Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-12-07
AT WASHINGTON.
The House Spent the Day on the Pooling
Bll.-Secretary Carlisle to Further Ex-
plain His Financial Seheme--A Short
Session Of the Senate.

WASHINGTON, d. c., December 6.-Sec-
retary Carlisle is to be invited before the
House Committee on Banking and Curren-
cy next Mondy morning to present his
views concerning the financial plan briefly
summarized in his annual report and en-
dorsed in the Presidents message.
II is said, however, that he is not as yet
seeking to urge his plan. a meeting of
the bankers and currency committee has
been called for tomorrow to begin consid-
GRAFTON Of the Carlisle plan. II is expect
ed that after the hearing Of the Secretary
Monday, a bill will be drawn in accordance
with his views. IL is thoughgt probable
that Mr. Carlisle will himself draw the
bill on the lines of his report.
Many of the House leaders declare that
the financial measure is likely TO pass the
House Notwithstanding the 0riefness OF
the session. Mr.. Springer, chairman OF
the committee, takes this view. he says
the subject
HAS BEEN THOROUGHLY DISCUSSED
in committee so that there should be no
DELAY there. He hardly hopes that the
measure will pass the Senate and become
a law, but be sees no reason why the
House should not act.
At the close. tO-day's Democratic caucus
directed the steering committee TO pre-
pare an order of business which wonld
present for the consideration Of the Senate
the following subjects of legislation:
A bankruptcy bill, bill, for the con.
struction Of the Nicaragua canal, cur
rency UilI. Bills for the admission OF Ari-
zona and New Mexico. A bill involving
the interests of the Indian Territory; for
the consideration Of the Joint resolution OF
the House Of Representatives on the cleo
tion OF United States Senators by the
people, and such other measures, including
the appropriation bills, as the steering
committee" may deeU important
That in their report 70 caucus the steer
ing committee shall provide the order In
which the above subjects OF legislation
shall be considered.
THE CAUCUS WAS IN SESSION
from . O'Clock until 4:3O p. IN, and almost
the entire time was devoted TO the discus
sion OF tue first proposition Of Senator
Daniels instructiug the committee on Rules
10 bring in an amendment for cloture,
and the speeches were at times very splr-
tied.
Senator's Vest, Villas, Berry and George
made speeches favOring the proposition,
while Senators German, Morgan, Palmer,
Harris, Pugh and others opposed II with
vigOr and warmth.
The speeches were in the same vein as
those which have been made in the Senate,
except shat the speakers discussed party
questions with more freedom, pointing out
the fact on the one side that the Democrats
would soon bee in the minority In the Sen
ate and probably in need Of the protection
which the present rules would afford,
while on the other side the advocates Of
cloture urged the Importance Of the sup
Elementary tariff bills, and admitted very
frankly that there was no possibility Of
such action without rule for the limita-
tion of debate. The opponents of a change
evidently had the best of the argument
from the beginning.
The order for the preparation Of cur
rency DILL by the finance committee carries
with il instructions 70 take recommends
tious Of the President aud Secretary Of
Treasury into consideration. The orderis
also broad enough TO include any other
suggestions Of financial character which
NAV be presented.
No meeting OF the steering committee
has vet been called and there has conse-
uuently been no agreement as to the order
in which the bills agreed upon shall be
taken up.
TUE DAY N THE HOUSE.
WAsH1NGroN, ID. C., December 6.-The
entire time OF the House to-day was occu-
pied in the discussion of the railroad pool
Ing bill, 20 which there appears TO be a
great deal Of opposition.
No action, however, was taken on the
bill to-day. Messrs. Cooper, Florida,
Gresham, Texas, Morse, Massachusetts,
and Daniels, New York, took part in the
debate The former directed his Opposi
tion TO the section giving the railroads the
power 70 carry questions relating TO the
revocation of pooling orders into the courts,
and offered a substitute. giving the Inter
State Commerce Commission absolute con-
troll over all pooling contracts. MeSsrs.
Gresham aud Morse favored the bill while
Mr.. Daniels attacked it on the ground that
il would subvert the objects Of the inter
State Commerce law.
BRIEF SESSION OF THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., December 6.-The
Senate had brief session to-day and then
adjourned over until Monday. Mr.. Vest
had intended 70 urge action on his plan 10
secure Cloture for the Senate, but there
was no disposition on the part of the Sen
atOrs TO settle the question at once and Mr..