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Show IMPEACHMENT TRIAL GOES ON IN SENATE WASHINGTON. Feb. 13 -The attention of the Senata during the present week will be divided Dtween the Swayne lra-psactfment lra-psactfment trial, and the agricultural appropriation ap-propriation bill. The bill is still undtr difoussion and as soon as It is disposed or the bill making appropriations for the District of Columbia will be taken uo. The naval appropriation bill will be taken up by the House on Monday, as soon as the legislation for the District of Columbia has been disposed of. The raval bill will be attacked on several grounds. Issue Is to be taken with the committee in its provision for new ships. 1 he topic for armor plate contracts is to fill its accustomed place on the programme, pro-gramme, while submarine boats and torpedo tor-pedo boats are to form the basis of offer of-fer sive and defensive argument. The best estimate that can be made Is that at least fcur days will be consumed in getting legislative leg-islative action on this bill In the House. It Is to be followed immediately by the river ar.J harbor bH. Should the decks be cleared at any time, th proposed legislation leg-islation on the Panama canal project will be discussed. |