Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-30
WEEKS WORK FOR CONGRESS-
Senate Will Attempt to Set Time for Vote
on Rate Bill,
SEVENTY AMENDMENTS TO Be CONSIDERED
House VIII Begin Actual COnsid-
Grafton of the Agricultural
Appropriation Bill
To-day.

WASHINGTON. April 29-Railroad rate
legislation continues to hold first place
in the United States senate. There are
three or four more general speeches to be
made on the bill and when the last one
OF them shall have been heard, IL not be-
fore, there will be an agreement upon
time for taking the final vote. This is eX-
pected to be about May 10. So far official
notice has been given of only two more
speeches. They will be made by Senator
Clark Of Arkansas, who will speak Mon
day and by Senator Daniel, who will be
heard Tuesday. 1t is possible that Senators
Rsyner and Frasier and even others will
desire to be heard, so that a considerable
portion Of the present week will be de-
voted to general discussion. BY common
consent several days will be consumed in
considering amendments under the rule
limiting speeches to ten minutes. The
intention is to give a week to consideration
OF the bill under that rule, and as this con-
sideration will necessarily be postponed
until the close Of the general debate,
the effect may be to delay the final vote,
but not for more than few days at most
Seventy Amendments TO Consider.
Senator Tillmans intention is to ask
for unanimous consent to vote on day
to be named, and then II this is secured
to allow the senate to decide for itself
how much time it will devote TO amend
ments. So far about seventy amendments
have been suggested, but it is not expected
that a great many of them will be seriously
considered. Attention will be concentrated
largely upon the court review question.
Senators generally say that some kind of
review provision is probable. but predic-
tions as to which Of them will be chosen
range all the way from Senator Longs
to Senator Forakers suggestion. 1t is
claimed that there will be solid republican
vote against Senator Baileys nonsuspen-
sion provision
Program of the House.
The real legislative work of the national
house of representatives on the agrcul-
! tural appropriation bill will begin this week.
The general debate on this measure took
wider range and occupied considerable more
/ time than had been expected. The two
sides Of the tariff question were laid be-
| fore the country and there was little said
regarding the bill, although it remained
! before the house throughout the week.
Today will be given up to the passage
of bills under suspension Of the rules. Many
important bills have been passed in the
! house this session on suspension days and
with Mr.. Williams. the minority leader,
objecting to all unanimous consent" legis-
lation, to further the statehood bill sus-
| pension becomes all the more important
Speaker Cannon has received more ap-
plications for recognition under this order
than the time viii permit and It is not un-
likely that suspension day may be re-
cessed" into Tuesday in order that minor
matters may be cleared up. One of the
efforts today will be by the committee on
| immigration to give the recently imported
immigration bill right of way" over all
but appropriations.
The agricultural bill will be taken up
Tuesday and It Is estimated that two days
| will be consumed in reading and perfecting
its sections. The naval appropriation bill
is in waiting and the plan now is TO call It
up the moment the agricultural bill is out
Of the way, Claims have the right of way
Friday so that at the best Thursday and
Friday can be given 10 the navy bill. A
week in addition to these two days will
be occupied on this measure.
The sundry civil bill will be in readiness
when the naval bill is out Of the way.
EuIoTies in the House.
The house met at IL O'Clock today to hear
addresses on the life, character and pub
lie services Of John M. Pinckney, late a
! representative from the Eighth Texas dis
tsict.
Mr.. Slayden. by appointment of Speaker
Cannon, presided.
Mr.. Stephens Crex) presented the reso-
lutions of sympathy on the part of the
house.