Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-02-25

last week of the session, and the usual
rush which characterizes the closing
hours of every session of Congress will
begin. Under the rules the last six
days of every session are suspension
days, and members recognized may
call up bills and have them acted upon
under suspension of the rules. There
are three hundred and thirty-one pub
lie bills on the calendar. twenJy-seven
of which must be considered in Com
mittee of the Whole, and one hundred
and fourteen on the regular calendar
In addition to these, there are over five
hundred bills on the private calendar
OF course, only very Insignificant
percentage of these bills can be passed,
but the
PRESS FOR PRECEDENCE
Will be terrific, and many exciting
scenes are almost sure to occur. 1t is
quite probable that several night ses-
siOns will be held and it is almost Ger
tain that Congress will remain in
continuous session from Saturday Un-
til Monday next, on which day the
session expires by limitation at noon.
The regular appropriation bills are
usually well advanced so far as the
House is concerned, only one, the def
cheney bill, being unacted upon, and it
will 90 to the Senate tomorrow. Two
which are considered dangerOUs-tha
is liable to fall or be vetoed-are the
Sundry civil and the diplomatic and
consular. To the former the Senate
Committee on Finance has reported an
amendment to the three per cent coin
bids, with a provision requiring the
Secretary of theTreasury
TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS
in case of another bond issue. To the
diplomatic and consular bill the Sen
ate has added the amendment for the
Hawaiian cable. If these provisions
prevail. despite the protest of the
House, it is thought that President
Cleveland may veto them. The Com
mittee on Pacific Railroads is pressing
for an opportunity to secure a vote
on the funding bill as amended, and
the Committee on Public Buildings is
equally inconsistent upon its demand
for a chance TO settle the question OF
the public printing Office site, which
has been hanging fire for several
years. 1t is probable that the Com
mittee on Rules will give both time
during the coming week, in case op-
portunity offers. AS a whole the
week promises to be both interesting
and exciting
THE SENATE PROGRAMME
for the remainder of the session, which
Will close at L o'clock tomorrow week,
is to follow the sundry civil bill, the
consideration OF which will begin to-
morrow, with the legislative, executive
and judicial bill, and then to take up
the naval bill, and lastly the general
deficiency appropriation bill. While
il is understood that there will prob
ably be spasmodic attempts to get up
other measures of general Importance,
the best opinion is that none of these
will be successful in cases where there
is objection. 1t is possible that Sen
ator Butler will renew his efforts In
behalf of the pooling bill, and that
Senator George will also again attempt
to restore the bankruptcy bill to its po-
sition as the unfinished business; but
il is not in the least probable that the
efforts of either will be successful.
SENATOR FAULKNER
is also hopeful of securing brief con-
sideraticn of the territorial admission
bills. but there is no longer possibll-
itv of passing the bills. An order has
already been made for a night session
Tuesday for the consideration OF blllS
10 which there are no objections.
The probabilities include night ses-
sions every night after Tuesday, con-
tinuing virtually through the nights OF
Saturday and Sunday, and also ses-
sion next Sunday during the day.
These. it is believed, will be held to
dispose f-the appropriation bills, there
being many provisions in those re
naming unconsidered, which may lead
In prolonged debate. There is also a
nrobabilitv of debate over the next re-
MORT Of the Conference Committee on
the diplomatic bill, involving the ap-
preparation for
THE HAWAIIAN CABLE.
There is not much in the legislative
hill to lead to debate, but the other
three hills all contain provisions,
which. if they are not withdrawn, are
SIRE to cause sharp discussion. 1t is
animated that the certificate amend
mont TO the Sundry Civil bill may be
Withdrawn. If it is, this will simplify
the situation somewhat, but there will
he material for many speeches and
reasons for q prolonged session. Sen
ators do not consider the outlook dis
conragins. and they predict that the
bi1Is will all be passed by the time
6ved bv the constitution for adjoun-
,1ent on the 4th of March.
Following is the
sTATIS OF THE APPROPRIATION
BILLS.
Annroved by the President-Milita-
rv academy and army.
In conference-Pension, ,forticatiOns,
5;nIomatic and consular, District of
SnInmhia. postofTices and agricultural.
pissed by the Senate and ready for
-, ,serance-The Indian bill
Renorted TO the Senate-Sundry
.,,-,I legislative. executive and judi
ei,-, N,t considered by the Senate Com
,,ittee ON Appropriations-The naval
and general deficiency
an, Of The bills il conference, the diplo-