The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-02-20
CONGRESSIONAL WORK.
Forecast of tho week-An Extra Session
May he Necessary.

May he Necessary.
WAsHINGroN, d. O., Feb. l0-The
backward state OF the appropriation bill
lends serious interest to the remark
that Senator Villas dropped yesterday
during the long debate on the Sherman
bond amendment, that there might be
only short interval between the Rd-
journment Of this Congress and the as
sembling OF the next. There are two.or
three other matters OF discussion still
to come up IN connection with the pend
lng sundry civil bill in the senate whose
consideration has already consumed tho
best part of n week, Included among
these ia the proposed amendment in re-
gard to the size OF new government
printing office, around which many OPP
posing interests seem TO have GeRteFed
and to have enlisted champions on the
senate floor.
After that bill is disposed OF there is
the legislative appropriation bill ready
Tor action, upon which there are hall II
dozen hot fights imminent, Then
there are tho pension and postolllce ap,
preparation bills TO follow, Both oil
these measures have been productive ot
many columns OF eloquenCe in the
house, and it is not likely that they
will be more lightly passed over in the
senate, Mr.. Allison, chairman OF the
appropriation committee, yesterday
threatenen night sessions OF the senate
to dispose OF these appropriation bills,
but experience has shown that it ia
impossible to hold the senate together
in night sessions for more than one or
two nights, and those are generally
emergency nights at the very close OF
the session.
The Nicaragua bill, another fruitful
topic OF talk, is the unfinished business,
and there is tho Hawaiian treaty 10 be
disposed OF in executive session. The
appropriation bills are also in back
ward state in the house, owing largely
to what threatens 10 be an interminabIe
debate over tho pension appropriation
bill, and recourse will be had to-mor-
row to rapid transit in parliamentary
procedure by passing the agricultural
and naval appropriation bills under
suspension OF the rules. 1t is possible
that the New York bridge bill and
Utah admission bill may also come up
under admission OF the rules. The pas
sage OF the agricultural and naval bills
will leave before the house only tho
postoHco and Indian appropriation
bills. 1t should not be tedious task
to get action before the house on these
measures. All the bills heretofore
passed have been amended by the sen,
ate, however, and considerable time be-
tween now and March 4 will have to be
spent in acting on conference reports
on the appropriations.
Mr.. Hatch is getting very restless
over the delay in the rules committee
on his request for a day for tho anti
option bill, and it Is almost certain that
move Of some sort will be made by
him this week. lie has not asked for
an opportunity 10 pass the bill under
suspension OF the rules, and it is as.
serted by its opponents that he could
not pass the bill ii he tried. Two other
courses are open to him, first to get II
speclal order from the rules committee
giving him a day for his bill then TO
vote down the previous question as the
anti-silver men attempted unsucCess-
fully attempted to do and amend the
order by making Il cloturo part oil it;
second Il move to go into committee OF
the whole to consider revenue bills.
This latter course would put no curb
on tho flibustering and therefore Mr..
Hatch is not likely to take this course.
ihe did so, the fight would bo one Of
endurance between the friends aud
opponents OF the anti.option bill.
Notice has been given that the car
coupler bill with amendments will be
called up next Tuesday.