Show I FURTHER DELAY Senate to Take Up lip the Railroad Bill BiU Billin in Earnest Monday Monda and Vote Will Soon Be Had Washington April 6 The Senate will take up the railroad bill in earnest next Monday Senator ElkIns in charge of the measure gave notice to today today day that immediately after the conclusion conclusion sion of tile the routine business on Mon Men Monday day lie would ask to t have the bill pro proceeded proceeded with and that the voting begin whenever It developed no one was pre prepared prepared pared to make a speech The notice was the direct result of ofa ofa a suggestion front from Senator Clapp of Minnesota When at 2 today about to ask as n usual Mr Elkina was that the railroad bill be temporarily laid aside because no one was waa prepared to speak upon It Mr Clapp interrupted with the suggestion that Mr would Insure a butter better attendance of senators prompter speeches and the themore themore more expeditious disposition of the bill by notifying the Senate he ho would press the bill tomorrow Mr Clapp said If this course was pursued the minority senators would insist upon a vote In the absence of speeches Mr Elkins replied that a number of senators had left the city with the un understanding understanding that no vote would be betaken betaken amendments during dur during taken on the bill or ing the week The notice for Monday was generally favorably accepted and Senator Clapp on the Republican chic sido and Senator Clay on the Democratic side Bide expressed the opinion the course proposed would hasten final filial action on the bill |