The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-06-11
REPORT ON SMOOT
To COME MONDAY
Committee on Privileges and
Elections Will Present Its
Views to Senate.
STATEHOOD BILL ALSO
A CENTER OF INTEREST
Week Promises to Be One That
Will Keep Lawmakers
Busy.

WASHINGTON. juno 10-The confer
ence report on tho statehood bill will be
taken up In the United States Senate
on Tuesday. and much interest is felt In
the subject. The report will probably be
called up by Senator Beverldge, In charge
of the report. but Senator Foraker has
given notice that II tho friends OF the
report do not move In that direction he
Will do so.
Will Be Lively Discussion.
No opposition TO consideration is antic-
ipated. but there Is n prospect OF ami
mated discussion of the report on Its
merits and undoubtedly considerable
time will be required Tor the determine
ton OF the question. Senator Foraker
Will lead a fight to prevent agreeing to
the committees report.
Report on Smoot Monday.
The business of the week Will begin
Monday with the presentation of the
majority reports OF the Committee on
Privileges and Elections on the cnsc OF
Senator Smoot. but the further consld-
Grafton OF that will be deferred for
time. and the Senate Will continue the
consideration OF the appropriation bills.
preparation bill. Is now ready for con-
sIderation. 1t win be taken up Monday,
and as soon rs other supply bills are
ready they will be placed before the Sen
ate
Canal Question to Come Up.
The Panama sea level canal bill also
Will be discussed further during the week
as opportunity offers, and 1t WIZ be
pressed TO vote as speedily as possl-
BILE 1T is not expected that the confer
ence report on the railroad rate bill VIII
again reach the Senate I'm time for fur
ther discussion this week.
Busy Week Is Certain.
There are many subjects of important
legislation crowding for consideration in
appropriation bill stil has the right OF
way, and II uninterrupted will be passed
by Thursday. The District OF Columbia
has the right 10 Monday under tho rulce'
but efforts are being made to sidetrack
this order In favor OF the civil bill.
Rate Bill to Be Discussed,
AS efforts to have the Senate change
It's motion respecting the railroad bill
has failed and this measure VIII have 10
be considered in the House before a sec
to make this tho first business Monday.
Just how far the discussion will go and
whether a special rule limiting debate
Will be brought in. are details which
have not vet been determined The fact
that the House Is required 10 consider
this, the first report OF the conferces'
which In effect has been rejected DS tDc
Senate Will rever3e the order OF consd-
eration on the second report of the con-
fcrees giving 1t to the House first and
the Senate last.
Money for Public Buildings.
The omnibus public building bill. car
rying authorizations for public buildings
aperegating more than s20,0O. 900. Is TO
be brought in and passed under spe-
clal rule as soon az the sundry civil bill
has been sent 10 the Senate.
The pure food bill was brought forward
as the next subject Of consideration. TO
be laid aside Tor the taking up Of con-
ference reports One of the early actions
of the week VIII be the consideration of
tho AGRICULTURAL bill with Its Worrlsome
meat Inspection amendment attachment
The plan is to get this bill into confer
ence at the earliest possible moment.
Members OF the Agricultural committee
have become Impressed with the neces
slty for haste In any action TO be taken.
Stockmen Alarmed.
Continued and increasing Injury TO the
live stock interests have been set forth
10 the committee with evident effect. The
committee win take up the Beverldge
amendment Monday. and IL possible bring
in a report 10 the House on that or on
the next day. The motion Will be made
to disagree to all Senate amendments,
including the beef inspection provision,
and ask the Senate for conference.
dian appropriation bill conference re-
port, which Is expected early In the week,
the report VIII be called up for action in