The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-03-30


Appropriation Hlll.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. March 20
Representative Hopkins. OF Illinois,
chairman OF the subcommittee Of tho
house committee on ways and means,
having In charge the subject OF recip-
rocal trade relations with forcing coun-
tries, has received number OF letters
during the past week on this subject.
A resolution OF the New York lc6isla-
ture favorlng closer commercial rcla-
tlons was received. Four letters were
from boards OF trade, tcn\ from mcr-
chants associations and th!rfy-nine
from representatives of private inter
ests. As a rule. the replies are favora-
BILE to reciprocity. The Louisiana sugar
and rice exchange and the New York
Groccrs' Association think that some
provision should be made fou the
bounty on sugar. Some OF the writers
favor reciprocity with Spanish-Amer
can countries only, and others dcslE
nate articles which they think would
be benefited. The Winter Wheat Mil
lers' League, Indianapolis sends a
pamphlet headed "ReeiProcity and
Retaliation Needed"
The head OF the Lake Millers' AsSo-
clation, OF Duluth and Superior, WIS.,
says that Il reciprocity and retaliation
law would make foreign countries cease
10 discriminate against American
-four The National Association OF
=,
Ennization believes most heartily 10 the
general principle OF the reciprocity
clauses OF the Hct OF 1890"
The boards OF trade In the following
cities were heard from: Glencoe, Mimi. ;
Gainesville. Fla; Paterson. y. j.
Manufacturers and merchants asso-
Citations OF New York, Orwigsburg,
Martinsburg. W. Va, and Buffalo y.
Y. also sent replies. The philadelphia
memorials would recommend 20 favor
nil American countries alike, ana
make Only reciprocity treaties with
countries Of other continents.
The Senate.
The recent arrangement in the SEN
ate IS to take up the blu providing FOR
A settlement ot the accounts OF the
stntc OF Arkansas with the United
States In the morning hour Monday
and TO give the day to that bill II neccs-
Rary 10 dispose OF H. 1t Is doubtful
however. whether further time VIII De
given the bill II Il Is not out Of the way
when the adjournment hour Is reached
Monday night. II is expected that the
postu,fice appropriation bill Will be re-
ported from the appropriations COM
fnlttea Monday. and II II should De,
The disposition will be to take 1t up In
the senate Tuesday and pass II as soon
Senator Mitchell says that he will
ask the senate to proceed with the con-
alteration OF the Dupont election case
after Monday. providing appropriation
bills do not stand In the way. Senator
George already has given notice Ol "A
speech on this question ana VIII DC
heard among others when the question
is again taken up. There VIII probably
bc no prolonged debate over the post
office bin unless upon the fast mall
subsidy. and It will. in all likelihood.
be- disposed et IN two ar three days
time. The appropriations committee
hope 10 have the Indian anu naval np-
pr6priatlOns bills ready ready to re-
mort by the last OF the week. IL there
ehould be any time between the dis
nogittpn Of the pDstOfllcc bill and the
reporting OF these two bills the calen-
dar affords plenty Of material 10 WORK
upon. D.,
The foreign relations committee Is
anxious 70 get up the bill 10 prevent the
determination Of the Alaskan seal aH
soon rs possible and It may be pressed
10 the front during the week.
The House.
Tho sundry civil appropriation bill
probably will consume the major por-
ton OF the time Of the house this week,
and by many II Is considered doubtful
whether IL VIII. have been disposed OF
when the hnum aGjOurns next Satur-
day. The bill viii prncipitatc the gem
oral opp0sltiOn OF the Democratic side
because Of the fact. already pointed out,
that for all continuing work now under
contract triver and haFber, and public
building work.. the bill carries appro-
urIationg FOR only eight months, THIS
is an entirely new departure and VIII
bring up q general discussion OF ap-
prOpriati0us all along the line.
In addition to this. the bill carries
500 GG0. .OOO over ili.OJO.0OO less than the
estimates. In the odds and ends which
make up the guHlTy ciyH btu nemhcrs
are personally Interested and whore the
I'm accordance with the estimates the
members Interested can he relied upon
10 push their opposition To extremes. u
is the Intention OF Chairman HI;t ~ tho
foreign AFFAIRS committee To call M.
the conference report on the Cuban res
oIutiSuR aS gGuH "a the suudry btu Is
out OF the way.
II Is not thought the adoption Uf the
report VIII encounter mitch autngonism.
II SIR. Hit were so disposed he could
call up the report tomorrow ana move
Ita adoption under suspension ~ the
rules as tomorrow Is suspension day.
hut II Is more likely that the report VIII
hs held ia allegiance and the suudry civil
biz he given the right NJ way The lead
ers Of tho house ARE bending all their
efforts to hasten the Appropriation bills
In order tn effect mn early hnai ad-
journmcrt. Tue river md hnrbor btii
IL the next appropriation bill In order
after the suUdry civil
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