The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-11
FORECAST OF THE NEWS
 FOR THE COMING WEEK

The Western Golf association meets in Chicago next Saturday. There was talk that this association might secede from the United States Golf association but certain concessions made by the latter at it's meeting on January have, 1t IS believed, settled whatever cause there was for friction.
 Congress will have a busy week, aside from any incidents that may crop up in the clash with the President. Senator Tillman will take the floor immediately after the Senate convenes tomorrow, and will make reply in detail to the various allegations contained in the President letter to Senator Hale. He will attempt to show that his official attempt to pro cure the cancellation of the Coos Bay (Oregon) wagon road grant was entirely apart from his private efforts to procure for himself and family some of the lands contained in the grant
 If opportunity offers, either Monday or Tuesday. Senator Carter will call up the postal savings bank bill, and either then or some day following will attempt to have the Senate fix day for voting upon it. In this effort he will not be immedi- ately successful. There is sharp opposi- ton to the bill in the Senate.
 Tn the House Monday will be given to the consideration of miscellaneous legis- lation for tlae District of Columbia, and on Tuesday consideration of the bill mak- ing appropriations for the conduct of the government of the district will be re- sumed. It is hoped to have the general pension appropriation measure in the House by the time the district bill is disposed of
 A case involving the validity of the commodities clause" of the interstate commerce act will be argued before the AoK when the anthracite coal rate cases come up.
 Missouri will inaugurate a republican governor on the same day Herbert H. Hadley, who. as Attorney General, earned considerable fame as an investigator of trusts.
 A joint caucus of the republicans of the Connecticut legislature to select sue cessor to United States Senator Brande- gee Is scheduled for Tuesday, while on "Wednesday the democrats of the Indiana general assembly will caucus on choice for the seat of United States Senator Hemen way. John W Kern, recently can didate for vice president on the demo- cratic national ticket, is prominent can didate for the place.
 A social event that will attract notice here and abroad is the wedding in New York city of Miss Beatrice Mills, daugh- ter of Ogden Mills, and granddaughter of D. o. Mills, to the Earl of Granard. The wedding will be private.
 The practical retirement of a prominent figure in the financial world, James Still man, president of the National City bank, may come next Tuesday.
 MT. Stillman, 1t is stated, will remain as chairman of the board of directors, but retire from its active daily affairs. Frank A vanderlip, vice president of the bank, probably will succeed Mir. Stillman should the latter carry out his determination to retire.
 The work of relieving the Italian earth quake sufferers is being carried forward as rapidly as possible. American ships have already reached the scene and others will arrive during the week.
 The Balkan situation is again assuming prominence, while the sensational change in governmental affairs in China may also be relied upon to bring further important developments.