The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-26
FORECAST OF
WORLDS WORK
United States Senate Will Be Alb
sorbed In Debate on Rail-
way Rate Bill.
MANY BILLS BEFORE HOUSE
PROGRESS EXPECTED AT AL
GECIRAS.

The railroad rate bill will continue
this week to absorb the attention of the
United States senate. There are sew
eral senators who still expect to deliver
prepared speeches on the bill, but none
oL them mas indicated his readiness to
proceed on Monday so that it is impOS-
s1ble TO give the names of prospective
orators. Senator Tillman says how
ever, that he has no doubt that some
one Will be prepared to proceed when
the bill is taken up. He admits that
there is tendency in the debate to lag
but attributes it to he necessity for much
preparation in discussing the question.
He still insists that as soon as il he
comes evident that the debate is ex-
hausted he VIII press the bill to a vote
Should there be an agreement upon
the consular reorganization bill SEN
ator Lodge will probably call I'D the
conference report during the week and
some DEBATE on it is looked for The
Indian appropriation bill will be re-
ported Tuesday and Senator Clapp will
take 1t up If there should be a IuIl i'm
the debate on rates. A conference re-
port on the bill for the settlement of
the affairs Of the five civilized tribes
IS pending in the senate. and NAV be
debated at some length if there is an
opportunity.
mouse programme.
Appropriations of money will be the
chief occupation of the house this week
The legislative appropriation bill. which
had a rocky road with the rules of the
mouse as obstruction last week is NOT
finished by half Mr.. Littauer. i'm
charge of the bill. estimates that it will
require Tuesday, Wednesday and pos
sibly Thursday to complete the meas
ure. Monday under the rules is Dis
trict of Columbia day, and a number of
important measures locally are on the
calendar in that connection OF the
features of the legislation which will
cause comment, it is predicted that a
criticism of the bureau Of corporations
VIII be the chief; that in view of the
recent decision in Chicago which some
members regard as a curtailment of the |
usefulness Of this bureau. The provi-
sion for the minis of the country al |
ways prOvokes discussion, and there are
items relating to the postal service in /
the bill also liable to cause talk
War claims have the right of way on /
Friday, by special agreement. The post
office appropriation bill is on the calen- |
dar and is slated for consideration at |
the earliest possible moment
Statehood Conference.
OF interest outside of the floor pro-
Ceedings viii be the meetings of the
statehood conference. Efforts are being
made to bring the ship subsidy bill
within the horizon of legislative action. !
and Mr.. Bonynge of Colorado is watch
ing closely for an opportunity to COM
plete the pending consideration of the
bill making a national system of nat
uralization.
The session of the Algeciras confer
ence on Moroccan affairs which will
take place today will mark the begin |
ming of tho n ,f ILL /
tons. The committee on revision has
drawn uD a project for police, without
mentioning the discussion of the ports
and this Will form basis for discus
sion in today's session.
Coal Strike Matter.
II would seem that this week should
decide question of a coal strike The
5oint scale committee will meet this
week when proposition TO report
will be offered with the ,
that it will be carried. This
afternoon a joint conference will be
held to receive this report. The point
which the operators are anxious to set ]
tie with President Mitchell and the Of
hcers of the United Mine Workers per- I
nit men TO so TO work in districts where
an advance is allowed. while other mi !
ners are on strike. So far their efforts
to settle this point have been in vain [
IL = NAbOetCu mat IlESiuCIlL MlIC0Gll 1
will come to New York the latter part I
Of this week to confer again with the i
anthracite operators committee of [
seven. 7
Billiard Match.
ON March - there will be held in New
York the first championship billiard =
match since 1901. Willie Hoppe. who re-
,ently won the title from Maurice Wig I
lauX in Paris, Will play George F. Slos- :
son a 500-pOint match game, eighteen :
nch balk line, one shot-in. The Won !
ierful playing of young Hoppe and the q
act that his challenger is an old and :
player, will add to the inter- Q
st in the match.
The National Civic Federation will
meet in New York today when the cleo r
ion of officers will take place.