| Show n I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 11 I 1 ra H A fi I 1 11 d fill I 1 W 6 U rt I 1 RA ff W I 1 r the longworth roosevelt wedding inauguration I 1 gu ration 11 0 of f new french president B business nsf i B before afore congress this week y 7 eek I 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 the ceremonies attendant upon tho assembling of tho the new british parliament 1 will bo be somewhat clouded by tho the fact the court is in moarnin mourning for king christian of denmark whoso choso is to take place on oil sunday february IS 18 tomorrow the house of commons will assemble for the olec ion of a speaker and tho the remainder of I 1 the lie week will be given up to administering I 1 the oath of office and other I 1 I 1 I 1 preliminaries king edward will formally open parliament on tuesday I 1 of next week buriel of king christian I 1 an almost unprecedented gathering of the crowned heads of europe will be bc present at the burial of king christian the deep feelings of sorrow at his death has found expression in very every language and the nations will send representatives to pay their last respects among the more fofe than SOO distinguished persons who will be I 1 present at the 06 budel are queen alexandra of england king george of I 1 greece emperor william Villiam of germany king haakon of NOrway arch duke franz frederick of austria and the I 1 duchess of brunswick the king I 1 will be buried in the chapel of frederick V of the cat cathedral of formerly the capital bf f denmark where w here the body of queen louisa lies french inaugural clement armand Falli fallacies cies eighth president of tile third french republic will take the reins of government becoming tile ho ruling executive in it france on february 18 on monday the elysee palace will be the scene of great pomp and festivity NJ loubet will leavo leave the palace on oil february february y 17 and nt at 4 on the following day the precise hour on which vl lIch his seven year term will expire ho he will awalt await tile the coming of M r Fall FaIl lores who will arrive attended by a full military escort premier will present the outgoing and incoming in coining presidents when there will be an ex exchange ch arigo 1 of complimentary addresses A promenade through tile the various departments department of the official palace will be followed by a reception to the diplomatic corps and high state officials ceremonies at el caney tho the dedication of tho the battle monument at el caney cuba will take place on february 14 A party of distinguished officers of the united states army and navy left new boik on oil february 8 to participate in the s attending the dedication the cuban government will play an active part in the ceremonies among those who will attend are webb C haves chairman of the battlefield commission general chaffee president of the society of the army 0 of f santiago de cuba general young who amends as the especial represent representative ath e of president roosevelt and rear real admiral higginson representing the american fleet in the naval battle longworth roosevelt wedding the wedding of miss alice lee roosevelt daughter of the president to 10 representative longworth Longwo nh will take place at the white house on 01 11 noon on saturday feb 17 the ceremony mony which wll be performer perform etl in the historic east room will be solemnize solem solemnized d by tho right rev hemy Y satterlee protestant episcopal basli bishop op of washington there will be no bridesmaids the grooms best man wil be thornas thomas nelson perkins of boston a class mate band and long time friend three of mr air longworthy Long hg class cl ass mates at harvard D B A wallingford jr of cincinnati cin nati who married mr longworthy Long oldest sister larz anderson of washington cicat grandson of nicholas longworth the founder of the long worth family fortune viscount charles do chambrun brother of count Adel adelburt bort do chambrun Chamb mn iun who married the groonis grooms youngest sister ind and theodore roosevelt jr the ho oldest son soil of tile the president will bo be tho the ushers ono thousand invitations to the wedding have been Is issued sued those invited exclusive of tile the wedding party include tho members of tho the cabinet and their wives former members of the cabinet who aro are now in the united states senate and their wives tile the justices of the united states supreme court and their wives tile tho ofila official ial members of the party which accompanied secretary taft to the ho orient tho the now new boik delegation in ill congress tile the ohio delegation in ili congress later in the afternoon air longworth and his bride bildo will leave washington on a trip to florida traveling in ia it a special car after the adjournment of con gross gress they expect to made a trip to eusope 1 mine operators to meet A meeting of the operators to discuss the threatened coal strike will be held in now new york on february 14 and on february 16 there will be a joint conscience of tho the minors miners and operators operator great inderst attaches to these meetings as both the operators ope are reported aa as firmly adhering to their respective positions in the senate under the agreement reached last monday the senate will at 5 on next wednesday voto vote on tho the subsidy bill and under tinder the same agreement the entire days of tuesday and wednesday with the exception of the time devoted to routine business will be given up ill to the discussion of tile the shipping bill it is not expected that there will bo be any more set speeches delivered on oil the bill but there will be considerable debate on its principal features and also upon amendments that will be offered the statehood bill the joint stat statehood chood bill will be made the unfinished busl business ness in the senate on thursday following immediately upon the disposal of the shipping bill and will continue to hold the place until voted upon or displaced opinions differ as to the time that will be required for the consideration of the mea measure confessedly the senate is quite evenly divided on the foraker amendment giving arizona an opportunity for a separate vote upon the admission and it is not probable that a test of strength will bo be consented to until there is mohe definite information as to the attitude of certain senators than can now bo be obtained senator beveridge who will have charge of the bill on the floor expressed confidence in the suc succeed cees of the bill practically as reported from the committee it is understood that senator dick will open for the bill and that senator beveridge Bev cridge will close in that interest railroad rate bill next no decision has been reached as to w what hat will follow tho the statehood bill as the unfinished business the decision on that pont will rest with the th 0 republican steering committee and it will not bo be reached by that com until the railroad rate bill shall be reported to the senate tile the decision will lie between the rate bill and the philippine tariff bill the day for a vote on the railroad bill in committee has been fixed for next dilday and the bill will be reported soon afterward in the shape agreed 11 upon on it if the committee succeeds in getting a measure fairly satisfactory to the senate loaders leaders it will be given the place of preference immediately after the vote on statehood no time has been fixed for fol reporting the philippine bill tillman to offer resolution the weeks proceedings will be opened tomorrow by an effort on the part of mr it tillman to secure an investigation vesti gation of Tail railroad road conditions in west virginia as a result of the complaint made by by governor dawson daw son of that state in the letter presented to the senate a few lays days since by the south carolina senator ho will mako an effort to secure immediate consideration sidera Oon but failing in that will press tho the measure upon tho the attention of the senate senator lodge will make his speech on the railroad rato rate question monday it is probable that the question of the propriety of caucus dictation in ill dealing acaling with v ith treaties which was raised by senator Patter pattersons sons resol tulon will be revived some timo time during tho the week by senator Sp spooner ncr who will sustain course it if the wisconsin senator speaks senator tillman will reply on behalf of the abc democratic caucus many more of the conservative senators on both sides of tho the chamber aro are trying to a revival of the subject the senate will adjourn over sae saturday to permit senators to attend tho the longworth roosevelt wedding in the house with elih two appropriation bills on tho calendar and anticipated discussion disc of the bill providing a whipping pot for wife beaters in tho the district or columbia and an adjournment luring during the iho wedding lay day of miss roosevelt and representative longworth the house of representatives begins to mairow a 11 sonic some what busy legisla legislative t ivo week monday will be district of columbia lay day and the fortifications tion will will be taken laken up tuesday tho the bill carries for fortifications and otner works of defense this sum 18 nearly less than the current appropriation for this purpose and is nore than less than the estimates submitted by tile tho war department the passage of the bill tuesday Is predicted I 1 army appropriation bill bil 1 the army appropriation bill I 1 Is s also on the calendar and will early consideration this bill carries for the maintenance of tile the army arnia A legislative amendment on this bill providing that when theoffice off aco of lieutenant general shall be bacomo como next vacant ishall not thereafter bo be filled but tho the shall coalo and un till will provide a fruitful subject to a point of order an dlf dif it is to fo be insisted on oil a special lulo will bo necessary necesse esSM to keep tho the provision in the bill two days will bo be required for the disposition of the army bill ac cording to estimate the district of columbia whipping post bill is on oil tho calendar without recommendation front from committee and should it b bo called up a lively discussion 1 is anticipated chairman payne of the ways and nicana committee is desirous rOlIS of securing consideration this 5 week of a bill placing authority in the hands of tile the president to consolidate customs collection districts mr air payne states thit that tills this bill Is in line with economy in ill that it all allows 0 w s tile the abolishment in ili tho the di discretion of tho president of customs districts wherein tho the collections are annually loss than the cost of I 1 maint maintenance enat c C while no specific clile agro comat lias has been reached to alint effect it is expected tile tho house lionso will adjourn from friday until monday with respect to the white house wedding saturday |
