The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-02-27
TIE LAST sTRuGGnE.

A Great Rush of Legislation W'n CharHc-
terize the Week in Congress.
WARRINGTON, D. G., Feb. 26.-The
closing week OF the ffty-seCond Con-
gress will be characterized by rush Of
legislation that has seldom been equal
led. AS there is not time enough for
all the many and private measures near
completion to pass, they must anita
gonize each other, and opposed to them
all in both houses will stand the ap-
preparation committees urging inimedl-
ate action upon the great measures in
their charge. The present condition OF
these bills is as follows; The fortitlca-
ton bill is a law; the army bill is be-
fore the President for signature; the
military academy and District OF Col
umbia bills are in conference; the
sundry civil, the diplomatic and con-
sular, and the legislative bills have been
passed by both houses, but have not
reached the conference stage; the pen
sion bill has passed the house and been
reported to the senate and the naval,
agricultural, postotlice and deficiency
bills are awaiting action at the hands
OF the senate committee on appropri-
atoms.
In the senate the naval bill will prob
ably come up Monday. The agriCul-
tural and postoiIice bills are expected to
be reported by Tuesday and the
deficiency bill about the middle OF the
week. They will be taken up for action
as fast as reported. Meantime con-
sideration OF these bills and OF other
pending measures will be suspended
from time to time TO allow tho dispose
ton OF conference reports.
In this condition OF affairs matters OF
general legislation cln hardly receive
much attention, but ii opportunity of
fers Senator Teller will endeavor to call
upon his resisted MCGarahan bill; Mr..
Carey may make another effort to Sc
cure consideration OF his omnibus state
hood bill, and Senator Blackburn will
probably strive to secure tho passage OF
the New York and New Jersey bridge
bill as it came from the house,
There seems to be set purpose to
prevent any further executive session
OF the senate ii possible. This will
serve three.fold purpose-defeat ac-
ton on the nomination OF Judge Han
chett; prevent reconsideration Of the
vote by which the nomination OF eX.
Congressman Findlay, OF Maryland, as
Chilean arbitrator, was rejected, and
shelve the Hawaiian treaty OF annexa'
ton for this session.
In the house advantage will be taken
OF the rule permitting action during the
last six days OF session under suspen-
sion of tho rules to rush forward busi.
ness OF an urgent nature. A numb ber OF
measures OF comparatively little inter
est may be thus passed, but the indica-
tions are that it will be necessary to
give most OF the time to the appropria-
ton bills. Unless an amicablo under
standing can be privately reached with
reference to the course to be take with
the Sherman bond amendment to the
sundry civil bill it is probable that it
will be moved under suspension oil the
rules to send all the amendments to
conference with formal non.concurrence
recommended.
1t is believed that two'thirds vote
can be secured for this motion. BY the
adoption OF this course, the long delay
over the numerous amendments OF no
special interest in themselves would be
avoided, leaving only tho bond amend-
ment to be fought out in the house. 1t
is expected by the leaders Of the house
that the French spoliation claims will
again be put on the deficiency bill by
the senate, and perhaps the Cherokee
strip bill on the Indian bill, but with
these exceptions it is not anticipated
that any serious trouble will occur on
conference sufficient to endanger tho
passage OF the appropriations bill and
compel an extra session OF Congress,