Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-03-04
ROUGH TIMES AHEAD.
BUT MEASURES ADVOCATED BY THE
PRESIDENT ARE LIKELY TO PASS.

A Washington telegram says: Al
though Congress has been in session
nearly three months, none of the lead
ers OF either party has come forward
with a prediction of when final ad
Journment may be expected. The un
certainty is due chiefly to the opposi
ton that has developed against some
of the Administration measures and
the fact that debate is likely to con.
tinue for weeks In connection with the
Presidents bills.
Regardless of this fact, the bills on
which the President has set his heart
are almost certain ultimately to be en-
acted into law. This is true as to the
interstate Commerce bills, two of the
conservation measures, court injunction
legislation and postal savings banks.
The Statehood bills will be made the
objects of severe attack, but Senator
Beveridge, who will report the Senate
measures, hopes to pilot them through.
Practically no business will be done
in the Senate, except the consideration
of appropriation bills, until after the
vote on Thursday on the Postal Saw
ings Bank bill. Senators having charge
of the Administration measures do not
care to bring them up until the Postal
Bank bill is out of the way.
The next bill of importance to be
considered is the interstate commerce
measure. Already it has been reported
from the committee, but the formal re-
port of the majority has not been pre-
sented. The fact that it will be ac-
companied with the views of the min
GRITTY forecasts bitter fight over the
bill. Whether the Democrats will join
Senators Cummins and Clapp in OPP
position to the Taft Wickersham bill is
not yet clear. The Democrats them
selves say that it probably will be ne
cessary for them to hold conference
before any party program can be an
nounced.
Attorney General Wickersham APP
pears tomorrow before the House Com
mittee on Interstate Commerce,
and he expects to complete his
statement in reference to the bill at
that time. Opposed to many of the
features Of the Taft plan IS the bill
introduced by Representatives Mann,
of Illinois, chairman of the committee.
There have been no voice however, on
any phase of the subject, but the presi-
dents bill is likely to prevail. Repre-
sentative Townsend. of Michigan, who
is the special champion of the Presi-
dents measure, is seeking to have it
reported without amendment, as was
accomplished in the Senate, If he
succeeds, it is almost certain that there
will be a minority report filed.
The opposition of President Com
pers, of the American Federation of
Labor, to the Moon bill relating to
dhCOlOlloS OlIC vi thC 1AOlllIl1-
stration bills, indicates that this mea-
sure also will encounter rough spots in
its journey through Congress. If hear
ings on the bill are granted by the
House judiciary Committee, opposi-
lion may be expected from prominent
labo- leaders. The Senate Committee
On Judiciary does not expect to take
up this subject at all until the House
acts on the Moon bill.
The conservation bills will be about |
The last to be taken up in Congress.
One exception is that which provides
for the issuance Of $50, 900, GOO in certi-
ficates of Indebtedness to raise money |
for reclamation work, which is already
before the Senate. AS soon as some
agreement is reached as to the manner |
Of retiring these scurities this bill may
be passed in the Senate.