Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-02-12
CONGRESS 7HlS VEDK.
The Senate Expects to Get Down to
the Wilson Bill.
CONSIDERABLE TALK EXPECTED
Before the Grave Senators Get to
Business of Any Kind - The
Peckham Nomination VIII
Probably Be the Excuse for a
Long Executive Session This
Week-Hill Thinks Mr.. Cleve-
lands Nominee Will Be Defeat
ed-House Forecast.

SQ-nOOSS Z Or0CdSIs
WASHINGTON, D. c., February IL
There will be an effort on the part OF
the Senate during the present week to
clear up the calendar as far as possible,
prior to taking up the tariff bill, which,
when it is reported to the Senate, is ex-
pected to exclude the consideration OF
most other subjects. The speech-mak-
ing during the week is to be devoted
TO variety of topics, including
the Stewart bond resolution, and
that Of Senator Hale instruct
ing the Committee on Finance to grant
hearings on the tariff bill. The speeches
on the Stewart resolution will be made
during the morning hour, and the Ha-
waiian speeches later in the day. SEN
ators Gray and Daniel have given notice
of speeches on the Hawaiian question
resolution for Monday, and Senator
White, of California, is among others
who probably
WILL ADDRESS THE SENATE
later in the week on this topic. The
bill TO compel railroad companies oper-
ating roads In the Territories over
rights of way granted by the govern
ment to establish stations at all town
sites established by the Interior De-
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the calendar, and when 1t is disposed OF
the bill TO provide for additional accom-
modations for the government printing
Offices will be taken up and acted on as
soon as practicable.
There will also be q general effort on
the part of Senators to have private
bills, or bills of minor general import
ance taken from the calendar and
passed.
1t is believed that the Committee on
the Judiciary. will dispose Of the Peck
ham nomination tomorrow, aud if so,
in all probability there will oe at least
one day during the week devoted to ex-
ecutive session for the purpose Of pass
ing upon this nomination,
THE WEEK IN THE HOUSE.
WAsH1NGroN, D. c., February lit
is expected that the consideration OF
the Bland seigniorage bill will be com
pleted id the House on Wednesday. To-
morrow is district Of Columbia day,
but by special order the time after 3
o'clock has been set aside for paying
tribute to the memory Of the late
Senator Stanford, and fight will
probably be made for the three hours
previous by Mr.. Bland. When the
Bland bill reaches vote the expectation
is that it will pass, after having been
modified in certain particulars to meet
the objections of Secretary Carlisle to
give him some latitude and discretion in
the issue of treasury notes against the
seigniorage and in
THE COINAGE OF THE BULLION.
On Thursday the O'Neill-Joy contested
election case will come up and by agree
ment six hours viii be devoted to the
debate thereon. Mr.. O'Neill will pro-
badly be seated by almost stribt party
vote. The remainder of the week will
be devoted TO the fortihcation appro-
priation bill.
Chairman Sayers, OF the Appropria-
tion Committee, has been anxious to
advance some of the appropriation bills
now or the House Calendar but he has
been persuaded by the friends OF Mr..
O'Neiil TO let the latter's right to seat
be settled before legislation proceeds
further.
THE PECKHAM NOMINATION..
WASHINGTON, d. c., February IL
Nothing seems so much in doubt as the
action of the Senate Judiciary Commit
tee on the nomination. of Wheeler III.
Peckham for Associate Justice Of the
Supreme Court 1t is expected that the
committee will decide tomorrow. The
committees DECISION is likely
10 be- the decision OF the
Senate. This is especially true
If the ommittee should decide in favor
Of Peckham. Senator Hill alone has
been confident from the first that Peck
ham would not be confirmed aad is now
inst as confident. Friends OF the ad-
ministration seem confident and say
that there would not be the least doubt
If thew knew the attitude of two men
on the committee. 1t is supposed that
these two men are Senators Hoar and
Platt.
THE TARIFF BILL IN THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, d. c., February IL
Members of the Senate Finance Com
mittee say that there has been great
deaf of misinformation sent out about
the time when the tariff bill will be re-
ported to the Senate. 1t is
claimed that no time could
possibly be fixed for reporting the
bin until the full committee came to-
gether. Besides the bill is not ready to
be reported yet from the subcommittee
and the members OF that committee
cannot tell when it will be. The only
thing that seems to be settled definitely
is that the Intention is 10 make tha bill
proyide sufficient revenue for the Gov
ernment sn1 to this end articles will be
taken from the free list and increases
will be made in some directions.
A high COMPLIMENT
ua4d 10 Sanator Faulkner By the Demo-