The Washington times., 1910-06-26
VARIETY OF BILLS
IN LEFTOVER PILE
Short-SeSSion Calendar Will
Be Crowded With Impor-
rant Measures.
VOTE IN FEBRUARY
ON RESERVE BILL
Taft's Anti-InJunction and National
Incorporation Plans Go
Over.
By J, FRED ESsARY.

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While it is true that the session of
Congress which closed last night made
a record for lei- islative achievement, it
did not exhausr the calendar. The
short session which convenes in De
cember win have a program crowded
with important measures.
By unanimous consent the Appalachian
and White Mountain Forest Reserve bill
will be voted o. February IS next. This
bill was passed. by the House Z day or
two ago, buf through a persistent fill
! buster, \ nuLlbel. OF Senator's succeeded
in holding il up in the Senate. The
House will not vote upon the proposition
a second time Its status will remain
Just as It did when adjournment came
| last night
All New England and most Of the
South Is interested in the reserve bill.
Many times IL has been proposed in Con-
gress. but never before did its supporters
! come so nes1 enacting the idea into law.
Unfinished Business.
Another important piece Of legislation
which Congress must act upon next
winter Is the Gallinger ship subsidy bill.
This has been made the unfinished bust
ness OF the Senate already. II viii come
up Immediately upon the RECOMMENDING
Of Congress.
The Gallinger bill proposes an Increase
In ocean mail rates for American steam
ships carrying the United States mails.
| This Is not a straight out subsidy but
the effect is 10 subsidize American ships
engaged in the foreign trade. and there
by stimulate the upbuilding Of the mer-
chant marine OF the country.
President Tafts anti-.njunCtiOn bill
must be acted upon at the next session
He viii again recommend IL for consid-
Grafton re strongly urged il upon the
Congress which has Just adjourned, but
the Senate and House leaders agreed
that it was one Of the measures which
( could wait. and they shelved II for the
time being.
Incorporation Plan. ,
Then. too. the Taft plan for ma
tiOnal incorporation is an issue which
Congress must meet. 1t is certain
that the Executive Will again recon-
mend il for consideration and will
exert W hite House pressure 10 en-
sure It 1t is equally certain that he
viii insist upon a measure regulat-
( ing the capitalization Of railroads.
! This was left out Of the railroad bin
just passed, by the conference COM
mittee, but the President has some
well formed ideas along this line,
and he viii not abandon them easily.
only one OF the conservation bills
passed the last Congress. There are
half a dozen of these yet 10 come
BY a compromise the six were al
lowed TO remain in the committees.
provided the land withdrawal bill
was called up and passed. The COM
promise also contemplated the pas
sage Of the remaining measures at
the next session.
In this connection the NewIands
I Corporation and coordination plan"
Will be pressed The Nevada Senator
wants the whole question Of con-
servation turned over TO one central
I commission
The owen bill creating a depart
ment Of health will come up also
It was allowed to remain with the
committees when II was seen by its
advocates that II could not possibly
obtain favorable action at this ses-
sion Determined opposition 10 the
; bill developed during the hearings
/ before the Senate committee, and this
opposition will again manifest itself
next winter.
Senator DOlliver, whose education
bill has been favorably reported by
the Senate Committee on Agricul-
ture,. viii certainly press 1t for IA
vorable action next winter. II car