The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-17
Postal Savings and Alaska
Government
ROOT WANTS AMENDMENT
Thinks II Is Unconstitutional as Pre-
sented-Trouble Also over the
New Statehood Meas
ure.

Washington, Feb. H. Unless Senator
Root can be induced to withdraw or ma.
teriaiiy modify his amendment 70 the
postal savings bank bill, requiring the
Investment Of postal deposits in United
States bonds that measure probably
win be defeated in the Senate
The friends Of the bin practically adj
INIT that this is the situation and they
consider the crisis very imminent.
All Of the administration bills provid.
ing for the conservation Of natural re-
sources viii be considered BY sub-com-
mittec Of the senate committee on pub
lie land, to be composed Of Senators
smooth. ehairmaui Clark 81 Wyoming,
Dixon. Chamberlain and Hughes. Hear.
ings will be given.
The slow progress being made BY Con-
gress in disposing Of the important meas
ures which the president has especially
urged upon its attention, i causing him
extreme satisfaction and he is express
ing it 70 congressman who can upon him
at the White House presumably at hial
own request Upon the several legis-
lators in charge Of the various measures
be has urged the necessity Of prompt
action, at least, on some Of the minor
matters Of legislation.
Some Of the Callers.
Among those who called were Senator
Beverage, chairman q the committee
on territories, who Is looking after new
statehood bills; Senator Carter in
charge Of the postal savings bank bill
Senator Borah who has actively op
posed some features Of the Alaska bill
and Representative Hayes ranked a. an
insurgent. whose aid might be helpful
in securing united action by the Bepub.
lican majority in the House upon the Re
publican platform pledges.
II is believed the president desires
that such measures as tie Arizona aud
New Mexico statehood bill, the Alaskan
territorial bill and others Of compare.
lively minor Importance b acted upon
at oHce, u order 70 clear the way for
some 81 the larger subjects
Senator Beveridge is sid e have re.
ported That BE found difficulty il getting
his committee together 70 dispose Of
business. A similar complaint comes
from other quarters. The president viii
continue lis personal interviews with /
the various leaders in the Senate and /
House, and Il this course does not AVIAN /
to promote speedy action in Congress on
the measures referred 70. It Is entirely +
possible that he may feel called upon
to send = special message 60 Congress,
placing the responsibility where i be.
longs
4 hearing yesterday was given hy the
full committee on public lands to former
Secretary Of the Interior JAMES r. Gar
field. He discussed chiefly the bit Re-
lating to the development Of water pow
er through the leasing Of the public land
adjacent to the water AS general
principle, Ne approved the proposition
Of Secretary Ballingar, but aggsted
number If changes, which convinced the
committee that considerable attention
must BE given to the questions in
volved
Mr. Garfield is Of The opinion that
the water power should be developed BY
cooperation Of the federal and state
governments re endorsed the sugges
ton Of leasing the public lands adjacent
to water sites to concerns which viii
to develop power under con-
iitions that viii prevent monopoly re
suggested that large percentage Of the
from rentals should be paid By
she national government to tie states
IN which the power Is developed