The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-04
BIG WEEK AHEAD
FOR THE SENATE
Rate Bill and the Statehood
Measure Have Been Report
ed From Conference.
SM00T CASE is COMING UP
OTHER MATTERS OF A PRESSING
NATURE.

The probabilities i'm the United |
States senate this week include consid- /
Grafton Of a number Of appropriation /
bills and conference reports, the state /
hood question, the railroad rate bill, /
the subject of type Of canal to be con- /
structed across the isthmus of Panama /
and the right of Senator Smoot to re- /
tain his seat in the senate. The weeks |
business viii begin with the taking up |
of the conference report on the rate |
bill, and 1t viii hold the favored posi- !
tion until disposed of.
After action on the rate bill prefer !
eEce will be given to appropriation
bills, the naval bill coming first among |
these. and the District of Columbia bill
following it. OF the appropriation con-
ference reports, that on the Indian bill /
Will receive first consideration, with
others following when ready to be pre-
scented,
Sea Level Canal Bill.
The sea level canal bill will hold its
place as the unfinished business. but il
will continue to be jostled out of posi-
tion by other measures enjoying higher
privileges under the rules of the SEN
ate. It is now generally conceded that
there shall be a vote on this measure
before the final adjournment of the
session, and with this assurance Sen
atOr KittTedge, who has charge of Che
bill, is content not to press unduly for
its continued consideration. He will,
however, be prepared to proceed with il
whenever the way is clear, and viii de-
mand a vote at the earliest practicable
moment. There are many speeches still
10 be made or the bill.
Among the senators who are expected
lard, SpoOneT and Hopkins.
Statehood Fight.
The conference report on the state
hood bill will be the subject of an anil
mated discussion, but the belief is quite
general that the report on the rate bill
will be accepted after comparatively
little controversy.
Senator Foraker has already given
notice of opposition to the adoption OF
the report on the statehood bill, and he
will have the support Of several SEN
stOrs who stood with him against the
union of Arizona and New Mexico
when the bill was originally before the
senate They will make strenuous eff
forts to have the bill returned to the
cOnfeTees with instructions to stand
for the senate position combining state
hoo legislation to the creation Of the
one state of Oklahoma out Of Oklahoma
ana indian territory
Report on smoot.
The question of Senator Shoots eli
gibility Will be raised by presentation
] of the report Of the committee on priv
'ileges and elections, but II is not prob
able that the subject Will be taken up
for discussion this week. It is hoped
that the consideration of the report on
statehood may be postponed for a week
or more.
In executive session the Barnes case
will follow the Wyckersham case.
The programme for the week in the
house Of representatives COntemplateS
work ON the sUndry civil appropriation
bill There are several matters, how
ever, which may interrupt this plan
and which injected themselves into the
equation late Saturday. These are the
rate bill conference report the state
hood conference report and the Payne
bill making minor changes in the ad-
mfnistratiOn of the customs laws
Suspension Day.
The regular order Monday is the pas
sage of bills under the suspension Of
the rules. This means a day of legisla-
tiOn on bills Of local character. Should
the senate take action on the rate con-
ference report Monday, the house viii
follow Tuesday, although more than
one day may be consumed in this con-
nectiOu.
The statehood conference report will
be taken up in the house just as soon
as the senate accepts it. If the senate
rejects the report, the matter may not
be brought up in the house. Just what
the plan in this respect is in the senate
has not been determined. but leaders
predict that the statehood will not be
brought into the house this week.
Festivities in SPAIN
Interrupted by the regicidal attempt
Of Thursday, May 81. the programme Of
fetes and entertainments originally
planned in connection with the Spanish
royal wedding has been resumed with
such aTdOT as the people can COM
n1and after the tragedy which followed
close on the heels of the wedding cere-
mony. TOmOrrOw's incidents will in
clude an excursion toward ATanjuez, a
parade and the departure of the royal
princes; on Wednesday there viii be a
banquet at the royal palace in honor Of
the administrative authorities, and on
Thursday q banquet in honor of the
diplomatic corps The fetes viii close
Friday with = reception at the palace
and ball At the opera house, after
which the king and queen will depart
for Castle of La Granja, where they
will pass the honeymoon Of two weeks.
Emperor William is expected this
week to go 10 Vienna for a visit to the
aged ruler Francis Joseph of Austria
Hungary.
The German emperor viii reach
Vienna on Tuesday, and there will fol-
low several state banquets and enter
tz;nments in his honor.
Lawn Tennis.
The American lawn tennis team Of
challengers of the Dwight Davis cup
Is scheduled to play the first of the
International matches at Liverpool.
hngIand today. ana to meet the win
nErs of the Observation-Disclosures Sc
rfes on June Z. s and 9 at Newport,
Wales The finals against the British
holders Of the cup viii be played on
the courts at Wimbledon, London, June
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