The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1908-04-21
IS CURIOUS SITUATION
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT MUST RELY UPON THE
DEMOCRATS FOR REFORM LEGISLATION

Congress message indicating
the legislation which he desired expected have Rep
resntatve John Sharp Williams the Democratic leader in the House.
endorsed programme pledged support
members pass the laws indicated and declared that but twenty
five Republican would support President his
mendaon he would guarantee the Of those laws oae
Democrats would support the bills His challenge respond
ed No twenty-five Republican members could be found who
would join with the Democrats support of the Presidents pro-
gramme.
teresting programme legislation
up President by the Republican leaders expressly leaves of
proposed legislation especial things upon which
the earnestly Indispensable The
strongly by the President and that the party
leaders declare they have intention pass enumerated the
dispatches follows:
Restricting the power of the Federal Courts
functions labor disputes amending the Sherman antitrust law
establish system Federal licenses for interstate corporations
enable great
stability of and returns of the restrictions
from combinations of labor prohibit the railroads from blacklist
ing employees empowering the interstate commits
control future of stocks and bonds of rail road prop
ery permit the Attorney General of the receivers
appointed railroads. the duty wood pulp;
to provide for the construction of four batteps
establish postal savings banks
1t pretty harsh treatment hands
his of these the wisdom of post
ponng their passage evident than would be the wisdom Of
their enactment
There one measure however which the President insisted upon,
which already passed the employers liability BILL take
the place of which Supreme Court decided
be unconstitutional the best lawyers in Congress
bill passed certain to be declared invalid the
same grounds the other nvalidaed.
At the same that President notified of the probable
sure-aur of the foregoing list OF propositions he told that
the following would be enacted, if possible
Making elastic currency granting compensation to Gov
ernment employers injured while the Government service prohb
ne child labor the District of Columbia authorizing the Ways
Committee of the House and the Finance Committee of
tine Senate give hearings preliminary revision of the tariff
appropratng sufficient enable the inland waterways
mission to continue the work which it started last year
At it by likely that all of these will be
passed very much any currency bill will be passed
The latest developments in the Ac bill point sensational and
suspicious which the bankers appear to be seek
ing class advantage and desire reduction of the tax on the
emergency currency which the bill supposed provide But we do
not believe Arc bill be passed form in the House.
It ought pass for is vicious, thoroughly dscredted
measure the other hand the Senate will agree to
pass the Fowler BILL which to be favored the House
is curious which the political foes of the President
offer to unite fraction of his party friends and pass his
measures while party friends refuse consider them 1t IS
pretty safe to the marked for slaughter will surely
be slaughtered by it desirable to
have enacted all marked for approvaSat Lake
Tribune.