The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-25
SHIP SUBSIDY IN
THE BACKGROUND
Every Day Lessons Chances Of
Its Passage in Lower
House.
STRUGGLE IN THE SENATE
ALDRIcH WORKING FOR "ELAs.
TIC. CURRENCY"

Aside from appropriation bills and con-
ference reports the ship subsidy bill is
the only measure of general Importance
that is likely to receive the attention OF
the house. and the Aldrich financial bill
the only one that probably will receive
the attention Of the senate during the
closing week of the last session OF the
nfty-ninth congress. 1t is Senator Aid
rich'S purpose to press his bill for COR
sideratiOn whenever opportunity offers
and he is still hopeful of success notwith-
standing the opposition, the congestion
of bills and the limited time left. The
house friends of ship subsidy also profess
themselves as hopeful. but they admit
that every day that goes by without ac-
ton lessons their Achances- Some of them
express confidence in getting some fea-
lures Of the bill incorporated in the post
office appropriation bill but If they fail
in that program they viii make a last
effort for independent action by the house
after the passage Of the general def
cheney appropriation bill. They will ask
to have two or three days set aside for
the consideration of the subsidy bill, when
the conference reports are not before the
house. and the inclination Of the leaders
is TO grant this concession.
Supply Bills Come First.
No other business will be permitted 10
interfere with appropriation bills and con-
ference reports in either house but there
will be times when other business may be
injected and much miscellaneous iegisla-
ton may be expected. An order will be
brought into the house BY the committee
on rules early is the week making GER
tain classes of legislation Of a minor
character in order at any time under the
suspension of rules, and the members gem
orally hope to get a number of bills
passed under this order. As usual the
senate will make an effort to clean up the
calendar and by the end OF the week
there Will be few senate measures feft
to which there is not insuperable objec-
ton All of the appropriation bills eX-
eept the general deficiency have passed
the house. but there are still five of these
measures TO receive first consideration at
the hands of the senate. These are the
agricultural bill which is now under con-
sidera ton; the pOstoffice bill and the PEN
sion bill; the sundTy civil bill and the
general deficiency bill II is expected that
the consideration Of the agricultural bill
will be concluded Monday and it will b.
followed by the pOstOffice bill. The
grazing and forest reserve proposition on
the agricultural bill will receive some at
tentiOn and with those matters dispOs 4
I OF the senate will take up the Beveridse
amendment regarding meat inspection;
land with that out of the way il Is hoped
that the bill will get through without any
further controversy.
only Two Disposed or
The only two appropriation bills that
! have been completely disposed of by con-
gresS are the legislative and the diplomat
I lc p1iiS. ali. the OtlefS Iidl nave passed.
/ both houses have still to be acted upon
/ in conference and as the senate has not
allowed any of them TO get through with
cut me terial additions. much spirited de-
/ bate may be expected on these reports
/ Both houses will materially prolOng their
sittings They will begin at an early
4 hour in the morning. and night sessions
/ will be the rule rather than the excep-
ton In addition to the appropriation
bills the sixteen-hour railroad employees
] bill and the criminal appeals bill IN
/ conference and will call for attention
| from both houses
On Monday Senator Depew will make a
formal address in the senate on the de-
post of public moneys. and Senator Pat
/ ters0n another on Wednesday on the
| question of government ownership II
utilities. There also will be made an ef-
I fort during the week TO secure the rati-
fication of the Dominican treasy.
Union Pacific Inquiry.
/ The Interstate commerce commission
will meet IN New York City today
I TO continue its investigation Of the Har-
riman railroads. MANY notable financieI s
and railroad men have been subpoenaed
and are expected to appear for exsmina-
ton at this sitting of the commission.
Among them is +. II. Hartman. II is
planned 10 call Mr. Hartman to the wit
ness stand Immediately on the opening
of the hearing. Among others expected
TO appear are William G. Rockefeller
Jacob H. Schiff. head of the New York
banking house of Kuhn. Loeb &, Co: Otto
Kahn. c. ". HilliarG. comptroller Of the
Chicago & Alton railroad: William Mast.
comptroller of the Union Pacific; Alexan-
Ger Miller. secretary Of the Union Pacific,
and others