The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-02-05
THE WEEK IN CONGRESS
win bo Givop Up to q Variety Of
Interesting Subjects.
Mr.. STEWARDS BOND RESOLUTION
VIII Go Over, but tho Vote on tho
/ Federal Elections Bill In tho Scnnte
will DO Taken To-morrow-The la.
waiian Debate In tho House will
Also Close To-morrow-Lilsoly that
tho Administration Policy in Part
will bo Sustained by Strict Party
Votc-othcr Matters.

will bc Sustained by n Strict Party
Votc-othcr Matters.
Z WASHINGTON. D. c., Feb. 4.-Tho frat
two days OF tho present week in tho
senate will bo taken up with the federal
elections bill TO tho exclusion OF every
thing olse except tho routine morning
business, which will include only tho
introduction OF bills md tho presenta-
ton Of reports and petitions. Tho
senate has agreed that the discussion OF
the bond resolution OF Senator Stewart,
which under ordinary circumstances
would have right Of way to . o'clock of
each day until disposed Of, shall so over
until "Wednesday to permit the uninter-
rupted continuation OF the debate on
tho elections bill, upon which the vote
will be taken Tuesday afternoon. The
agreement provides that the senate
shall ait Tuesday till this measure is
disposed Of, and in all probability it
will be observed. There Is bare pos.
sibility, however, that the debate may
not BIO exhausted by that time and that
the disposition OF 1t will not be accom-
plished then, as agreements OF this kind
in the senate are not always considered
as inviolative.
There is also m 0greomcnt that the
Hionuaa{Nr n{ thn kanI ynnalt,ltaN OF, 81
bc resumed on Wednesday, and the
week is likely to produce several
speeches upon this question.
1t ia possible that the Hawaiian rcso-
luton introduced by Senator Turpic
from the foreign relations committee. or;
the house resolution on tho samo SUBJ
iect, which will probably reach the sen-
nte during the week, will receive de-
gree Of attention. but it is hardly proba.
bio that much. il any, time will be given
1t because Of tho other subjects pressing
for attention.
THE HOUSE.
The Hawaiian debate, Mr.. Bland's
bill for the coinage Of the silver seig-
niorago in the treasury, the O'Neill.Joy
contested election case, aud perhaps the
fortitications appropriation bill will oc-
cupy the attention OF the house during
tho coming week. Byan arrangement
agreed upon just bofore the house ad-
journed last night, the Hawaiian debate
is to be extended until $3.50 Tuesday,
the special order for its consideration
being modified SO as to include pro-
vision for vote upon the Boutelle res
olution, as we'll as the McCroary and
Hit resolutions.
The extension OF time will serve the
purpose of definitely postponing of
Hawaii in the house, inasmuch as on
Tuesday, had the order not boon modi-.
fed, it was Mr.. Boutclle's intention to
come to the front with his resolution.
AS 1t was privileged question 1t could
not have been put aside and might have
resulted in additional complications, go
that the Democratic leaders concluded
last night that the shortest way out of
the difficulty would be to agree to
compromise.
AS yet no Democrat hns brokon over
party lines on tho Hawaiian matter, as
far as debate is concerned, aud it seems
likely that the McCreary resolutions
will pass by practically strict party
vote.
II Mr.. Holman, however, Is etill bent
upon offering his resolution condemn
ing tho action OF Mr. Stevens, but at the
same time reprobating tho course Of tho
administration in attempting to restore
the deposed queen. How much Demo-
cratic strength, if any. this resolution
will command, is still problematical.
On Wednesday Mr.. Bland will call up
his bill for tho coinage OF the silvor
seigniorage in the treasury amounting
to over $54,000,000), that sum to DO
made Immediately available, If neces-
sary. to meet tho wants of tho treasury
by the issue OF treasury notes similar to
those issued under tho act of 1890. q.
Mr.. Bland and many OF his Demo.
cratic colleagues who are bitterly op-
posed to tho bond issue want to relieve
the treasury In this way rathor than by
the issue of bonds and it is probable
that during tho debate there will be a
heavy out-cropping Of criticism OF tho
action OF Secretary Carlisle in SO far as
it related to the use OF the proceeds OF
the sale OF bonds to pay current ex-
Denses OF the government. The Repub-
licans will take tho position indicated
by the minority report, that thero is no
silver seignorage in the treasury, tho
bullion against which notes were issued
under the act OF 1890 not having been
coined. 4
"A CHANCE ron a ROW.
During the week row will probably
DO percipitated by the publication now
going on in tho record OF tho house, in
serial form, OF Prof. George Gunson's
"Social Economics"
During tho last Congress, it will bo
remembered, that uEdor tho general
leave to print" granted in connection
with tho debate on the Springer free
wool bill, "a coterie OF Democrats.
led by Representative Tom johnson, OF
Ohio. printed Several chapters ut a
time) the whole OF Henry Georges
volume. " Progress and Poverty" By
printing it rs part OF the Congressional
Record it became subject to the
tsee franking privileges OF members
and in pamphlet form several million
copies were distributed free through
the mails as campaign documents. The
abuse Of tile privilege capitalization in
tho Retorii was then widely commented
?upou, WithiHE Tho last fOw days tho
lie,nocrals have no,icad tllat chapters
oiGnnton's book, ten and fifteen pages
alta tine, have appeared in, connection
with Republican speeches, and tlioy arc
trying 10 devise somo method byjwhich
n repetition otgtlio Henry George trick
81 the last session can 30 checkma.ed,