The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-18
CONGRESS Will
RECESS DEC. e
APPROPRIATIONS TO
BE PASSED THIS WEEK
All. Important Measures Have
Gone Over to Next Month
-Re-conyene Ian. 7.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-Wtth a
holiday recess planned TO pesln ne1'
Saturday and extend until Jan. 2, con
gressional leaders do not hope to &C
complish anything before adjourn
ment except the passage Of a few ap
propriation bills in the house, and pos,
sibly the disposition of the Sheppard
prohibition bill for the District oi
Columbia in the senate: Constdera'
ton of railroad legislation and cor
rupt practice election measures al
ready having been deferred until next
month, there Is little to enllven the
legislative branch and members are
already planning their Christmas va.
cations despite the ef1ort made oy
Speaker Clark and others early 10 the
session to do away with the usual ten
day recess
Prohibition for the District Of Col
umbia will be before the senate again
tomorrow with amendments proYlolng
for a referendum and Senator Smoot
substitute which would not only par
manufacture and. sale Of liquors 1oI
beverage purposes but also prohibit
importation of liquor for personal use.
A vote on the bill and amendments
may be reached before adjournment
tomorrow, but if not, administration
leaders expect the issue to be dis
posed of before Friday at the, latest.
Should an unexpected fllibuster de
yelop and the bill 90 over until after
the holidays, it probably could not be
passed at this session Of congress.
To Pass Appropriations.
Democratic Leader Kitchin will di
rect his efforts in the house this week
to obtaining passage Of the third ap'
preparation measure before the Christ
mas recess. This will be in keeping
with his promise TO short recess ad
vocates made before they would agree
to the plan for holiday from Dec. q
to Jan. 2.
Resuming consideration Of the leg
islative appropriation bill tomorrow
the house probably will pass it not
later than Tuesday, Discussion Of the
Nolan $500 a day, minimum wage bill
for all federal employees, which Will
be offered as an amendment, will re
quire several hours, it is predicted
Proposed amendments seeking gen
eral raises for government clerks .alsc
will be offered in large numbers.
Having disposed OF this measure
the District Of Columbia appropriation
measure, to be reported TOMORROW
day will be dispensed with this week
in order to give the district bill a
clear path. Consideration of. the dip
1omatic and consular appropriation
bill may begin if the district measure
Is passed before Friday.
Ask Rule After Recess.
The judiciary committees favorable
report on the Webb nationwide pro
hibition measure probably will be sub
mitted at the end Of this week by
Representative Carlin of Virginia, a
member OF the committee who re
Gently became converted to the dry
cause. A rule for consideration of the
resolution will not be asked unit
after the recess. The federal suffrage
amendment resolution, reported with
out recommendation. has been re
ceiyed by the house and rule prob
ably will be asked on it early,in Jan
uary also.
The house waysand- means. commit
tee is working hard in an endeavor tc
find funds to finance the government
next year, and it has it's hands full
Chairman Kitchin says he is at his
wits end to discover new sources oi
revenue.