The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-23
FORECAST OF NEWS
SIX POLITICAL STATE CoNvEN-
 TIONs THIS WEEK.
Senate Has No Program for the week Beyond Getting Through the AL
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Six state conventions. three repub1i- can and three deniocratic--wili be i'm portant factors in this weeks news events. as in each instance. delegates to the national conventions of the parties will be named.
 On Wednesday. Indiania democrats will meet |n state son, entions at In dianapolis; North Dakota democrats will meet at Grand Forks, and Tenn essee republicans win gather at Nash Vile. On Thursday. Illinois republic cans vii meet in Sprins field; Rhode Is- land republicans will meet at Provi- dence and Iowa democrats will hold a state conveintion at Cedar Ra apids.
 The death of Senator Bryan of Flo rida will cause an interruption of the proceedings in the United States Sem ate on Monday. which will serve to further delay a vote on the Aldrich emergency currency bill. The senate will imediateiy adjourn after convenfng on Monday as Is customary on the an- nouncement of the demise of a member and the house of. representatives will probably adjourn somewhat earlier as is usual as a mark of respect for the bereavement of the senate.
 The senate has no program for the week beyond getting through the AL drich bill and Senator Aldrich announ- ces his confidence of obtaining vote very soon after the conclusion of La- Folletfe's speech. Mir. Aldrich Is very hopeful of getting an agreement to be- gin voting very soon after MT. La- Toilette concludes, possibly on Wednes- day. If he does not succeed, MT. Al drich will ask the senate to keep the bill before 1t continuously until the measure is disposed of. The bill will be sent to the house of representatives as soon as 1t is passed. When it reaches that body, there will be an effort to have 1t substituted for the Fowler bill and then will probably ensue the most notable parliamentary struggle of the session.
 After giving Monday to business pertaining to the District of Columbia, the House will take up the agricui- tural appropriation bill which in turn will be followed by the Dill making appropriation for the District or Columbia.
 The House special submarine boat inquiry committee will resume its work on Thursday and the Senate Committee on Naval Affairs Will give Mir. Reuterdahl a hearing during the week if he appears.
 Secretary William H. Taft and Baron Takahira, the Japanese Ambassador
  ture at Trenton on Monday evening and later will speak before the Tren- ton Chamber of Commerce.
 William J. Bryan has been invited to attend the Chamber of Commerce dinner, but his presence is not assured. MT Bryan expects to deliver addresses in Washington Thursday; Pittsburg Friday and Parkersburg, W. Va. on 
 The scale committee of the United Mine Workers of America has issued an invitation to the operators of 1lli- nois, Indiana, Ohio and Western Penn sylvania to meet with the miners of the Central competitive field, consist ing of those districts, in Indianapolis to consider a wage scale.
 The American torpedo boat flotilla will sail from Panama this week on its journey to join the battleship fleet at Magdalena Bay. Its first port or call will be Acapulco. Mex.
 The intercollegiate baseball season opens during this week with games at Princeton and New Haven The Tigers will play the New York University and Yale will cross bats with Manhat- tan College.