Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-28
Consideration Delayed Until Monetary
Commission Reports.
ECONOMY Is THE wATcHwORD
Legislative Program Cannot Be Made
Until Message is Read.
CONFERENCE ON OIL CASES
PRECEDENT Consults Members of Cab-
met Beearding Proposed Amend
mcnts co sherman Anti
Trust Law.

TfGTINGTO,y Nov. 27.--Recent confer
en-. .U Un'tc House have pretty
de- eyed two facts in connec-
tic executive program of the
&c ...t. al the coming session Of
The iIst Of these is that there is no
probability Of the monetary commission re-
port being presented or considered. The
second is that legislation looking toward
the establishing OF a system Of postal saw
ings banks viii have to wait until the
monetary commission report is made and
q new currency law enacted.
Representative Weeks OF Massachusetts,
chairman Of the house committee on post
offices and post roads. and Senator Lodge
OF Massachusetts called on the president
today and when he left the White House
Mr.. Weeks said It practically had been
determined that postal savings banks
would not be considered at the coming ses-
sion.
This does not mean that President Taft
will not recommend such a system Of banks
in his message. but II is said the chances
are that he will agree to a postponement
Of the consideration until next year.
One Of the arguments which the presi-
dent has used in connection with the es' abb
llshment OF postal savings banks Is that
the money secured through these agencies
as deposits could very we'll be used in taxi
ing up the 2 per cent government bonds.
which are drug on the market and which
the president thinks should neve- have been
issued at low rate OF interest.
Economy, Says Payne.
Representative Serene e. Payne Of New
York father cf the ncw tariff bill and
floor leader Of the republican majority in
the house, ga a today that the legislative
program of the coming session of congress
would have to wait until the presidents
message was received.
Amendments TO the interstate commerce
law and to The anti trust law and the con
sideration Of the ship subsidy bill, he said,
would be the principal subjects before con-
gress Postal savings banks. he thought,
might come in for a share of the pre-
liminary consideration.
MIR, Payne also declared Fat economy
would be the watchword in making every
class Of appropriation during the next ses-
sion.
Conference on OH Case.
A protraoted conference over the recent
decision In the Standard on case at ST.
Paul when the dissolution OF that organlza-
; ton was. ordered was held at the Depart
ment Of Justice today between Attorney
General .WiclSersham and Frank B. Kel-
logg
President Taft had further conferences
today on the subject OF that pCl tion OF
his message which will deal with amend
ments to the Sherman antitrust law and
the interstate commerce law.
Attorney General Wickersham. Wade II
Ellis assistant to the attorney general
and Frank b. Kellogg, were among tht
Presidents callers.
NAh Promotions In Army.
conference today between Preslden
'Ta and Secretary Dickinson II was de
ele to appoint Colonel Edwin b. Prat
OF h Thlrsieth infantry, commanding tn,
Depa hment OF California, brigadier gen
eral, fice Carter promoted
Upoh their retirement Colonel John ID
knight OF the eng neer corps and Colone
H. N Chittenden Of the engineer corps
will Fcome brigadier generals