The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-28
Appropriation Bills Be-
 fore Senate.
APPOINTMENT oE BARNES
Conferees from Upper House to Be
 Appointed.
Democrats Ccnfinue to Filibuster to show to Country No Progress Is Being Made On state-
 hood Bfii.

The Senate is counting upon a busy week and the prospect Is favorable to long workdays and few interruptions.
 After Monday. there will be at least two appropriation bills ready for con- sideration and the sea level canal bill, having been made the unfinished busi- ness. will be pressed as steadily as cir cumstances will permit. In addition, conferees will be appointed on the raii- road rate bill; the nomination of the Presidents assistant secretary. Mir. Barnes. to be postmaster of the City of Washington and the bill declaring a policy in the matter of the purchase of Panama canal supplies will be consid- cred.
 The Senate manifests disposition to devote serious consideration Of the cam al type bill When 1t is taken up Sena- tor Kittredge will present in a speech of considerable length the reasons which impelied the majority of the committee on interceanic canals to re- rort in favor of the sea level plan. It Is now expected that he will speak today and 1t is understood that his address will be the first of a series on the subject. On Tuesday Senator Mil- lard. chairman of the canal committee, will present q report giving the views of the minority members in favor of lock canal
 The general plan Is to press ths consideration of the appropriation bills as speedily as possible. The postoffice and naval bill will be ready for con- s.deration early in the week. but 1t is rot yet decided which will be given preference Both will present features that will arouse debate and 1t is a fore- gone conclusion that especial attention will be given to the provision in the naval bill for a new monster warship.
 TiiImanim Return Awaited.
 Two matters have been waiting somewhat on the return of Senator Tiilman. who has been absent in south Carolina for the past week. Thess are the appointment of ccnferees on the railroad rate bill and the furthef consideration of the Barnes nomination MT TilIman Is expected to he n htt seat today The rate bilt coriserees, of whom the South Carolina Senator VIII | be one will be named than and it iG expected the conferences win begin af soon as Mir. Tillman can conclude bid work in connection with the Barnes case
 Work on the sundry civil appropri. ation will begin in the National House of Representatives this week. Thia bill Is larger and carries more money than any civil sundry act. The aggre. gate will be in the neighborhood ot S90. .000, ,000. The items relate to prac~ tIcally every branch of the public ser- vice and consequently have beartn9 on nearly every Congressional district.
 For this reason there will be great demand on the part of members to make speeches on the bill. That thia demand may be met to the greatest exs tent there will be every effort made to coniine general debate strictly to the measure Chairman Tawney estimates that 1t will require fully week to consider and pass the bill. It will not be reported from committee until Wed. nesday and may not be taken up until Thursday.
 Legislation for the District of Co., lumbin has the right of way today It is the plan to finish the diplomatic and consular bill TueEday and if time re- mains to continue the consideration of the natura.ization bill Th.s measure. it is believed. can he passed with one full day of consideration. IL has been deboted nj odd moments for several weeks and about all Che speeches re- iatfne to tt have been made.
 Democratic FfIIbuster.
 It is planned that no adjournment will be taken for the observation of Decoration Day, Wednesday. The Dem ocratic filibuster to emphasize to the country that no progress is apparent on the statehood agreement is consuni- ing considerable time in the house. Roll calls to determine the presence of a quorum have begun each days ses- son with few exceptions and minority leader Williams announces his tnten- ton, encouraged by a round Robin from hs colleagues, to continue these methods The statehood conferees am nounce that an agreement on that measure Is in sight and may be re- ported during the week.
 The conference report on the legisla- tive executive and judicial appropria- ton will be acted upon Tuesday
 Spain will be given a new queen on Thursday, when Frances Ena of Bat tenberg, niece of King Edward of England, win be married to King AL fonso of Spain. The ceremony will take place in the old church of San Jernonimo, Madrid, and the state cere- monies will occupy all of this week and until June s. Frances Ena has found the heart of the Spanish nation and the marriage is regarded by all classes with the greatest enthusiasm.
 At the 12th annual session of the Lake Monhonk conference on interna- tional arbitration, which will be held at Lake Mohonk N. T., May 30 to Juno i Colonel John W. Foster, former secretary of state. will preside and ad- Bartholdt, of Missouri, Cardinal Gib- bons. Clifton R. Breckenridge Benja- min F. Trueblood and others.
 The national convention of the Amer ican Federation of Women's Clubs will be held In St. Paul, Minn., May 31 to June |
 At Milwaukee from May 2s to June 1 will be held the national convention of the American Association of Electri- cal Engineers