Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-02-23
TBB HOUSE ANDSENATE
Are Getting So Badly Mixed Up, That
An Extra Session
Of Congress Seems Inevitable, Unless
Heroic Measures
Are Taken to Remove the Com
plications-Senator Mills Will
Insist Upon His Amendment
Forbidding the Issue Of More
Bonds-Two Days Wanted for
the Pooling Bill Senators in
Despair.
ecfoI TO the 8syi,..-.

s. ecf0k 90 t1s 6sJiles--
WASHINGTON, D. c., February %
Unless the legislative tangle into which
the Senate and House are getting
themselves each day more and more in
tricatelY involved is ruthlessly cut next
week, an extra session would seem TO
be Inevitable. The complications are
now so apparently hopeless, that moth
ing short OF heroic measures will suffice
to get all the appropriation bills passed
by March / TO-day's development
In the Senate caused many TO despair
VINO up TO this time have believed that
all the
ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY WORK
Of the session could be disposed OF in
time. These developments were Seua-
tor Mills's positive announcement that
he would fight to the last for the adop-
tion Of his amendment 10 the Sundry
civil bill forblddiug the issue OF more
bonds, and the giving up OF two DAYS OF
the remaining seven legislative days TO
the consideration of the pooling bill. II
this programme is carried out only
miracle can avoid the necessity OF an
extra session.
MIR. .PETTIGREW WILL OBJECT.
WASHINGTON, d. c., February 22.-
As the session OF the Senate was about
10 close 10 night, Mr.. Pettigrew, OF
South Dakota, said a private arrange
ment had been reached among some
senators, whereby che poo,ng bill would
be taken up at o'clock tomorrow
afternoon and held before the Senate,
day and night and ever Sunday. until
passed The statement came so uneX-
pectedly and was the sequel to such ac-
tive work throughout the day by the
friends of the pooling bill, that it Gre
ated something Of q sensation among
the Senators and spectators. Mr.
Pettigrew added 10 his announcement
that he would take effective steps TO
defeat the passage Of the pooling bill by
objecting TO the disposal of the Indian
appropriation bill 0. other measures
having precedence.
The contract school ite-l os tho In
dian bill was completed, in such form
as TO provide a twenty per cent reduc-
tion from the expenditures OF last year.
Mr.. Morgan, OF Alabama, spoke
throughout the afternoon IN favor OF
judicial system FOR the Indian Terrific
ry, but his amendment 70 that effect
was finally ruled out OF order.
THE DAY IN THE SENATE.
WAsHINGroN, d. c., February %
The House devoted WashingJon'S birth
day 10 the further consideration Of the
General Deficiency Appropriation bill.
Most OF the time was spent on questions
of minor importance relating 10 extra
compensation for employees OF the House
and no amendments OF moment were
adopted. just before adjournment. the
Senate resolution, TO postpone the time
when the new regulations TO prevent
collisions at sea should 90 into force
was passed.
TOPAY THE SUGAR BOUNTY.
WAsuNGToN, ID. c., February 22.-
Senator Black burn, on 0enalf of the
Senate Committee on appropriations,
to-day introduced an amend ment TO the
Sundry Civil dill to provide for the pay
ment OF the full bounty 90 the sugar
produced in 1898, and for the payment
of eight-tenths Of cent per pound on
the production Of 1894
MAY HOLD A SUNDAY SESSION
WAsHINGroN, d. c., February %
1t is understood quite generally about
the Senate that an arrangement has
been reached for making an effort to
take up the pooling oil at o'clock to-
morrow aud it is asserted that J.! this
effort succeeds it will be followed by an
attempt to have the Senate hold sun
day session for the consideration OF tbs
bill and to secure an order for vote
before the close Of the session Sunday
night.
Later information is TO the effect that
the arrangement for taking up the pool
ing bill was made in the Democratic
Steering Committee and that IL provides
that the bill shall be taken up at 3
O'Clock Saturday and shall hold its
place as unfinished business until II
o'clock Monday when, If ii shall not be
disposed OF, il shall give place TO appro-
priation bills. The opponents OF the
bin will probably oppose consideration.