Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-12-31
WILL ENGAGE THE ATTENTION aE
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS- AF-
TER THE RECESS.
POLITICS IS NOT IN IT.
A LARGE NUMBER OF PRIVATE
BILLS WILL BE INTRODUCED.
Senator lkfns Says He VIII Aid the
cJunior Senator. i'm Every Way,
With Particular Reference to the
New Public Building For Wheel
inx-various Matters of state In
terest.

With the converting of Congress on
January 3 will come a concerted effort
on the part Of West Virginia's delega-
ton in Congress regardless of party to
effect a large amount of legislation
that is local to the State. A consider
able number of private bills on which
no action was obtained in the Fifty
fifth Congress has been revived and
will be pressed for favorable action
during the present long session. Sen
ator Scott expresses himself as deter
mined, if possible to land the million
dollar p~ostofice and government build
ing for the city of Wheeling. One of
the first things that he did after being
sworn in was to introduce into the
Senate a bill authorizing the Secretary
of the Treasury to acquire a site land
cause to be erected thereon a suitable
building for the use and ~accommoda-
ton of the United States court, post
Office and other government offices in
the city of Wheeling.
The bill further provides that pro-
posals for the sale of land suitable for
this site will be advertised in three of
the papers of the city of largest circu-
lation for a period Of thirty days prior
to the opening of said proposals, and
the site for the location of the build
ing will be determined by the Secretary
of the Treasury. After due adyertise-
ment, the bill provides for the sale of
the present government building and
land. The money from this sale will
according to the usual custom in such
matters, be converted into the treas
ury.
senator Elkins has signiied his in
tention of assisting the junior Senator
in every way possible in having an
early and favorable report made on the
bill by the Senate Committee on Pub
lie Buildings and Grounds, and in help
ing its passage through the Senate.
The bill will be cared for in the House
especially by Captain Dovener. 1t viii
also be advocated by Representative
Johnston and the other members of
West Virginia's delegation in the
House. 1t is pointed out by the adj
tOtdltSt III luG UAll lIlft LIE nLVyCiAlOI-
ately great receipts in Wheeling in
governmental revenues will practice
ally insure the passage of the bill pro-
vided any appropriations whatever are
made for new public buildings this
year.
One of the first things that will be
done by the House will be the passage
Of the bill authorizing the Secretary
of the Treasury to permit the Circuit
Court and Crimina' Caurt Of Wool
county to use the United States post
Office and cour house building for
holding their sessions. This bill has
already passed the Senate.
Representative Freer anticipates no
difficulty in obtaining the passage Of
his bill providing for the payment to
the officers and privates of Company A,
Eleventh West Virginia militia, of a
bounty of 5000 each for services per-
formed in the service of the govern
ment during the civil war. His Oil
provides for the placing of the names
of the men on the muster roIis of the
United States army and ~ lie imme-
date discharge of the mer of the com
pany with the payment specified.
The only bills of a private nature
that Senator Elkins has so lar intro
duced into the Senate are Il author
ling the President to nominate Lieu
tenant Commander R. M. G.. Brown,
now on the retired list. 10 be a COM
mander on the retired list; and one
authorizing the President to appoint
and retire George w. Harrison, late a
captain and assistant quarternlaster
and brevet lieutenant-col1nel Of volun
teers, Z. S. A, in the rank and grade
OF captain and retire him.
Senator Scott has introduced a bill
providing for an appropriation of thir-
ty thousand dollars to the legal repre-
sentatives Of Paul Mcneil. Of Pcca-
hontas county, for property and sup
plies taken for the use of the Union
army during the civil war.
Senator Elkins has also introduced
a bill making an appropriation to aid
in the purchase of land and erection Of
a monument in commemoration of the
battle of Point Pleasant. fought in the
wear d774. He has also introduced a
bill for the erection of a public build
ing in Bluefield, the home Of Represel-
tative Johnston.
The possibility that there will be no
river and harbor bill this year has no
bearing on the Ohio river improve
ments. for which appropriations were
made in the last Congress, as these an
preparations are still available, very lit
tie having as yet been expended on the
improvements.