Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-03
PASS TAFT'S BILLS
Program of Legislation Is
Now Agreed Upon.
RECOGNIZE PARTYS PERIL
Leaders Declare Platform Pledges
Must Be Kept.
INSURGENTS WILL BE GOOD
If There Is Opposition It Will Be
Individual and Not as an Or
ganized Body.

The administration program. as revised
by leaders of both branches of Congress
and approved by the President, comprises
the following legislation:
| Statehood for Arizona and New Mexico
in the form of the Senate bill. which pro-
vides for ratification by Congress of the
constitutions of the new states after ap-
prevail by the President.
Postal savings banks. with safeguards
against funds being transferred from Sec
tions where originally deposited to the
money centers.
Giving to the President authority to
withdraw from entry public lands desired
for conservation purposes or for classih-
| cation. the Withdrawals to remain In force
until revoked by him or by acts Of Con-
gress.
| Federal Incorporation open to the volun-
| tary application of concerns engaged In
interstate business and willing to sub
scribe to federal regulation.
| Creating a court of commerce and
amending the interstate commerce act as
provided by the Townsend-Elkins bill
| Creating legislative council for Alaska,
the members to be appointed by the
President
United Party Expected.
be enacted into law II the influence of
are in charge of the machinery Of the
Senate and House Is powerful enough to
carry the program through.
There is no indication that there will
be any division OF republicans along In
surgent" and regular lines, although 1t
is known that certain individuals of both
factions may oppose features of several
OF the bills.
Later In the session it may be decided
to make additions to the administration
program by addind some measures which
are now deemed OF secondary importance.
For instance, President Taft has told his
advisers that he is inclined to come out
strongly for ship subsidy in some form.
and 1t Is possible. also. that he may urge
the passage Of the bill providing for GER
tificates of indebtedness to he amount
of $50, 100000 to provide money to carry
on reclamation work.
Consulted With Leaders.
No formal republican conference has
been held, and 1t has not been decided In
just what order the measures are to be
put through either the Senate or House.
In the past few days President Taft
has called into consultation many lead
ers OF both branches. and his ideas On
the subject Of legislation are we'll known,
| therefore, throughout tue SApltOl.
All OF the republican members OF the
Senate committee on finance had q meet
| ing yesterday. Some pretty plain talk
was INDUCED In by Chairman Aldrich and
his associates over the situation In which
the republican party has found itself by
reason OF opposition to certain OF the plat
form pledges which had been Endorsed
unequivocally by Mr.. Taft in his cam
paign speeches and on trips over the
country since he assumed the presidency.
| That the republicans must put their house
in order and give Arm support to ad.
ministrauon measures was agreed by all
present
| House Well in Hand.
1t was stated that the President had
1.-THE situation In the House well In hand
and that the republicans, regulars and
insurgents" alike, have agreed to put
their shoulders to the wheel and roll the
Taft policies through that body. Assur
ances were given that there would be no
lconaict between the insurgents and the
Irules committee. This would be avoided.
lit was said. by caucuses to be held for
the purpose OF designing new machinery
where any is found to be necessary, for
the passage OF the administration bills
In return for this concession to the lin.
surgents'' 1t was stated that Mr.. Taft had
been promised that the insurgents"
would not permit their antipathy for
lSpeaker Cannon to interfere with the pro-
gram.
At some time in the near future con-
ference between the Senate and House
leaders will be held for the purpose Of
mapping out the plans Of the two
tail together and confusion be avoided.
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