The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-13

| WASHINGTON, Dec 12.-lt the pro-
posed programme is carried out Con-
gress viii adjourn for the holiday recess
next Saturday. The week In the house
promises to be made memorable by the
formal Inauguration of the war against
the civil service law. The legislative.
executive and judicial appropriation bill,
which will be taken up on Tuesday, con-
talns the regular appropriations for the
elyi, service commission, and whether
or not all the members who favor the
repeal or modification of the law unite
to strike down the provision for It's main
teRance as the quickest and most direct
method of Gripping its operation, un-
doubtedly some will advocate this course.
| and the whole civil service question VIII
| be dragged into the arena of debate.
| How long the debate Will fast II Is I'M
possible to predict, but as this Is the only
| Item in the bill which will attract much
OF contest, Chairman Cannon hopes
and believes the bill can be settled before
| Saturday. The latter day under an or
| der made on Thursday, has been set
aside for paying tribute to the memory
Of the late Representative Cook of IL
llnols.
Tomorrow Chairman HIT, OF the for
| eign affairs committee. will again seek to
secure the passage Of the bill to prohibit
pelaglc sealing by citizens Of the United
States, There IL some very strong oppo-
| sltion to the passage of this measure In
| It's present form, and the whole question
| Of the Berlng sea negotiations may be
preclpltated when II Is called UP. Mr..
Hopkins OF Illinois, and other members
| favor n limitation on the period of the
operation of the act IL 1t is 10 be passed,
so that in case Great Britain refuses TO
restrict similarly her citizens, our cltl-
2ens may not be placed ut u dlsadvan-
tage.
others like Mr. Johnson. Of North Da-
kota, think the eXlinguishment OF the
seal herds In the near future Is certain,
and are not disposed to favor any legls-
| iatiJn looking to their preservation.
The work Of the senate, so far as It
has been mapped out for the week, In
| cludes the consideration of the immigra-
| tloR bill. which stands on the calendar as
unfinished business. the probable debate
| OF the census bill and the pronouncing OF
eulogles upOH7the late Representative
Holman. OF Indldanu. The general opin-
! ion among friends OF the measure Is that
there vii be no very strenuous opposi-
ton to the immigration bill. and that 1t
may be passed after a brief debate.
When q similar billwas before the senate
last session It had It's principal opponent
In Senator Gibson, OF Maryland, and as
he has retired from the senate, the
friends of the bill are hopeful that no
one will be found who viii feel called up
on 10 champion the opposition, They re-
member, however, that when It was nee
essary In order to have the bill become
law. to pass Il over the Presidents
veto, the two-thirls vote requisite for
that purpose could not be secured.
Hence while they are hopeful Of the
speedy and favorable consideration of
the bill, they realize the possibility OF
delay on account Of opposing speeches.
There appears to he no reason to doubt
that when the vote shall be rachod the
bill VIII pass.
BY special arranEement between Sem
ators Carter and Lodge. In charge re-
spectively. the immigration oil viii be
temporarily displaced or Tuesday in
order to give Mr. Carter an opportunity
TO call up the bill providing for the next
census. When that agreement was
made on last Thursday, Senator Carter
expressed the opinion that very brief de-
bate would be necessary to get the bIll
through, but there are now some indica-
tions that the civil service question Will
be raised in this connection, and II Il
should be a prolonged debate may be In
nugurated.
The friends OF annexation on the COM
mitter on foreign relations are now eX-
pccting to ask tho senate to take up the
treaty during the week, though well
aware Of thc impossiblity of securing
final action before the holidays. They
are decided also upon taking the treaty
UP as such instead OF attempting to Sc
cure legislation on joint resolution.
They may postpone their request for
consideration until January.
The senate leaders express themselves
as agreeable to the house programme
for adjournment for the holidays on Sat
urday. The senate culogles upon the
late Representative Holman will be de-
llverel on Friday.
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