The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-10-09
PRESIDENT FACES
TROUBLOUS MOOD
AMONG LEADERS
May Result in Little Leg
lslatlon Being Put
Through.
RATES CAUSE TROUBLE
Many Believe Roosevelt Can
not Secure Desired
Law.
RATES CAUSE TROUBLE

With the return of the President to
Washington and the consequent coming
of Senators and Representatives to see
him, 1t has been possible to gain
clearer idea of the prospects for the
coming long session of Congress.
These prospects are not fiattering for
much legislation of Importance They
pcrtend. however. vigorous resist
ance to some of the legislation which
tie Executive will press
If things do not come to an open
t1..sh between the controlling element
in the Senate and u large element in
the House and the President. some
careful manipulation and mutual con-
cessions Will have to come about.
This is Particularly true en-. the mat
ter CT rate Iegi'lation. In the light
OF the past weeks Developments, IL
senms extremely doubtful whether the
President will be able TO force through
Congress the program he will insist
upon.
Does Not Weaken.
IN his conference with Rep-esens a.
tive Townsend and others. the President
made Il plain he did not intend to
weaken on the rate question. bat would
SPEAK clearly in his message for the
same vigorous legislation he has all
along advocated
On tho other hand. there have come
from powerful members in House and
Senate unmistakabIe notes OF opposi-
ton TO such program, and it is clear
this opposition is going to be strong
wei organized. well directed. and that
u Is not going 10 be stampeded by any
lear o! Il contest with the White House
s.ich T-ie:, rs DalEcll in the House and
such leaders as Foraker and EIkins in
the Senate are not going to yield on The
rate question and. IL a measure pro-
posing To give the Interstate Commerce
Commission power to fix -s;t5s that shall
be effective when ordered su3st tuted
for unres sonable rates is fought for by
the President. rs it now seems II will
be. there will result Il contest that is
likely TO sidetracx most of the other
important legislation that viii be
sought at the long session.
May Be Losing Hope.
There is a strong belief here that.
while the President Is determined TO
keep up the contest for rate lcgislation
cf the sort he has been advocating, for
months, he has little hope of getting
Congress to accede. This feeling has
been prevalent since the extra session
S0N1 WIS
In the end. IlI,.lsllise NAV Ee
forced. Dut il is doubtful whether IL will
20 TO the point of giving the Interstate
Commerce Commission power 10 revise
rates. Indeed. from the railroad stand
pciat, a measure that went so far as
that would not be compromise and in
the eyes of the West in particular amy
measure that stops short OF giving tho
commission such power. viii be a de
feat.
Herein lies the difficulty OF com.
promise. and a straight-out fight ir
which enc side or the other will be
-9rsted. seems the more probable.
Foraker as Opponent.
F'oraker's pronounced attitude on th.
rate question indicates that he will bc
the most active leader in the Senat.
against the Presidents rate program
IL is known Foraker is confident ther,
Will be no radical legislation.
Senator Gallinger or New Hamps hire
man OF conservative judgment. saic
day or two ago afte- a long talk witt
the President that ne did not bcliev,
power TO fix rates
This is the tone OF the utterances o.
D2lZen. who is 4 co--erIEl influence II
the House and mIny osaers who hav.
aligned themselves in opposition to tn,
President Tate plans. they exhiDi
complete confidence in she outcome ans
that their forces are already compact,
organized there can be no doubt.
he only seeming hope for rate legis
lation OF the kind the President want:
would be In a coalition OF the Den.u
Gratis and the Republican minority II
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