Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-30
BELIEVES CONGRESS
WILL PASS MEASURE
PRESIDENT CONFIDENT coNsER-
vATIoN LEGISLATION HE WILL
PROPOSE WILL BE ENACTED
INTO LAW THIS SESSION.

Washington, D. c., Dec, 29.-UnleSS
President Taft abandons pretty firm
ly fixed intention he will not wait for
the conclusion or even for the begin
ming of the congressional inquiry into
matters connected with the Ballinger-
Pinchot controversy before sending to
congress special message on the con-
servation Of natural resources. The
president is expected to begin prepara-
ton of this message as soon as he has
finished that dealing with the proposed
amendments to the Interstate COM
merce and antitrust aGts upon which
he Is now engaged.
Furthermore, it can be stated upon
adequate authority, Taft is confident
the conservation legislation he pro-
poses will be enacted into law before
gress.
Finishing Up Trust Message.
With members of his cabinet Presi-,
dent Taft yesterday afternoon went
over the final details of the special
message he will send to congress next
week dealing with proposed amend
ments to the interstate commerce and
Sherman alsSStGNst. Laws.
The president began putting the
finishing touches on the important
document last night.
AT one time it was thought that the
president might deal only with the in
terstate commerce act leaving the
antitrust law to some future date. He
has decided, however, that as the two
subjects are SO closely related he will
adhere to his original intention of
making his recommendation for
charges in the two acts in one com
munication to the senate and house.
Corporation License, Too.
In this message he also will submit
his recommendations for the issue of
federal licenses to corporations. The
proposed license will be a voluntary
one, to be taken advantage of by sucn
corporations as desire to place them
selves under federal Jurisdiction, or
left alone, as the directors Of the cor
porations see fit.
1t had been currently reported for
some time that President Taft
might delay his antitrust recommen-
dations until the supreme court had
llIuIly pGSDSu upOll buS lCCchL
ard oil decision. Those to whom the
president has talked within the past
day or two says, however he has de-
cided to go forward with his legisla-
tive program, regardless of the pend
ing decision, and that, having de-
termined that many changes were
needed in the antitrust law, he will
proceed to recommend these changes
without regard to the Standard Oil
case.
The president and the members OF
his cabinet, together with the inter
state commerce commissioners, have
given more thought and study to the
needed changes in the interstate com,
merce and antitrust acts than to any
other subjects since the beginning OF
the present administration. The pres,
ident has outlined his views in general
terms in speeches he has made from
time to time since his inauguration
and they have become pretty generally
known.
Money Minority Leader.
Washington, W. c. Dec. 16-Twenty
seven Democratic senators unanimous
ly elected Senator fernando Money oi
Mississippi the new minority leader al
caucus this week. Senator Shiveley
Of Indiana steps in as vice chairman
and now ranks next to Senator Money
Senator Bailey, who is said to be out
Of harmony with the other senators
did not attend the caucus Senator
Money has served his state in the sen
ate for u years. He was appointed il
October, 1897. to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Senator George
He was nominated at the state pri
maries and elected to succeed himself
In 1905. Senator Money was born il
Holmes county, Miss, August 26, 1889
He graduated from the University o
Mississippi in 1860, served in the
soathern Confederate army, but retiret
In 1854 because of defective eyesight
He was member of congress from
the Fourth district from 1875 to 1885