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the pledges of the Republican party plat
The President was very much pleased
with their assurances.
On returning to the House Representa-
tive Hayes said:
Certain members of the organization have
endeavored to misrepresent the position OF
the insurgents before the country by state
ments that we were endeavorlng 70 piace
obstacles in 1.-THE the way OF the ,nfair and in
order that a final contraolctIoh III niSr n.ni
given we held a meeting ano oy uiiotIt NJ
nous agreement resolved to supPort NJ. NJ,
Taft. Not only do we intend to vote lot
his measures hut we are going. to insist
that the consideration OF them DC iiiiiiie
diate.
Another element of the Republicans was
represented at the White House py rep
resentative Foster, of vermont III.
spokesman for the ''middle-of-the-roao
regulars. who are outspoken in their de-
sire to terminate Speaker Cannon career
in the chair at the end Of the present Con-
eress He told Mr.. Taft tnal ne was III
sympathy with his recommendations anu
was entirely willing that the questioh VI
"Cannonisn" and enlargement VI 'iio
Rules Committee should be relesated 10
the background until the Tart prog aiiiiiio
had been thoroughly considered
The regular organization, through Rep
resentatives Dalzell, Boutell ana dwight
had already given the same assurances TO
Mr. Taft, so that the only question Which
now seems unanswered is that relating 10
the time when the meaSurT5 VIII po pi
sented to the House.
The nos+aI savings bank bill is before
the Senate. and it is understood that this
x,o,-,ro rrjIl not "a considered DN Ine
House Committee on Postoffices until 1t
has been passed by the upper body. KEEP
resentative Weeks, chairman of the Post
office Committee is authority for the
statement that until the appropriation
hill and the second class mail question
are DISPOSED of his committee Will not take
I'D the postal savings measure. However,
if it passes the Senate before that time
it is probable that it will receive an I'M
mediate report.
Representative Mann and his Interstate
Commerce Committee have charge OF the
Presidents railroad recommendations. Rep-
resentative Townsend. of Michigan, is de-
voting himself exclusively to pressing a
report on the measure. Ihe committee
has been giving hearings, and 1t is pre-
dicted that a satisfactory measure Will De
reported by the time the most important
supply bills have passed the House. Rep-
resentative Mann has an interstate COM
rrerce bill of his own. Contrary 10 the
general belief, it is not whit less radical
than the Presidents. There are no funda-
mental differences between the Two meas
ures and there is no apparent reason LOT
deIay in the committee, except the possi-
bility that some time may be spent in deter
mining whose name the measure Will pear
when reportsd It IS by no means i'm
probable that compromise similar 10 that
In the case of the rate bill may be reached
and that the measure will be known as the
Mann-Townsend bill.
The conservation bills have not yet been
introduced in the House. Representative
Herbert Parsons will probably be called on
to place them in the bill basket. He is in
sympathy with the Presidents ideas on
the subject and although he may not agree
to them without some minor changes, he
feels that these can be made either in the
Public Lands Committee. of which he is
member, or on the floor
The Injunction bill has not been intro
duced, but the President will find the
Judiciary Committee prepared to give 1t i'm
mediate considerat ton when he sends
draft of the desired measure to the Capltol.
Shin subsidy seems stagnsnt for the time
bainp The Committee on Merchant Ma
rine and Fisheries is ready to report
measure satisfactory to its advocates at any
time. but the proponents of the measure
bave not vet assured themselves that they
have votes enough to pass 1t. None of its
advocates is so optimistic as to predict its
massage by more than half dozen ma
jor1ty.