The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-05-17

WASHINGTON. D. C., May 1s.-
President Mckinley has not yet decided
whether ho win send message TO Con-
greEs on the Cuban situation. He stIll
has the matter under consideration and
win not finally determine what he will
do until tomorrow morning.
WASHINGTON, May l6-The house
leaders have not yet decided upon the
methods by which they will make their
response to the Presidents message
which may be sent toCongress tomorrow
or Tuesday. asking for relief for the
starving Americans In Cuba. That the
response will be quick and complete,
however, there is no reason to doubt, In
the present condition of affairs In the
house three methods OF procedure arc
open. Ordinarily the message would 80
to the committee on foreign affairs for
consideration and that committee would
report bill which would come back TO
the houge for action through the regular
channels. The speaker could In the pres
ent emergency simply appoint this COM
mittee and let the whole subject take the
| regular course. But Il Is hardly likely
thlt this will be done
The subject IL so well understood that
II will probably be thought that the
members, with the message and the ac-
companyIng documents which the Presi-
| dent viii transmit, before them, can act
| intelliRently without committee report.
| II the committee Is not appointed two
| other courses will be open. First. after
| the receipt OF the message bill may be
formulated by the leaders and n special
order reported by the committee on rules
for its consideration. This would bring
| the whole question nt once before the
| house for action. But this method would
| be Instantaneous, perhaps IN that both
| houses struggling 10 the same end stimuli
| taneously would act on different bills.
| thus entall!nG delay for adjustment OF
differences In conference. The most like
| ly course Is that the house will walt the
action OF the senate II action is had
| promptly. and then consider the senate
bill or Joint resolution under 4 special
order.
The sentiment in favor OF the recognI-
| tlon OF the Cuban insurgents Is strong In
the house and very radical measure
might be passed II the house were allow
| cd free action. with a senate measure.
| dealing onl.- with the question OF the re-
| lief for the suffering Americans before
! the house under q special order. possibil!-
| ~ OF amendment would be cut on and
| the house would be compelled TO accept
or reject Il as passed by the senate Tho
| conference report on the indian bill will
| probably come before the house this
week,
Ia the Senate.
The proceedings In the senate next
week are by no means settled All will
depend upon the course the Cuban ques-
ton may take. Senator Morgan's Joint
resolution occupies the favored place on
the calendar. and there Ia little doubt
that It will be taken up at the appointed
| hour Monday .StilI there Is a slight pos
slblllty that the expected message OF the
| President may cause postponement and
| that the character of his recommends
tions may have bearing that Will influ-
| ence the tenor OF the resolution that ultl-
matsly will be adopted.
The Alabama senator will not stand
In the way OF action In accordance with
such recommendation as the President
may make upon this subject but he Will
insist that It shall be independent Of and
resolution providing for recognition OF
Cuban belllgerenCy.
With the Cuban question In It's present
shape and with no other pressing bush
ness before the senate, the debate on this
subject will be OF uncertain duration. II
may continue practically all the week,
and II may come to very sudden and
speedy termination. There is little or no
doubt that the Morgan resolution Will
pass when a vote is reached and the indl-
| cations are that the majority for II Will
| be the greater for the recent delay There
Will continue to be some opposition. and
| the plea will be made that any material
aid given in accordance with executive
| recommendation is all that can be Tea-
/ sonabIy expected.
II Cuba does not occupy the entire at
tentlOn for the week, much OF the time Is
| likely TO be given to the general calendar.
| Senator Gear will make an effort to have
the Pacific railroad bill considered, while
senator Lodge will, II the opportunity
offers, make the same EFFORT In behalf OF
the immigration bill. Senator PettlgreW
will call up the resolution for the inVesu-
CATION OF the Pacific railroad land pat
cntg. The Indian appropriation bill will
he brought in on conference report. In
IL there remains only the one point OF dlf-
ference on the Uncompahgre lands to be
settled. The sundry civil conference
probably will be postponed until Senator
Alllson's return to the city. Senator
Mallory, the new Florida senator, will be
Induced into Office early In the week.
Senator Aldrlch will make the opening
statement In behalf OF the tariff bill on
the part OF the majority Of the finance
committee on Tuesday, but It VIII rest
with Individual senators whether the de-
bate shall be continued beyond ms
speech at that time. The probabilities
ara that the statement Will produce some
hndinage, and that after this. the senate
viii adjourn until the following Monday,
when the debate viii begin In earnest.
senator Aldrlch IA expected to fully cN-
main the position OF himself and col
is1V,ies and TO make quite an elaborate