The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-30
PLANS ALL AWRY,
END NOT IN SIGHT
Leaders Chary of An
nouncing Program for
Remaining lays.
BOTH BRANCHES
ARE In TROUBLE
In Senate Situation Is compli,
Gated by Introduction of
Amendment to Railroad Bill.
In House, Insurgents Are
Awaiting Favorable Op-
portunity for Action.


Warrington, D. c., May 2a.--The
plans Of the Republican leaders in
Congress haTc gone awry SO many
times In the last several weeks that
they are chary OF announcing an,
present session or OF apeculating on
how long that period is likely 10 be
In the Senate. tho men lii charge o,
ffe railroad bill winid have staked
their regulations upon the certaint"
that there would be q final vote upon
1t before the end of last week. but nov
they will not say when they expect d
vote 20 be taken. In tho House the
Republican CAUCUS continued for three
nights in succession for the purpose
OF perfecting the postal savings bank
bill. but an agreement WAS not
reached. and one Is not In sight. The
caucus will be resumed next Wednes.
daY night.
Tic situation in connection with the
railroad bill was complicated by the
Introduction of an amepdment relat
Ing TO mergers OF railroads. which
was offered by Senator Brown. OF Ne
braska, Just before the adjorrnmcn.
on F'riday Tho provision contains all
a. .hn prohibitivc feature OF the orig
!nei section i2. and none Of the advant-
ages for the railroads IN tile section
struck out.
situntion rnyoivcd.
So involved did. the situation become
that the leaders hastily adjourned the
session, expecting TO resume consider
alton of tho biii yesterday, bat thc
speech b. Senator Lorimer prevented,
The Senators IN charge Of tho bill
DO not want tho Brown amendment,
but II may be difficult for them to de-
feat it II Is not unlikely that II VIII
result in the leaders mailing further
concessions 10 the Insurgents, which
course has been pursucd hsratofore
yghcus the supporters OF the bill have
s;pt into eight frale.'
THE railroad bill Will be taken mp
9naatn by tho Senate Tlieahs%. and the
final vo.c may be had on that DAY. al
though there Is no certainty about It.
There is contest between advocateS
of Statehood and conservation mea
sures as TO what class OF Hesitation
shall n6xt be considered The sup.
porters of the public land withdrawal
bill will not give way to the statchood
measure without fight.
When the sundry civil appropriation
bill reaches the Senate, H. Is likely
that re item of s25,ooo to. -defray
tho Presidents travelling expenses VIII
be made available to meet the defi-
ciency in the allowance for the pres
ent fiscal year. in accordance with the
provisions contained In the bill as II
was reported to the House.
Awaiting Opportunity.
Inst,rgent Senator'S are waiting TOR
the sundry civil bill for the purpose Oh
offsring an amendment for the, es-
tablis hrnent of tariff commission
which would report directly to Con-
Eress.
1t is likely that the measure Will be
hailed as furnishing an opportunity for
number of speeches attacking the
PAYNE Aldrich bill. 1t is likely also
that the Democrats will seize upon fhis
measure as a vehicle to carry their
campaign speeches IA,
Even If the postal savings bank siil
should pass the House and emerge sue
cessftll1y from conference, 1t is believed
maj II would be long time before
anv postal banks could be established
under its provisions. The sundry civil
bill does not contain an appropriation
10 nut the postal banks in force, and
come of the House leaders are respon-
eible for a report that this legislation
will be ignored in the general deficiency
bill
SO far as can be learned, no estimate
has been made as to the proba ole cost
OF establishing postal banks It Is
known that few of the money order
offices have the necessary safe equip
naent for nostal banks, and noiticlally
1T is predicted that an appropriation OF
sa00OO,OO0 would be required at the
outset by the necessities of the pro-
posed legislation.