The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-19
WORLDS WORK FOR THE WEEK Rate Bill Will Entertain
 the Senate. MEASURE WILL BE PRESSED Tillman Anxious That Matter Be
 Decided. Adtournment of AIgeciras Conference Untn March 20 Renews. Hope of an Agreement by France
 and Germany.
MEASURE WILL BE PRESSED

The debate on the railroad bill will continue in the Senate during the pres ent week. The prospect Is that this bill will more completely monopoiize attention this week than it did last, for, while under the original arrange ment, the rate bill could not be taken up until o'clock each day. It's con sideration can now be entered upon under Senator TilIman's present policy every day as soon as the routine busi- ness, such as ehe introduction of bills and presentations of reports, Is con ciuded Mir. TilIman has announced his purpose of pressing the consideration of this bill to the exclusion of every thing else when any one is prepared to speak on it. And" he said, when there is no one ready to speak, l shall ask the SeLate to proceed to vote on the measure"
 That, however, he will not be un- reasonable in this. respect was shown by the fact that he, agreed Thursday to take recess until Monday, because, notwithstanding there are many Sem ators who will ask to be heard upon the bill before the final vote shall be taken, no speeches had been prepared. It is the intention to give every one who really wants to speak an oppor- tunity to do so, but if, when all the speeches are made, there should seem
 
 ton, this effort will be antagonized.
 McCreary VIII Lead or.
 The speech making during the pres ent week will be inaugurated on Mon day by an address by Senator McCreary of Kentucky. A number of other Sem ntors will be heard during the week in formal speeches but the day of de- livery has not been determined upon. In all probability most of the speeches will precipitate running debates. as did Mir. Rayner's address of last Wednesday. Indeed, the disposition is to question most of the statements made on the floor of the Senate and from this time forward very CIV speakers will be per- mitted to escape without interruption.
 Though much attention is being gtv- on to tho presentation of the merits of the question, pro and con, still larger number of Senators are. devot- ing themselves even more assiduously to tho preparation of appointments to tho bill
 The Republican Senators who do not accept the House bill are eoncentrat- ing their efforts on 8 review provision and they have practically agreed upon thes fifth section of Senator Knox's suo- stitute for the pending bill as the basis of their amendment.
 Senator Spooner has an amendment along the same lines but 1t goes into greater detail and the indications are that much of his phraseology may be accepted. The Democrats are working in the main along lines to secure an amendment which will prohibit the lower courts from suspending rates fixed by the Commission.
 TIIlman's Especial PIaint. \
 Senator Tillman is giving his espe- cial attention to notifications which will prohibit the railroad companies from owning the commodities which they carry
 The National House of Representa- lives will begin the week by dispos- ing of the bill abolishing the grade of Lieutenant General in the army, over which tilibuster was in progress when adjournment was taken Friday night. The balance of Monday will be given to the passage of minor bills under suspension of the rules, Thursday has been set apart for the passage of war claims. The other four iesisiative days, MT. Tawney, chairman or the Appropriation Committee, predicts, will he required to complete the consider ation of the legislative appropriation hill which was before the House last week. Should this bill pass sooner, Chairman Overstreet will at once bring in the postofice appropriation Dill which has been completed by his com mittee, and make 1t the order of busl- ness. The consideration of the post office bill will require something like & week as the question of railway mall subsidies will doubtless provoke dls- cussion Although the program has not been determined, 1t is expected the statehood bill will be brought into the House Wednesday and disposed of.
 The fact that the international Mo- roccan conference at Algeciras has ad- tourned until March 20, has given rise to the hope among the influential neu- tral delegates that France and Ger many will in the meantime reach syptoms of agreement are considered more favorably.
 Coal Operators to Meet.
 6ituminous operators to the number of about 500 are expected to arrive in Indianapolis today to confer with the United Mine Workers or America The situation in the threatened coal strike annears to be unchanged, the outcome now being entirely in the hands of the miners. The Ryan resolution having been practically rescinded and the re- nort of the scale committee being fa- vorable, there is every indication that conservatism will gov ern the final de- Alterations of the miners and opera tors.
 Ar,erican Federation of Labor has call ed a meeting of the Executive Council of the Federation for today in Wash tnston and though 1t is not definitely snnounced that the coal strike will be discussed, it is generally believed that the meeting will consider the situation The national convention of the Asso- cfation of Medical Colleges will be held in Pittsburg March 10. From Marcn 9o to g the national convention of 4n,arican Railway Engineers and Maintenance of Way Association will meet in Chicago.
 The National Convention of the Meth odist Episcopal Missionary Society of Anaerica will be held in Minneapolis. March 21-22, when reports will be submitted and the years work dis cused.