Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-28
PLENTY OF WORK
FACES SENATORS
BILLS OF IMPORTANCE NOW
CONFRONT THEM
Agreement on Statehood Measure In
Sight and May BE Reached
This Wesk--News Sum-
mary
Rv Associated Praas.

BY Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, May 27.--The senate
is counting on q busy week and the
prospect is favorable to long work
days 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 bust
ness, Will proceed as steadily as cir
cumstances permit.
In addition conferees will be appoint
ed on the railroad rate bill; the nomin-
alton of Mr.. Barnes to be postmaster
Of the city of Washington will receive
attention and the bill declaring a policy
in the purchase OF Panama canal sup
piles will be considered.
The senate manifests a disposition to
devote serious consideration to the
canal type bill When it is taken UP
Senator Kittredge will present in q
speech of considerable length the rea-
sons which compelled the majority Of
the committee on interoceanic canals
to report in favor Of the sea level plan.
Kittredge to Speak Monday
1t is now expected that he will speak
Monday and it is understood that his
address will be the first of q series
on the subject. On Tuesday Senator
Millard, chairman of the canal COM
mittee, will present report giving the
Views of the minority members in
favor of lock canal.
The general plan is to press the con-
Hideration Of the appropriation bills as
speedily as possible. The postoffice and
naval bills will be ready for considera-
tion early in the week, but it is not
yet decided which will be given prefer
ence.
Both will present features that will
arouse debate and 1t is a foregone con-
clusion that especial attention will be
given to the provision in the naval bill
for "a new monster warship.
Conference reports on the agricultural
and Legislative appropriation bills will
probably be made before the close of the
week and it is expected that the report
of the conferees on the Indian bill,
which already has been reported, will
be taken up early Monday.
Await Tilman's Return
Two questions have been waiting
somewhat on the return of Senator
Tillman from South Carolina. These
are the appointment of conferees on the
rate bill and the further consideration
of the Barnes nomination. Mr.. Tillman
is expected here tomorrow. The
rate bill conferees. of whom the South
Carolina senator will be one, will be
named then and it is expected the
conference will begin as soon as Mr..
Tillman can conclude his work in con-
nection with the Barnes case.
The canal supply bill will be de-
bated at some length, and Senator
Rayner will be among those to be
heard on that measure.
Work on the sundry civil appropria-
ton bill will begin in the house this
week. This bill is larger and carries
more money than any preceding sun
dry civil act.
Aggregate Will BE $50, 100000
The aggregate will be in the neigh
borhood of $90,000,000. There will be a
great demand on the part. of the mem
bers to make speeches relating to
items affecting their particular home
districts, and Chairman Tawney esti-
mates that it will require fully week
to consider and pass the BILL
Legislation for the District of Co
lumbia has the right of way Monday
1t is the plan to finish the diplomatic
and consular bill Tuesday and if time
remains to continue the consideration
of the naturalization bill. This meas
ure. it is believed. can be passed with
one full day of consideration.
Pure Food Controversy
The controversy between the pure
food and immigration bills will follow
the disposition of the naturalization
bill
1t is planned that no adjournment
Will be taken for the observation of
Decoration day, Wednesday.
The Democratic filibuster to empha-
size to the country that no progress
is apparent on the statehood agree
ment is consuming considerable time
in the house. Roll calls to determine
the presence of a quorum have begun
each days session with but few ex-
ceptions, and minority leader Will
liams announces his intention, encour-
aged by his colleagues, to continue
these methods.
May Report Soon
The statehood confaraes announce