Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-23
SLATE ABOUT CLEAN
Senate Puts Through Big Ad-
ministration Measures.
FOREST BILL Is UP TODAY
Plan to Create Appalachian Reserve
Meets Opposition.
CREDIT GOES TO PRESIDENT
His Firmness Declared to Have Been
in Large Measure Respon-
sible for Result.
CREDIT GOES TO PRESIDENT

Inc postal savings Odnk Dill, as IL
passed the House. is today ready for the
| signature of the President In the
| shadow of the big stick. held aloft by
President Taft. the Senate shortly after
| 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon accepted
| the House bill by the decisive vote of
| A to %.
The bill compelling the publicity of
campaign contributions in federal cleo
lions has been accepted by both houses.
One point of difference between the Sen
ate and House bill-whether the con-
tributions shall be made public before
the election or afterward-will be adj
justed quickly. it is expected and the
measure will be ready for the signature
of the President tomorrow. The Senate,
after adopting the House postal savings
bank measure yesterday, also passed the
campaign publicity bill with the one
change in the House measure.
Difference a Small One.
The bill to authorize the issuance OF
s2U. 100000 of certificates of indebtedness,
TO provide funds with which to complete
approved reclamation projects, has re-
ceived the approval of both houses. There
is one point of difference between the
Senate and House measures-the Senate
disappearing the House provision that a
board of army engineers must first ap-
prove the projects upon which the money
is to be expended-but this difference. will
be adjusted today. The Senate yester-
day afternoon approved the House bill
with the one exception, and there was an
understanding al the time that the House
leaders would accept the change TODAY
The Appalachian-White mountain for
est reserve bill is the unfinished business
In the Senate today. This has been
do
servation program. but a sturdy fight
on it is promised. That there is a ma
Jority sentiment in lis favor in the Sen
ate. however, is the general belief, and
that is confirmed by the action Of the
Senate yesterday in adopting the motion
TO make it the unfinished business. A
roll call was demanded on the motion,
and the motion prevailed by a vote or
As to Is. Democrats and republicans
helped to swell the majority in favor Of
the motion, and the vote is taken to In
dictate that they will support it for
passage.
Republicans in Opposition.
The republicans voting against the
taking up of the bill were Senators
Bourne of Oregon, Bristow Of Kansas,
Brown of Nebraska, Burton Of Ohio,
Crawford of South Dakota, Dick of Ohio,
Hepburn of Idaho and Jones Of Wash
ington; the democrats voting in the mega
tive were Senators Bailey of Texas,
Bankhead of Alabama, Gore of Okla
homa. Hughes of Colorado, Newlands OF
Mississippi and Shively of Indiana.
Yesterday was a 'hurrah" day for the
administration and its supporters In the
Senate The adoption Of two of the ad-
ings bank kiIl and the irrigation bond
bill-was anticipated early in the day,
but when the publicity bill was added 10
the list of completed items on the pro-
gram it proved a gratifying surprise TO
President Taft and his ardent supporters
Following the adoption OF the railroad
regulation and the statehood bilis-two OF
the big administration Measures rev
days ago. this advancement OF the Presi-
dents legislative program caused tn.
singing of most enthusiastic praises for
the present incumbent of the White
House. The accomplishments OF the last
six days of the present session or Con-
gress, il is generally believed. will mark
this session as one of the most successful
in legislative results OF ..ny In recent
years And in the survey OF the results
political leaders do not overlook the guild
ance and influence of the President.
Debated for Three Hours.
The acceptance by the Senate OF the
House postal savings bank bill. upon
which President Taft insisted, followed
debate lasting for about three hours.
Senator Bristow opened the day With
a general assault on the House bill.
He offered two amendments-one provid-
ing that a postal savings depository
should be opened at a post office when
ever per cent of its patrons petittoned
for it, the other increasing the rate OF
interest on bonds which can be purchased
with postal savings deposits from IA TO 8
per cent Both were defeated, a roll call
on the latter showing only twenty-five
senators in its favor and forty opposed.
Senator Bristow maintained that the
system proposed to be established under
the House bill was a pipe line, to carry
money from all parts of the world to
the speculative money centers. Senator
simmons also attacked the bill. asserting
that it. was Ian abject and Illuminating
surrender to the banks"
Senator Hughes of Colorado was dis
turbed by newspaper statements that
President Taft was holding back his as
sent to the river and harbors Pa and
the omnibus public buildings bin as a
club to get the House postal savings
measure through the Senate. He was
led to inquire, he said. IL the Senate was
merely an automaton to record the will
OF a master
Defended as a Compromise.
Senator Carter came to the defense OF
the measure in the closing minutes be-
fore the time the vote was to be taken.
Admitting that il was in the nature OF
a compromise, he declared that 1t repre-
sented, in the main, the ideas OF all the
postal savings bank bills which have
been presented to Congress In the last
generation. He predicted that the system
of savings banks to be established under
IL would prove great blessing to the
poor Of the nation.
Then followed the vote on Mr.. Carters
motion that the Senate concur in the
House bill. The ma jority in It's favor
10 votes-was greater than had been ex-
pected. Senator Chamberlain was the
only democrat to vote for the measure.
as he was the only democrat who voted
for the Senate bill when IL was passed
earlier in the session. With the demo-
Gratis in opposition voted three rapubli-