The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-09
PRESENT WEEKS
OUTPUT OF NEWS
Prospect of Beginning of Fl
nanCiaI Debate in Senate
This Afternoon.
LITTLE WORK IN THE HOUSE
MEETING OF DEMOCRATIC MA
TIoNAL COMMITTEE.

With the possibility of the opening
of the financial debate in the senate
the gathering of the great warship
squadron at Hampton Roads prepara-
tory to departure for the Pacific;
meeting of the Democratic national
committee al Washington; reopentng
" the graft trials in san Francisco;
the actual starting of the trial of
George A. Pettibone at Boise, Ida; the
annual meeting of the National Civic
Federation, the annual meeting of the
National League of Baseball Clubs at
New York on the schedule, the week
promises TO be a busy one.
The prospect is good for the opening
this week in the senate of the financial
debate. 1t will probably be sprung in
connection with the resolutions of Sen
ators Culberson and Clay, calling upon
the secretary OF the treasury for in
formation bearing upon the recent cur
renCy crisis. and much interest is felt
In the course the controversy may take
Comes Up Today.
That the Democrats would seek the
first opportunity to open the question
has been understood right along, and
ii has only been a question as to the
measures upon which they might base
their talk. The resolutions VIII ma
turally be laid before the senate in the
regular order Of business during the
morning hour Monday, and unless the
Republicans eVince a willingness to
permit them to pass without objection,
the Democrats will forthwith enter
upon the discussion of the general sit
uation.
Senator Tillman will introduce a
financial resolution during the week,
and will probably speak on it,
On Wednesday the senate is prom
ised speech by Jefferson Davis, the
new senator from Arkansas, who will
discuss the trusts and suggest rem
pdy for them. He regards all trusts
as an evil. and will advocate their eX-
termination.
Brownsville Affair.
The report of the committee on mill
tary affairs relating to the Brownsville
riots is promised during the week, but
il may be postponed.
In the house little actual work can
be done until the committees are ap-
pointed, and the present indications are
that the speaker will not be able to an
nounce them for several days. It is
probable that the committees on rules
and mileage will be given to the public
In advance of the others, and they
may be expected before the close of the
week.
In the meantime nothing can be
done in the house beyond the introduce
ton of bills and resolutions.
The subcommittee of the committee
on banking and currency, appointed to
formulate a currency bill. will begin its
work in earnest during the week.
Preparation Of the Fleet
Hampton Roads will be A scene of
the liveliest interest throughout the
week The sixteen battleships which
make up the Pacific-b bound fleet will
rendezvous in the roadstead on Monday
and will take their stations in squad
rons of four vessels each. all under
command of Rear Admiral Evans. Dur
ing the week the sailors will be kept
busy with painting and the clearing
up of the last work of preparation.
Searchlight drills at night Will be a
picturesque feature OF the fleets stay
at Hampton Roads. The fleet will sail
for the Pacific on Monday the six
tenth.
One OF the principal news events of
the week will be the meeting of the
Democratic national committee at
Washington on Thursday. The com
mittee will decide the place and date
of the next Democratic national con-
vention. and from that time forward
the presidential campaign of 1908 may
be said to have taken definite form. II
is expected that Chicago. Kansas City
and Denver will be bidders for the
Democratic convention. just as they
were for the fathering of Republican
delegates. Kansas City IL expected to
make all exceptionally strong hid. and,
as Chicago has already secured the Re
publican convention, the rivalry be
tween the two cities may not be so
great The Democratic convention is
usually held during Fourth of July
week, although there has been some
talk among the committeeman this
year of advancing the date so as to
preclude the Republican convention
and get whatever advantage is to be