The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-22
A MONTH MORE OF CONGRESS-,
SENATE MAKING PROGRESS
TOWARD ADJOURNNENT.
Passes the Legislative Bfli After Less Than
Three Hours OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Cleared Of Pension Bills May Try
To Pass statehood Bill as q Rider"

Cleared Of Pension bills MAJ Try
To Pass statehood Bill as q Rider"
WASHINGTON, May 2i.-The Senate 10
making progress toward an early ad-
j%ournment. senator Hale, who lie in posi-
ton to predict with as much accuracy
as anybody. said in the Senate to-day
that the session of Congress would end
With the next month. There were sew
eral informal conferences among the Repub-
lican leaders. as a result of which the legis-
lative situation has been cleared,
The legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill occupied less han three
hours to-day. Most OF the time was con-
sumed by the reading Of the bill. Little
or no debate followed and the bill was passed.
It carries appropriations a%ggregating s2e,.-
IT'S Ola 80. The only material change In
the bill as it came from the committee
was the addition of an appropriation Of
$50, 900 for special agents under the De-
partment of and Labor to in
vestigate concerning the markets abroad
for cotton products. This amendment
was prepared by Mr.. Overman Of North
Caro- lima.
Mr., Dillingham; of Vermont, chairman
Of the immigration Committee. gave notice
that he would call up the immigration bill
tomorrow.
The remainder of the day was devoted
to the consideration of private pension
bills, and the calendar was cleared OF about
six hundred of them.
1t looks now as if the Senate Committee
on Privileges and Elections would not
report the Smoot case this session. There
have been two postponements of the day
fixed for q vote on the committee report,
To day the anti-Smoot lobby here was
much depressed. They admitted that in
the light Of the postponement to-day the
chances for action on the case this session
were remote Senator Doliver Ia disposed
to vote with lis Republican oolleag CUES to
postpone action, which means that the
committee, in the absence Of Senator
reporting the case.
1t is unlikely now that any effort will be
made to bring up the Philippines tariff
bill. With the Snoot case and the Philip
pines bill out Of the way, the only question
likely to preoipitate extended debate In the
Senate is Panama Canal legislation.
1t is now proposed to put through joint
Statehood for Oklahoma and indian Terri
tory az a rider on a general appropriation
bill. This will dispose Of the further de-
bate expected on the proposition Of joint
Statehood for Arizona and New Mexico.
The Senate passed the following bills:
To pay the actual necessary. eXpengea Of
United States Circuit and District Judges
Authhoariis nv the Black River Bridge Com
pany. West Virginia. to construct a bridge
across naVlRADle water |
Authorizing the Secretary Of the Interior |
to make a survey OF all the unsurveyed public |
lands In he State OF Louisiana.
Directing the Coast and Geodetlc 'urvey
to cooperate with the Governor OF Maryland
in surveyinR al d marking the national oyster |
beds In the waters of the State OF Maryland,
Senator Beveridge Of Indiana introduced
a bill extending the authority Of the Bureau
of Animal Industry over meat inspection to
products intended for domestic consump-
ton as we'll as to products for export as
heretofore. The bill was drawn with much
care and with the approval OF Secretary
Wilson. The expense Of the service is to
fall upon the packing houses. It is ex-
pected that the bill, which is recommended |
by the Department Of Agriculture, will be
passed at this session.