The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-21
.SPEECHMAK|NG 1.
FLOOD IN THE
UPPER HOUSE
MANY SENATORS TO
BE HEARD ON TREATY
President Wilson to Resume
Meetings With Republican :.
Senators

WASHINGTON. July 20.-Continued
contests on the peace treaty in the SET.
ate and on prohibition enforcement In
the house are the outstanding features:
Of this weeks congressional program.
A flood Of speech making on the
treaty and league Of nations IL to be :
looscd tomorrow in the senate FoP'
every day but Saturday addresses hAvA,
been announced and several extempcrA-.
neous speeches are expected.
Conferences between Republican sen,
ators and President Wilson. inaugurStod,.
last week through invitation from thS
white house. will be resumed tomorrow.
The names of the senators who will 90,
70 the white house tomorrow have not
been announced It vas understoo0
that no conferences would be held to-
morrow, but II was learned today that
Invitations for conferences tomorrow
had been sent out from the white house.
presumably late yesterday before the
president left on a weekend cruise down
the Potomac. -
Committee .. WORK.
The senate foreign relations commit.
tee tomorrow will renew its study OK
the treaty. Reply from the president
and state department to resolutions "A.
ouestinR information on the Shantune
clause are expected during tho week. =,
Senator Pomerene. Ohio. democratic
member Of the foreign relations cons
mIttce, and Senators Harrison. AisHls.
sippi and Beckham. Kentucky. both
Democrats, have announced they will
discuss treaty subjects tomorrow. Sena-
tor McNary. Republican. Oregon, >
league supporter. has announced he
would speak Tuesday. Senator Nickel
lar, Democrat, Tennessee, plans TO speak
Wednesday, Senator Robinson Derao-
crat, Arkansas, Thursday. and Senator
Pittman, Democrat, Nevada, Friday.
Pi4ht on Prohibition s
House controversy over the prohibi-
ton enforcement bill will be resumed
tomorrow with the time OF passage OF
the bill uncertain. The senate judiciary
subcommittee hopes to report out th4
senate enforcement bill before the END
Of the week.
A furry in the senate over the day.
light saving repeal controversy 10 ex-
pected carly this week with the calling
up Of the $34, 0o0. 900 agricultural bill,
minus the rider for repeal Of the day
light law. The senate agricultural COM
mittee will take up the house measure
tomorrow Advocates OF the daylight
repeal rider are said to contemplate
dropping or 1nelf uBHI 'H Nic" Va 49,
Two house votes last week SUSTAINING
President Wilson'S veto OF tho repeal
plan.
Numerous committee activities OF In
tercst are expected during the week
The house elections committee plans ("
resume hearings tomorrow on the con-
test Of Victor Berger. Socialist OF Wiz
consin. for a seat in the house the
hearings have been suspended a month
by agreement Evidence in support ot
MT Bcrger's claim 70 . seat will III
heard.
The house public lands committee
plans this week to report out the uo'"
diers and sailors land bill fostered oy
Secretary Lane. House inquiries in'o
many matters. including war DEPART
ment affairs also will continue tnia
week with investigation planned OF Al
legged cruelty to soldiers and into ORD
nance and construction questionA
Launching Of new investigation II
probable through adoption by the house
OF q resolution Of Representative Walsh.
Republican. Massachusetts,. for spe.
ciai committee to inquire into the feds
eral ship building enterprise