The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-23
WAIT ON MIR. .SPOONER|
WISCONSIN, SENATOR WILL REPLY
 TO MIR. BAILEY.
After That. It Is Believed, There VIII He No Trouble In Fixing Day
 Fap Vote On Railway Rate
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Senator Lafollette will continue to- day tMonday) his address in the sen his special attention to the subject of overvaluation of railroads and contend ing for an amendment to the bill au- thorizing the interstate commerce com mission to determine the correct val .uation of railroad property as the only proper means of arriving at just ana reasonable rates.
 He will probably conclude during the day. There is as yet no definite under. standing as to who will follow him. but it is probable that Senator Spooner will do so. Indeed. there has been no definite announcement that any other senator will desire to make general speech on the railroad subject and 1t IS probable that no one else has com
 The general opinIrn is. however. that tho debate win continue throughout the week, although many of the senators are becoming very restless under the intimations are heard that an agree ment to vote may be suddenly arrived at almost any time after Mir. spoonsr shall have had an opportunity to make nf In repas case 'G there ere should be luil in the situation. Senator Clhpp will take ad- vantage of the opportunity to press The renewal of the controversy be- tween Senators Tillman and Hopkins is among the probabilities of the week.
 WlLn ICRlStdIlOn TOT tuc VA Columbia for Monday and the. aban- donment of the session for Tuesday that the House may attend the John Paul Jones memorial exercises at An napolis, the real legislative work of the House will not begin until Wednesday,
 At that time the agricultural appro- priation will be taken up and ita con pleted r. is the present intention to limit general debate on the measure to one day with view to passing the bill by the. end of the week. The pro vison eliminating the usual appropria- tion for the distribution of garden seed by members is regarded as the pro vision that will cause the most taiH.
 The bill recently reported from the committee on revision of the laws, containing codification of the crimi- nal laws of the United States may re- ceive consideration as provision Is to be advanced in tn enear future TOT night sessions. when the bill may be read. The bill is very long one and its reading will require several hours.
 The Olympic games at Athens will continue throughout this week and un- til May ?. Thirty-two representatives from the United States will be among the competitors.
 In London on April 2S will be held the celebration of the fiftieth anniver- sary of Ellen Terry's connection with the stage.
 The ceremonies in commemoration of Admiral John Paul Jones whose body was recently brought to Annapolis, will be held on April "A, when the body will be transferred from the temporary tomb in the naval academy grounds to a memorial room in Brancroft Hall.
 The French government has sent fleet under command of Admiral Cam pion to participate in the ceremonies. Addresses will be made by President Roosevelt M. Jusserand. the French ambassador. Secretary Bonaparte and General Horace Porter.
 The National Convention of the Wo- mems Foreign Mission Society of the Presbyterian Church, will be held in Harrisburg, Pa. April "A to 26.
 The United Convention of the United Confederate Veterans National re-un- ion convenes in New Orleans April 25.