The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-28

| Both will present features that will arouse debate, and it is a foregone conclusion that especial attention will be given to
 the provision in the naval bill for new monster warship.
 Two matters have been waiting some
 what on the return of Senator Tillman,
 who has been absent in South Carolina
 for the past week. These are the ap-
 pontment of conferees on the railroad rate bill and the further consideration of the Barnes nomination. MT. Tillman is expected to be in his seat today. The rate bill conferees, of whom the South Carolina senator will be one, will be named then, and 1t is expected the con ference will begin as soon as MT. Tillman can conclude his work in conclusion with the Barnes case.
 In the House.
 Work on the sundry civil appropriation bill will begin in the national House of Representatives this week. This bill is larger and carries more money than any civil sundry act. The aggregate will be
 in the neghborhood of $90,O0000O. The items relate to practically every branch of the public service, and consequently have a bearing on near'v avery congress , sional district. For this reason there will be a great demand on the part of l members to make speeches on the bill. That this demand may be met to the greatest extent there will be every effort
 made to confine general debate strictly to the measure. Chairman Tawney esti- mates that it will require fully a week ! to consider and pass the bill. 1t will not be reported from committee until We'd nesday, and may not be taken up until 1 Thursday.
 ] Legislation for the District of Columbia l has the right of way today (Monday) | 1t is the plan to finish the diplomatic
 and consular bi1l Tuesday and if time
 remains to continue the consideration of | the naturalization bin This measure it | is believed can be passed with one full | day of consideration. It has been debated at odd moments for several weeks and
 about all the speeches relating to it have l been made.
 No Adjournment Decoration Day. | 1t is planned that no adjournment will | be taken for the observance of Decora- l tion day, Wednesday. The democratic fili- l buster to emphasize to the country that no progress is apparent on the state | hood agreement Is consuming consider l able time in the House. Roll calls to determine the presence of a quorum have | begun each days session with few ex- | captions and Minority Leader Williams | announces his intention. encouraged by
 a ''round robin" from his colleagues, to 1 continue these methods. The statehood
 conferees announce that an agreement on 1 that measure Is In sight and may be | reported during the week.
 1 The conference report on the legislative. l executive and judicial appropriation bill 1 will be acted upon Tuesday.
 New Queen for Spain.
 Spain will be given new queen on ! Thursday, when Princess Ena of Batten- | berg. niece of King Edward of England, will be married to King Alfonso of ! Spain, The ceremony will take place in
 the old church of San Geronimo in Mad 1 rid and the state ceremonies will oc- cupy all of this week and until June B. | Princess Ena has found the heart Of | the Spanish nation and tho marriage is regarded by all classes with the greatest l enthusiasm
 | At the twelfth annual meeting of the l Lake MohonlS conference on international arbitration. which will be held at Lake | Mohonk N. Y, May 20 to June 1. Col 1 John w. Foster. former secretary of ] state. will preside and addresses will be made by Congressman Bartholdt of Mis- souri, Cardinal Gibbons Clifton R. Breck- i enridge. Benjamin r. Truebiood and oth- | CTS The Hague conference. the Rio | Janeiro conference and topics of a like i nature will be discussed
 l Bishop Potter of New York, will be l the guest of honor at the Pilgrims din- | ner in London on Tuesday evening The ! bishop is president of the Pilgrim society l of New York.
 l The National convention of the Ameri- | can Federation of Women's clubs will be | held in St Paul, May Sl to June !. 1 At Milwaukee from May 2S to June l | will be held the national convention of ! the American Association of Electrical 1 Engineers