The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-04-13
sDeolnl dispatch to the 1ntollIrencer.


on or about the 18th of May. That IS
the date which seems to have been
agreed upon by mutual consent at the
Republican house caucus last night,
and in the event that that date shall be
finally adopted, the record for quick
work at long session" will be almost
unprecedented.
The caucus proceedings are, as usual,
held inYiolate by the members, but the
understanding was reached that the
foTtIfcatIons appropriation bill, which
comes up In the house tomorrow, shall
be passed by not later than Tuesday,
there being but little Of detail left to
consider and but little opposition an-
ticipated. The next, and last, appro-
priatIon act. the general deficiency bill,
will be taken up wednesday. This
measure, It is believed, can be easily
passed within a week. and the house
will then wait for the senate's action on
all the appropriation bills remaining on
It's calendar.
The representatives win not sit idly
down, however, as 1t Is their intention
10 do their part In legislatlng on PEN
sions and immigration. 1t is under
stood to be the purpose to pass a BILL,
in response to the urgent demand for
amendment OF the immigration laws,
so as to prohibit pauper immigration.
Both houses have been deluged with
petitions since the session opened
praying for a correction Of this growing
evil, and the sense Of the caucus is said
TO have been in favor. not only OF pre-
venting the influx OF paupers, but OF
legislation TO minimize the ratio Of un-
desirable immigration generally.
Mr.. Dayton Talks.
Congressman Dayton is listed to-day
as one OF the speakers at the caucus
last night who advocated remedial leg
islation In this regard and also in the
direction Of amending the pension laws
10 prevent and rectify unjust rulings
by the pension commissioner. He re-
ferred at length 10 some of the absurd
tiles which operate as regulations in
that department. The people Of his
state and district demanded tariff leg
islation, he said, and this the house has
given them, the minority in the senate
alone preventing Its contamination.
Their desire now is to see the immlgra-
ton laws amended and to have the ex-
Union soldiers guaranteed In all the
rights conferred upon them by the laws
OF a grateful republic
II Is not at all improbable that the
rivers and bRrbors bill will be amended
IN the senate In respect to the provision
FOR the MonongahelA! Senator Elklns,
as a member OF the commerce commits
tee. ably seconded by Senator Faux
ner, Is striving to have the appropria-
ton of 100000 for the dam construc-
tlon above Morgantown made avail
able at once, so that the continuous
contract proylso as to that improve
.HalI t.nf 1Na r0NfinRnnf TDOn the
purchase by the government OF the low
er river dams. The bill Will come be-
fore the commerce committee to-mor-
row or Tuesday and the amendment
will then be proposed, with reasonable
prospect OF success. It is believed there
will be acqulescence upon the part Of
the house, in case the amendment pre-
walls in the senate.
Hon. Thomas E, Davis and his
daughter, Miss BERTHE, of Grafton, were
guests to-day Of Congressman and Mrs.
Dayton, leaving this evening for Bal
tlmore.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. April 12.-An
unusually early adjournment Of Con-
gress is being predicted by the Republic
can leaders in both houses and every
sign points to the fulfllment OF their
pfOphesfes. No Congress in many years
has made the record for the transac-
ton Of routine business which STANDS
to the credlE Of the present one, 80 far
az the lower house Is concerned at any
rate. With all Of tho regular appro-
priatton bills, except two, already pass
ed by the house, with one Of those re-
rnalnlnR reported from the committee
and likely to be passed with only a Day
or two OF debate and with the other IN
process OF preparation house leaders
are placing the limitK this session at the
first OF June, allowing, as they think
suf8eient time for the senate to take
care Of important bills sent to 1t from
the house.
No other business, except the regular
appropriations Is absolutely necessary
TO be done and although the house may
take UP some OF the more pressing OF
the general matters before 1t, such as
the settlement OF the Pacific railroad
debts, the statehood and bankruptcy
bills. IL is expected that many other MI
nor matters will be passed over In the
interest OF an early adjournment II
seems probable that the house will have
passed the last of-the appropriation
bills before the fifteenth OF May or
these bills fVe-the pension, military
academy, urgent deficiency, dlplomatlc
and consular and army bills-hRVe been
signed by the President and are law.
The agricultural bill has been pn9sed
by both houses and is ready for the
Presidents signature. The postoiiice
biff has been passed By both houses,
but the senate amendments have not
yet been agreed to by the house ana
the Legislative, executive and judicial bill
Is also in conference between the two
houses. The Indian bill Is in the sem
ate and the naval bill IS ready for con-
slderation The Rundry civil ana the
river and harbor bills have been sent
10 tho senate md referred to commit
tees. In the house the Qualifications
bill stands ready for consideration and
the last OF the list, the general dehclen-
cy. Is being prepared by the appropria-
tionB committee.
There remain, therefore, hut two
appropriation bills to be passed by the
house and six for the senate TO act
upon. 'lN
tons is well up with It's work on the
appropriation bills and the senate lS
not far behind Its committee. II Is the
general opinion that the Appropriation
committee can complete its work on
the bills stlll TO be considered wlthlh
three or four weeks time, and that II IN
possible for the senate to finish them
by tho middle Of May There are some
who estimate that II will require untll
IL" first Of June to accomplish lhls re-
suit No one sputB It later. win inc
nnprGprIatlnn bills out Of the way II
viii bc exceedingly difficult to hold the
Faunte In session for any purpose. Con