Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1906-02-19
WORLD AFFAIRS FOR THE WEEK.
(By Associated Press. }

The national house of representa-
tives will dispose of one of the an
nual supply measures, 'the army APP
preparation BILL" this week. on Mon
day the first suspension" day of the
session will take place. This day is
the day when any member may, if he
has made arrangements with the
speaker in advance. be recognized to
tender motion to suspend the rules
and pass a bill. If an objection is
raised. a two-thirds vote will obvate
objection and the bill will pass, after a
debate of forty minutes which is au-
tomatically ordered by the objection
Under this order, any bill on the cal
endar is eligible for consideration.
Chairman Hull of the military af-
fairs committee, expects to call up
the army appropriation bill Tuesday
The provision of the bill abolishng
the grade of lieutenant general of the
army will be the text of a number
Of speeches. The program is new
legislation" and consequently subject
to a point of order. The making of q
point of order is within the province
of any member and the provision may
so out of the bill this summer.
To encourage craftsmanship in the
army the committee has inserted a
provision in the bill creating three
grades of experts and providing for
increased pay for each grade. The
first grade carries with 1t added pay
of s. a month the second grade ST.
and the third 49,
1t is estimated that the aggregate
increase in expenditures under this
provision will amount to $4,000 a
year The benefit to the army by
encouraging rifle expertness is re-
garded as more than compensatory
and While the provision Is, like that
aholishing the grade Of lieutenant gen.
eral, subject to a point of order, the
military committee has belief that
the provision will remain in the bill.
The provision for Joint army and
militia maneuvers is another topic Of
discussion.
The house probably will content it.
self with working but five days this
week, taking an adjournment from
Friday until Monday. The senate's
program, so far as it has been ar
ranged provides only for final consid-
Grafton of the pure food bill and con-
tinuance of the discussion of the state
hood bill, which was begun last Thurs
day by Senator Dick. The vote on the
pure food bill will be taken on
Wednesday and it will be discussed to
considerable extent during Monday
and Tuesday. Senator Hepburn has
given notice that he wiz call the bill
up Monday for the pupose Of offering
and permitting others to offer amend
ments. The vote will be taken
Wednesday Immediately after the
close of routine business.
Senator Dick will continue hts
speech Monday in support of thH'
statehood bill, but there is no decision
as to who will follow him, Senator
Beveridge says that he expects the
opposition to choose senator to reply
to the ohio speaker, but no one Of
that side appears prepared to proceed
with a set speech. and it now appears
probable that proposed amendments
to the bill may be taken up for con-
sideration at an earlier date than has
heretofore been expected.
All interest centers in Senator For
aker's provision giving both terrific
ries an opportunity to vote separately
on the question of joint statehood for
New Mexico and Arizona. and it is
not at all improbable that the point
may be quite suddenly reached. The
acceptance of the amendment would
not have the effect of bringing the
discussion of the measure to a close
because there are other questions
upon which the senate is divided, but
II would certainly curtail it and in the
end insure the passage Of the bill.
Senator Beyeridge expresses conf
dence that the bill will not be amend
ed in any respect by the senate.
>~The conference report on the ur-
gent deficiency appropriation bill will
be reported during the week, but Il
win probably create very little If any
discussion.
Opening i'm Parliament.