The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-01
THE SENATE
FINANCIAL
MEASURES
VIII Occupy the Attention Of the
ssaats, But VIII Divide
the HOnors With
THE QUAY CONTEST CASE.
Longer Sessions and Close Attention
to the Financial Measure.
House Forecast.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec, Sl.-Wlth
ths resumption of it's sittlngs Wednes-
day, the senate will practically begin
the real work of the session. After the
present week longer day sessions Will
be the rule, and very few more ad-
journments from Thursday to Monday
are to be expected. as was character
istfc OF the sessions of the past weeks.
In the absence of Senator Aldrich,
chairman OF the committee on finance.
who viii have charge of the financial
bill, no definite statement can be made
as to how vigorously he will press that
measure at the beginning Of the bust
ness, but there is no doubt Of his gem
eral determination to push 1t along as
rapidly us possible after the present
week. He has given notice that he will
call the measure up on Thursday, and
1t is generally believed that he will
then, or on the following day, make a
statement in support of 1t.
1t Is the purpose Of the supporters Of
the bill to make very few speeches.
leaving the opposition to do the greater
share of the talking, while It's oppo-
nents, on the other hand, will use eY-
cry endeayor to draw the friends OF
the bill into running debate.
There is no present purpose on the
part Of the opposition to delay the
passage OF the bill unnecessarily, and
likewise none on the part Of its sup
porters to press the measure to the
personal Inconvenience OF opposing sem
ators, The senators who are antago-
nistlc to the bill, as a rule, freely con-
fess their inability to defeat 1t, saying
that 1t viii get practically the Repub-
lIcan vote IL needed, and probably one
or two Democratic votes. With ses-
sion Of unlimited duration before them.
they cannot hope to conduct success
IN fiibhster,, Hence they will not
rex % derry the measure beyond the
lih nv to discuss its provisions
tnd Si49 he country the benefit OF
their andiysis % its prpyislpps, How
EioRS e may take them 70 do this VIII
depend largely upon the length q the
daily sessions and the freedom from In
terruptlons by other business,
At present there IS but one matter
which threatens to interfere with the
continuity OF the progress upon the
financial bill. That is the right of
Senator Quay In the senate. Senator
chandler, chairman of the committee on
privileges md elections, has stated
that report will be made In the Quay
case soon after the beginning OF busI-
ness. 1t now seems probable that
there Will be more debate over the
Quay contest than over the financial
measure. Up to date not more than
half dozen senator's have announced
purpose TO make set financial
speeches. while the probabilities are
that the Quay case viii call out much
animated discussion.
1t VIII he difficult TO hold the discus
sion Of foreign questions, and especially
the philippines subject, In check during
the financial discussion. Many OF the
southern senators are anxious TO
bring the Philippine question to the
front, and IT may be safely predicted
that there will be more or less refer
ence to It from the beginning, There
will be an early effort to get up the
Samoan treaty and It may furnish Il
bnsis for discussion of the foreign
policy II one is not found before the
treaty is considered.
During the present week the fonnda-
tIon of the financial discussion will be
laid, and 1t doubtless will reveal much
Of the plans OF both sides to the con-
troversy There viii be strenuous
effort to pass the bill without amend
ment. but the opposition viii insist
upon votes on innumerable positions.
and on some Of these they may get the
support of some senator's known to
have pro-sIlver leanings.