Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-26
MORE TALK OVER
RATE |MBROGL|O
SEVERAL SENATORS PREPARE
SPEECHES
House VIII Deliberate Over Spending
Money-Statehoo Conference Is
Schedued-CoaI Men Still
Differ Widely
By Associated Press.


WASHINGTON, March 25.-The rail-
road rate bill will continue this week to
absorb the attention of the United
States senate There are several United
States senators who expect to deliver
prepared speeches on the bill, but none
of them has indicated his readiness to
proceed on Monday. so it is impossible
to give the names of prospective ora
tors. Senator Tillman, however, says
that he has no doubt that some one
will be prepared to proceed when the
bill Is taken up. He admits that there
is tendency in the debate to lag, but
attributes 1t to the necessity for much
preparation in discussing the question.
He still insists that as soon as 1t be-
comes evident that the debate is ex-
hausted he will press them to vote.
Should there be an agreement upon
the consular reorganization bill Sena-
tor Lodge will probably call UP the
conference report during the week and
some debate upon it is looked for.
The Indian appropriation bill will
be reported Tuesday and Senator Clapp
will take 1t up if there should be a
lull in the debate on rates. A confer
ence report on the bill for the settle
ment of the affairs of the five civilized
tribes is pending in the senate and may
be discussed at some length If there is
an opportunity.
Business In the House
Appropriation of money will be the
chief occupation of the house this week.
The legislative appropriation bill,
which had a rocky road with the rules
of the house as obstruction last week.
is not finished by half. Mr.. Littauer,
in charge of the bill, estimates that
it will require Tuesday, Wednesday
and possibly Thursday to discuss the
measures. Monday, under the rules,
is District of Columbia day and num-
ber of important measures locally are
on the calendar in that connection. OF
the features of the legislation which
will cause comment 1t is predicted that
a criticism Of the bureau of corpora
tions will be the chief, that in view of
the recent decision in Chicago, which
some members agreed to as a curtail-
inent of the usefulness of this bureau.
This provision for the mines of the
country always provokes discussion
and there are items relating to the
posta, service in the bill also liable to
cause talk.
War claims have the right of way
on Friday by special agreement. The
postoffice appropriation bill is on the
CdlenQdT anu Is SfdlSu iol SohoiNiCi O.
ton at the earliest possible moment.
Statehood Conference
OF interest outside of the floor pro-
ceedings will be the meetings of the
statehood conference. Efforts are be-
ing made to bring the ship subsidy bill
within the horizon of legislative action,
and Mr. Bonynge of Colorado is watch
ing closely for an opportunity to COM
plete the pending consideration of the
bill making a national system of nat
uralization.
The session of the Algeciras confer
ence on Moroccan affairs, which will
take place today, will mark the begin
ming of the tenth week of the delibera-
tons The tenth week of the revision
has drawn up a project for police with
out mentioning the discussion of the
ports and this will form basis for
discussion in today's session.
Coal Strike Question
1t would seem that this week should
decide the question of a coal strike.
The Joint scale committee will meet
this week, when a proposition to report
q disagreement will be offered, with
the probability that it will be carried.
This afternoon joint conference Will
be held to receive this report. The
point which the operators are anxious
to settle is will President Mitchell and
the officers of the United Mine Workers
permit men TO go to work in districts
where an advance is allowed while
other miners are on strike So far their
efforts to settle this point have been
in vain.
1t is expected that President Mitchell
will come to New York the latter part
of this week to confer again with the
anthracite operators committee.