The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-01-14
PROM|SE ON
MOOTEDQUEST|ON
SENATE EXPECTED TO PASS UP
LEGAL PHASES OF BROWNS.
WILLIE AFFAIR.
SALARY BILL SCHEDULED
To Be Brought Up Again This Week
Together With Many Appropria.
tion BiIls-Smoot to Speak in
Own Behalf.

Washington, Jan. l3.-Some of the
time OF the senate and most of the
ime cf the house this week will he
devoted TO the discussion Of appfo.
priation lis. The senate will cor.
clude its confederation of the legis,
latiYe, executive and judicial appro-
priation bill and may reach the IN
dian bill The house will finish its
work on the Notifications bin and
will take up the bill mixing appropria.
lens for the District Of Columbia and
the diplomatic consular service TheI
honse viii devote Monday to miscel.
laheous bills in the interest of the |
District Of Columbia.
The Brownsville Affair.
II is alEO possible tina the apDr0. |
priation bill before the senate viii
be temporarily displaced Monday BY
The Fraker resolution providing for
IN investigation of the Brownsville
iiot. Senator Callom who has charge
Of the Appropriation bill announces
mis- purpose not to yield the floor
again until this measure is disposed
of, and If he persists. the c5nsidera
tion Of the Brownsville matter willI
necessarily be deferred s
The prospect of receiving Assistant +
Attorney Purdy's report on thar sub.
5ee. on Monday adds to what already
holds a keen interest. Speeches are I
yet to be made by Senator spooner. !
Carmaclt. and Stone, and 1t is expect o
cd that cFraker VIA close the de Q
bate The pretsent prospect is for the
practically nnanfmsss adoption Of i
.ompromise Fesolutiun sstmpiy direct tp
ng an Investigation into the occur v
ence at Brownsville and remaining 9
ilient on The legal phases of he ques- 81
,On
Salary Bill Coming Up. n
In the selate there will be an effort ~
0 incorporate a provision in the leg II
station appropriation bin increasing OF
he salaries of senators and represen. OF
alive from $4,000 10 $500 and nm. NJ
1ss this proposition aIouses debate
he legislative bin probably will be
assed wth but little discussion.
here also will be an attempt to re
tore the hou.e e provision for an in 81
rease Of the salaries of the vice -
resident, the speaker fthe house We
nd the membars ,Qf the cabinet The
'te OF that proposition, however, will n
rGely depend on the disposition OF |
le twin provision for an increase Ii
he salaries Of members of con
-ess.
Ship Subsidy Report
The house is locking forward with
eat expectancy to the decision of
e committee on merchant marine
Iestions OF the ship subsidy bill. The
mmttee Will meet on Tuesday and ~
e members say that the question
II be finally decided on that dav.
atson, of Indiana, who has consist.
lily opposed the senate bin now
noances his willingness to accent u
measure providing for -,
tn Atlantic and Pacifficn mail sub. ~.
lies 10 South American ports and ~
'nariao ~ - Io'' ,- VI ~ S"OSiuS 20 lhe Mis-
i as for assistance to a new lone ~,
m the Pacific coast to China and 49,.
- be
smoot Question Up Again. 81
The senate will probably return to r,sI
discussion Of the Smoot case on NJ
day when Mr Shoots colleague II
lator Sutherland and Senator Dill Ieist;
cham win speak in opposition to ba
"ils['''iiS 'es'-Iu''oh. Later will
oot will address the senate in his a fir
Deii'ii' ship