The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-26
RAILROAD
 ARATE BILL Sen 6 Continues to Hold s Measure. JME SPEECHES MONDAY Appropriations Will Occupy Time
 of House.
Alseciras Conference, coal strike, Con- gresionnl Enactments and Hoppe- sIosson Billiard Match News
 Bill of Fare for Week.

The railroad rate bill will continue this week to absorb the attention of the United States Senate. There are several Senators who still expect to deliver prepared speeches on the bill but none of them have indicated their readiness to proceed on Monday so that 1t Is impossible to give the names of prospective orators.
 Senator Tillman says, however, that he has m doubt that some one will be prepared to proceed when the bill is taken up. He admits that there is 8 tendency in the debate to lag, but att tributes 1t to the necessity for mu@h preparation In discussing the question. He still insists that as soon as 1t be- comes evident that the debate 10 ex- hausted he will press the bill to a vote.
 Should there be an agreement on the consular reorganization bill, Senator Lodge will probably call up the con- ference report during this week. The Indian appropriation bill will be reach cd Tuesday or Wednesday and Sena- tor C1app will take 1t up if there should be Hull in debate on rates. A confer ence report on the bill for the settle ment of the affairs of the five civilized tribes is pending in the Senate and may be debated at some length If there Is an opportunity.
 Appropriating money will be the chief occupation of the National House of Representatives this week. The legis- lative appropriation bill which had a rocky road with the rules of the House last week is not finished by half. Mir. Littauer, in charge of the bill. estimates that if will require Tuesday, Wednesday and possibly Thursday to complete the measure. Monday under the rules is II of important measure locally are on the calendar in that connection.
 War claims have the right of way on Friday by special agreement. The postoffica appropriation bill is on the calendar and Is slated for considera- ton at the esrliest possible moment.
 Of interests outside of the floor pro- ceedings will be the meeting of the Statehood conferences. Efforts %. are being made to bring the Shin Subsidy h'lI within the horizon of legislative action.
 The session of the Alkeciras Confer ance on Moroccan affairs. which takes nIace today, will mark tho heoirnine of the tenth week of the delihera- tious. The committee on revision has drawn m a nroiAct far police without mentioning the division Of the norts and this will form a basis for discus sion in todav's sAss1on.
 CoaI Strike situation.
 Tt would seem that this week would decide the question of a coal strike The Joint scale committee meets this week when motion to report 2 dis- ereennent will he rAnarted with the ,-ohab'litv that it will he carr'ed Th's afternoon a Joint conference will be Nold to receive this report Tho point which the operators are anxious to settle is.
 twill President Mitchell and the of- scers of the Trnited Mine worters of An,erica permit men to Ro fo work in districts where an advance is allowed while other r1iners are on strike?'
 so far their eNorts to settle this noint have been in vain.
 On March 27 there will he held in New York the first cham ~jorship h.y!ard match since 1901. Willie Home. who recently won the title from Maurice VIEnaux In Paris, will nlav George F Sinsson BOO point game eighteen inch balk line one shot in. The wonderful plav- ing of young Hoppe and the fact that his challenger Is an old and seasoned nlaver will add much to the interest in the match.
 The national civic federation meets in New York today when the election of new officers will take place