The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-02
80 sEssIoN 81 sENATE.
smoot May Be Allowed to Take the
Oath.

smoot May Be Allowed to Take the
Oath.
Washington. March The senate has
more than enough work 20 keep 10 oc-
cupIed during the last week of the session,
and do the best it may there VIII be mueh
left uudOne when the gavel of the presl-
dent pro TEN shall fan "a the close ol
the final sitting az noon Wednesday. Inc
calendar even al this late day D. quite
fun. and there are many more bills IN
committee than have been reported out
Iu the present congress, like most others.
onlV about 10 or l3 per cent OF the bills
introduced became laws. but IL also Is 20
be- said that the records introduced TAR
exceed that OF any previous congress,
Tuesdays session will be continued until
noon Wednesday and the senate VIII ne
I'M almost continual session dag and night
until then.
Ofthe supply bills the sundry civil. post
office. naval and fortiflcations bills are
tees. but there are no points To dispute
in connection with any OF them which
are likely TO be- difficult OF adjustment
The general deficiency bill is the only one
of the appropriation bills that has not
passed the senate and 10 win be passed
some time tomorrow.
The Aldrich Bill.
Aside from the appropriation bills and
conference reports preference VIII De
given 20 the AldriCh bond deposit Din
this bin would pass during the day, but
some of the Democratic senators say that
its iassdgr tomorrow is out of the ques-
ton. because OF the number or speeches.
Co Doe made upon TO-, and they contend
that Of Its passage shall be DELAYED be-
y0nd the day &c cannot be gotten through
the house
There also is great anxiety 20 get action
ON the Philippine tariff bill and while
there also is opposition % this measure,
a. is lutlmated that this antagOnism
might cease in case OF a cessation of the
efforts 90 pass the bond deposit BILL but
Senator Aldrich iS NOT disposed 90 yield
90 this kind OF argument IL therefore
seems probable that the greater part of
tine session tomorrow VIII Doe devoted %
the AIdrch bills and 90 approximation
bills A number of Democratic senators
are scheduled for speeches on the Aldrlch
bin. and ln an probability the cOusdera-
lion of the measure VIII run through inIo
the night. There viii be- determined
effort 90 get The Philippine bin tn shape
60 send 90 the president before The final
dissolution OF congress on Wednesday,
but this as iuumafeu above. may depend
upon che fate OF the financial measure.
Depends Upon Morgan.
All senators understand the fact that az
this llme 900 tls session any one or Two
OF tHeIr number raH prrFeuI the passage
OF any Individual measure s. final af-
tempt san nc made t1 press ihe Panama
canal treaty tn a conclusion Zoo DE hope
that senator Morgan may recent Do bis
opposition ami allow the treaty 20 be
ratified ratGeE ,hau force au extra sea-
sion of The senate. Ills friends say, how
ever that De BIAS no such intention. and
they add tnaf be De- willing 90 accept the
tulI responsibility far "a called session.
Senators generally therefore have
given up avoiding the extra session and
now axe concerned principally as 90 the
.lme 10 shall begin ana the length of tsmc
Dc shall occupy. some Ol them arc adj
=
90 re assemble before Monday tho 9tl
instant. while Senator AlHrl.u is urging
Ihst t.e cali ha issued lOr Inc llh instant
the day after Che dissolution ~ the pres
The principal. u not che 0Bgy duty OF
tir extra session. uill bee the c0usidera-
zion of -ne Panama treaty and the Cuban
reciprocity treaty. but the senate may, III
Do $50 desires take up the question OF the
REORGANIZATION ot The committees. no
disposition towards this step has yet
manifested itself. and o. does not now
seem probable on tAc ljrrt day of the
ucH session tnc new seuat0rs VIII be
sworn BOZ.
smoot VIII Be Seated.
Among those who wiz take the oath OF
office Nlu he Mr. SmOOt uf Itah. against
whom on account of hls connection with
che Mormon church and his alleged adj
hereuce 90 Us tenets, old and new, "a NUM-
Der of protests have been filed. These
protests do not constitute proof. aud as
Mr SHOOTS credentials are entirely
regular. DE- win be allowed 10 take his
seat and The Investigation. III one is 90 be
made win be postponed until the resular
session OF congress beginning in Deem
Der next III there should be objection
b. SIR smoots taking his seat the cere-
m0uy, uuder the rules OF the senate.
might DE- postponed Tor day. III Is i'm
tlmated that there may be some discus
sion Of his case during the extra session.
but if so iL would prcCcde an committed
action and Toull come up either as a
question OF privilege or in connection
with some question.