The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-27
FORECAST OF NEWS
INTERESTING EVENTS AT BOTH
 HOME AND ABROAD.
President Roosevelt and Governor Patterson to Hold Separate Com
 Rercncess With RaAlrond 0f-
 nciaIs--Many Pronai- te memt Trials.

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 Fixed events. both at home and abroad. give indication of a week of unusually Interesting news.
 On Monday, in pursuance of an ap- pointnent made early in he Diontli. President Roosevelt will confer with a committee of the operating Vice-Presi- dents of leading railroads. The object of the conference is to bring ito the at- tention of the President matters which the railroad men regard as materially k affecting adversely the railway opera tions in the country, and 1t is under stood that among the subjects to be discussed will be the legalizfng of pool ing Agreements. matter on which the President has heretofore expressed htm> self as favorable to an amendment of the existing law to permit such agree Tnents under proper supervision of tn 6 Interstate Commerce Commission.
 On the same day. Governor Patter- son of Tennessee wsll meet the Presi> dents of railroads operating in that State to discuss the question of reduce ing passenger rates.
 Monday will also sec the opening of the trial of the Pennsylvania State Capitol prosecutions, which will be held at Harrisburg. es35 5
 The, social event of the week will also. occur on Monday when Miss Gladys Moore Vanderbilt. the youngest daughs ter of Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, will become the bride of Count Laszlo Ssechenyl.
 Three national conventions of more than usual interest will be held during the week. On Wednesday in washing ton, the American. Forestry. Association will begin c meeting, during which the forestry problem, in all it's phases, wsli be discussed by experts. particularly -.>F 4 R..k. .AR |, ,A paper industry and the proposed fores- try reserves
 The American Breeders, Association will begin it's annual session in Wash ington ron Tuesday and on Wednesday at San Antonio, Tex, the Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers will com vene. " s-
 In the political field, unusual inter est attaches to the speech which Gov ernor Hughes lof New York will make before the New York Republican Club on Friday evening. On this occasion, Mir. Hughes is expected not only to for mally announce his candidacy for the Presidential nomination. but also to declare himself on the national issues which will enter Unto the campaign. Rear Admiral Evans's battieship fleet Is scheduled to arrive at Punta Arenas on Friday or Saturday. The torpedo boat hotilla will probably join the fleet there and after stay of five days, the combined fleets will pass through the Straits of Magellan and head north ward for Caltao, the next stop.
 In Congress this week pending bills will take up the time of both houses. The House will devote Monday to busi- | ness pertaining to the District of Columbia and Tuesday to private pen- l sion bills. thus displacIngs for these days the urgent deficiency. appropria- | ton bill and the penal code bills. both | of which have right of way under ordinary circumsta nces. On Wednes- day the appropriation bill will again be laid before the House and probably will hold its place until finally pass | ed.
 The code bill will receive the at tention of the House when there is no , special order or no appropriation bill | recurring attention. The code bill still holds first place in the Senate and Senator Hepburn who has itN in charge expresses hope that considera- ton of 1t may conclude this week. Tho Aldrich financial bil1 will be reported I An the enat-A-luring the week but de- bate on 1t will not open for some time after 1t has been. placed on the calen- dar.
 The most conspicuous. event of the week in the foreign field will be the l reopeninR of the. British Parliament on Wednesday. The session gives promise of being an unusually inter estinK one because of the many grave l problems which will confront it. Among the, more important matters which the parliament will consider is the Irish question in its various phases and. license holders. the old age pen sions program. the proposed amend ment to. the education act; an eight hour labor law and various other re- ] form measures which promise greatly to increase the national expenditures.
 On Saturday Baron -Takahira. the new Japaneae Ambassador to Wash ington. will, leave Rome. He will come | to this country via Paris and London in order to hold conferences with the | Japanese ambassadors at those points. Baron Takahira probably will reach Washington by the. middle of February, l. On Thursday, Viseou "'' is