Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-03-12
Railroad Rates Is About All
Senate Has on Hand.
House VIII Settle the l., {.
and J. Appropriations.


The only visible object on the hori-
son OF tile United States Senate Is the
railroad rate bill. now on the calendar
as the unfinished business, which gives
it. the right of way over every other
subject each day after o'clock.
The only positive prediction that can
be made concerning the course of the
bill is that during the present week
Senator Tillman, who has it in charge,
will make written report on II; that
there will be a number Of speeches for
and against the measure and that the
efforts to amend it will proceed. There
may be said to be three divisions In the
Senate, the first, standing for the Dill
as it came from the House; the second,
demanding provision for revue" Oh
the findings of the interstate commerce
commission of character that Will re-
move the entire question from the
commission without leaving its ruling
in force; and the third, granting re-
view but maintaining the orders of the
commission in effect until final dis
position of the question is reached III
the courts.
There is division on these points on
the Democratic as we'll as the Republic
can side Of the chamber and it looks
az II most Of the amendments to be
suggested would come from the minor
ftv members To Senator Bailey many
of the senators In both parties are
loking for a solution of the problem by
the amendment which he is under
stood to be preparing. He will make an
effort to frame that provision which
will grant review by the courts and
at the same time prevent the suspen-
sion of the commissions orders until
the courts enter their final DEGREES in
given cases. This will not entirely meet
the demands Of the more radical advo-
Gates Of the Jurisdiction Of the courts,
but some of them will accept it.
The House of Representatives Will
this week enter upon protracted dis
cussion of ways and meanssto restrict
the expenditure of appropriations for
the support of the legislative, exccu-
tive and judicial branches Of the gov
eminent to the exact and specific plr-
poses for which they are made. This
discussion will be incident to the con-
sideration Of the appropriation bill for
these branches, carrying $29134,1 S1.
Chairman Tawney hf the appropria-
tions committee estimates 1T will take
sideration will begin Tuesday.
The statehood situation has again
been shifted to the House side of the
Capitol and as there is a general I'M
dcrstanding that nothing is to be done
with the bill until the return of the
members of the rivers and harbOrs
committee from the South. which will
he some time Saturday. it is possible
that action may not be delayed on that
account.
NJ. Jean Sarrien having undertaken
the formation Of a ministry in st1cces-
sion to that Of NJ. Rouvier. which was
defeated in the Chamber of Deputies
last week. interest in French affairs
will center in the selection Of indiviu-
lial members of the cabinet and in the
change which is likely to result in the
policy relative to the application OF
the law providing for the separation
Of church and state. NJ. Leon BOur-
Ecois has already accepted the min
istry of foreign affairs and as his
Views are known to he in general ac-
cord with those Of NJ. Rouvier, no
change in the French attitude regard
ing Moroccan reforms is to be antici-
pGted.
The outlook at Algeciras Is favorable
to a pacific adjustment of the Franco
German controversy. The indications
are that mutual concessions will be
made IN the matter Of the Morocco
bank after which the police question
Will come up with much i'm favor of
a satisfactory adjustment.
The week should see a decision one
way or the other of the question of a
strike Of coal miners in both the
anthracite and bituminous fields. The
operators having sent to the miners
their reply to the demands of the Unit
ed Mine Workers Of America in which
they reject the propositions of the
anthracite workers.. the miners will
Probably go irto conference immediate-
~ and their decision ought soon to be
reached and the question of strike
settled.
AZ n direct result of President Roose-
velts letter to President Mitchell, a
special national convention of the
United Mine Workers OF America will
assemble in indianapolis March Is.
NO DECISION VET.