The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-07
FORECAST OF
Weeks EVENTS
Lower Branch of Congress Will
WrestIe With the Appro-
priation Bills.
SMOOT CASE IN SENATE
VOTE WILL BE TAKEN ON Al
4 GEcIRAS TREATY.

The national house of representatives
will give the greater part of its time
during the present week to the consid-
grafton of the legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bills. while the
senate will pay especial attention TO the
report of the senate committee on priv
lleges and elections on the right of Sen
ator Smoot of Utah to retain his seat.
In the house the appropriation bill will
be taken up today Immediately after
the close of the routine morning ses-
sion, while in the senate consideration
of the Smoot question will be postponed
until Tuesday. The senate proceedings
On that subject will be interrupted af-
ter one days discussion, to give place
TO the Algeciras treaty, which is set for
next Wednesday.
Legislative Bill.
Representative Tawney, chairman of
The house committee on appropriations,
Is of the opinion that the legislative bill
will be voted upon before the close of
the week. There are a number of items
in the bill which are calculated to pro-
woke discussion, and it is expected that
some of the Democratic representatives
will find occasion to express their views
regarding some of the feature of the
presidents message. If they should do
so there will be a response from the
Republican side of the chamber. Among
the items in the bill which will arouse
debate may be mentioned those provid-
ing for an increase of the appropriation
for the payment of clerk hire for mem
bers of the house and the increase of
the salary of Public Printer Stillins.
Question of Spelling.
There will also undoubtedly be many
references to the subject of simplified
spelling, which will be raised in con-
nection with the provision prohibiting
any deviation from standard Ortho-
graphy in congressional printing.
The Notifications appropriation bill,
which is row under consideration in
committee, will Immediately follow the
legislative bill, and Chairman Tawney
is hopeful that it may be passed before
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 modified form this week.
but it is not generally expected that
further progress can be made with this
measure before the Christmas holidays.
Smoot Case Tuesday.
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 advO-
eating the adoption of the committee
resolution declaring Mr.. Smoot to be
not entitled to his seat. Mr.. Burrows
will make q comprehensive analysis of
the testimony in the case and will also
cite many presidents in support of the
resolution. He will be followed in the
same tone on Thursday by Senator Du-
bois, and later in the session Senator
SmOot is expected to be heard in his
Cwn behalf. Senator Sutherland, his
colleague, and Senators Foraker, Dill
lingham and Beveridge and Hopkins
will also probably present views in sup
port of Mr.. 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 Senator Burrows and Dubois ex-
press a determination to keep it as we'll
to the front as possible.
De- Algecirss Treaty.
Unless the unforeseen happens, the
Algeciras treaty will be ratified on
Wednesday after very brief considera-
ton. The fact that the foreign rela-
lions committee has agreed upon a reso-
luton declaring the purpose of the Unit
ed States not TO be involved in Euro
pean complications by its acquiescence
In the treaty, has done much to remove
opposition and it is even predicted that
the resolution of ratification will be
adopted after a few senators shall have
had opportunity briefly to exchange
their positions. Considerable time will
probably be spent by the senate in ex-
ecutive session in considering .nomi-
nations to be reported from the various
cofmittees. Among these are a number
of cabinet officers.
There is already talk of adjournment
for the Christmas holidays, and the
prospect is that il will occur about the