Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1906-03-19
WORLD AFFAIRS FOR THE WEEK
(By the Assoclated Press. }

(By the Associated Press.)
The debate on the rate bill will con-
tinue in the senate during the present
week. The prospect is this bill will
more completely monopOlize attention
this week than 1t did last week.
While under the original agreement il
could not be taken up until o'clock
each day, its consideration can be now
entered upon under Tillmans present
policy every day as soon as routine
business. such as the Introduction of
| bills and presentation of bills is con-
cluded. Tillman has announced his
purpose of pressing the consideration
of this bill to the exclusion of every
thing else when anyone is prepared
| on it, and" he said, when there is
no one ready to speak, | shall ask the
senate to proceed upon the measure"
That, however he will not be un-
| reasonable in this respect is shown
by the fact that he agreed on Thurs
day to take a recess until Monday be-
cause Notwithstanding there are many
senators who will ask to be heard on
the bill before the final vote shall be
taken, no speeches had been pre-
pared. 1t is the intention to give ev-
eryone who really wants to speak an
opportunity to do So but if, when all
seem to be a disposition to delay fin
al action, this effort will be antago-
nized
The speechmaking during the pres
ent week will be inaugurated Monday
by an address by McCreery of Ken.
| lucky. A number of other senators will
| be heard during the week i'm formal
speeches, but the order of their deliv-
cry has not been determined. Among
those who are preparing speeches are
Elkins, Spooner Lodge, Foster and
McLaurin. Spooner will discuss the
| legal aspects of the subject, dealing
! especially with the questions of review
of the findings of the interstate COM
merce commission by the United
States. Lodge will devote himself es-
! pecially to the presentation of his
| reasons for desiring the enlargement
of the committee as outlined in his
amendment. In all probability mostof
! the speeches will precipitate running
! debates, as did Rayner's address 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 few
| speakers will be permitted to escape
without Interruption. Though much
attention is being given to the presen-
/ tation of the merits of the question
| pro and con, a still larger number Of
senators are devoting themselves even
more assiduously to the preparation
of amendments to the bill.
Republican senators who do not ac-
cept the house bill are concentrating
their efforts upon the review proW-
sion, and they have practically agreed
upon the fifth section of KnoX's substi-
tute for the pending bill as the basis
| of their amendment This section au-
thorizes the taking of any matter de-
eided by the interstate commerce COM
mission to the United States circuit
courts and requires the companies to
deposit the difference between their
own rates and the rates fixed by the
commission pending the final adjudi-
cation of each particular case.
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 ae-
ceDted.
The democrats are working I'm tho
main along lines to secure an amend
ment which shall prohibit the lower
1 courts from suspendng the rates fix
ed by the commission. Tillman is Civ
ing special attention to notifications
which will prohibit the railroad COM
/
which they carry
The national house of representa-
tives will begin the week by disposng
| of the bill abolishng the grade OF
lieutenant general of the army over
which the hibuster was in progress
! when adjournment was taken Friday
night.
The balance of Monday will be Civ
en- to the passage of minor bills under
suspension of the rules. Thursday
will be set apart for the passage OF
war claims. The other four legisla-
! tive days, Tawney chairman of the
appropriations committee. predicts,
will be required to complete consider.
alton of the legislation appropriation
bill which was before the house last
week
| The consideration of the postoffice
bill will require something like a week.
and the question OF railway subsidies
! viii doubtless provoke discussion AL
| though the program has not been de-
! termined It is expected the statehood
bill will be brought into the house
| Wednesday and disposed of.
At Algcclras.
The fact that the international Mo-
roccan conference at Algeciras ad-
| journed to March 90 has given rise to
delegates that France and German
will in the meantime reach some
agreement. At Algeclras the symp-
toms of agreement are considered
more favorable where the representa-
I tatives of the neutral nations are en-
/ ergetically endeavoring to influence
mutual concessions.
Coal Situation.
Bituminous operators to the num-
ber of 500 are expected to meet in In
| dianapolis today to confer with the
| United Mine Workers of America
! The situation In the coal strike seems
now to be unchanged the outlook be-
| ing in the hands of the miners. The
Ryan resolution having been pract-
cally rejected, there seems to be an
air of conservatism among miners ami
operators.
! President Samuel Gompers of the
American Federation of Labor has
called a meeting of the executive
council of the federation for today In
Washington. and although 1t is not
definitely announced that the coal
strike will be discussed. II is generally
believed that the meeting will consid-
er the situation.
Weather Forecast.
Washington Mar 1S.-New Mexico