The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-10
FORECAST Of NEWS
Of THE WORLD

The National House of Representa-
tives will give the greater part of its
time during the present week to the
consideration of executive, legislative
and judicial appropriation bills, while
the Senate will pay especial attention
to the report of the Senate committee
on privileges and elections on the right
of Senator Smoot of Utah to retain his
seat In the House the appropriation
bill will be taken up Monday immedi-
ately after the close of the routine
morning session. while in the Senate
consideration of the Smoot question
will be postponed until Tuesday. The
Senate proceedings on that subject will
be interrupted after one days discus
sion to give place to the Algeciras
treaty, which is set for next Wednes-
day.
Representative Tawney, chairman of
the House committee on appropriations,
is of the opinion that the legislative
bill will be voted on before the close
OF the week. There are a number of
items in the bill calculated to provoke
discussion and it is expected that some
of the Democratic representatives will
find occasion to express their views re-
Earding some of the features of the
Presidents message. If they should do
so there will be a response from the
hep uDllCdn SlQ6 OF the CudInDSI. AHlOnS
the Items in the bill that will arouse
debate may be mentioned those pro-
viding for an increase of the appropria-
ton for payment of clerk hire for MEM
bers of the House and the increase of
the salary of Public Printer Stillings.
There will also undoubtedly be many
references to the subject of simplified
spelling. which will be raised in con-
nection with the provision prohibiting
E-A H.
ply in Congressional printing.
FoRTIFICATIONs BILL
The Notifications appropriations bill,
which is now under consideration in
committee, will Immediately follow the
Legislative bill, and Chairman Tawney
is hopeful that it may be passed be-
fore the Christmas holidays. Chairman
Grosvenor of the committee on mer-
chant marine is still hopeful of secur-
ing a favorable report on the ship sub
sidy bill in a modified form this week.
but 1T is not generally expected that
further progress can be made with
this measure before the Christmas
holidays.
In the Senate Senator Burrows will
at the end of the morning hour on
Tuesday open the debate on the Smoot
question in a three hours speech adj
vocating the adoption of the commit
tee resolution declaring Smoot to be
not entitled to his seat. Burrows will
make comprehensive analysis of the
testimony in the case and will also
cite many precedents in support of the
resolution. He will be followed in the
same tone on Thursday by Senator
Dubois, and later in the session Sena-
tor Smoot is expected to be heard in
his own behalf Senator Sutherland,
his colleague, and Senators Foraker,
Dillingham;, Beveridge and Hopkins
will also probably present views in
support of Shoots right to retain his
office. There is no hope that the ques-
ton may be concluded during the pres
ent week or even before the holidays,
but Senators Burrows and Dubois ex-
press determination to keep it as
well to the front as possible.
ALGECIRAs TREATY
Unless the unforeseen happens the
Algeciras treaty will be ratified on
Wednesday after very brief considera-
ton The fact that the foreign rela-
tons committee has agreed upon a
resolution declaring the purposes of
the United States not to be involved
In European complications by it's acqui-
escence In the treaty has done much
to remove opposition, and it is even
predicted that the resolution of ratifica-
ton will be adopted after few Sena-
tors shall have had opportunity briefly
to explain their positions. Considerable
time will probably be spent by the
Senate in executive session in con-
sidering nominations to be reported
from the various committees. Among
these are a number of Cabinet officers.
There is already talk of adjourn
ment for the Christmas holidays. and
the prospect is that 1t will occur about
the 10th inst and that the holiday
Will continue until january Z
The church and state separation law
which was passed by the French Par
lament a year ago will go into effect
IN Paris December Il and will be en-
Forced in the various departments on
December IL and 49, The French Gov
eminent Is facing the situation with
frmness and calmness, though the
prospect of the religious crisis becom-
ing acute has been augmented by an
1 apparently authoritative announcement
in the Croix. the clerical organ. that
the Pope forbids Catholics to abide by
4 the public meeting law of 1881. under
which the Government proposes that
religious services shall be held in the
future.
BASEBALL CLUBS TO MEET
The annual meeting of the National
League of Baseball Clubs will be held
! in New York Tuesday Decemher
IL, and a meeting of the board of d.
rectors will be held at the league head
quarters in New York on the same
date. One OF the purposes OF the