Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-23
FEARS THEY WILL
LOSE SEATS GRIP
CONGRESSME
Republican Whip Announces the
SoIonS Will Be Held at Cap
itaI Until July Is
SOME MUST FACE CONTESTS
Statehood, Postal Bank, Railroad
and Appropriation Bills Yet
to Be Acted On
SOME MUST FACE CONTESTS
IAssociated Pressl

w ASHINGTON, May 22.-Shivers
w have been chasing themselves
up and down the spinal col
umns of members who must face SER
ious contests in their states or dis
tricts if they come back to the next
congress ever since John Dwight, Re-
publican whip of the house, issued his
prediction that the session would not
adjourn before July Is.
The contest in the house over the
$250,000 appropriation contained in the
sundry civil bill to extend the scope
of the tariff board has been much
more stubbornly contested than had
been anticipated. The Democrats
have opposed the item on the ground
that the results of the Investigations
by the board should be reported direct
to congress instead OF to the president.
The sundry civil bill has been used
as vehicle to convey more campaign
speeches under government frank
throughout the country than any one
measure that has been before congress
this session.
POSTAL BANK BILL
The postal savings bank bill, which
has been reported from the committee
on postoffices, is ready for the Repub-
lican caucus on Wednesday. Prac-
house signed the call. 1t is not likely,
therefore, that the division over the
bill will be along regular and insurgent
lines. 1t is more likely to be between
eastern and western members
The caucus will take the form of the
committee of the whole majority MEM
bership of the house and it is probable
that many changes will be made in
the bill.
Many western members believe the
271a per cent of the profits, as the bill
requires to be kept in local banks, is
too small. and that the provision of
the bill that passed the senate would
be more eeffctive to keep deposits in
the communities where collected.
The westerners charge that the bill
as drafted is bankers bill'' and that
under it's operations their communities
might be depleted of money.
When the caucus has agreed upon
bill which it has reason to believe it
can put through the house, the ma
jority party probably will endeavor to
bring in a rule with view to passing
the bill without amendment The
Democrats and all insurgent Republi-
cans are expected to resist such rule
on the ground that they are opposed to
"legislating in secret" as they charac-
terize the caucus method.
STATEHOOD BILL
After reposing on the senate calendar
for many weeks the statehood bill sud-
denly has been called to take an active
part in bringing the opposing factions
together on the railroad bill. Regular
Republicans conceded that they need
Democratic votes to pas the adminis-
tration measure in form satisfactory
to President Taft. Many contested
features of the bill meet with the favor
of the Democrats, but they cannot
overlook the prospect of bargaining
that the statehood bill receive early
consideration if they aid the Republi-
can majority in passing the railroad
bill.
Senators Elkins and Aldrich are
hopeful of getting a vote on the rail-
road bill this coming week, but there
is no certainty that they will succeed
The appropriation bills all are in adj
vanced stages, although number OF
them still are in conference. Among
these are the fortifications, pensions,
rivers and harbors and the legislative
bill Only the sundry and general de-
ficiency bills remain to be passed by
the house, and the senate will be ready
for these measures as soon as they ar
rive.