The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-12-12
PROBABLE ACTION
ofscaatc and House on Various Mat
tors sofLegislation.

tors sOfLegislatiOn.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. Dec. 11.-Be-
yond the first three days there Is no
programme mapped out for the house
this week. Tomorrow viii be devoted
under the rules to the consideration Of
business relating to the District of Col
umbla and on Tuesday the District of
Columbia appropriation bill will be ta-
ken up. This Is In pursuance of the de-
termination OF the leaders 90 give the
appropriation bills the right OF way
whenever one is ready. There is Moth
Ing in the district bill this year to at
tract opposition and unless the unex-
pected happens, the bill ought to pass
Tuesday or Wednesday at the latest.
The appropriations subcommittee on
pensions will commence work on the
pension appropriations bill Tomorrow,
but It can hardly be ready before next
week. It Is confidently expected, how
ever. that It will be passed before the
holidays.
II is possible that Chairman Hull, OF
the military Affairs committee. VIII be
able to bring In the armg reorganlza-
lion bill as soon as the District appror
prlation Is out OF the waE. He Is eN-
ceedingly anxious to get the bill Into
the house at the earliest possible mo-
ment as he Is particularly sollcltous
that II should pass the house before the
holidays. II 1t should follow the Dis
trlct bill very interesting debate
would be precIpitated. The future poll
icy OF the government is ordained in
the bill for the Increase OF the standing
army and the whole subject will be
opened up. The Democrats are divided
upOn the question OF increasing the
regular army but how far the oppoSi-
tlon Will go In antaEonlzing the meas
ure II is impossible to forecast. OniH
last week during the debate on the ur-
gent deficiency bill, Mr.. DeArmond, OF
Missouri, one OF the leaders, evaded
direct reply when the question was put
fniriy nj him by MY. Cannon, chairman
OF the appropriations committee.
The course of proceedings In the sens
ate this week will depend upon the dis.
position that ia made OF the Nicaragua
canal bill. 1t Is Senator MOrgan's In
tentlon TO call UP this measura Mon
day, and he has expressed the hope that
he will secure action at the Monday
session. Few OF his most sanguine CO.
workers agree with him In this opinion
and the best Indication Is that unless
an agreement can be reached for post
ponement, several days at least Will be
consumed in Its consideration. The Op-
ponents OF the measure will meet It's
supporters with a proposition to defer
consideration until after the Christmas
holidays. and they will give as their
reason for this request the fact that
the report of the government commits
sion appointed to investigate the feas-
ibillty OF the canal has not yet been
made, urging the Importance OF receiv-
ing the Information which the commits
sion Will be able TO furnish before act
ing upon so important question. II
the bin Is taken up In earnest, II viii
consume the greater portion OF the
senate's time until finally disposed Of
Another subject on the calendar Is tho
antl-scalpinE bill which Senator Cullom
has informed the senate he will seek to
get up Mt an early day, but he will meet
with opposition " he makes the effort
and In not likely 10 succeed thus early
in the session.
Senator Morrill, has Hlven notice Of
motion Tuesday to consider the bill
providlng for the purchase OF site for
the United States supreme court, but
the proceedings with reference to this
measure will be confined TO n speech bv
the Vermont senator.
The urgent army deficiency bill will
receive attention early IN the week The
committee on appropriations will meet
Monday and Il II not believed that
more than one meeting on tho bill VIII
De necessary.
Senator Allison, chairman Of the
committee. hopes. therefore TO get the
bill before the senate for consideration
Tuesday,
II has been pr1phesled that the army
bill would be used as u prcteNt for dis
cuss!on OF the Spanish war and the
fear Of such u course, has not entirely
subsidized.