New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-03
LFrnnn The Triaun. Rure.u. l


Washington. Feb with members OF
the House almost tumbling over each
other in their desire to reach the President
and assure him Of their purpose to LET
nothing interfere with the subject Of his
legislative programme, q survey Of the sit
alton in that body has revealed z peculiar
condition which viii be called 70 the atten-
ton Of the Chief Executive Immediately.
The four measures which President Taft
has placed first in the order of importance
are ;he Interstate commerce amendments.
the enti-iDj junction legislation. the postal
savings legislation and the several con-
servation bills. of which the one authoriz-
ing the Secretary of the Interior. or the
President TO make any withdrawals or
public lands they deem proper, pending
action by Congress comes first None of
these measures is ready for action by the
House. and only one of them has been in
PRODUCED. The first. amending the Inter
state Commerce law. is before the commit
tee of that name and hearings being
held, but the leaders are stll anNously
awaiting the receipt of the injunction
measure the conservation bills and the
postal savings bill. IT is realized that pos
sibIy the President expects the House TO
await the receipt of the postal bill from
with regard TO tbs conservation bills, but
the anti-iniunction bill has not even been
introduced in the upper house. The lack
of these bills at time when the House Is
actually eager to carry out the Presidents
wishes Is likely TO operate something of
q damper on the enthusiasm of the mem
bers and the attention of the President viii
be called to the advisabilty Of having all
of the measures he regards as Of first i'm
nortance introduced at once in order that
work may be begun on them without
delay.
Some Of those progressive Republicans
who. while not actually insurgents, have
been somewhat disposed TO crit!Cise Prest-
dent Tsfts apparent impatlence with the
insurgents especially Of the Senate. will
doubtless see more clearly the reason for
the Presidents attitude in the light of the
course Of that faction in the Senate a the
present time Senator hdftch and other
conservatives have waived their objections
to postal savings banks: Senator Elkins and
others. who share his views. have subor6i
mated their own opinions 70 the Judgment
Of this administration. and will report and
vote for the amendments to the interstate
commerce law. and there is no determined
opposition to any important feature OF the
present Executive progrH nme except on
the part of the insurgents. They insist that
they must have their own way or none,
and Senator Cumn1ins Is loud In his pre-
dictions that the administration railway
bill will not pass unless the Senate consents
70 such amendments as the Senator from
1nps will offer and press Other insurgents
are disposed 10 assist the Democrats in
their opposition TO the postal savings leg
islation, and 50 on II Is the old story
of '1nsurgfng'' getting 10 he habit. of
insurgents ever ready TO sacrifice the larger
good to their own ends and aims, and II
has been A realization of this tendency
which has led the President TO deprecate
iusurrection and the disposition to place
individual judgment above that of the ma
jority.
Speaking Of Democrats and insurgents
in the Senate Senator Money has finally