Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-17
TAFT ANXIOUS
ABOUT SENATE
WARNS LEADERS TO HASTEN
WITH MEASURES
PLEDGES OF PARTY OUGHT TO BE
REDEEMED
President Scores Lawmakers for De-
lay in Enacting Measures He
Has recommendation
diately Gives Program
tAssociated Pressl

ASSOCIATED Pressl
WASHINGTON. Feb. 16.-In effect,
President Taft said TO some of the
senate leaders whom he called to the
White House today:
why don't you push measurers to
redeem party pledges, while the house
is dealing with appropriation bills? You
are moving too slowly"
1t is said he exhibited extreme i'm
patience with the degree of progress
thus far made toward the enactment
of administration bills.
BY the way of result. the senator's
were able to announce tonight the fol-
lowing:
"The almost hopeless tangle in
which the Root and Smoot amendments
have ensnarled the postal savings
bank bill will receive attention at a
conference tomorrow in rooms of the
finance committee, of which Senator
Aldrich is chairman.
When whipped into shape, the postal
savings bank bill is to displace the
Alaskan legislative council bill as the
unfinished business, and the latter is
to be laid aside as involving problems
that cannot be solved at the present
session.
The administration railroad bill is to
be reported from the committee on in
terstate commerce next week and force
put blind it to pass it without matr
ial amendment.
The several conservation bills are to
be perfected by a special committee of
western senators, appointed today by
Chairman Nelson from the membership
of the committee on public lands, and
these measures are to be reported to
the senate as rapidly as completed.
Anti-Injunction Bill
The anti-injunction bill is to be con-
sidered by the judiciary committee next
Monday.
Statehood legislation, which already
has been reported from the committee
on territories, is not to be permitted
to lag and probably will receive at
tentions as soon as the postal savings
bank bill is out of the way.
This program includes neither the
federal Incorporation bill nor ship sub
sidy, although the latter is likely to
pass the senate without much debate.
1t will meet difficult hurdles in the
house.
Senators Carter, Borah and Bever-
idge carried from the capitol Presi
dent Taft's views of the delays encoun-
tered by bills contained in his pro-
gram. They reported there is to be no
mistaking the presidents temper. The
postal savings bill gave him most con-
Germ, it is said, because the opposition
that had developed to such legislation
did not appear to him based on sound
principles.
When the senate adjourned today the
postal savings bank bill was in such
a tangle that no one was willing to
propheSy its outcome.
In truth, the adjournment was
brought about chiefly because the SEN
ate was not ready to face the situa-
tion in reference to this bill, and there
was nothing else that could be con-
sidered, as the Alaskan bill was in
snarl even more intricate.
Many Senators Call
All afternoon senators entered SEN
ator Aldrich's room. AS a result of
these visits it was arranged to have
a conference of wider scope tomorrow.
At that time will gather all senator's
who have introduced conflicting
amendments to the postal savings bank
bill and Republican leaders have an
nounced their determination to "see
the president through" on his program.
Senator Aldrich predicted tonight an
agreement would be reached that
would bring to the support of the bill
enough Republicans to pass it.
Mr. Aldrich does not disguise that
he considers the problem exceedingly
difficult. On the other hand, Senator
Root and his followers are contending,
for a provision like that contained
in the Root amendment, which would
constitutionally justify the creation of
the postal banks by placing them
under the borrowing clause of the con-
stitution.
on the other hand, many western
senators take the position that such
a clause would inevitably have the
effect of concentrating at Washington
the vast fund that it is expected the
postal repositories will bring out Of
hiding.
The two positions are ultra-antag-
onistic and friends of the bill fear that
unless one side or the other gives way
the bill must fail