Salt Lake Tribune | 1904-02-29 | Page 5 | Money for Navy and the Army

MONEY FOR NAVY AND THE ARMY Appropriation Bills Will Be E-eported and Given Eight of Wng- Other Matters Schedul&d. WASHINGTON, Feb. 23. It ls expected ex-pected that both the naTal and army appropriation bills will be reported to the Senate during the -present week, and it is intended to take them up for consideration as soon &s possible, regardless re-gardless of all other legislation, and henceforth to give the supply bills right of way, to the exclusion of all other matterB. The army appropriation bill has been under consideration by a sub-committee of the Military committee for some time and will be taken up early In the week. The prospect, however, ls that the naval bill will be the first to secure consideration by the Senate. Both measures will meet opposition, and probably will bo debated at length. Tuesday will be devoted to the bill regulating reg-ulating the shipment of Government supplies. It is not expected that the confirmation confirma-tion of Gen. Wood will be considered during: the week, owing to the absence of Senators Foraker and Blackburn, both of tho Committee on Military Affairs, Af-fairs, and both . interested in the case. It is the general expectation that the case will received attention next week. At the request of Mr. Beveridge, next Thursday has been set aside for consideration con-sideration of legislation, ln the interest of Alaska. There are s-everal bills- pertaining per-taining to that point on calendar. Mr. Beveridge, however, will not press these bills if there nre appropriation bills ready. The Committee on Elections will begin be-gin its investigation, into the Smoot case on Tuesday, and it is also expected ex-pected that the spqclul committed appointed ap-pointed to inquiro Into the charges against Senator Dietrich will proceed with its work durfng the week.