The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-19
HOUSE WILL WORK
 ONLY FIVE DAYS
Will Probably Adjourn from
 Friday Until Monday
SUPPLY MEASURE IS UP
The Army Appropriation Bill Will be Disposed of This Week-lnerease in Expenditure s76,ooo An
 nually-Senate Plans.

The national House or Representatives will dispose of one of the regular an- nual supply measures-the army appro- priation blll-this week. On Monday the first Suspension" day of the session Will take place Suspension day is a proeed- ure whereby a member may if he has made arrangements with the speaker In advance. be recognized and enter mo- ton to suspend the rules. and pass a bill If objection is raised two-thirds vote will obvlate the objection and pass the bill after a debate of forty minutes which is automatically ordered by the oo- lection. Under this order any bill on the calendar Is eligible for consideration
 Chairman Hull of the military affairs committee expects to call up the army appropriation bill Tuesday. He estimates that it will be Thursday or even Friday before the measure is finally disposed or
 The provision of the bill abolishing the grade of lieutenant general of the army will be the text of number of speeches. The provision Is new legislation" and consequently subject to point of order The making of a point of order Is With fin the province of any member, and the provision may go out of the bill in this manner.
 TO encourage craftsmanship in the army the committee has inserted pro vision In the bill creating three grades or "experts," and providing for increased pay for each grade. The first grade car ries with 1t added pay of sl month, the second grade $2. and the third $3-
 It Is estimated that the aggregate in- crease in expenditure under this pro- vision will amount to s76,OOO a year. The benefit of the army by encouragement or rifle expertness Is regarded as more than compensatory and while the provision is like that abollshing the grade of lieuten- ant general, subject to point of order, the military committee have belief that the provision will remain in the bill.
 A provision for joint army and militia military maneuvers is another topic pro life of discussion. There Is an aggregate of S70O,0O0 cash in the measure for this purpose The plan Is to nave the man euvers held in many sections of the coun- try. Regular army troops are to be march ed s1om their posts to the sites selected for the maneuvers, and militia within convenient location will be asked to par tcipate.
 The House will probably content itself with working but five days this week, taking adjournment from Friday until Monday.
 The Senate Programme.
 The Senate's programme so far as 1t has been arranged, provides only for the final consideration of the pure food bill, and the continuance of the present discus sion of the statehood bill, which was begun last Thursday by Senator Dick The vote on the pure food bill will be taken on Wednesday, and it will be dis cussed to a considerable extent during Monday and Tuesday.
 Senator Dick will continue his speech Monday in support of the statehood blll but there is no decision as to who will follow him. Senator Beyeridge says that he expects the opposition to choose a sen ator to reply to the Ohio senator, but no one on that side appears prepared to proceed with a set speech.
 All interest centers in Senator Foraker 8 provisions giving both territories an op- portunity to vote separately on the ques- ton of joint statehood for New Mexico and Arizona, and 1t Is not at all im- probable that that point may be quite suddenly reached. The acceptance of the amendment would not have the effect of bringing the discussion of the measure to a close, because there are other ques- tions on which the Senate is divided, but 1t would materially curtail it, and in the end insure the passage of the bill. Sen ator Beyeridge expresses confidence that the bill will not be amended in respect by the Senate.
 The opponents of the bill concede the closeness of the divisions, and feel that their chances are all in the Foraker amendment
 The conference on the urgent deficiency appropriation bill will be reported dur ing the week. but it will probably create very little if any discussion.
 When King Edward formally opens par liament Monday. he will set in motion the wheels of new government in Great Britain. His majesty will make the usual speech from the throne and parliament will immediately take up the discussion of It's reply. The liberal party under the leadership of Sir Henry Campbell Banner man will then begin putting into effect measures which 1t promised in the recent electoral campaign.
 The Algeciras conference on Moroccan affairs does not promise immediate re- suits. The discussion of the most difficult question before the conference, the polio Ing of Morocco. will proceed this week.
 Every prominen Iwimper fin the Uni ted States has entered for the indoor swimming championship to be held at the New York Athletic club beginning Feb ruary 2l, and continuing for four days.
 The national convention of the Amer ican Institute of Mining Engineers will be held at Lehigh university, South Bethlehem Pa. on February 2l
 The annual Mardi Gras festivities in New Orleans begin on February % and continue to the 27th