Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-03-07
THU WEEKIN CONGRESS.
Silver and the TarifWill Be the Fea-
lures This Week.
McMILLIN TO OPEN THE DEBATE
On the Tariff Bills and VIII Be Followed BY Others
for at Least a Ws,k-OpPosiuoa to the Pure
Food Bill in the Selats-APproPriaton
Bills ay Disg,ace L.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., March 5.-Sllver
and the tariff are 70 be the leading
features in the programme OF Congress
iOnal procedure this week.
The contest over the free silver queS-
tion will begin In the House tomorrow,
when the auti-silver Democrats will op-
pose the adoption Of the report Oi the
Rules Committee, making the Bland OIL
q special order for a specified period
The opponents Of the free coinage on
the Democratic side have vigorously
but vaiuly urged the Republican minor
ity 20 iOin with them Ia opposition 10
the consideration OF the bill, and such
pronounced anti free coinage Democrats
as Mr.. Andrews, of Massachusetts, ana
Mr.. Harter, of Ohio, now concede that
the special order almost certainly Will
be adopted.
The anti-free coinage men say, how
ever, that this is but the beginning OF
the fight I'm the House and that they
will use every possible means 10 defeat
the passage Of the bill itself There
has been some discussion OF PROPOSE
tion 10 amend the special order OF the
Rules Committee by fixing time at
which q vote shall be taken, but the
proposition has been discouraged.
Although fHbuSterng against the
silver order IS not unlikely, 10 IS be-
Heved that this eau be quickly checked
II attempted aud that the order Will De
adopted without the consumption OF
much time. The leaders Of the House
are anxious 10 secure speedy action on
the approDriatjOn bills and 20 have all
these measures now pending in the
House passed before discussion OF the
tariff is entered upon.
For this reason Monday will be de-
voted exclusively 10 the silver order
and 20 the usual griSt of comparatively
small measures considered on "Suspen-
sion Mondays
An opportunity, perhaps, may be ar
forCed 20 pass on one or TWO bills under
q suspension Of the rules, but IL IS the
present purpose 10 devote the greater
part of the day 70 the pension appro-
uriation bill aud the army apprOprl-
alton bill I'm order 20 clear the decks for
the tariff debate. Mr. McMillin, OF
Tennessee, viii open the tariff discus
sion on Tuesday, II deviation be made
from the programme ON account or the
army appropriation oil.
OTHER speakers will follow Mr.. McNiI-
linin rapid succession, and the whole OF
the week will be occupied with tariff
debates, except that Saturday after
noon. i'm accordance with an order OF
the House, will De devoted 10 eulogieS
on the late Representative Gamble, OF
South Dakota.
Tn the Senate. the pure food bill is
the perding order. There are signs
that ;he measure is about 10 encounter
q considerable degree OF opposition ia
addition to the attacks already maze
upon il, and this may take the shape OF
the interjectiou into the regular course
of business OF long speeches and de-
bates On other matters, IN the eNpecta-
tion that some OF the regular apprhpria-
tion bills will be finally brought forward
TO diSplace the pure food oil.
Mr. Call has given notice OF his in-
tention 20 address tho Senate tO-mor-
row on the subject OF railroad interfer-
ence I'm Florida elections, and Mr..
Dolph wishes 20 deliver % speech on
Fridav on Senator Stanford'S bill 20
proyide sound circulating medium.
In addition 10 these diversions from the
regular order 10 may be that the long
expected debate on the reciprocity res
olutious which are now on the table
will begin some day this week.
Opportunity for the discussion Of the
financial methods Of the government IS
also 40 hand in connection with the oil
providing for the issue Of a small
amount 0f bonds 70 defray the cost OF
road Improvements i'm the District OF
Columbia which has already served as
the uretext for several speeches on the
general subject Of finances.
IL is unlikely that any Of the gener-
al appropriation bills will come up be-
for the Senate this week, and actual
urogress In the legislation will probably
be confined TO action on some measures
OF minor consequence during the morn
ing hours.