The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-18
SCHEDULE OF
THE EXPECTED
House and Senate viii Be Busy
With Appropriation Bills
This Week.
SMOOT VOTE WEDNESDAY
AMBASSADOR BRYCE DUE IN A
DAY OR TWO.

APPROXIMATION bills will. during the
present week. continue 10 command the
greater part OF the time Of both the sem
ate and the house but they will not be
allowed to crowd everything else to the
wall in either chamber The house will
begin the week Monday by passing sew
eTal bills under suspension Of the rules,
and II the present plan prevails. the last
two days Of the week will be devoted 20
the ship subsidy bill.
In the senate the resolution providing
for the expulsion of Senator SmOOt Will
be voted upon at p. m. on Wednesday,
and there will be considerable debate be-
fore the vote is reached. Senator Smoot
viii make an extended address. in which
he IS expected 80 outline his attitude as
between the Mormon church and the ma
tional government. and he viii be sup
ported in speeches by Senator Dilling-
ham. Beverage and Foraker The final
argument in opposition viii be made o.
Senator Burrows. 1t is generally admit
ted that Senator Smo0t will be sustained
By large majority
Appropriation Bills.
At The earliest practicable moment the
senate viii resume consideration OF the
agricultural appropriation bill, and il IS
hoped that il NAV be disposed of on Mon
GAY or Tuesday notwithstanding consid-
cradle debate is expected on the pro-
vision inserted by the committee provid-
ing for the leasing Of the grazing lands
aud an amendment which will be offered
ty Senator'S BeveTidge and Hansbrough
or the subject of meat inspection,
Senator Beveridge will renew his ef-
fort to secure the enactment of law re-
curing the meat ps ckeTs to put the date
OF canning on their packages and to
transfer TO the packers -he cost of in
spectiOn now paid by the government.
After devOting some time Monday to
bills on the calendar. the house will pro-
coed with its consideration of the post
office appropriation bill. on which general
Il N.rnz It'll Ill. L.
House a Week Behind.
The general status OF the appropriation
bills is the subject of anxiety in the
house, the members approaching that
they are about a week behind. OF the
fourteen large budgets eleven have al
ready passed the house and two have
thus far failed to receive any attention.
Both houses regard light sessions as
among the strong probabilities for the
latter part of this week, and all expect
to sit almost every night next week.
President Roosevelt will leave WASH
ngtOn late in the week for a brief visit
to his sons. who are studying at Harvard
university and the Groton school in Mas
sechusetts.
Thaw Trial Today.
1t is expected the trial of Harry Thaw
for the murder OF Stanford White will
be resumed this tMondayD morning Eve
lyn Nesbit Thaw probably viii go on the
witness stand during the early part OF
the week TO continue the recital of her
life story.
James Bryce. he new British ambas-
sador to America, and Mrs. Bryce are
passengers on board the steamer Oceanic,
which is due 70 reach New York We'd
nesday or Thursday
Chess experts of Great Britain and the
United States win play a series of games
by cable on Friday and Saturday.
The annual convention of the American
Newspaper Publishers association will
open in New York City Monday and con-
tinue through the week.
French Cabinet lettering.
The phase OF the French separation law
controversy dealing with the terms of
leasing churches. which was in fair prog
gress of being solved. has brought about
breach in the French cabinet and It
appears doubtful whether the Clemen-
ceau ministry can survive the coming
week
The first elections to parliament under
the new Transvaai election will be held
Feb. %. and the Beers have great pros
poets of obtaining a working majority in
the house Of representatives.
The new German reiehstag will meet
Feb. 49,