The Washington times., 1907-02-16
Vote on Resolution That
He Is Not Entitled to
Seat.
Majority in His Favor
IS Predicted by
Members.
Review of This Week
and Forecast of Next
Week.

Reed Smoots fate viii be settled in
the Senate on Wednesday next. wnen
vote VIII be taken on the resolution
declaring that he is not entitled TO his
seat as a Senator from Utah
Consideration Of this case. which has
been before the Senate in committee or
otherwise for the last three years. viii
occupy part OF Monday and Tuesday,
and the whole of Wednesdays session,
and the vote Will probably come late in
the afternoon.
Senators will not divide on party lines
on this question, and the votes cast both
for and against Smoot will- be cOntri-
buted by both Republicans and Demo
Gratis. That Smoot viii be upheld and
will retain his seat Is almost universally
conceded On the bare proposition as
Il Will be presented. that ne is not en-
titled to his seat, it is predicted by
good judges that he will have a ma
jority III his favor Of at least fifteen.
Smoot himself Will make short
speech in his own behalf, probably on
Tuesday. Senator Dillingham; viii speak
in his favor and Senator CarmaCk may
make some remarks. on Wednesday
will come the closing arguments. Sena-
tor Burrows. chairman Of the Commit
tee on Privileges and Elections, who
conducted the inquiry into the case, will
conclude for the prosecution. ana Sena-
tor Foraker will make the closing
speech in behalf of Smoot.
It will be q notable occasion. and be
cause Of the intense interest that the
case has aroused all over the country,
especially among the women. it is GER
tain that there will be a very large at
tendance.
Review of the Week.
beginning on Monday, both House and
Senate will meet every day at Il O'Clock
in the morning, instead Of at noon.
Considerable business was transacted
by the Senate during the past week.
An important bill. giving the Govern
ment the right to appeal TO the Supreme
Court OF the United States for a con-
struction OF the constitutionality OF any
law involved in a criminal suit, was
passed after a long debate Two Of the
big annual appropriation bills were also
passed. that for the support Of the army
and that for the government Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia. In the army bin an
attempt was made 70 change the rail-
road rate so as to give the Government
the right to accept reduced transporta-
ton rates for soldiers and sailors. This
was attacked on the ground that II was
an entering wedge OF the rate law and
after a long debate a point Of order
made against the amendment was sus-
tanned, and it was stricken from the
bill.
The Smoot case was under discussion
two days, Senator Berry speaking
against the Utah Senator and Senator
Knox arguing in his behalf
A plan TO meet the views OF the people
of the Pacific Coast on the Japanese
immigration question was reported to
the Senate in connection with the con
ference report on the immigration bill
1t authorized the President to exclude
from the United States japanese coolies
who are given passports by their home
government to any place other than the
continental United States. if he should
believe that their coming would be detri-
mental 10 laDOr interests in this country
Under this provision, Japanese coming
singly or in half dozens to Atlantic
ports could be freely admitted while
big ship loads Of hundreds coming to
Pacific PORTS could be excluded. The
measure Is satisfactory To CalifOTnians
ana Is dtSlSleu TO Stllle lue Japanese
school question in San Francisco. 1t is
also satisfactory to the Japanese gov
ernment.
Because, at the instance Of President
Roosevelt, Senators Lodge and DiIling-
ham tried TO force immediate considera-
ton OF the bill before some OF the Demo
cratic Senators. as they said. had proper
TO consider some Of its pro-
visions affecting immigration into their
States, there was en- incipient hlibuster
started Thursday
BY agreement made last evening. q
vote on the proposition viii be had at
4 o'clock this Afternoon.
Important Bills Pending.