Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-27
He Will Make Two Speeches in New
York Before Leaving.
sUNDRY CIVIL BILL IN HOUSE
Practically Entire Week Will Be
Devoted to Measure.
REPUBLICANS WILL CAUCUS
Attitude of House Toward Currency
Bill to he observation-disclosures
RejOins FIeet at Monterey
Thursdny.

WASHINGTON, April 2s.--comins events
which promise to DO features Of the weeks
news include eight state conventions. the
centennial celebration Of the Roman Catho-
lie diocese OF New York. the visit Of secre-
tary Taft TO the canal zone for the adjust
ment OF diplomatic matters. 9 national con-
vention of the unemployed at New York
City the movement OF the battleshlp fleet
up the coast OF California and the return
TO his flagship of Adiral Evans, and further
debate upon the supply bills In congress.
Secretary TAFT win leave on his southern
trip Thursday and will be gone for three
weeks, He viii sail on the cruiser Prairie
and will be accompanied by a detachment
Of marines. II is expected that a number
OF questions pending between the United
States and Panama and others concerning
the relations OF Panama and Colombia viii
be settled during the secretary's stay on
the isthmus. The state conventions will
be for the election Of delegates to the
national conventions. Republican conven-
tions win be held In Pennsylvania. YER
mont, West Virginia. Maine ard Maryland
Democratic conventions viii be held in
New Jersey. Connecticut and Texas.
The democratic state convention IN Con
necticut will be held Tuesday and Wednes.
day in New Haven. II is an open question
whether the delegates shall be instructed
whom TO favor for the presidential nomina-
tion. Most Of the Bryan strength will be
IN the city delegations and will rally around
the New Haven delegates under the lead
ership OF Alexander Thrope, who is one
of Mr., Bryan's most intimate friends In the
east. Mr.. Troupe was not chosen as a
delegate by the New Haven town conven.
tion, but he is expected to sit in the con-
vention on proxy credentiaI and with
former Governor Thomas NJ Waller OF
New London. will be one Of the command
ing figures on the floor. The beilef is the
Bryan men will not make a fight for reeo-
lutions Of instruction to the delegation, pre-
ferring TO have harmonious gathering
and 70 secure several places on the deiega-
ton for personal friends OF Mr. Bryan.
Busy We@x in coaRreAs.
In congress the agricultural appropriation
bin win follow the naval bill In order in
the senate and 1t wiz be succeeded In
turn by the District Of Columbia and pen
sion appropriation bills. The house win
give the entire week to the consideration
of the sundry civil BILL which is really the
last Of the big supply bills to receive The ,
attention Of that body during the session
There are two more of these bills to come.
the general deficiency and the military
academy bills, but they viii carry COM
paratively small appropriations
The house currency caucus is scheduled
for some night about the middle OF the
week. Mr.. Watson. the republican whip.
says there is no doubt the caucus will
insist that a currency bill will be agreed
upon at the caucus and passed by the
house. The prediction Is general among
republican members that II any bill passes
1t will be the Vreeland bill. II that or
any other currency measure receives the
approval Of the caucus St will probably
be taken up for consideration by the house
Immediately after the disposition OF the
civil sundry bill There will be two days
of general debate on the sundry civil bin
which, In addition to permitting several
political speeches to be made. will also
afford opportunity TO consider conference
reports. OF which quite a number are ex.
pected to be presented during the week
The bill itself will probably provoke no
little antagonism.
The naval bill will probably occupy most
OF the senate's time Monday, az there are
still several speeches TO be made on the
four battleship Amendment The senate
will met at II O'Clock on Monday for the
purpose of proceeding with the bill. and
it is the agreed program to conclude with
II before adjomnng for the day.
Thfee SDeechee ny Tart
Before leaving for the canal zone secre-
tary Taft viii deliver three speeches. He
Will speak at Bridgeport. Conn, on Mon
day. on Tuesday afternoon he viii address
a meeting OF the Red Cross society at tho
waldorf-Astoria in New York city and
ahe same evening he will discuss before
the Civic Forum in that city the topic.
'The Influence OF America Upon Popular
Government Throughout the Worldy'
Governor Hughes viii address anti-race
track gambling mass meetings on Thurs
day night at Schenectady and ON Friday
at Ithaca.
The battleship fleet win sail from Santa
Barbara on Tuesday. calling at Port sar-
ford and anohoring At Monterey on May l.
At the latter port Rear Admiral Evans,
whose indsposItion HAD necessitated a brief
rest ashore. win again hoist his flag upon
the Connecticut and once more assume
active command Of the fleet
Saturday night the battleships VIII sail
for Santa Cruz. whore they viii make a
brief stop, proceeding for San Frahcisce
on May s.
The announced purpose OF the national
convention OF the unemployed TO be held
In New York on Friday is 10 so attract
the attention OF the people at large 70 the
necessity OF securing employment for the
many hundreds OF thousands Of men out
Of work that they viii insist that CONGRESS.
before it sdjourns. do fomethins for these
men"
Otehor meetings scheduled include the
seventeenth annual session OF the Gen.
eral society Daughters Of the Revoiu-
tion, which will open In New York on
Monday and continue through the week;
the second annual banquet on Monday
Of the Independence league, which isex-
pected 70 give added Impetus TO the
movement for a national independence
party.