| Show GENERAL DEBATE J ON RATE QUESTION t Senate May Agree This Week on Date for Taking Vote on the Bill TAFT ON PANAMA CANAL iI I i Statehood to tu lo nt He eI Ilou-e Ilou to HC Pm and Alcohol Arguments Washington April I 15 Another Another week of or general debate on the railroad bill Is I. In prospect in lii the senate It Jl f is also announced that during tho the week Weel I an on agreement will bo ho reached upon a U lime to begin vote vole on Oil tIle the bill Itself its IC While this or a similar prediction has been on mado nado before It Is asserted now with more than usual po Senator tor Spooners Spooner's reply to Senator Balloy Dalley and the delayed speeches of Senators L of ot Wisconsin and Foster of or Louisiana are all scheduled for ot or delivery delhery during the lie week but It is ro not rob possible to Indicate the precise days dUH when they will bo be heard for Cor the reason lI that at the prospective orators 11 are ml not hot yet et 1 entirely prepared led and are arc themselves cs uncertain when they wll speak Senators Daniel of oC Virginia Clark ClarI Arkansas and Blackburn Kentucky will speak during the week Speeches on Oil Amendment I It Is tho the hope of so several soral ral of oC the loaders load lead ers era that before the weeks week's end it will bc bp po possible t to agree upon a time for foi taking up the tIle hill bill section t IJ by section for fOI amendment It Is thought that hat a n I week of or ten minute speeches on amendments will complete the bill and anti 1 1 that a final vote tote on Its passage may I be had hall b by May lay 1 1 I i Tuft on III Cum Camil Secretary talY of or War Var HI Taft will vili bc beginning beginning begin begin- ning on un rue Tuesday appear h the lie lieSt St canal canul committee nut and ani make un an 1 statement rc regarding all al the features of th the Panama work and ant management that lint ha have hax-e been under criticism Ho lie will wil have have- t ha all al of I 1 tilt the reports telegrams and nt cor- cor COI- COI rr 1 to ha balk l. l up his statements lat which hitch Is expected to bo be the tile m most t complete com om- om 4 photo II lo exposition ever evel made b by n I cn cabinet officer wi with h reference to lO Ull an any subject he lie I has bus hind had hat In Iii charges charge t I on Oil J Case Cae s. s The Tue Thc committee on privileges I and 11 ejections wilt wIll meet mcd the tile I Li IT li T l r t 4 tC C Hr WI Rued HI lt ii fRH f r wM wk to b able be lb e to to- to o dure ure dure a report after ono olin or r two KOK- KOK P- P that verdict will wl bo he it Il 1 ht I not hol possible to predict at al this time Statehood Hill nm on 01 Tuesday The rho meetings of ot the cOl conference on the statehood bill bi which I hay havo been su suspended on account of the Uw Q absence of Senator Illge Be and Representative c Brick who have been i If I attendance on the he Indianapolis con- con will wl be b. 1 resumed Tuesday hut but with Ith no prospect of an immediate cement In lit the Ilic Ilou e. c l' l The agricultural appropriation bill bi will 1 come up in the house houle The r p pure food and free froe alcohol bills and nud tho the measure authorizing authorising national banks to loan 10 per pel c cent nt of their heir capital stock will 1 be given consideration It I is expected expected ex ex- to pass poa the denatured alcohol bill |
