The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-05-21
CLARK CASE
Will Come Before the Senate To-day.
POstOface Appropriation Bill to
rlor,a Nm

Postof1ce Appropriation BIZ to
Come Up.
WASHINGTON, D. c., May 2O.-sen.
ator Chandler has given notice that he
will ask the senate to take up the res
olutlon concerning the election Of Sen
ator Clark, of Montana, at o'clock
Monday, but 1t now appears probable
that the resolution may go over again.
There is no understanding that the
consideration of this resolution shall be
controlled by the course Of Senator
Clark with reference to the presenta-
tion of his credentials as senator un.
der his appointment from the governor
of Montana, but so far a disposition
has been manifested to allow them to
travel together, and It is now the I'M
derstanding in the senate that Mr..
Clark will not present these credentials.
1t is therefore probable that the entire
Clark matter may be indefinitely post
poned for lack OF prosecution, and that
no more may be heard Of 1t during the
session. If. however, Mr.. Clark should
change his mind and put in his credcn-
tIals, Senator Chandler would move to
refer them to the committee on privi-
leges and elections. and II this motion
should prevail an immediate effort
would be made to have the resolutions
bearing upon Mr.. Clark's original cleo
tion considered. Mr.. Chandler indeed,
may cnll up the resolution independent
ly of the credentials and make a state
ment presenting the entire situation. II
the case comes UP at all 1t is sure to
develop IN interesting debate.
The postofice appropriation bill will
continue to receive attention Monday,
IL the Clark case does not dIsplace 1t.
Senator spooner has given notice of a
speech on the Philippine question for
Monday. at p. m.
Nicaraguan Canal Bill.
Senator Morgan stated Saturday that
he would move Tuesday to have the
Nlcaraguan canal bill made the unan-
ished business. thus dIsplacing the bill
in relation to the government of the
philippines. The motion will be resist
ed but the Indications are that II n
vote is reached the motion will prevail.
Whether the bill shall pass, however,
will depend upon the length of the de-
bate. At this late day In the session
prolonged debate would be fatal to al
most any measure.
There win be several conference re-
ports on appropriation bills to be con-
sldered during the week, and possibly
some. II not all of the three approprI-
alton measures, which have not yet
been reported from committee will be
brought In. These bills are the sundry
civil, the general deficiency and the
military academy bills. These are the
last Of the appropriation bills and there
is no reason why all of them should not
be reported within the next week. With
these bills finally disposed of and the
pending conference reports adopted, the
senate will be prepared to meet the
house in movement to adjourn. There
docs not now upDGuT hUS hNNCSSAsJ ASA
the postponement of this event beyond
the 18th OF June.
Matters In the House.
The Alaskan Code bill and 9le Dis
trict of Columbia Code bill will be
used as stop gaps in the house for the
remainder of the session to keep out the
food of legislation that always presses
at the end OF the session. They will
give way at oil times to conference re-
ports aud such other matters as the
leaders are willing to allow to go
through. Tomorrow is District OF
Columbia day and later In the week the
antitrust bill and resolution reported
by the judiciary committee may be
considered. The st. Louis fair bill, If 1t
IA agreed to by the committee on Tues
day also may bc considered. The bill
to meet the case Of Neely. which the
attorney general is anxious should pass
at once, doubtless win be acted on dur
Ing the week.