Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-02-19
WEEK'SF0RECAST.
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Congress Will Consider
Some Important Bills.
Army Appropriations, Pure Food
and Statehood.
King Edward Will Open Parliament Today
New Orleans Mardi Gras.

The national House of Representa-
tiTes Will dispose of one of the regular
annual supply meaSureS-the army ap-
preparation bill-this week. On Monday
the first ''suspensicn" day of the Ses-
sion will take place. Suspension day is
procedure where 4 member may, if
he has made arrangement with the
Speaker in advance, be recognized and
enter resolution to suspend the rules
ana pass bill. If objection is raised a
twO-tnird vote will obviate the objec-
ton and pass the bll after a debate of
40 minutes. which is automatically or
dered by the objection. Under this Or
der any bill on the calendar is eligible
for consideration.
Chairman Hull of the military af-
fairs committee expects to call up the
army appropriation bill Tuesday. He
estimates that it will be Thursday or
even Friday before the measure is fin
ally disposed OF. The general debate on
the bill will occupy Tuesday and at
least IL part Of Wednesday. Procedure
under the 5-minutc rule will not be
curtailcd and Il day or more will he
CONSUMED q in scrutiniZing the details
under this order.
The provision of the bill abolishing
the grade of lieutenant general of the
army will be the text OF Il number of
speeches The provision is "new legis-
latiOn" and consequently subject to a
point OF order. The making of a point
of order is within the province of any
member and the provision may so out
of the bill in this manner.
y provision for joint army and mill
tia maneuvers is another topic pro-
Life Of discussion. There is an aggre-
gate OF $1C00 600 carried in the measure
Tor this purpose. The bill contains q
provision abolishinS mileage pay for
officers ana men when travelling by
sea. In the place of mileage in this in
stance the actual expenses of the trip
are TO be paid by the government.
The House will probably content it.
self with working but five days this
week, taking adjournment from Friday
until Monday.
1hc Senates program so far as it has
been arranged, provides only for the
final consideration of the pure food bill
and the continuance of the discussion
Of the statehood bill. which was begun
last Thursday by Senator Dick. The
vote on the pure food bill will be taken
Wednesday and it will be discussed to
considerable extent during Monday
and Tuesday. Senator Hepburn has
given notice that he will call the bill
w Monday for the purpose of Offering
and permitting others to offer amend
Mcnts. The vote will be taken Wednes-
day Immediately after the close of the
routine business.
Senator Dick y i'll continue his speech
Monday i'll support of the statehood
bill. bat there is no decision as to who
will follow him. All interest centerS in
Senator ForakCrS provision giving
Goth territories an opportunity to vote
separately on the question OF Joint
statehood for New Mexico and Arizona
ana ii is not at all improbable that
that point may be quite suddenly
reached. The acceptance of the amend
ment would not have the effect of
bringing the discussion Of the meas
ure to a close because there are other
questions on which the Senate is divid-
ed; but 1t would materially curtail ii
and in the end ensure the passage of
the bill.
The conference report on the urgent
deficiency appropriation bill will be re-
ported during the week, but it will
probably create very little. if any, dis
CuSSiCn.
When King Edward formally opens
Parliament today he will set in motion
the wheels of a new government in
Great Britain. His Majesty will make
The usual speech from the throne and
Parliament will Immediately take up
the discussion Of its reply. The Liberal
rarty under the leadership of Sir
HeIry mDbell-Bannerman will then
begin putting into effect measures
Mich it promised in the recent elector-
al campaign.
The Algeciras conference on Moroc-
can affairs does not promise immediate
results. The discussion of the most diff
ficult question before the conference.
the polio ing Of Morocco, will proceed
this week. The exchange of notes
which has taken place between France
and Germany leads to the belief that
both Countries arc deSirous Of reach
ing All amiciable adjustment of the
questions involved.
The annual Mardi Gras festivities in
New Orleans begin Feb. - and contin-
ue to the eth.