Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-05-16
REPUBLICANS
IN MIDNIGHT
CONFERENCE
PROSPECT BRIGHT FOR
HARMONY IN SENATE
Revised Legislative Program
Agreed Upon Which It Is
Hoped Will Command Votes
Of Regulars and Insurgents.


l"' Morning journal Special Lcnsed wirel
/ Washington. May i6.-Whether il
Is feasible at this late day to ny t.
wipe out the republican factlonal lines
and meet on some common ground
that would unite the insurgents and
regulars Is the question before rerhh-
+ lean leaders \ conference WAS held
last night AZ the White House, which
began at lO.30 O'Clock and continued
until 1.15 O'clock this morning.
4 great many things were talked
over It the midnight gathering and
a revised Legislative program Was
made uD tentatively, which. il was be-
lieved. would command the votes Of
practically I'll regular republicans. a
discuss ion followed on The possibility
Of certain concessions that might at
tract all republicans Of the senate.
Practically all the western senators
were present last night except the
most radical prosressives- Senators
- Toilette. Beveridge Cummns. Dol
liver pristoW and CLAMP.
Among the piogreSeives Who at
tended We're senators Nelson, Borah
Brown. Burkett. Dixon, Gamble and
Gre Wtord These men expressed the
opinion that the difficulties between
the insurgents and regulars were not
hreconcla Bic,
The sudden amalgaa Of IN
surgcnts and regulars o, the sena~
last Friday, which resulted in th'
adoption of an amendment to the od-
ministation bin on The subject OF
long and short hauls appeared t.
heVe made the regulars more tolerant
of progressive views on the pcndins
me9 SUR. The getting together WIS
necessitated hy the discovery hat the
democrats had formed Il solid front to
secure the adoption of democratic
~ oVision relating TO long end short
hauls, which was to have been nut in
motion after they had voted with j.,
regupr republicans & sth,feal tile
.9iNon amendmenL irypred w en- u
Suigcnts.
Ii would be difficult to de I'd,
whether the regulars ,r insul gents
were The more surprised when tins
Learned tho plan oi the democrats \
vote had been ordered under t1e
consent agreement. and
there was little time for thought
Senator Aldriclr advised his j.
leagues It was time for the republi-
c9ns TO get together The insurg nts
after learning the situation. acati
esced and both factions acted accord
ingly
Neither republlcan faction got
actly what 1t wanted but the vot
that they could unite
against II common enemy.
At the White House last night there
Vas some comment on this Feet an@ II
was agreed that il this could be done
In the long and short haul .nmeHd-
mcnt TO the railroad bill, the ease Of
the remainder Of the administration
program WAS not hopeless.
When the senate resumes tomorrow
HE consideration of the rnilroad bill
il IS expected there will be "a number
,f informal conferences senators
I}crah Nelson, Dixon ana others. who
lave voted with ana against the older
'cpublican senate leaders. are expect
I'd te act as the intermediates where (
necessary. It would not he surpris-
ne If an agreement were reached F.
Turing the week for vote on the
.ailroad bill with the subject out of +
ne way il viii be possible To specu I
ate upon day for adiourpmcnt.
The insurgents and regulars of the 4
na tofitv in the house are now work I
ng in some scmblance Of harmony T
nd President Tart appeared satisfied
asst night with the prospects for his .
program The president viii devet,
himself this week principally 70 con
erences with senators ana represent
.tives on the subject in congress.
Manv dccisions of Importance arr
expected to be handed down tom"r-
oW by the supreme court Among
ther decisions g that involving the
oustitutionality of the corporation
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