The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-09-11


cussion Of the repeal bill. Possibly
there may be an occasional break in
the monotony, caused by taking up
some other subject during the morning
hour, but the calendar affords very
little scope tor.diyersion in this respect,
The calendar is, indeed, one of the
brietest Of government publications
these days, owing to the fact that gem
oral committee action has been dlscour-
aged in the interest OF the legislation on
the Sherman act It contains two or
three bills providing for the settlement
of government claims, three resolutions
for the payment Of the expenses OF re-
cent claimants TO seats in the senate,
Senator Morgan's resolution for q
finance compromise, half dozen
measures OF minor Importance reported
from the committee on public lands,
Senator Hills bill for the repeal Of the
federal election law, and Senator Voot.
heeS' repeal bill and his bill for the re-
moyal Of the tax on state banks.
Mr.. Voorhees, decided more than a
week since that II would be inexpedient
to push his bill in the interests OF the
national banks until the more import
ant repeal bill should be disposed OF,
and his repeal bill should be disposed
Of, and his repeal bill has been laid
aside to allow the house more time TO
discuss, when II the question Of uncon-
ditlonal repeal 10 reached the Voorhees,
bill will probably be substituted for the
bill which comes from the other end Of
the capitol.
Recognizing ns he does the supreme
importance OF financial legislation Sem
ator Hill will not attempt to secure con-
alteration for his anti-tederal election
law bill until the question Of repeal is
concluded.
They are the only subjects Of national
importance before the senate, except
Senator Peffer's resolution concerning
the reserves OF the New York, Philadel-
phia and Boston banks. The PETER
resolution has already been made to do
considerable duty as time.killer, and
Il occupies place where it can still be
utilized for that purpose. This measure
isnDt on the calendar, but lies on the
table, and can be taken up for discussion
at any time during the morning hour
and as long as there is any one who de.
sires to talk upon it, it will not be re-
ferred. II, therefore, the opponents OF
repeal prefer to vary the discussion,
they can talk every day up to 2 o'clock
upon this resolution.
Iti quite evident that it Is the pur-
pose of the repeal advocates to hold
that meapure before the senate for the
present as the one object Of the session,
to the exclusion OF every other subject
as far as that can be, done. This bill
has the right Of way after 2 o'clock, 1t is
even possible that the bill will be
pressed more persistently during the
present week than 1t was last week,
now that there is a cessation of the
compromise talk. II does not appear;
however, that extraordinarily long
hours are to bo insisted upon.
Mr.. Voorhees, has found that all
efforts to crowd the senate in this re-
spect are stubbornly resisted, and he
has concluded that time will be gained
by letting the debate take its legitimate
course untilit becomes apparent that
discussion has degenerated into fllibus-
terlnR. The outlook OF the week Is
one Of solid talk on the financial bill,
with the bill repeating the purchase
Of the Shermanaw as basis.
In the house the coming week the
ways and means, bank and currency
aud appropriations committee will pro-
coed under a resolution pasaed-when
the committees were announced. None
Of the other house committees have had
q meeting. Not bill has been re.
ported. This leaves the house without
a calendar and therefore unable to 60
ahead with the consideration of the
legislative matter, except by unanis
nous consent As soon as the report
Of the committee on accounts assigning
clerks to committees is disposed OF to.
morrow, the committees will got down
to work.
Ills the intention of the Democratic
leaders who control the house destinies
10 occupy the attention Of that body,
pending action on the silver bill In the
senate, with the bills for the admission
Of the territories, the bill repeating the
present election law, and perhaps the
bankruptcy bill. These measures will
be kept to the fore to the exclusion Of
all banking and kindred financial meas
ures which might servo to complie9te
matters in the senate. It ts hardly
probable, however, that any Of them
will get before the house during the
coming week, 90 that the chances are.
unless sssomethingn gnow unforeseen should
come 10 the surface, that the house,
after the disposal of the report OF the
report Of the committee on accounts
tomorrow will adjourn two or three
days at time for tho remainder Of the
week.
Tho public interest in the hearing
before the ways and means committee
increases daily and the spacious room
occupied by the gentlemen who are to
formulate the revenue policy OF the
Democratic congress is crowded at
every meeting almost beyond capacity.
During the coming week will take place
the most important hearings OF the
committee, as nearly all the representa-.
tives OF the moro prominent manutac-
tories aud protected industries are
scheduled for presentation OF their
arguments between now aud Saturday
next. Under the resolution OF the
committee, the hearings close on the
18th inst, and the preparation OF a gen.
eral tariff bill will be at once begun.
The coming week will be devoted to
hearing Representatives Of the following
interests:
Tomorrow morning James N. swank,
ol tho American and Iron and Steel
Association, accompanied by represent
atives Of nearly all the protected indus.
Tiles Of foreign steel in the United