The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-05
ORATORY WILL Be
HEARD IN HOUSE
DURING THE DISCUSSION OVER
THE RAILROAD RATE BILL
UNTIL WEDNESDAY.
ALL DESIRE To TALK
The Statehood Bill Will Engross At
tentlon of the Senate-Great
Batteshp to Be Launched
in England.

Chairman Hepburn in charge Of tho
railroad rate bill in the national house
Of representatives, is unable TO see the
end of the discussion Of that measure
Under a special order il has he right
of way until disposed Of
Mr., Hc,3urn has long list Of Re
publcans who are anxious to be heard
and Mr. Adamson, controlling the time
of the minority, says fifty Democrats
wish to be heard in favor Of the meas
ure. Speaker Cannon is inclined to
let the debate rum and estimates IT
will be Wednesday or Thursday be
fore the last speech is delivered ant
the vote recorded As soon a this IS
accomplished the pension appropria
tion bill will be taken up The bill
carries a total of $140245,500 TO pay
the pensions Of veterans for the year
The fertilization appropriation bill
will be reported to the house from the
appropriations committee today Il
viii be considered rs scon as the pen
sion bill is ont Of the way The bin
carries this year between $6.000.000
and $7Oo0000.
Friends in The senate OF the ship
Ping bill are hopeful OF securing some
time during the week Of an agreement
TO vote on the measure and the under
standing is that as soon as it Is dis
posed of the statehood bill will sue.
ceed Il as unfinished Illness. Much
interes is manifested in the approach
ing contest in the senate over the
statehood question. Senator Beyerldgt
who will again have charge Of the BIZ
is hopeful Of securing comparatiyel,
an carly vote, bat his colleagues fai1
to agree with him on that point
The critical point of the controversy
will be the Foraker amendment giving
rise on a privilege TO voting on the
question of admis ion. II Is under
stood that the Democratic senators
will be almost a unit in support of the
amendment and that it will also securc
a number of Republican votes. Ad
vocatos Of the ieint statehood prob
ANY VIII litAt MI I "a uiAtf UtOJDEI
tion for separate vote with enc for 9
submission of the question of admis
sion to the people of Arizona aud New
Mexico combined.
The urgent deficiency bill will be
taken up in the committee appropria
tions early in the week and probably
will be reported a few days later.
Provisions Of this bill, which viii
be most debated is that relating to alb
rogation of the eight-hour law on the
canal zone. As the bin carries the re
mainder of the deficiency for jhe canal
asked by the war department, il is be
lieyed that canal matters in general |
will again be the subject OF consider !
able talk in the senate.
Senator Bacon will revive the Mo |
rocco question in a speech on Tuesday |
On Wednesday Senator Scott viii /
speak in support of the bill. giving
reasonable status to telegraph opera /
tors employed with the Union forces
during the Civil War. Senator Fora
ker will take the first opportunity in
'ANANNANN Efonibn " ofAAlA a AhllaAN
Grafton of the Isle of Pines treaty. In
the absence of Senator Hepburn. Sena
tor McCumber viii have charge Of the
pure food bill.
Progress Is being made slowly at Al
geciras where the delegates 20 the
Moroccan conference apparently are
more in accord than at any previous
time.
Much interest is attached to tho
al Portsmouth. England. Sat
urday next, Of the Dreadnaught. the
largest and most powerful battleship
In the worlds navies.
All lessons Of experts learned from
The Russo-Japanese naval battles have
been considered in the building Of
this vessel
On February H. at Havana. Cuba
will be begun the second international
auto races.
The thirty-eighth annual convention ,
of the National American Woman's
Suffrage association will be held at A.
Baltimore. February Z TO 13.