The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-18
EMACIATED PATIENTS
 FIGHT WITH FLAMES
 TO THE FOREFRONT
SENATE WILL TAKE UP THE SUM DRY CIVIL RILL-SEVERAL OF THE BILLS WILL BE KEPT BACK.

Washington. April 17.-There will be an effort to keep appropriation bills to tho forefront during the present week in the senate, and to this end the sundry civil bill will be taken up on. converting Mon day. When 1t is disposed of the pension appropriation bill will be ,ressed and It hoped that the bill will turn be inl- mediately followed by the general de- ficiency bill. The senate leaders are ap- prehensive of the consideration of va rious bills on the calendar, and are ex- ercisng their ingenuity to keep them in the back ground.
 There are some features of the sundry civil bill which will cause discussion, and 1t Is believed that it will hold attention during Monday and Tuesday. The pension bill usually goes through without debate but 1t is probable that there will be quite a little discussion on the pending bill
 If opportunity is offered Senator Hans brough will endeavor to obtain considera- tion of the Indian agreement bills.
 THE HOUSE.
 Statehood and ship subsidy will be the features of the house proceedings this week, with conference reports and minor bills to fill in the gaps. The committee on rules on Monday win decide on a pro- gramme for the statehood bill. The rule on this matter, which will be brought m for adoption Monday, will call for con sideration of the bill Tuesday with de- bate limited probably to four hours. 1t is now the intention to dispose of this Dill entirely on Tuesday.
 The rule making a special order Tor the Gardiner bill, providing for a joint commission of members of the house ard senate to investigate the whole question of ship subsidy during the recess of con gress will be brought forward by MT. Grosvenor on Wednesday. Debate on this measure will consume probably six hours
 The Alaska delegate bill will remain "the continuing order" and receive con sideration whenever there is nothing else before the house.
 The present plan of the leaders contem- plates final adjournment April 27.
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 Party Has Run Riot.
 It is understood that it will assert that since the death of President Mckinley the party in power has practically run riot, has failed In US promise to carry out McKinleys policy, has catered to trusts and has demoralized the public service It will not in any way allude to the monetary system, nor will 1t endorse any particular platform heretofore adopt ed by democratic conventions. In a word 1t is intended to relieve Judge Parker if the convention instructs for him, or any possible embarrassment, until such time as the national platform is adopted.
 It Is understood tonight that the dele gates at large to the national convention will be former United States Senators David B. Hill of Albany and Edward Murphy, Jr., of Troy, August Belmont of New York and James w. Ridgeway of Br ooklyn.
 The convention will be called to order by Chairman Frank Campbell of the state committee at p. m.. and after routine matters are settled, it will be adjourned until D. m., when Senator Raines will be permanent chairman.
 The battle on the floor of the conven- ton will take place at the evening ses- sion.
 Chairman Campbell has received reply from Don M. Dickinson of Detroit, to his disI atch protesting against MT. Dickin- sons statement relative to Judge Par ker in which MT. Dickinson says he has already notified Chief Justice Parker of his withdrawal of his published state ment that Judge Parker participated in the campaign of 1888 and offering his sincere apologies.