The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-02-17
proprlatlons committee expects to have
the executive, legislative and judlctal

preparations committee expects 10 nuVe
the executive. legislative and judicial
bill reported by Wednesday.
The foreign afpairs committee VIII
call up the resolution 10 censure Am
basAador Bayurd Us soon as those In
charge OF the appropriation bills which
have the night OF way, afford an op-
portunlty to do SO. The foreign 0ftairs
commibtec Is also working on q Cuban
resolution and It may possibly be re-
ported to the house this week, The
trend OF eplnlon In the committee IA
vorS resolution expressing h as the
sense OF Congress that q state OF war
exists in Cuba and requesting the
President 10 issue his proclamation rec
ognizlng the insurgents as belligerents.
The report on the contested election
case OF Van Horn VS.. Tarsney, from
the Fifth Missouri, Which has been
submitted 70 the house, can be called
up by the committee at any time as Il
Is a matter OF higher privilege u1aEi an
appropriation bill. Tho report Is In fl-
vor OF the contestant but a minority
report will DE filed on Tuesday, recon-
menGlng that the case be rc-commttted
and tlIr testimony re-ope,ned.
The Week In tho Senate.
The prospects are for q busy week In
the senate, but outside of the fact that
Senator Davis will speak on Monday
IN support OF the Mouroe doctrine and
that the appropriation bills which have
been reported will be taken up and
probably disposed OF. no detfnfse fore
cast of the proceedings can be given.
Senator DaHiss speech Is expected to
be q strong and logical expression OF
the views OF the more advanced ddYo-
Gates OF the Monroe doctrine.
There Arc three OF the appropriation
bills on the senfte calendar, burt II Is
not believed that any Of them, unless
It be the consular and diplomatic bill,
will arouse any prolonged debate. II
Is possible that the Diplomatic bill may
not excite debate. This bill affords
nm opportunity to discuss foreign af-
fairs generally and 1t Is very rarely
allowed to pass without senator's
awaiting themselves OF this opening TO
discuss diplomatic questions. II IS also
possible that the pension bill will be
taken advantage OF 10 discuss the pen
sion question at some length.
The Cuban resolution has been given
tEle place of precedence after the ap.
preparation bills. but II is not yet GER
tain that this subject VIII be taken up
seriously until the senator's who may
wish to speak upon It shall have op-
portunEty TO prepare themselves. SEN
ator CALL will speak on the subject II
he succeeds in getting Il up and pos
sibly one or two other senator's Will
be heard. The senate committees
have been unusually active since the
holidays with the consequence that
there Is an accumulation OF business
Sufficient to cover twenty seven pages
OF the calendar, embracing subjects in
which all the senators are interested.
There Is therefore a general desire 10
get 90 work on the calendar and tho
probabilities ore that with the appro-
prIatlon bills out OF the way the ealen-
dar will be resorted to and large
number OF bills OF minor Importance
acted upon.
There continues to be moro or less
discussion OF a private nature among
senators as to the probabilities OF get
ting up the tariff bill in some form.
but this depends almost wholly upon
whether The friends OF the bill can OBJ
tain assurance OF success In Whatever
move they may take.
The reports OF both the majority and
the minority OF the committee on priv
neges and elections on the Dupont case.
the former favoring the seating OF Mt:
Dupont as senator from Delaware and
the iattaf 6ffs5sfng telat course. VIII be
made TO the senate to- morrow. hut the
debate which is sure to occur on this
question will be postponed until later
in the session.
There Is beginning to be a great deal
OF talk IN the senate OF IN carly ad-
journment II II Is made evident that
there will be no tariff legislation many
senators think that an adjournment
by ute first OF June wifi be possible.