The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-11-30

not probable that the house at the COM
Ing session OF Congress, which begins
n week from tomorrow, can dispose OF
much OF the proposed legislation which
cucumber its calendars. Little is usu-
ally accomplished at the short session
beyond the passage OF the regular sup
ply bills. still the house, with Its In
'strumentalities for the expedition OF
business, can accomplish great deal
in brief time. The question of leg
lslatlon for additional revenues for the
government will depend on the senate,
to which body the house sent the Ding
ley bill almost year ago. Should It
be impossible, or be deemed inexpedient,
to press that measure through the SEN
ate there Is. OF course, a possibility
that the proposal to increase the reye-
nues by an additional tax on beer and
the imposition OF duty on tea, coffee,
etc., may take tangible form and II so
such legislation may originate under
the constitution In the lower branch Of
Congress.
There are on the several calendars Of
the house 1.46J bills reported from the
various committees and the PROPOSE
ton which will pass at the coming
session must be. necessarily, almost in
finitessimal. Most Of them are, OF
course, private bills (of which there are
1,l00), but there are also 25S bills on the
calendar on the state OF the union and
ninety-nine public bills on the regular
house calendar. Some OF these are
of very great public Importance and
those interested will no doubt do all
in their power to secure action upon
them. Tho powers lodged in tn,
hands OF the committee on rules, which
give. the members of that committee
control Of the house programme, Will
make that committee the practical ar
bitter OF what shall be submitted to the
house for Its action. That committee
is composed as at present constituted of
the speaker, Mr.. Henderson, OF Iowa:
Mr.. Dalzell. of Pennsylvania, and Mr..
McMillen. of Tennessee.
I The death OF ex-Speaker Crisp Gre
atrs a vacancy at the head Of the mi
,nority of the committee, which must
be filled by the speaker The names
principally mentioned in connection
with the vacancy are Mr.. Bailey. of
Texas; Mr.. Catchings, of Mississippi;
Mr.. Turner. of Georgia: Mr.. Richard
son, of Tennessee, and Mr.. Dockery, OF
Missouri.
Important Bills.
The bill, which, In many respects. Is
fraught at this time with most inter-
est, and, which. will press hardest for.
consideration, Is the Pacific railroad
funding bill The bonds guaranteed
by the government are payable early in
the coming year and either an exten-
sion or, q foreclosure stares the roads
in the face. For eight years funding
bills have occupied good share of the
attention of Congress. The present
bill, Of which Mr.. Powers, of Virginia,
is the author, was reported shortly be-
fore the close of the last session. Ev-
erythings Will be done by those interest,"
ed in 1t to secure consideration. The
friends OF the Nicaragua Canal are al
SO bending every energy TO secure ac-
ton on the bill reported by Mr.. Doo-
little, which provides for 4 guarantee
by the United States of slOO,0OO.OOO OF
bonds for the construction of the ca
nal.
The war claims committee which
showed fight on several occasions at
the last session, promises TO renew
their aggresslveness this winter, es-
pcCIhlly AOl lIC piosuSC Va VIC SluiillS
awarded under the Bowman act and
the French spoliation claims.
These claims, the former amounting
to s662,459, and the latter to s2,70S.l96
were put on the sundry civil bill at the
last session as rider OF the senate, but
the bill was vetoed by the President
and they were then dropped. Mr.. Ma
hon, who IS chairman OF the war
claims committee. will also press the
Pennsylvania border claims which have
been pending In Congress for years.
The Loud Bill.
The Loud bill to cure the abuses Of
the law relating to second class mall
matter, OF which newspaper matter Is
transmitted, at cent per pound. and
which has been the subject OF much
criticism OF the postonice department
because OF the advantage taken OF the
law In various ways for the TRANSMITS
sion OF books and pamphlets will also
be pressed, as will the Plckler service
pension bill which occupies n favorable
position on the calendar rs q privileged
report.
Among the other bills nre the Wnds-
worth bill for tho creation of q bureau
of animal industry for the inspection Of
meat and the regulation OF the trans
portation of llvc stock, the immigra-
ton byl. the Chickerlng bill for as
certalning the feasibility and cost of n
ship canal from the great lakes TO the
Hudson, several important public land
bills, tho bills for the admission of the
territories and many others OF especial
interest to particular localities. There
are, also. several important measures
IN the scnate which might come over Ia