Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-12-13


the members who favor the repeal or
modification of the law, unite to
strike down the provisions for Its
maintenance as the quickest and most
direct method of crAppling its opera
ton, undoubtedly some will advocate
this course, and the whole civil SER
vice question will be dragged into
The arena of debate How long the
debate will last it is impossible to pre-
dict, but as this is the only item IN
the bill which will ATTRACT
MUCH. OF A/CONTEST,
Chairman Ca hnon/ opes and believes
the bill can Ibe pasted before Satur-
day. This latter day, under an order
made on Thu3sday, has been set aside
for paying tfibute to the memory Of
the late REPRESENTATIVE Cooke, of Illi-
nos Tomorrow Chairman Hit, of
the FoyGgn Affairs Committee, will
again Aeek to secure the passage of
the III to prohibit pelagic sealing by
citi1kns of the United States. There
iskme very strong opposition to the
H3,assage of this measure in its present
form, and the whole question of the
Boring sea negotiations may be pre-
Hopkins, of Illinois, and other men,
bers favor limitation on the period
of the operation of the act if it is to
be passed, so that in case Great Brit
ain refuses to restrict similarly her
citizens, our citizens may not be
placed at a disadvantage. Others, like
Mr.. Johnson, Of North Dakota, think
the extinguishment of the seal herds
fr,f,- to- to.r md lan
not disposed to favor any legislation
looking to their preservation.
IN THE SENATE.
81 The work of the Senate so far as
1t has been mapped out for the week,
includes the consideration Of the i'm
migration bill, which stands on the
calendar as the unfinished business,
the probable debate Of the census
ill, and the pronouncng, of eulogies
upon the late Representative Holman
OF Indiana. The general opinion
! among friends CT the measure is that
there will be no very strenuous oppo-
sition to the immigration bill and
that it may be passed after brief de-
bate When similar bill was before
the Senate last session. 1t had its prin-
cipai opponent in Senator Gibson, of
Maryland, and as he has retired from
thanEenate the friends of the bill are
nGs'one will be found
lied upon TO cham
b. They remember,
n it was necessary
he~bi become a law
the Presidents veto,
vote requisite for that
got be secured. Hence,
hopeful of the speedy
psideration of the bill,
possibility of delay
opposing speeches.
be no reason to doubt
Eofex shall be reached
2cial Arrangement between
Carter an Lodge, in charge
|ely of the vo bills, the i'm
5n bill will temporarily dis
bn Tuesday lin order to give Mr.
Cart u opportunity to call up the
bill , ling for
E NEXT CENSUS.
When thiA greement was made on last
Thursday, vSenator Carey expressed
the opiniorA that very brief debate
would be nd essary to get the bill
through, bud there are now some indi-
cations that )the civil service question
will be RAISED in this connection, and
if it should al prolonged debate may be
inaugurated.
The friends of annexation on the
Committee on Foreign Relations are
now expecting to ask the Senate to
take up the treaty during the week,
though well aware of impossibility of
securing final action before the holi-
days. They are decided also upon
taking the treaty up as such instead of
attempting to secure legislation on a
joint resolution. They may postpone
their request for consideration until
January.
\ The Senate leaders express them
selves as agreeable to the House pro-
gra he for adjournment for the holt
days bn Saturday. The Senate eulogies
upon the late Representative Holman
will be delivered Friday.
The indications are that this Con-
gress will pass general bill for the
entire rehabilitation of
INDIAN TERRITORY.
The measure, as now planned, is to
make it embrace everything that has
been sought to be accomplished in the
past by the Dawes Indian committee.
which is still negotiating for the five
civilized tribes, but which will be here
next week to report the discouraging
existing conditions. The bill will cover
all the questions of citizenship allot-
ments of land, disposition Of town
sites, mineral lands, full jurisdiction of
the United States courts over the
present reservations and other matters
bearing on the extinguishment OF tribal
organization. The first steps in the
matter have been taken by. the Indian
Committee CT both tie Senate and the
House.
1t is understood that in few days
there will be a joint session of the
subcommittee Of the Senate and the
House, at which all these matters will
be gone over and significant steps
taken in the way of settling the prob
lens by Congressional enactment In
view of the large amount of work nee
essary to be done, however, it is not
probable any bill can be passed until
toward the END of the session.
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