Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-28
Plenty Of Work and Long
Hours for the Senate.
One Of the Busiest Programs
Of Session Mapped Out.
The House Has Equally as Important MAI
ters for Its Consideration.

Washington. May 21.-The Senate is
counting upon a busy week and the
prospect is favorable to long work days
and few Interruptions. After Monday
there VIII be at least two appropria-
ton bills ready for consideration. and
the sea level canal bill, having been
made the unfinished business. will be
pressed as steadily as circumstances
will permit In addition conferees will
be appointed on the railroad rate bill:
the nomination of the Presidents as
sistant secretary, Mr.. Barnes. to be
postmaster of the city of Washington,
will receive attention. ana the bin de-
clarirg Il policy in the matter of the
purchase of Panama canal supplies,
Will be considcred..
The Senate manifests a disposition 10
devote serious consideration of the ca
nal type bill. When ii is taken up Sem
atnr kittredge will present. in IA speech
of considerable length. the reasons
which impclled the ma jority of the
committee on mttroceanic canals to re-
port in favor Of the sea level plan. Il is
now expected that he will speak Mon
day. and il is understood that his cd
dress will De the first Of a series on the
l
chairman of the Canal Commission.
will present q report giving the views
of the minority members in favor of a
lock canal.
The general plan is to press the con-
3ideration of appropriation bills as
speedily as possible. The postoflic- and
naval bills will be ready for cOnsidera-
ton early in the week, but IL Is not yet
~. ,,,,l I, .rix-n
Both vii present features that will
arouse debate, and it is 4 foreGone
conclusion that especial attention viii
he .It,u to the provision in the naval
bill iur Il new monster warship.
Conference reports on the agricnl-
tural and legislative appropriation bills
Will be made before the close of the
we * and IT is expected that the report
of the confcrees on the Indian Dill
which already has been presented VIII
he taken up early Monday.
Two matters have been waiting
somewhat on the return of Senator TILL
man. who has been absent in South
Carolina for the past week. These are
the amendment Of cunferees on the
rate bill. and the further consideration
Of the Barnes nomination. Mr.. Tilli63n
is ,nc,tcd to b" in his seat Monday.
The rate bill conferees. OF whom the
South Carolina senator will be one.
viii be named then, and II is expected
that the conference will begin as soon
as MI Tillman can conclude his work
IN connection with the Barnes case.
The canal supply bill will be debated
II some length ana Senator Rayner
will be among those to be heard on
that measure.
work on the sundry civil appropria-
tiun bill will begin in the National
House of Representatives this week
This Till is larger and carries more
mnrcy than any preceding sundry ciVil
pr,. The aggregate will be in the neigh
bornood of $50. 900 00o. The items relate
| to practically every branch Of the pub
| lie service and consequently have
bearing in nearly every congressional
dish For this reason there Will he
| a great demand on the part OF the
members to make speeches relating To
items in the bill. That their demand
may be met to the greatest extent,
| there will be every effort to rontine
general debate strictly to the measure.
| Chairman Tawney estimates that Ii
will require fully a week To consider
| and pass the bill. 1t will not be reported
| from the committee until Wednesday
| and may not be- taken up until Thurs
| day.
| Legislation for The district Of Column
bia has the right Of way Monday. II is
the plan to finish the diplomatic and
consular bill Tuesday and ID time re-
mainsmains. to continue the consireda-
| tim uf Tho, nntlrali liza linn hill This
measure, il is believed. can be passed
with one fun day Of consideration. 1t
has been debated at odd moments for
| several weeks and about all the
| speeches relating to il have been made
| The controversy between the pur.s
| food and the immigration bills. which
has been looked for whenever the next
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