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Show IVELV DEBATES ARC NOISED legators Will Talk on i Statehood Bill. T ; I Vote on the Measure Will I Be Taken on Tues-day. Tues-day. ' 5 4 i freight Bate Bill in House Gives As- gn ranee of "Wnrm Time There. 1 WASHINGTON, Feb. 6. The Senate 5 luilild an extended progTammo for it-HKtjf it-HKtjf this week. According to thla plan, ilEyjtay nnd Tuesday will be given over ;ilHt entirely to tho Statehood bill. On jjfoljitsday tho Senate will proceed to It 3 tall of tho House o Representatives ed assist Jn canvassing tho electoral Joic On Monday the Statehood bill will m be displaced temporarily Jn order to por- sit the managers of the Swayno lm- ipeacbrnont trial to present the ropllca- Uop of the House of Representatives to K Judge Swayne'o answer In the procccd- legs against him. but It Is not expected 4 (hat they will consume much time. Appropriation bills will occupy the rc- nalnder of the time during tho week. 14 'I Pure Food Measure. $ JThe Republican steering committee hns I foclded that tho pure food bill shall be- I orac the unfinished business after tho Hspcsal of the Statehood bill, but It is f sot believed that much, If any. tlmo will x found this week for Its consideration i Agricultural Supply Bill. m flThe agricultural appropriation Is now ne'er cor.olderaton and will continue to k discussed as opportunity affords and Z Us expected that by the time li Is out if (he way tho District of Columbia np-proiTlatlon np-proiTlatlon bill wiii be ready for complc-:ioo. complc-:ioo. Thfc pollcj will be to press the sup-Ir sup-Ir bills persistently and nothing but tho ivaync trial will bo permitted to stand & their way, f ' j Vote on Statehood Bill. h accordanco with the unanimous treement reached, the Statehood bill fci z$ all amendments offered to it will be Ji mlf-d nn hufnrrt fillniirnmnnt rn TllM. lay, The contest over oomo of tho amend- Mats to the bill will bo sharp. House Programme. -iRallroad rate legislation Is to have the j right of way In the House of Reprcson-2 Reprcson-2 tlvu during Monday, Tur:cay and j R'edncday The rule makliK the bill t jtlag the Interstate Commerce commls-I commls-I Jon no'er to fix rates a special order wing session? which aro to begin an tour earlier than U6Ual on Tucsdav and ffdeesday will bo tho subject of lively kbate on Monday. jj , Opposition to Bill. :',0ppcsltlon to the bill, which has boon ipied on by the Republicans of the ,JT,mIttee on Interstato Commerce will ij voiced In the debate on this rule, xa.j opposition may come from tho mi-arliy mi-arliy developed In the Republican con-icnce con-icnce Friday as well as from the Dcm-Krats Dcm-Krats of the House If tho two should mite to defeat tho rule, thoso who have rwnted noses say this could be accom-wzti. accom-wzti. Should tho rule bo adopted, oe B,the belief of the minority leaders, Sp1" bo no opportunity to amend fj, -T Strength on Davey Bill. gflse Democrats will bo given an oppor-aly oppor-aly to show their strength on the JiTty bill, to bo offered as a substitute r tho Esch-Townsond bill when tho wnea to vote on that measure at .oclock Wednesday. The discussion will interrupted on Wednesday to pormlt . iwl n?"5 of CongTces to nsscmble Ine hall of the Houso nnd count tho S "fl volo for President and Vlcc-TMWent. Vlcc-TMWent. After the announcement of " result tho railroad rate debato will ntlnue, 1 Lively Fight in Sight. gTbe remainder of tho wcok will be do- consideration of the naval and rf Im J? harbr appropriation bills, both 3 J.iich mctlsurcs unually aro subjects various debates and lively lights In ?'r Paasaco through the House. |