Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-16
CONGRESS THE COMING WEEK.
A Number of Senatorial Speeches
Promised.
The Reorganization Matter Will
Probably Go Over Until After the
HOlidayS-The House Rules 10 be
Amended - A Partisan Debate
Probable.

Washington, d. c., December 10
Speeches are promised in the Senate
during the week on various topics now
before that body. Senator Hill Will pro-
badly talk on the Monroe dOcuine,S ena-
tor White on the Senate rules, and Sen
ator Stewart on his resolution regarding
the effect Of the rate of exchange on
agriculture and manufacturers between
gold standard and silver standard conn
u-es. There also is a probability CT
some speeches On Senator Peners bill
regarding Senatorial funerals. This is
the only bill CT general Importance
which has been reported from the COM
mittee II is possible that the reorgan-
izat.on may come up during the latter
part of the week, but the best opinion is
that the reorganization will not be per-
fected before the holidays. The adj
journment for Christmas is expected TO
take place on Friday.
THE HOUSE.
Washington, D. c., December 15.-
This Will be the last week in the House
before the recess for the Christmas holt
days,and practically the only thing that
VIII be accomplished will be the ap-
pOintment OF the committees, which
Speaker Reed will announce on Friday
or Saturday, when the recess is taken.
As a preliminary 10 the appointments
Of the committees, however, the proceed
ings viii probably be enlivened by
couple of days Of active skirmishing.
The House is operating under the rules
Of the Fifty-frs. Congress. In that
Congress the membership Of tele hading
committees, like Ways and Means, APP
preparations, Judiciary, etc, was fifteen
members. Owing TO the increase in the
membership of the House as a result
Of the eleventh census and the admtS-
sion of the four northwestern Terri
Congress the membership OF the leading
committees was increased in the Fifty
second Congress to seventeen. 1t will
be necessary, therefore, to bring in
amendments to the rules, under which
the House is now operating, 10
INCREASE THE MEMBERSHIP
of these committees to seventeen. Al
though the general debate on the rules
VIII net come until the rules commit
tee makes its report after the holidays,
still st Is not unlikely that the PROPOSE
tion to increase the membership Of the
committees referred to will precip.tate
a general debate. Certainly, if it does
not, another resolution, which will be
offered tomorrow, or Tuesday, will.
This viii be in the shape Of a resolution
%, l:r-;lo +ho Fr~-,, N, sffoo on fT1entfonc
There are tWenty-nine contested seats
in the present House, IN Unprecedented
number. Experience has shown that
the consideration OF election eases are
long and tedious affairs, and i has re-
peatedly happened as in the last Con-
gress, THAI the end OF the second ses-
sion and final adjournment is reached
with some cases sill pending. The
House leaders therefore considered Ii
wise to divide the committee this year
n order to facilitate the consideration
Of the eases. The Democrats charge
that this plan is to be pursued that
Democrats may be
MORE PROMPTLY OUSTED
from their seats, and the debate Will
doubtless develop considerable partisan
rancor. In case the correspondence
over the Venezuelan boundary line is
not sent to Congress tomorrow or Tues
daya resolution calling for it may be
passed. It is net probable also that the
report Of Secretary Carlisle, which will
be submitted tomorrow, may be
brought before the House by some par
Hamentary device and made the subject
Of an exciting debate.