The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-02-03

no means certain, that inc nniuee GUN
ml,tee will be able to report the revenue
taritt bill on Tuesday. the matter still
depending upon Senator Jones, OF Me-
vada. II the bill should be reported
there will probably be some desoltory
speech.maldng. based upon 1t, but the
consideration OF the measure would
scarcely be seriously begun this week,
even though u report should be secured
as promptly, as is hoped by the friends
OF the bill.
The committee on appropriations VIII
claim a good share OF the time that the
senate will be in session, The urgent
deficiency appropriation hill has al
ready been reported, and the military
academy and pension bills Will be put
In early In the week. None OF these
will excite prolonged debate, and u Is
altogether probable that all will be dis
posed OF before the week closes. The
Cuban and Monroe doctrine resolutions
are also on tho calendar and can be
taken up At any time.
There is more or less executive husi-
ness to claim attention, and the general
calendar has been growing rapidly rs
tho result Of committee work. while
the silver bond bill has been claiming
the attention OF the senate. Under
ther- circumstances the week oids tair
10 be one OF diversified interest, with no
one topic claiming attention.
In the House.
The important features of the weeks
proceedings in the house will be In con-
rectlon with the resolution to eensure
Ambassador Bayard, adopted by the
foreign Affairs committee yesterday,
and the senate free coinage substitute
for the house bond bill, The resolution
censurinE Mr.. B6yard will propRhly
precipitnte an exciting contest on the
floor. but win doubtless be adopted
when It reaches q vote.
When the free coinage substitute Tor
the house bond bill is returned 70 the
house tomorrow nn effort will be made
by the silver men to concur In the sub
stitute, Such an attempt would, of
course, be defeated, as the tilJority
against silver IN the lower branch OF
Congress- Is overwhelming, but II might
be made In order TO put the members
on record, The bill, according to the
present programme, viii be Immediate
ly referred to the ways and means COM
nittee and reported back with recon-
mendatIon that the senate substitute
be on-concurred in. which in parlta-
mentary language would mean that the
house insists on Its bill, to request
conference. II 10 there that some OF
the members at each end OF the capitol
hope to effect a compromise, but the
prevailing opinion Is that the bill VIII
die In conference. The week, except
the portion devoted TO the bond bill and
The BayaFd resolution will be given up
u q continuation OF the work on tho
APPROXIMATION bills The District OF
Columbia bill is still under consldera-
ton. The agricultural and army bills
have chen reported aud the Indian bill
is almost ready. They will probably
be taken up IN the order named.
Nicaragua Canal.
The ypecial Eub-eommIttee on the
Nicaragua canal of the house commits
Tee on commerce, which has been de
laying for some weeks the beginning OF
Its work that President Cleveland
might furnish Congress with the re-
port OF the commission which visited
the IsthmuE last summer has con-
cludcd 10 walt no longer and tomorrow
will begin to draft bIll
Chairman Hepburn. OF the commerce
committee, selected seven members to
compose the subcommittee about three
weeks ago. These gentlemen desired
10 have In hand all possible Information
upon the project before they recon-
mended any plan TO the house for con-
structIng thr canal; moreover they
thought their action might be con-
gF tFfl
President. II they should proceed inde-
TendeHtIy Of the views Of the commits
slon or should Heon TO ignore the com
mission. II IN understood, however,
that President Cleveland has been nn-
able to find any time for studying tue
various phases, international, cngin-
earinP and financial, which the canal
project involves because OF the other
matters OF dominant importance. nota-
lily tho Venezuelan boundary and the
maintenance OF the gold reserve, which
have been constantly before him since
this Congress met, That u the report
brought from the white house by mem
taTs who have spoken With the l'rgsi-
d1gt urglaB him to llHc lis influence ln
nil Of the movement for the govern
Ineut control OF the Ouiiul.
In Wow OF tho probability that Com
ErCss will reach an carly Adjournment
about the first Of JunA, the committee
fa1ls to delay ItA undertaking luuRor,
No forecast OF the probable lines ~ TIE
canal bill can be had from the fcven
WrWhcrS OF the committee, rs they say
mat there has been no discussion Yet
except of tentative sort, but they be-
love that the plans which wore before
The last Congress can be Improved up
On. They bellovo that they win be ahlo
IA report plan % the house wnll With
IN II month. II In the meantime tho
PRECEDENT furnishes the report 0f the
commission that will bn gwen due con-
EdcrltlOn.
Mr sherman. Of Nov York, the chair
man of the subcommittee, and Mr.
Doolitlc, OF WnBhinAtcn, lts second
member. believe that this ConGrcps Will
start the canal The congressional con-
iingCut from the Pacific nlonC IN en-
ihuHIastlg ior ths canal nnd q Pacific
cNhlc 10 tho Hawaiian lslhnda and
Japan. The only stumbling hlrrE
which they ran Ycn " tho dpp02lilon
N Mr.. Feed and ether Rcpuh!inln
leaders 10 lncrnIae the appropriation
on hrcount Oi tho condition Of the treas
ury, which hHg hern demonstrated IN NJ
11prnnrlatlUn bills reported M 10 dnta
and IN the work ~ the committee on
publln buildings md rivers and har-
h0rs, NJ, Doolltllo thiHBa that tbiH
policy cannot apply RFninHt an ngrcc-
meGt by the government to guarantee
ihe oonipany's bODdp.
OihSr THitCrs.
The house committee IN territories