The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-03
Little Business Expected to Be
Transacted the First Day
or First Week.
SMOOT CASE NEXT MONDAY
FORECAST OF THE IMPORTANT
EVENTS.

week. 1t had been the hope that the
legislative, executive and judicial ap-
preparation bill could be placed on the
calendar of the mouse as early as Tues
day, so that the beginning of the con-
sideration of the appropriations eoulo
be made almost contemporaneOus WIN
the opening of the session, but the date
Of the presentation of the report mas
been necessarily postponed so that IL IL
not probable that it will take place be-
fore Thursday. This delay will neces-
state either short daily sessions for the |
perfunctory consideration of some /
measure OH the calendar which would
not under ordinary circumstances re-
ceive attention at SO early date.
Psyne's Bill First.
There has been no decision thus far
as 10 what question will be brought TO
the front, but the preference will prob
ably be given 10 Mr.. Payne's bill pro-
viding for the consolidation of customs
districts, which was discussed at some
length, though unavailingly, at the last
session. The appropriation bill Will re-
ceiye attention from the time 1t is
placed on the desks OF members ana
will be kept before the house until IL
is finally disposed of. Just how long
| it will take to get through the house no
Tawney of the appropriation committee
/ is quite determined that it shall be sent
| to the senate before Thursday recess. IL
| is also expected that the pension and
Notifications appropriation bills VIII be
! reported before Christmas, but not even
the most sanguine members now count
on their passage before that date.
Senate Will Not Hurry.
The senate is not counting on doing
| very much the first week of the ses-
| sion, nor is the outlook there good for
much strenuous labor until after the
holidays The reason for this is found
i'm the fact that the general desire for
the present is to cOnfine the work of
the session largely TO appropriation
measures and none of these can be ia
ken up by the senate until sent over
by the house. There is no possibility
of the senate's even seeing any of these
bills. except the legislative, before
Christmas, and it so happens that near
iy all the members of the sub-commlt-
tees which will have charge of that bill
are coming up 70" reelection durins
The coming winter. AS a consequence
there will be a very slim attendance OF
such members during the early days of
the session. the result being that the
consideration OF the bill, even in COM
mittee, will most likely be postponed
until after the holiday recess.
LaFoIIette's Bill and Smoot Case.
There is one item of general Iegisla-
ton on the senate's calendar of unfin-
, ished business. namely. Senator La
FoIette's bill limiting the number OF
; hours railway employees may be KEEP
! at work during each day. and the vote
. is set for Jan. 10. The probabilities are
! that Senator LaFollette will desire Il
discuss it. but il is not anticipated tina
q even he will wish to take it up during
: the first few days of the session. TIT
!, report of the committee on privilege
and elections on the right of Senate
Snoot of Utah to retain his seat vii
h be taken up during the second week o
4 the session and probably on Monda!
: the 10th instant.
!, The proceedings in both houses to
: day will be of the most formal eharac
y ter They viii consist of the routln
n business of appointing committees b
each body to notify the other and b
both to notify the president, and in tn
house of the call of the roll and IN
y administration of oath of office to tn
II new members. After this preceedin
20 the attention of the house will be oil
IS ficially directed to the fact that fou
re prominent members of that bod!
p Messrs. Hit. Hoar Ketcham an
/ Adams. have died since the close {
5; the last session, and motion for &C
al journrnent out of respect to them WI
ne Immediately follow.
he Presidents Message Tuesday.
u The presidents message will not
lt received until Tuesday, and both houS'
20 will probably adjourn for the day {
eu soon as it is read. 1t is expected tn;
OF the nomination of Attorney Gener
L Moody to succeed Justice Brown on Il
as supreme bench will be made the fir
Is nomination to be sent in by the pres
cent, and there will be an effort TO s
cure its immediate consideration. Son
! senator's eVince a disposition to no
ne I'D the matter, but the present indie
dt lions are for prompt action, as all a
'te preciate the importance of having
Dc full bench as soon as practicable.
he Conferences at Des Moines.
es On "Wednesday an important conye
no ton will be opened at Des Moines, L
10 with the object of setting on foot
ne movement for the election of Unit
hs states senators by direct vote of {
no neople The meeting will be held on t
M invitation of the state of Iowa. the lie
~ islature of that state having adopted
IN ~, resolution calling for the conventie
~ This action was taken ON the initiati
III fore the legislature and urged that [
an state should take steps directly for
'ot amendment to the national constii
lSh tion instead of seeking to have congr'
~ take action.
es Some twenty-five governors ha
written Governor Cummins that tn
n are heartily in favor of the movem'
.u1 and thirty have appointed delegates.
'Hi the convention decides that 1t is wo
while to go ahead with the mOveme
- a committee will be appointed TO ia
, mn the subject with state legislator
ms With the coming Of the new state
oklahoma. ii will require the co-ope
tion Of thirty-one state legislatures
-; | secure from congress call for G.
ons stitutional convention
lci- Sx-Day Bike Race.
he The annual six-day bicycle race '
~ | he begun at the Madison Square G
is den next Sunday night. with most
zse the various national champions
,i,-e | tered for the contest.
San Professor Burgess, of Columbia I
tbe versity the Roosevelt professor at
tIrniversity of Berlin. whose reference