The San Francisco call., 1903-01-05
OMNIBUS BILL
BEFORE SENATE
Argument to Continue
Through Present
Week.
Democrats Threaten Reprisal
if Arapahoe Delegation
Is Unseated.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-Many of the
Senators who left Washington for the
Christmas holidays are still absent and
the present indications are that when
business is resumed at noon tomorrow
there will be not very full attendance.
Before the week is far advanced, how
ever, the Senate Will again be in regular
working order and there WIFI be little ces-
sation Of work before the 4th of March.
During the present week and for some
time to come the omnibus statehood bill
will be the chief topic of discussion. 1t
is the purpose of the friends of the bill
to press consideration and not to allow
the bill to be sidetracked unless under
very great pressure. According to the ar
rangement before the holidays the debate
will be resumed at o'clock tomorrow
Senator Nelson of Minnesota being the
first speaker. He is a member Of the
Committee on Territories, and in addition
TO his opposition of the admission of the
Territories of New Mexico and Arizona ne
is a stanch advocate of the admission of
Oklahoma and Indian Territory as one
State. Senator Foraker. who is earn
est advocate of the omnibus BILL may be
heard during the week.
No complete programme is mapped out
for the House for the first week of the
new year. The leaders are very anxious to
force the appropriation bills ahead as rap
idly as possible The Indian bill is on the
calendar and headway is making in COM
mittee with the postofhce diplomatic,
consular and District of Columbia bills.
The latter at least will be reported to the
House before the end Of the week.
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Annie Myers sparkles even more bright
IL as Jack, and Edward Webb is a king
in a thousand. All the others are good,
rctchers.
New York is up against it again this
week at the Central in the sensational
Delodrama THE Tide of Life, to be
given tonight for the first time here. The
play created a stir in the East and is
bound to do so here, one of it's numerous
sensational features being the electrocu-
ton of the villain before the very eyes
OF the audience. Other things have hap
pened in. that thrilling New York that
they grind out at the Central, but this
IS a new thing under the Central sun. 1t
will doubtless appeal to the large audi
ences the Central always attracts.
At the Chutes this week are Bryan and
Nadine, comedy acrobats; Hanvey and
Doane, in Lite Willie's First Music Les
SCR: the electric" Clark sisters; Maud
Mcintyre, in her musical novelty
Faces; MinOna, the transformation
dancer, and Joe and Sadie Britton, the
clever colored couple. The electric thea
ter. showing "A Day in the Alps" is a
The h9 the inr1I-
bators are all doing well. Thousands Of
Inspected them yesterday.
After the great success of Friday
evening and owing to the popular demand
To hear Eugene Cowles again in grand
concert. arrangements have been made
for two appearances at the Young
Mems Christian Association Audi
torium-on Tuesday evening, Jand-
day, January Z. at 2:30 o'clock One of
the features of Tuesday evenings pro-
gramme will be "ToTeador," from Car
men" sung in costume Seats are now
on sale al the Sherman-Clay music store
and at the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation Office.
Dr. Edward MacDowell will be first
heard in concert on Thursday afternoon
next at the Tivoli. The distinguished
composer pianist will there be heard in
his own concerts for the pianoforte ID
mmCr). written when he was only 70
years old. The occasion is the first of
the popular series of novelty concerts"
to be given under the conductorship of
Paul Steindorff. Mr.. Steindrff will have
a sutncient orchestra under his baton
and purposes giving at each concert or
chestral novelties of distinction. In honor
Of DR.. Mcdowell the composers In
dian Suite" is also to be presented in is
entirety, only one movement Of which
has before been played here. The rest
of the programme will be taken up by
Smetana's overture to THE Bartered
Bride" and Wagner's Kaiser March"
Seats may be obtained at Sherman G.
Ciay's music store.
The sale of seats for the two concerts
10 be given by Mr.. MacDowell at Stein
way Hall on Saturday afternoon. Janu-
airy 10, and Monday night January y,
will begin at Sherman Clay & Co.'S
Wednesday morning.
The Republic Theater, successfully
launched upon a comedy career this
week offers d comedy adapted from the
German Of Moser by Henry Hamilton.
Our Regiment" Our Regiment" is
play dealing with the "millingtary." and
is happy combination of the martial
and affectionate themes. Harry Corson
Clarke has a good role as Mr.. Ellaby.
who Loves the army" Breese is the
breaker, and George de Long is cast as
the chaplain, Rev. John Talbot. The
farce is said to be very amusing.