Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-02-27

closing week of the session to the APP
preparation bills and conference re-
ports, and the prospects are that every
minute of the time will be required to
get them through before noon on March
4th. An order has been made to meet
at II O'Clock each day, but in addition
to this night sessions will be held. and
1t would surprise no one II one or more
all-night sessions should be necessary.
Everything else except the appropria-
ton bills and the army reorganization
bill will go by the boards in the final
crush. A few minor bills may &C
through by unanimous consent, but
there is no longer any time for the
consideration of
IMPORTANT GENERAL MEASURES.
The bill for the government OF Hawaii
has been abandoned. and although the
friends of the public building bills IA
vorably acted upon in committee of the
whole ten days ago still cherish o lin
gering hope that time will be given for
their consideration in the House, the
chance is so Insignificant that it is
barely worth mentioning. Hundreds Of
bills will die on the calendar.
Although the fear of an extra session
practically disappeared with the agree
ment in the Senate upon the army re-
organization bill, it will require the
most arduous labor TO get through the
appropriation bills and conference re-
ports before the curtain falls next Sat-
urday. The actual physical work OF
engrossing eight or ten big appropria-
ton bills during the last forty-eight
hours will necessitate a large temporary
addition to the clerical force. The en-
grossment of bills Is done at the gov
eminent printing office, when no special
exigency exists, but by a special resolu-
ton passed Friday permission to en-
gross by hand during the remainder OF
tho session was given. In
THE FINAL ADJUSTMENT
of differences between the two houses
the House is enabled to bring every
proposition to a vote quickly under sus.
pension of the rules. motion to sus.
pend the rules being in order at any
time during the last week of the ses-
sion This gives the House a distinct
advantage, and enables IL at the flag
end of the session TO transact an enor-
nous amount of business in a very
short time. The state Of the appropria-
ton bills Is such that the situation
might well cause alarm were 1t not
for the almost universal desire on both
sides of the House 10 obyiate the neces-
sity Of an extra session OF Congress.
Only three Of the fourteen supply bills
have gone to the President.-the PEN
sio-, military academy and consular
and diplomatic. Six have passed both
houses. Five Of these, the legislative,
executive and judicial, the postoffice,
the agricultural. District OF Columhis
and Indian, are in conference. where
the representatives Of the two houses
are seeking TO adjust the differences.
The other. the river and harbor. has
been referred to the River and Harbor
Committee oAthe House. The sundry
civil bill has passed the House. and is
under consideration in the Senate.
THE NAVAL BILL
has passed the House. but has not yet
been reported to the Senate. The army
bill IS being considered in the House.
and two Of the bills, the fortifcatlons
and general deficiency. are yet to 10
acted upon by the House. Most Of the
bills in conference have problems
which will be more or less difficult to
solve, but none Of these differences.
vexatious and serious az they may be,
promise d deadlock which might re-
suit in their failure. with the single
exception Of the river and harb0r bill,
and It's loss would not necessitate an
extra session. The fight over the Mic
aragua canal amendment, which the
Senate placed upon this bill az a rider,
will be bitter and TO the death. Al
though the canal proposition undoubt-
eddy would command a majority OF the
votes in the House, against It is ar
rayed the opposition Of the Appropria-
tons Committee and the ablegt tao
ticians Of the House who do not believe
legislation authorizing such an enor-
nous expenditure should be hastily
passed during the dying hours Of Con-
gress. Every strategy known to par
liamentary law will be employed TO de.
feat the proposition ana II necessary
probably TO kill the bill. should tha
Senate prefer its death TO its enact.
ment without the canal amendment
After the committee considers the Sen.
ate amendment, Chairman Burton win
probably come into the House with a
motion for disagreement upon all
amendments and an agreement fin the
Senate's request for conference. Mr..
Coatiaasd On Fswrth Pags.