The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-05

Information on that point the oppo-
nents of the bill will not agree to let
a vote be taken. If the showing should
be favorable to its enactment, the
friends of the bill may not press the
vote; but in view Of the fact that they
would even in that event be sure of
the admission of Oklahoma they might
not be so determined as tneIr oppo-
nents. They will probably meet Mr..
Foraker's proposition for a separate
vote with one for the submission Of
the question of admission to the peo-
pie of Arizona and New Mexico COM
bined.
Eight-Hour Law.
The urgent deficiency bill will be
taken up in the committee of appro-
priations early in the week and will
probably be reported a few days later.
The provision in this bill which will
be most debated is that relating to the
abrogation of the eight-hour law on
the canal zone AS the bill carries the
remainder of the deficiency for the
canal asked by the war department,
which was cut off in the first bill
De ssed. it is believed canal matters in
general will. again be the subject of
considerable talk in the senate There
is no such emergency as when the first
canal appropriation Ulll pdSSCO, dIIu
consequently senators will feel free to
give as much attention to the admin
istration of the canal as they choose.
Senator Bacon will revive the Mo
rocco question in a speech on Tues
day, and on Wednesday Senator Scott
will speak in support of the bill Civ
ing q pensionable status to telegraph
operators employed with the Union
forces during the civil war. Senator
n l.
ty in executive session to secure con-
sideration of the Isle Of Pines treaty
In the absence of Senator Hepburn
who is confined to his home by ILL
ness, Senator McCumber will have
charge of the pure food bill. The cal
endar was stripped bare last week and
will furnish no recourse when discus
sion on the shipping bill flags. as it
was made to do on more than one
occasion last week.
The death of King Christian TX of
Denmark has cast a shadow over so
many of the courts of Europe that it
Will make this week a period of al
most universal mourning, but the i'm
portant events which can be forecasted
will not be affected by his death.
AIgeciras Conference.
Progress is being made slowly at
Algeciras, where the delegates to the
Moroccan conference are apparently
more In accord than at any previous
time. The two nations most directly
concerned, France and Germany, still
seem Ioath to consider the serious is
sue-the policing OF MOrocco-thOugh
they have succeeded in satisfactorily
adjusting the questions Of taxation and
customs duties.
Much interest attaches to the
launching at Portsmouth, England, on
Saturday next of the Dreadnaught the
largest and most powerful battleship
in the worlds navies.
All the lessons that experts learned
frcm the Russo-Japanese naval bat
ties have been considered in building
this battleship, so that it is expected
the finished product will present many
innovations in naval construction.
Auto Races in Cuba.
On Feb. II, at Havana, Cuba, will
be begun the second International au-
tomobile races which will last three
days.
The most important event is the 200
mile municipal challenge cup race
Last year the event was won by a
Cuban. Many of the participants in
the OTmOnd-DaytOna races will take
part in this race. The thirty eighth
annual convention Of the American
Woman Suffrage association will be
held in Baltimore Feb. to 13 incIu-
sive. Many prominent men and WO-
men will address the various sittings
of the convention, which promises to
be the most successful ever held