Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-10
Is the Outlook For Both
Branches Of Congress.
Smoot Case -AIgsciras Treaty
1.-The Appropriations.
Gillette to be Sentenced Today.
Weeks Baseball Meetings.

The National House Of Representa-.
tives will give the greater part Of its
time during the present week to the
consideration Of the legislative, execu-
ticc and judicial appropriation bill.
while the Senate will pay especial at
tention to the report of the Senate
committee on privileges and election
on the right of Senator Smoot Of Utah
to retain his seat. In the House the APP
preparation bill will be taken up Mon
Gay. while in the Senate consideration
of the Smoot question will be post
ponad until Tuesday.
The Algcciras treaty is set for
Wednesdays consideration.
Representative Tawney, chairman Of
the House committee on apprOpria-
tions. is Of the opinion that the legis-
l@tive bill will be voted on before the
close of the week. Democratic members
will find occasion to debate some of the
features Of the Presidents message.
There will also undoubtedly be many
reference to the subject of simplified
spelling.
Tho fortifications appropriation bill
which is now under consideration in
committee will Immediately follow the
legislative bill. Chairman Grosvenor Of
the committee on merchant marine is
still hopeful of securing a favorable re-
port on the ship subsidy bill in modified
form this week.
In the Senate Senator Brown will
open the debate on the Smoot question
in a 3-hours' speech advocating the
adoption Of the committee resolution
declaring Mr.. Smoot to be not entitled
to his seat.
He will be followed in the same line
Thursday by Senator Dubois. and lat
er in the session Senator Smoot is ex-
pected TO be heard in his own behalf.
Senator Sutherland, his colleague, and
Senators Foraker, Dillingham;, Bever-
idgc and Hopkins will also probably
present views in support Of Mr.. Smoot.
There is no hope that the question
may be concluded before the holidays.
Unless the unforeseen happens tho
Algeciras treaty will be ratified
Wednesday after very brief considera-
| ton. Considerable time will probably
| be srent by the Senate in executive
session in considering the nomination
| TO be reported from the various COM
| mittees. Among these are number OF
| cabinet officers.
| Adjournment for the Christmas holt
days, probably will occur about Dec.
20, lasting until Jan. I. The leaders
who have been in conference on this
| subject say that abundant time Will
then be left for the passage OF all the
aprI opration bills and for other nee
cesary legislation.
| The Church and State separation
| law, which was passed by the French
tTarliament year ago, will go into
eject in Paris Dec. II and will be en-
forced in the various departments Dec.
1. and 49,. The French government
lis facing the situation with firmness
though the prospect Of the religious
crisis becoming acute has been aug
mcnted by an apparently authoritative
announcement in the Croix, the cleri-
cal organ, that the Pope forbids Catno-
lies TO abide by the public meeting law
Of 1881. under which the government
proposes that religious services shall
he held in the future.
The annual meeting Of the National
League of Baseball Clubs will be held
at the Victoria hotel, New York. Tues
dag and meeting of the board Of d.
Tectors of the league will be held at
the leagues headquarters in New York
the same day. One of the purposes
will be to elect a president. for which
office Harry c. Pulliam is again cam
GiLate.
The annual meeting Of the American
League will be held at the Auditorium
fotel in Chicago Wednesday.
The National Civic Federation will
hold its annual meeting in New York
Wednesday and Thursday. 4 The adj
visibility Of imposing taxes on in
comes, and inheritances will be dis
cussed by Andrew Carnegie, President
Eliot of Harvard, Oscar Straus and
Samuel Gompers. Government by in
junction will be discussed by John
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