The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-17
INSURGENTS FIGHT PROMISES TO
OCCUPY PROMINENT PLACE
IN oElisERATIoNs.
OUTBREAK IS EXPECTED
Any Question Affecting Cannon Rules
Will Bring out Disturbance, IT Is
Thought. Although Appointment Of
eallinser- Pinehos COMMITTEES VIII
Bring An Armistice.

Washington. Jan. In matter how
satisfactory an arrangement Is made
for the selection of the joint cuinittee
to investigate the Bailingcr- -Plnchot
controversy. the insurgents fight
promises To occupy prominent pi1ce
in the congressional situation this
week. That there will be iull in
hostilities in the house as soon Hs the
Ballinger- Pinchot committee is APP
pointed Is conceded. but those who ara
anxious that legislation may proceed
without delay. are not over sanguinc
of their efforts TO keep the insurrent
row in check. They looked for re-
newed outbreaks whenever any qucs-
tion affecting the Cannon rules is in
terjected into the proceedings.
Second in interest To the discussion
organization and insurgents Of the
house is the gossip in both branches
of congress as to what will be- th,. fate
Of administration bills to put into for.s
what are now known as Taft policies.
These embrace the program for the
amendment OF thu interstate commerce
laws. for the amendment of the Sher-
an antitrust law and for the conser-
walton of natural resources.
Interstate Commerce.
Little "pposieicn has been heard 10
The administration measure for
strengthening the Interstate commerce.
dct. On all sides it seems CONCEDED
that some such measure as IL proposed
by Mr.. Taft will be enacted. Insur-
gents OF the senate expect To hold a
conference soon to consider their at.
ntude ON the administration bills. In
the meatime the senate committee on
iterstate commerce viii take up the in
terstate commerce act on Friday
The message of the president beariu.
upon the question of enacting a vultin-
tirS FEDERAL incorporation law t., offset
the Interpretation placed upon the
sherman antitrust law I'm tho STANDARD
oli company case and possible af-
tlilatlon by the supreme c.itirt of that
uecision has attracted little attention
IN the house. Members of the senate
judiciary committee nave read the bill
which President Taft and Attorney
General Wickersham have drafted sad
which VIII be presented t. the senate
throLgh senator Clark of Wyoming.
comments upon the federal laror-
poration bill have not been altogether
favorable. Many lawyers na.e taken
the position that IL interferes with tn.
rights of states to tax the property
OF corporations. while there are others
VINO believe that. IL the decision I'm
the standard Oil case Is affirmed by
the supreme court that company
would be the first TO take advantage
oil voluntary federal incorporation
act Opposition tn the Standard oil
company as monopoly impels these
members of congress to be against
any measure designed To give relief 10
any trust.
The administration bills on tine can-
ssr'atlon "f natural resources ara
stlil before the house committee on
public lands. awaiting the announce
inent OF some volunteer that he il
willing to undertake their defense in
The house. The offer of Chairman
Mondell Of Wyoming tn introduce the
DILL by request. having necn declined
ny President Taft and by Secretary
Baliinger. attention viii be given 10
the measures by individual members Of
the committee and they may bs par
esiled cut among several western rep