The Washington times., 1906-02-04

hay will be solemnly protesting against
the House Fales when they bring in a
rule for consideration OF a new tarin or
This feeling among the House mem
bers is growing at a tremendous rate:
The Senate is coming into a position OF
splendid Isolation. The ADMINISTRATOR
is against IL. the country has no cohIl-
dence in il, the Republican House meiLl-
bers charge IT with what IS little betteI
than party treason, can the SSlIat Is
stand the pressure TO the emo y. S"ii nv y
afford To stand the pressure, when %
staVing of the issue for this session II
IS assured that the future holds nothlhs
moro aAuring than the prospect OF
midsummer extra session. -.
There is no denying that the Iflehus
of railroad legislation have had SOU
painful quarteT-hourS tht iasl 49,
They have hurried TO the Nhlte Lla Ii,,S
time and again for reinsurance against
most Circumst antial and -dlreIu reports
But they have received it every TINE,
aud ct the end Of the week the pool
was on the other leg. me opPosleioh
VS. exneriencing tlfst sinking feeling.
The President has been pulled ana
hauled by his attitude or ceulseloIsS 3
His very best -fTiepds --they arr al
WAYS that-would assure him AZ 10 a.
ia. that his program was all r1sht, out
that IL would never do 10 aatteHl 70
Curtasl the constitutional power OF the
courts by making rate euecuNs penn
ing appeal The courts would De GER
tain TO resent il as an encfoachment OF
the Iegislstive branch upon the judicial,
ard the statute would surely pc held
AMI at N =. m. the news of this
latest assault would reach the Capitol
A detachment of proregulatlon cavalry
would promptly. fare forth adoWn the
Avenue and by II ,30Jhe President would
be receiving the positive assurances OF
another group of absolutely disinter-
ested advisers" that he was listening
10 the voice of the tempter; That along
that roadsziay failure; that the courts
could aiwsys be RELIEF upon 10 claim
as much as was coming to them. and
If they -ould stretch their authority
TO include a right OF review they would
do il, whether lit was provided for in
the law or not There was good au-
thority for the opinion that such pro-
vision was not needed to make the law
constitutional. and the country had its
mind made up that a law with such
a restriction would be about as good as
no law at all
Between these conflicting Counsels the
Executive has been constantly embar-
raised. II some adviser went away with
the impression that the President would
never consent 70 any change from ms
original purpose. the newspapers would
learn it, and the fact would be biazoned
forth to the world in letters half a foot
high that the President insists on
debating the legislation" Another visi-
tor would casually express the opinion
that If the legislation didnt pass there
would be an extra session: and forth
with the papers, would. announce that
the President was threatening the Sen
ate with an extra session" or IL another
carried away another impression, and
intimated that perhaps. after all. the
President might not veto measure that
inelgded the court revision feature .ti II
President had surrendered"
President Stands Pat.
But the President has not surrender
ed He has not changed his position. He
holds the rate measure the great work
OF the session, and is determined at
least 10 put the Senate on record. If
necessary. he win call an extra session
IL do it,. He will not he led away from
the main issue by any opposition to
what he considers his minor policies.
He has no trades to make on them. The
rate fight will be carried to the end In
dependent Of all other pending issues.
The opposition is becoming convinced
that this is an accurate statement OF
the situation. and the coming week will
give the Senatorial obstructiOnists their
turn at worrying.