The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-23
THE SENATE Is
STILL AT SEA
Everything Depends Upon Out
come of Statehood Fight.
LITTLE LEFT OF SESSION
AND MUCH REMAINS IN TIE
WAY OF LEGISLATION.
uTAsHINGToN. Feb. 22-The course

w or proceedings ia the senate dur
ing the present week viii depend
very largely upon whether there Is an
adjustment Of differences upon the
statehood bii. If there is no agreement
the bill VIII continue to cut a figure
In the proceedings whether it be tech
nleaIly under consideration or not, Just
as it has done during the greater part
/ or the session IL the canal treaty Is
proceeded with the statehood bill viii
/ do much to shape its course; il the
I treaty is put aside and the appropris-
/ ton bills taken up, the statehood dues-
/ ton viii present itself IN the shape Of
riders on those bills.
Test Of Strength Invited.
/ According to the present programme
! the pOstofEice appropriation bill viii be
4 the first of the supply measures to be
/ considered It is. indeed. the only one
| OF those bills not yet passed which has
been reported from the committee. II
carries the statehood bill as q rider
and unless an understanding is arrived
at before the bill is taken up the ques-
i ton of its retention viii immediafelv
/ confront the senate That viii be the
| critical period in the statehood bills
| career. Some Of the anti-statehOod
sena tors contend that it can be beaten
as a rider, and advocate an invitation
to this test Of strength.
The Farewell Address
/ In accordance with the annual custom
! in the senate on the birthday of the
Father Of his Country. the proceedings
tomorrow viii begin with the reading
of Washington's farewell address The
reading this year viii be performed by
Senator Dubois. At the conclusion OF
this ceremony the committee on public
grounds and buildings may report an
omnibus public building bill, in which
case an effort win be made to have the
bill considered at once Should this
fail, Senator Cullom viii move that
the senate proceed to the consid-
GRAFTON Of the canal treaty in ex-
ecutive session. If. in the meantime, a
compromise on the statehood bin has
been effected it is believed thai the rat
ihcation of the treaty can be secured
within a day or two. But whether there
is an adjustment on the statehood bill
OF not. or whether the treaty is ratified
or not. it is not intended that not manv
more days will be allowed to elapse be-
fore the taking up of the appropriation
bills With only eight working days Of
the session left. all senators appreciate
that it is essential that there should be
little more delay in voting the neces-
sary supplies for the support of the
government for the next fiscal year.
Status of the Bills.
. OF the thirteen appropriation bills.
six have so far been considered by tlls.
senate proper. but several Of the re-
naming seven have had the attention
senate committees Three have not,
Z oooWever. been received from the house.
- Two of the appropriation bills name
". the pension and the diplomatic and
consular, have passed both houses and
received the signature of the president,
thus becoming laws
The 1RpiS1ariVe executive and iUdi-
cial bill is ready to go to the president;
the army bill is in second conference
the Indian and the District of Columbia
: bills are both in conference with many
: differences to adjust; the postoffice bill
4 has been reported to the senate; the
agricultural bill and the military acad-
envy bill have received final consider
! alton at the hands OF the committees
having them in charge and are ready
for report; and the sundry civil bill Is
undergoing the scrutiny Of the commit
: tee on appropriations and viii be re
4 ported during the week The naval bill
. the Notifications bill and the general
= deficiency bill are still in the house OF
representatives
Longer Sessions Necessary.
In order to conclude its work on this
appropriation bills and transact Other
necessary business before the day fol
, final adjournment on March 4, the sen
1 ate viii find it necessary, regardless,
of the statehood bill and the cana
i treaty, to hold longer sessions than or
: dinarily, and it is probable that dur
= ing the greater part Of the time hence
e forth the daily sittings viii begin a
: 10 or IL O'Clock. TomOrrOW'S session
e however will be at noon.
q On Saturday considerable time wa
: devoted TO eulogies on deceased mem
d | bers Of the house.
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