The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-10
DOMESTIC PROBLEMS
OCCUPY Attention
OF CONGRESSMAN
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON. "t,. 3.--EonEr"SS
having disposed g.: q. war dr"iAra' '"n
AGAINST NuStrlu-liHUGary. turns TINS
week IL pressing; d"'u"S;I,> problems.
Foremost on III" now legislative cal
cu,lar gradual! assuming definite
shape, j. the railroad question. C"l-
gr,<Siunal leaders pi&n imn!"d.at" action
When i'rrsl,irnt Wilson'S decision re-
gardu@ measures Ia unity railroad "n-
r:atinIS i made known y SPECIAL ad-
dr"sS To congress ON The subject Is re-
rayd,d a possible L thc IrcSitrnt de-
c!d,'S lc.iSlHtion IL necessary.
Rapid developments IL IN" situate"
are expected this week. T"m"rr"w
President Wilson will confer with Sria-
tor N,wiards, chairman II tho S"na'"
interstate. commerce cU:nmitl"" I!"I ais"
!.,,,,l -: ih,. Joint congressional commit
TO-. conducting L general transportation
investigation. Senator N@wlands hopes
To- submit, Il stI,"mcn; On behalf Of IN"
ruilr";td executives rs result o! lhe''
conference .oday at New York.
Railroad Problem.
on Thurs lay III. ioint congressional
ocmmittc" IL sCh"dYlCd |" resume. !tS
hearings with Former senator EriSt"W
of Kansas and other shippers rcprescn-
ta;ircs OH The stand.
..lv,:.l"rs Of congress are busy STUDY
INK Information on IL" railroad rr"hi'ih
in expectation Of early legislation. IhSrr
is Wide difference. Of views on the pro
poSals for government control oil Tue
railroads. voluntary uniticatton oil thc
transportation system anu on EoFcra-
nlcnt financial aid.
There Is much general business on tHr
calendar To dispose of before r"ceSSInS
4. lat 'rl,N S,IntI wlli r.
convene tomorrow and the house Tues
dav with committees IF both h"1lrH
planning Ia proceed with approprihl'un
bills and other measure. DEBATE Will
continue in the scnat" "n the N"uo en-
port bill. which its sponsors hope |"
pass this week.
Post Office Bill
Passage this week by the house or inc
s323. 600. 600 post office appropriali"h
bill. minus Legislative riders ana WIN
provision added for continuing pn"unh-
tic mail tube service in large cities
also IS planned.
wnmon suffrage and prohibition arc
nro,,i$rd attention This week. The house
i,,di,,ory committee expects to act Tues
,Iuv on resolutions proposing conSt1tn-
.innol amendments and there is lhlk OF
yo,ns on both in the house next week.
Polls on both are being taken. ana are
said To Indicate probable GcI"nt TOT IN"
suffrage and victory for prohibition.
The soldiers and sailors civil rights
bill, which passed the house ut the Ses-
sion but WAS held up in IN" senate
probably will be considered tomorrow
by the senate Judiciary committee.
Enemy Aliens.
lryislation experimenting the Aus
TRAN war declaration. III behalf or Bo-
nenians, pclcS( cXcchs and other AUS
TRAN subjects whom many members
think should not b. classified as enemy
aliens, sill D. considered during lhe
week! hv committees Of both bodies or
cun=EHsS.
rhf house military committee will
continue it's hearings Tuesday on the
army appropriation bill. with General
trn2lcr. chief of ordnance. as VIII
ness. Chairman Dent does not expect
10 get his bill out before the last Of
January.
some effort has been made TO hurry
up all Of the approprlutinG committees
bu, SO far there is no supply measures
in sight IN the house except tho postal
budget. \ relatively small urgent de-
Cicicucy appropriation bill may he re-
ported and passed by the house before
tn. holiday recess.
Conservation measures arc coming oIt
Of the public lands committee--the sam"
mineral leasing and general water
power bills which passed the house once
before but failed in the senate. Tho
committee according TO Chairman Fer
ris. will hurry action on them. with the
hope particularly OF eXpcditing enact
ment OF the leasing BILL affecting largo
oil interests.