Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-08
From Washington.
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| sage yesterday the IDEA spreads today
that other messages are soon 10 follow
1t bss been quite definitely settled that
these two subjects were pruned from the
Taft annual message By the Cabinet for
consideration In special messages. Yes.
terday the TAFT Cabinet got together and
pondered those questions. The result OF
the conference none OF the Cabinet
would diVulge, but it 10 quite generally
believed that the special MESSAGES on
conservation aud interstate commerce
may contain little OF that Roosevelt
tobssco-at least ss much IS the Taft
Cabinet could be expected to instll into
40 official document. The TAFT mes
sages on these two subjects, as we'll as q
presidential communication on the
troublesome Niearsgoau situation, were
expected to 90 10 Congress within
8 few weeks of the opening OF the
session, but 1t now seems Likely that
they will not leave the White
House before the frat OF the year.
Their formulation Is giving the Cabinet
all kinds CT trouble, and the mem ers OF
that conservative body want time to
think 1t over. President Taft has been
rather lavish 10 bis promises OF regula.
tive legislation against the RAILROADS.&C.
much so in isct that the railroads have
already gathered formidable lobby In
Washington. The Cabinet Is much
svOne 10 "rsdicsI" treatment Of any
sui jsct, and ii will probably tone down
the presidential demands considerably.
Nevertheless there is much dread lest
the ROoseveltan shafts resppear. A
second official exonefation of Secretary
OF the Intsrior Ballinger will be the
main subject matter OF the forthcoming
special message on conservation. The
| president has secured the promise OF
| Speaker Cannon and Senator Aldrich
that all attempts to procure an invesii-
CATION Of The Cunningham coal csses and
The central land flee, will be held up nn.
til the special message has been received
add, unless some senator breaks over the
races, Congress will await word from
the president before taking sny action.
The frst day OF Congress saw a resolu'
ton introduced 10 the House and 1t
was very promptly referred to the com.
mittee On rules where 1t can be trusted
to slumber peacefully until the speaker
gives the word for Its release The
presidents special message will 90 iuto
the Pinchot. Bsllinger controversy snd
| The CLAWS charges fully, The volumes
of matter collected by Secretary Bil'
linger will be presented az supplemental
documents and Attorney Central Wick
elsham's report on the legality of Bal
lluger's action, in which lhe secretary
of the interior Is exonerated from mis-
conduct 10 the Alaskan coal claims, will
be made the basis for a strong paragraph
denouuciDg the critics OF tie secretary.
| The second portion Of the message will
deal with the Taft. B lllinger programme
of conservation and make recommends
lions along the liDe of those 10 Secretary
Bslipgers annual report. Whether
the public lands committee of The House,
to which the message will probably be
referred, will favor the recommendations
is a matter OF doubt. Chairman Mon
dell has already come out 10 opposition
to the programme. Insurgent senators
say that if President Taft hopes to sop
an investigation by his message, be IL
mistaken.
Speaker Cannon aud Senator Aldrich
are to be routed by mesDs Of the postal
savings bank bill. This at least is the
present plan OF the insurgents OF the
House, snd when they meet on Satur'
day to discuss ways aud means OF getting
the upper hand OF the speaker aud hi:
machine, this will be the club suggested.
The insurgents srgue that IS President
Taft and the republican party platform
have both pronounced In favor OF posta
savings banks, Senator Aldrlch and
Speaker Cannon are not 10 tune with
their party when they oppose the plan
Mr.. Cannon has given 1t out very
straight that he'll not stand fol-
the passsge OF any postal savings
bank bill until Senator Aldrict
ssys the word, aud Aldrich asserts tina
he'll not say The word until he hear
what the report of the monetary COM
mission does With the proposition, rs i
Is generally believed that the monetary
commission thinks nst as Senator Al
drIch wants II to think, the friends o
postal savings banks look With pessi
mistlc eye upon the prospects. II th'
insurgents can get a postal bank bill be
fore the House 10 any form, they argu,
that 8 big msjority Of the members vii
| be Obliged 10 vote for 1t and sgains
Cannon or place themselves on the op
posite side OF the fence from The presi
dent and the republican platform. From
now on Victor Murdoch and bis faithfu
J insurQers will "lie low" for chance t
spring the trap.
"They are already preparing for th'
fight on the new tariff law" was th
comment OF a democratic senator toda.
on the action of Senators Hale So
Garter 10 the Senate yesterday. Mr.
Hale presented q resolution to print, a
a public document, Mr.. Csunon's fpeecl
at Kansas City denouncing the rePubll
can insurgents Who opposed the enact
meut OF the new tariff law and Mr.. Oar
ter asked that similar use be made o
President Tsit's speech at Wioona up
holding that Law, When the document
have been printed they can be sen
through the mails by congressman fire
of charge. Similar action will be take
By democratic lesdefs With speeches ths
give promise Of helping their party II
next years. congressional election. Th
general impression around Oongres 1
tbst with these contributions and tn
, campaign of education being wsged b