The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-05-04
WHTT IN coNaRRss.

River aud HaFbor Bill In the Senate this
wesk-TIme Of the Debate Uncertain.
WASHINGTON. May 2-The senate
programme for next week is TO first take
up the river and harbor bill and when
tAa, is disposed OF to follow with the bill
making appropriations for the District
Q! Columbia.
Opinions dlfleF very widely as to the
time the river md harbor bill will con-
sumo. but no estimates place II at less
than two or three days. Whether II
shall go on longer wifi depend upon the
political temper OF the senate. II. Us is
not improbable. something should be
said to open up political debate similar
to that Of last week. theEe IS no telling
10 what length the discussion may be
drawn out. The managers will make
strenuous effort TO keep politics and sew
tral financial question: In the back
ground and to hold the discussion down
% the merits OF the bill. This may be
accomplished by n promise OF an op:.
p0rtunity 10 discuss the Pener bond
:cSolut lon or some other political ques-
ton before final adjournment.
The principal subject OF debate IN
connection with the bill Itself Is the
amendment suggested By the committee
On commerce, providing for the expendl-
lufo OF 5000, 900 for the Improvement OF
The harbOr a. Santa Monica, California
Senator White will offer an amendment.
u make the appropriation dependent
upon the recommendation of a commit
th" ~ engineers. which he Will propose.
and IN case this amendment iH lost, VIII
make an effort to defeat the entire pro-
yFiHn He Will he supported by i've or
SIX members Of the committee ON com
m"rcr. and especially by Senator Berry.
They Will make nm effort to show that
The appropriation has been provided Tor
A, tho instance of the Southern Plclno
rall-Uad and II II not improbable tllat
They" may bc foretaHte OF the Pacihc
;lil-1ad discussion In this discussion.
There Will b. an effort during the
Hrak on the part Of the Republican sem
R'1fs N agree upon an order Of business
ilr tie remainder OF the session.
In the HOUSE.
The programme for the week. In the
house n worry unsettled. Nothing def
l'.. hag been agreed upon. except that
the Pacific railroad funding bill In bo-
lI TO: which there has been much pres-
tr. will not come up. W. BHrtholde,
.ht,gman Of the committee OIL lnmigra-
Ton. dc,IreH to get up the immigration
h.il tho latter part OF the week, hut II
trEh'iu whether he viii be able tD dn
a In case any conference reports on
apUrpriatibn bills ARE presented they
AM have the right nf way. There nf"
Faif dozen contested election cases on
-" rilaudsr and hB they are privileged.
probable th1t most NJ the week VIII
O." coupled IN their consideration, The
''uH" has already dlspoSed OF nineteen
Ih'ltren IN favor OF sitting mem.
rg and six ugainHi. The unsont"d
Ir1rrntswcrr Robbins. Of Alabama
hjHrn. o; Illinois: cobb. of Alabama;
arN. uf Missouri: Bpatucr. Of Louis
md MrEinncy. ~ Virginia.
b" nts"- on the calendar nrc: johnson
s'rE"u. fran Tho Seventh Sohth
'lra Nlnnk"r w. Downing, from
G.rtsenth illlnOia. Cornett w.
urrl from Tho Flfth NlrElnln. ana
M nicy from the sixth virginia.
Tra reports In the two latter chNen
h.nf tho sitting members and VIII oc-
n"iIn no debate In tho JohnEnn-
Stokes case. The majority report favorH
N 7I'tlng member hut there Il q minor
~ report Ia favor OF the contestant. in