New-York tribune., 1910-05-10
President Tells PaSSaIC Diners
Measure Has Not Been
EmaScU!ated.
OTHERS EXPECTED TO PASS
Outbursts of Applause Mark Re-
view Showing Satisfaction
with Legislative
Situation.

President Taft declared with great
dealt of emphasis and amid an outburst
of applause that the railroad bill has
not been emasculated. and predicted that
a satisfactory law would be passed
1.-The bill" said the President "stiIi
retains its important features. and I am
hopeful that within the next two weeks
we shall see the passage of the bill in
both houses, the adjustment of the diff
ferences between the two houses and it's
final enactment
The President declared that the news
paper reports of the crippling of the
railroad bill had been greatly exag-
gerated and he set out in detail the
provisions of the measure as it now
stands He said he hoped the provision
which permits a road owning JO per
cent of the stock of a competing road to
acquire the remaining stock would be re-
stored. and told why.
Confident Bills Will Pass.
In his review of pending legislation
Mr.. Taft expressed the belief that the
following measures will be enacted into
law:
Statehood for Arizona and New Mex
leo, postal savings banks, anti-injunc-
tion. the so-called validating bill of the
conservation measures. the publicity Of
campaign expenditures and the railroad
bill
In his comment on the delay in pass
ing the statehood bill the President said
that there was a hesitation" on the
+t,~
pass bill which is so likely TO add
four Democrats to the Senate.
"Or if not Democrats he added. in
taking what was regarded as a little
passing reference to some insurgents.
then Republicans of that radical type
who are entirely out OF sympathy with
the more conservative notions of the
East"
In spite of this the President said he
was very anxious that the party should
carry out it's statehood pledge. and h
did not think he would be disappointed
Praises Passaic Leader.
Mr.. Taft began his speech by referring
snilingly to the energy displayed By the
Board of Trades president in securing
Mr. Taft as a guest. stating that if Mr-
Mason put the same amount of per
sistence in other purposes of the organl-
zation there was no limit To the useful
ness the Board of Trade might not
reach. The President also touched brief
ly on the litigation between New York
and New Jersey over the emptying Of
sewage into the Passaic River. and re-
hot he ha liberal
of New Jersey in reaching a settlement
with the federal government in the mat
ter would appeal TO the good sense Of
New York and permit of a similar re-
suit Then the President took up ma
tional questions, saying:
You doubtless have been advised by
your newspapers that there is certain
legislation pending in Congress in which
the administration has a very intense IN
tereSt, growing out OF the fact tnat h
was promised by the platform OF the Rs-
publican party and has been recommend
ed by the President 20 Congress, and L
feel as if il might not be without some
use for me TO say what the condition OF
the legislation is and what the prospect
is of it's passage.
statehood to New Mexico and Arizona
passed the House some months ago, bu~
IL is still pending in the Senate. Objec-
ton was made TO the bill as 1t passed
the House in regard To certain pro-
visions as to elections which diSfran-
chised Mexicans not speaking English.
who had heretofore. by reason of length
of residence acquired under previous
laws the right of suffrage There IS
some difference. too. between the houses
as TO the provisions made in respect {"
the public lands and the payment of the
of be farritOrleS
Hopes for Statehood Bill.
There is hesitation on the part of the
Republicans in the Senate 10 pass OH
which is so likely To add four Democrats
to the Senate. or, II not DemOcratlc. ne
nuhlicans of that radical type that are
entirely out of sympathy with the more
conservative notions of the East sun
there is a promise in the PLATFORM, DIS
tinct and clear. that this bill snah pass
and / am very anxious that the parry
sbau meet it's obligations In TINS re-
ard and enact the necessary legtSla-
tion. | do not think that | shall be dis
appointed. s.
70 the public domain by which the gov
ernment shall retain over the unuis
nossd lands power of disposition oS
re, di,1stnlent of interest in water power
sites coal lands oil lands and phos-
nhates. are not in very advanced state
rrba conditions are such as To make I'M
,erative in the interest of conservation
the massage of only one law. That law
has Dassed the House. and am very
bonefuI that 10 will pass the Senate. u
rstifies all the Withdrawals OF pubHc
Ia,6 heretofore made amounting 10 up
v@ard ~ sixty millions of acres. and II
snecifiralIv empowers the President 10
m,aLa other Withdrawals when he de
siras IN ask Congress TO pass laws vary
inc the existing laws for the disposition
in class of public lands The ahsotute
necessity of this act arises from the
,,e,-,, grave doubt whether the reServa-
t;on ~ sixty millions OF acres. II Suo-
tacted 10 the test OF legality IN the
co,rts could stand IL. IL is a very
crave question whether the ExecutiNe
bas the power To make reservations tuuS
az extenso merely TO avoid the dlspp-
st,ion of the land under existing con-
eyrsssionaI enactment. and there ar
Ibose in the West who. taking aGNdn
tape of the doubt in question ana az
s,,T,;ne that the Withdrawals are With
o,,t authority are stalking out claiii'S
with a view TO testing their vaiidity VIZ
the courts. Should the courts hold ina
tbe Executive authority has been aauss.i
in this regard then II viii leave the
ruhlis. domain in mess. For TINS rec
son 7 sincerely hope the status quo vi,
10 maintained by the speedy passage On
,h. act in question through the SehatS.
There are other acts. one WIN rete'
800 to oil lands one with references -
water power sites, one with rsteiehes W