis NJ: l!Fst effort at economy.
IN, %''h TINS beginning tits easily to be
yS,s why the appropriations for last
iS,,, Which included such unusual
rsy,sl rr.s Us the refund OF tho direct tax,
jS!I"Snt jS9nt,in OF subsidiesto 10 shipping, sugar