The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-26
Feature to Be Continuation of Contests Over Sfats-
 hood Bill
DIPLOMATIC APPROPRIATION
 BILL ID COME UP TUESDAY
Effort 10 Have Night Sessions May be Made-MemoriaI Service Friday in Honor of the Memory of the
 Late Senator MeMilIan.

Washington, January 25-The feature of the week In the senate will be the continuation of the contest over the state hood bill. The lines are now so taut that all onlookers rsslize that they arc liable to break. but few unprejudiced persons would undertake to say positively to w hich side the disaster must befall The advocates of sts stehood were much en> couraged by the vote of last week and declare 1t Is preposterous to ask them to yield, while the opposition urge that the vote was no real indication of the atti- trde of the senate. Trey say that the bill Is standing in the way of other legisla- tion and contend that 1t must get out of the road and remain out when the appro- priation hills begin to press to the front, ss they will soen do. It Is probable how ever, that, with some exceptional times. the bill will hold its place in the front ranks during the week.
 It is the intention to use the appropria- tion bills only in case there should be an effort to hold night sessions in order to secure action on the statehool bill. Sena- tor Quay has more than once indicated is intention of asking the senate to ''sit continuously" which means that he is contemplating night sessions The general understanding among inc friends of the measure Is that the prolonged session test vill come early in tfse Seek possibfy about Tuesday night Senator Quay now asserts his intention to press the bill more vigorously than in the past and the Opposition Is just as pronounced in it's declaration of intention to resist its rassage. They say that the bill cannot pass, and some of them announce that they would rather take the responsibility for an extra session of congress than have the statehood bill become a law,
 Vote May be Retarded.
 Wher the question Is again taken up Senator Burnhr m will proceed with his speech, and 1t IS now the plan to have Senator kean follow him. Senator Rev. erfdge also will be hes I'd in opposition to the bill Several senators will antngonize the bill, and are prepare ed, 1T necessary. to Introduce extraneous matter for the pur pose of pi evening vote. For inetance, one of them has on his desk a copy of the encyclopedia speech delivered by Senator Quay during the consideration of the Wilson-Gorman tariff bil. which he threatens to read, and another has at hand voluminous history of New Mexico
 otooiCilo opponents of the bill will resort to the usual method to kill them. On the other hand 1t is admitted the supporters of the bill will take a bold stand against allowing any other business to proceed until vote shall be secured on the state hood bill Some would even go to the extent of excluding appropriation bills There Is some apprehension on the part of the bll's supporters that there may be an effort to unduly discuss and delay consideration of the appropriation bills, in order to delay the statehood bill, and such a course will be resented.
 Diplomatic Appropriation Bill.
 The work of the week will begin with the taking up of the diplomatic appro- priation bill tomorrow.
 As the bill stands, there is a proba- bility that there will be an effort to at- tach to 1t Senator Lodges consular re- form bill, as an amendment. This might cause considerable discussion.
 There are several special orders for the week which will consume more or less time and one of these will require al- most an entire day for It's enforcement.