The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-12-11

disorglniZed the programme IN the
house for the coming week, which it was
supposed would be almost entirely de-
voted to that subject. AS it is, tho
house will begin the week tomorrow
with no definite work in view. Thetar-
i'll will not come up for debate until n
week from tomorrow, the 18th, at the
earliest, although if the present inten-
ton OF the Democratic members OF the
ways and means committee holds, the
bill, that is tho custom features OF the
bill, will be reported on Wednesday.
The majority report will be filed with
the bill, but it will be come days later
before the Republicans have their re-
port prepared.
The bill for the admission Of Utah,
which consumed the morning hour
Friday, will again come during the
morning. The Republicans will prob
ably continue their tilibusterlng pro-
gramme and at the conclusion OF the
hour tomorrow the privilege bill will
end and it will return to its place on
the calendar.
Mr.. Kilgore, OF Texas, who is in
charge OF the measure, says that in that
event he will AJAX the committee on
rules for day OF consideration and he
expects that before next Saturday night
the bill will have passed the house and
will have been semitic the senate.
On Tuesday the committee on judici-
ary meets and it is expected that it
will Immediately report q favorable
recommendation OF Mr.. Bailey's bill for
the establishment of voluntary ays-
ten Of bankruptcy. Although the
house gave crushing majority against
the Torrey bill, which included both
the voluntary and involuntary fea-
lures, the prevailing opinion is
that an overwhelming sentiment is
the house favors n single voluntary
bankruptcy law, and Mr.. Bailey thinks
it can and will be passed without de-
bate. The Bailey bill differs radically
from the Torrey bill. 1t creates no new
officials except trustees, is limited in
its application to those who desire to
take advantage OF its provisions, and is
distinctively temporary in its character.
1t is framed, as Mr.. Bailey says, to cut
two holes, one to let the honest debtor
out and begin business life anew; the
other to catch and hold the dishonest
debtor.
There are no bills of national import
ance on the calendar. The most i'm
portaut, perhaps, is the one to protect
forest reservations, which has already
had some consideration, and which will
probably be disposed OF this week. It
involves large amount OF western land
and is being bitterly opposed by the
far western members.
A favorably report on the bill to re-
fund the cotton tax collected during the
period between 1858 and 1868, amount
ing to SOS, ,072, 3SS, has been ordered by
the judiciary committee, and it is the
ardent desire OF the southern members
that it receive consideration this week.
Upon the present calendar the most
important bill is the famous Billy Nc
Garrahan claim to the Ranch PanoChe
Grande. 1t is thought that it will
also figure in the house proceedings
this week, 1t is not improbable
also that the Hawaii affair may
reach the arena OF debate in
the house in some form before the
week closes. The Hit resolutions call
ing for the papers in the case declaring
that the intention OF the administration
to restore the queen is repugnant to the
spirit of the constitution were post
poned until Tuesday by the committee,
but it is not thought that the Demo-
crata will make further resistance to the
first resolution ut least. Some very in
teresting preliminary skirmishing is
likely to occur when the resolution gets
into the house.
IN THE SENATE.
The contest over Sopator Hills feder-
al election repeal bill has from the be-
ginningof this Congress been expected to
furnish moro genuine political talk than
any other likely to be under discussion
during the present Congress. Having
succeeded during the fitty-first Congress
in preventing the ehactments Of the
Force bill, the Demcrats, now that they
| are in futi control OF all the branches OF
the government, seek to follow with
this triumph by striking from the stat
ute books virtually all the laws permit
ting federal interference at general eec-
tions, and us the party north and south
is united upon this policy and as the bill
has already passed the house OF repre-
sentatives, it would seem that there is
every prospect of success. Naturally
the Republicans, as party, will an
tagonize the bill. Some Republican
senators are strongly opposed to the
proposed legislation, and will exert
every legitimate effort to prevent favor
able action. While they recognize the
futility of their opposition in prevent
ing the ultimate passage OF the bill,
they hope in the end to gain a party
advantage by putting their views on
record.
Senator Hills motion will be antag-
onized by a counter.motion from sena-
tor Hoar to refer the bill TO the COM
mittee on privileges and elections,
which will be offered as substitute.
There is a possibility that Senator
Hoar's motion may carry. II it should
the further consideration OF the bill
would be postponed until the commit
tee could pass upon the merits of the
bill, but the Republican triumph would
only be temporary.
The Hill bill is now before the senate
upon report from the committee on
the judiciary, but many Of the senators,
including some Democrats as well US
Republicans, are Of the opinion that