The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-04
MANY STIRRING
EVENTS AHEAD
Eiqht State Conventions on the
Program for the Pres
ent Week.
GRAND REVIEW OF FLEET
APPEAL OF STANDARD OIL TO BE
HEARD.
GRAND REVIEW OF FLEET

In national interest, first place must be
given this week to the arrival at and
the naval display in the harbor OF San
Francisco of forty-six fighting ships of
the American navy. more imposing
spectacle can hardly be imagined. We'd
nesday noon is the hour set for the ar
rival.
Eight state conventions and twenty dis
trict gatherings to elect delegates to the
national conventions will keep politics
well in the foreground.
Other events include the quadrennial
general conference OF the Methodist Epis-
copal church to begin at Baltimore on
Wednesday: the national conference of
charities and corrections at Richmond,
Va, beginning Wednesday, and the meet
ing of the civil service commissioners at
Chicago on Thursday and Friday.
Political Conventions.
Three state conventions are scheduled
for Tuesday. Ohio Democrats will meet at
Columbus; Connecticut Republicans at
Hartford, and New Jersey Republicans
at Trenton. The Alabama Republican
state convention will meet at Birming-
ham on Wednesday, and in Kentucky the
Republicans will assemble at Louisville
on the same day. On Thursday the Mas
saehusetts Democrats VIII meet at Bos-
ton; Wyoming Democrats will meet at
Lander, and Utah Republicans at Salt
Lake. All these conventions will elect
delegates to the national conventions. and
district conventions are scheduled to be
held in Kentucky. Missouri, Georgia,
North Carolina, South Carolina, EOuisi-
ana, New Jersey. Arkansas New York
and Massachusetts. The Republican ma
tiOnal committee will open headquarters
in Chicago on Monday, and on Wednes-
day the committee having in charge the
arrangements for the national conven-
ton at Denver Will meet there to dis
cuss convention plans.
A meeting Of the stockholders OF the
Union Pacific railroad has been called
for Tuesday at Salt Lake 20 authorize
an issue of bonds TO be secured by mort
gage on the company's unmortgaged lines.
House Program.
1t is probable that before the close of
the week the house of representatives
will have taken position on financial
legislation by the passage of a bill, and
il Is quite certain that even if such a bill
be not passed the Republican conference
will have made it clear what may be eX-
pected in that direction. The present IN
tentiOn is to hold the conference Tues
6day night, and if there be substantial
Nyinanimity in the choice of a measure the
bill agreed upon will be taken up soon
as the sundry civil appropriation bill has
been disposed of. Once consideration Is
begun there is no doubt the bill will be
soon passed.
Mr.. Williams will offer his bill as a
substitute. and it will probably receive
side.
With the financial question disposed of.
the Republicans will then undertake 10
reach an agreement looking to further
compliance with the presidents wishes
by considering in conference the wisdom
of bills regulating injunctiOnS and mou-
flying the Sherman antitrust law so THAI
it will permit traffic agreements among
railroads.
1t is the present purpose to hold botn
conferences during the present week IN
view of the intention of seeking this legis-
lation the prospects for final adjourn
ment before the 25th inst. are not good.
Work in the Senate.
The senate's program for the week is
crowded. Beginning with the agricultural
appropriation bill. the forestry appropri-
StiOns. both of which are exciting sharp
kTiticism. the time Will also be taken up
With further discussion of the Browns
vile affair by Senators Buckley and
Warmers and by the discussion by the
senate on Thursday of the postal savings
bill.
Senator Elkins will continue his efforts
to procure the passage of his bill sus-
pending the penal provision of the COM
modify clause of the railroad rate law
of 1906. d.
The senate Will probably take up the
pOstOffice appropriation bill during the
week, and Senator owen may ask con-
sideratlOn of the bill removing restric-
tions from the alienation of lands owned
by members Of the five civilized tribes OF
Indians.
Trunk line presidents are to meet in
New York on Thursday, when it is ex-
pected the question of an increase in
freight rates will be determined.
On the same day in Chicago the hear
ing Of the appeal of the Standard OF
company from the fine of 500 10000 i'm
posed by Judge Lands will be heard
The debate on the licensing bill in the
. British house of commons on Monday
promises to be a memorable one, owing
TO the vast financial and labor interests
involved.
On Wednesday in Lisbon King Manuel
of Portugal will take the oath of sover-
eighty.
Attention, Eagles!
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