The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-19
FORECAST FOR COMING WEEK Army Appropriation Bill
 in House, THE WORK OF THE SENATE Statehood Measures Fate as Yet
 is in Doubt.
THE WORK OF THE SENATE
Beveridse Says that He Does Not Be- Iieve that the BiI VIII Be Amended by the Upper Leg
 isIative Chamber.

The NaIlOudl f1OuSG OI ncptCccAl1- tives will dispose of one of the regu- lar annual supply measures--the army appropriation bill--this week. Mon- day the first ''suspension,' day of the session, will take place. Suspension day Is q procedure whereby member may, If he has made arrangements with the Speaker in advance. be recognized and enter a motion to suspend the rules and pass bill. If objection is raised. Q two-thirds vote will obviate the ob- jection and pass the bill after debate of forty minutes, which is automati- cally ordered by the House.
 Chairman Hull of the Military Affairs Committee expects to call up the army appropriation bill Tuesday. He esti- mates that 1t will be Thursday or even Friday before the measure is finally disposed of.
 The provision of the bill abolishing the grade of Lieutenant-General of the army will be the text of a number Of speeches The provision is new leg islation," and consequently subject to a point Of order. The making of point of order is within the province of any member and the provision may go out.
 A provision for joint army and mlli- tia maneuvers is another topic prolific of discussion. There Is an aggregate VI @fVUsVuu GeASn 1ti Iht luG4E0AG TUT kAlo purpose. The plan is to have the maneuvers held In many sections of the country. Regular army troops are to be marched from their posts to the sites selected for the maneuvers and militia within a convenient location will be asked to participate. The house will probably content it, self with workin~ but five days this week. taking adjournment from Fri day until Monday,
 The senate's program so far as it has been arranged provides only for the final consideration of the pure food bill and the continuance of the present tdiscussian of the statehood bill which was begun last Thursday by Senator Dick. The vote on the pure food bill will be taken Wednesday and 1t wfl7 be discussed to a considerable extent during Monday and Tuesday. Senator Dick will continue his speech Monday in support of the statehood bill but there is no decision as to who will follow him. Senator Beveridge says that he expects the opposition to choose a senator to reply to the Ohio senator but no one on that side ap- pears prepared to proceed with a set speech.
 All interest centers in Senator For aker's provision giving both territories an opportunity to vote separately on lArfzonas and 1t is not at all improbable that that point may be quite sudden ly reached. The aeeptance of the amendment would not have the effect of bringing the discussion of the mea- sure to a close because there are other questions on which the senate is divided, but 1t would materially curtail Ek =. An t1e ha FRaa crca will not be amended in any respect by of the bill. Senator Beveridge express ces confidence that the bill will not be am ended in any respect by the senate. The opponents of the bill concede t.-e closeness of the division and feel that their chances are all in the Foraker amendment.
 The conference on the urgent de- hciency appropriation bill be re- ported during the week but 1t will probably create very little if any dis cussion.
 when King Edward formally opens Parliament Monday he will set in motion the weeis of q new government in Great Britian. His majesty will make the usual speech from the throne and the rarliament will immediately take up the discussion of Its reply.
 The liberal party under the leader ship of Sir Henry Campbell Banner man will then begin putting into ef- feet measures which 1t promised In tho recent electoral campaign. The Algeciras conference on Moroc- can affairs does not promise immediate results. The discussion of thes most difficult question before the conference. the policing of Morocco, will proceed this week.
 Every prominent swimmer in the United States has entered for the in door swimming championships to be held at the New York athletic club be- ginning February q, and continuing 1 for four days.
 The National convention of the American institute of mining engineers will be held at Lehigh university. South Bethlehem, Pa, February 2l. The annual mardi gras festivities In New Orleans begin on February 22 and continue to the 27th.