The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-26
W|LSQN-URCED BILLS
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can shipping interests against INC
German submarine blockade came III
The introduction Of bill by SrHaNE
/ Eau OF New Mexico which would "h'
tthnrizn the president 10 use the arm
I'd forces Ut III" nation 10 prQtecl thG
p ,Dmmrrcn, property and lives Oh cli:-
zrn% of the United States. II was sup
mittcd in d moment OF pelnocrat'c
manning and took administration sen'
aiUrS by surprise. SENATOR oton.,
,i,airman of the Foreign Relations
Committee. voiced regret that an! Htni
HIor should have introduced II ana
assisted thai il be referred 10 the
rnmm;rlpr. Whether anything VIII
come from The resolution IS douh'iui'
a. administration leaders will 90 hoth,,
ir- with il until the president Is hea!u
from on the issue: There Is crrlIin
,o hr further discussion however. w.
faro inc yuycl signals tho end OF Tue
Congress nn March J.
Many Bills to FAIL,
That nearly. all pending lcsishllnu
50 long argued by the president 'liuH:
fail at Ills session now Is praCllcaii:
{, accdrd hy everyone. IL me rrEe; ;t>..
army and navy. Sundry civil ana 1hiifpi
.. 80 ~, measures sill pending
"rt through that is all that the most
sancujnr Democrats expect. SunSt!-
,tm'inn of a lulnn appropriation Tor the
rivers and harbors bill is Almost CON,
,rird Tho public buildings oil! -
...,-nr,allv admitted Ia be dead; ns
.InoL control hill will be talked 10
Lnn,h tomorrow in the i've hours a.
lorI.i 10 IT, Railroad labor lrSlSll-
riuu, tnr rnrrupl practices ana coh-
scr,aIion bills all have Irac'i'hiIryI u'
,harlrc even for consideration. It!r
-
j. ,I0ub, also thai The OillS hi"ci'Hli.@
Ihr federal rc*crE" law ana inc sun
pins board arl, cNicnIlhS TN INV"
nl III" shipping board Tor cH'c' s'"''
rurpoS"s. will b" passed:
( IN view of III" rrnhahl" fAliur" or
rIl Ines, important measures M"
.o~n some IM,muCrHtiC senators W."
,,Iirc 10 = Professionally expressed nS,
iiirf ,a,i rhr sivIy.fiI,n congress VIE
Mr summoned in extraordinary S'7'
INN NO. maItrr what develops win re-,
I,,im,, tn GERMANY. liut with no woFu
rom rho White IIouS" oil TINS r'lhs"
IF ~. situation. diScu%Slnf ~ iu'nFf
Entirely Speculative, -,
Prohibition for. the n2ilp'lal Iat''",'
CONCENTRATIONS. food prices ana ~
!rrEa*rd pay Tor government 'n'lnH
vii, riynrc in ia" fina! l'siSiattt."
I,i'. = ,hr huusr. OF appropriated
,,,,,',.u,.rs ;nr ho,5r has yet 80 pass
nn,y he SrlnATy civil bill. no" Prlln''s
',rI ,hr military academy ana Srhrt!'
dm:ir;rncv bills which man ne i'ut
,t,r',n.,i, in uilirk time. There may i"
~ ' niirmIi tn finally detra, Inc
.,,,l npr :uuruuriarion for Il Federal
:"rr.,i, Iommiss!on on inquiry h'o
frnd nrjc"s which the house IN coz.
mi,;rr Of the whole, Wr"'r ''''o NV
.nndrv civil bill hast ni4ni. ., q,
rhG srna'" bill Tor pr""tnI,i"h 49,
,ho capital will come up Tor i No'" s 80
,ho nnu.n "Wednesday At Ill" Ia'"S''
Th. District nj to'unplA '" .,.,''.,,a,.
t,.s a.rru,l 10 report Il ny H'T""s
Al" Inn, wiih amendments lACklnE
,'"'', ref'rrrdum and bone dry Prov
"inn. Tho prpiih;loniSiS arc P'd"'
ninr 10 flghI all amendments. a$ me
,.hqnur uf 2 word would n'rcSSi'a''
n,,"nfrc mn tho whole question Hh'N
In The Senate.
Tn. hoIsc judiciary committees. WIZ
,,..,,, Tusariav III an effort ~ rcpo''
The espionage and other cmHre'"cS
hiII- ra.Scd by tn" senate. mere Is
|Hnsjdrrablr opposition 10 them al"
ihrir fat" is doubtful: ,o,..,.,
Th, rules committees proioiS'h
..ioak" inquiry will be wound up earn!
,Lis week when III" hous" VIII uiS'
nose Of the commitr"e's reF1rt linu-
irr tha: no official leak was shown.
Prohib Bill Fated.
T. Virtually all hope Of getting u"
Webb nationwide prohibition amend
nrnt before The hnus" mis- session
hrs hrrrn abandoned by house lead
FRS. They sill ar" d"-~>ouS of seeing
if considered hi, realization or me
fact Thai il cannot possibly pass ho'h
horses this session has pcrS'Iitd"H
them that the tim" it would occupy
in tha hois" could b" better devoted
to nothrr business. The proai''lon-
isis mink that if the Reed "bonedry
amendment to tho postoflco b'll ana
rHn District Of Columbia promotion
hills become laws they will have
hi" year.
The president having called an cN'
,.r., session O. The senate 10 consider
nominations and The Colombian treaty
there is a strong probability that THIS
branch of the Congress VIII remain
nr work for many weeks.
Both houses held sessions today Tor
,uloCics of dead members OF Congress.
Tributes were paid in The house 10 HE
IaIn Representatives Brown and Moss
of West Virginia: Finley, South Caro-