The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-01-22

bill for the purpose Of preventing any
amendments being made to it. The
insurgents" wants this rule defeated
and predict that they have votes
enough, combined with the 1877 Demo-
Gratis in the house, to dosit The stall
warts" make just as strong state
ments to the contrary. If it is de-
feated the plan Of the opponents of the
measure is to leave out altogether the
provision for Statehood for Arizona and
New Mexico or to provide that the
question of statehood for these two
territories shall be left for a referen-
dunn TO be settled by the vote of citi-
zens thereof.
Urgent Deficiency Bill.
On Monday continued consideration
of the urgent deficiency bill, which has
been under consideration for the last
two days Of the past week, will be re-
sumed. District day, set apart for con-
sideration Of legislation for the Dis
trict of Columbia, will be temporarily
displaced Monday for the apprOpri-
alton bill, with the understanding that
it is to have the right Of way immedi-
ately after the passage of the def
cheney bill.
Chairman Hamilton Of the commit
tee on territories, who will have
charge of the Statehood bill on the floor,
says that 1t will take at least two days
to reach a conclusion in the house on
that measure. Predictions in other
quarters are that the balance of the
week viii be consumed on this meas
ure.
The railroad rate bill, which is to
follow statehood legislation, will not
be presented for consideration until
the week following.
Ship Subsidy in Senate.
The merchant marine bill, and the
pure food bill still hold their places on
the senate calendar, the former as the
unfinished business each day after
o'clock and the latter occupying a
similar position before that hour, but
both of those measures will give place
temporarily Monday to discussion of
the railroad rate question. While this
matter is not yet regularly before the
senate it will be informally brought
up on q resolution introduced last
week by Senator Clay. He viii ad-
dress the senate today (Monday) on
support of the general proposition that
the interstate commerce commission
should be clothed with authority to
change the tariffs Of the railroad COM
panies upon complaints of shippers.
Senator Ballinger, in charge Of the
merchant marine bill, will prefer his
naming a day for the consideration OF
that bill, cOnsenting for any day when
ever the senate may designate.
There viii be opposition to his meas
ure, and the discussion will be resumed
whenever the senators are disposed to
take it up. The pure food bill viii be
discussed by Merrs. Hepburn, Lodge
McCUmber, SpOOner and others.
The emergency deficiency bill will
reach the senate early in the week, and
1t is expected it will be reported back
from the committee within a few days
When reported it will receive early
consideration, to the exclusion of other
measures.
The senate is awaiting with anxiety
the result of the deliberations of the
committee on interstate commerce or
the rate question, but there is no eX-
pectatiOn Of an immediate report.
The committee on territories will also
proceed with it's work on the statehood
bill, the committee on the Philippines
on the Philippine tariff bill and the
isthmian canal committee on the Pana-
ma canal investigation.
There is a probability of some dis
cussiOn of the canal question in the
senate in advance of the report of the
committee. Senator Tillman has init
mated a desire to take up that subject
and the deficiency appropriation bill
will afford him an opportunity.