The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-18
| viii Beat Senate In PASSING
| This Measure
TAFT IS INTERESTED
President VIII Remain in Washington
Until the Bill Is Disposed of.
Great Competition for Pana-
ma Canal Exposition

Washington, April 1T.-It looks after all
as though the House will beat the Sem
ate in passing the administration rail-
road bill, notwithstanding the fact that.
the latter branch had start of two
or three weeks In taking up the meas
ure. The new law for the control of
transportation lines. while prepared al
most entirely by Attorney General Wick
ersham, will bear the name of Repre-
sentative Mann of Illinois in the House.
Preparations have been made in the
House for the early closing of debate
on the measure Mr. Mann yesterday
secured the adoption of a motion by
which night sessions may be held to-
morrow and Tuesday. 1t is expected that
by next Thursday general debate will
have been concluded and that on Fri
day the bill will be placed before the
House for amendment under the five
minute rule. Republican leaders believe
tn, bill can be passed by Saturday
Several days will elapse, in all prob
ability, before tho railroad bill is taken
up again In the Senate. Consid Grafton
of the river and harbor bill will be re-
sumea. on Monday and Senator New
lands will speak in advocacy of more
complete cooperation on the part OF
those responsible for improvement prof.
ects When he concludes. the 'bill will
be considered for action on. Senate
amendments There will be moie OF less
debate on these amendments, SO that
ii will be several days before the rail-
road bill Is taken up again.
The interest of the President in the
details of the railroad bill s SO great
uyao n ~ fnn hi Ia,
the measure is in conference If he can
avoid 1t.
The difference between the House and
Senate are sure to be many and the
real law, as is often the case with leg
islation of such Importance, will be made
by the conferees
President Greatly Interested
| The influence which the President ex-
| erted by remaining in Washington while
the tariff bill conferees were in session
IL we'll remembered, and the President
| is not blind to the fact that his control
might have been even greater IL hs had
/ been ACQUAINTED, as lie now is, with the
| most effective methods of reaching the
| legislators 1t is regarded as certain that
| he will not again lose such an oppor-
| tunity.
Tremendous pressure is being brought
| to bear on President Taft to take some
part in deciding the claims of rival cities
| for the honor of holding ap exposition
in 1915 in commemoration of the compile
ton of the Panama canal During the
better part of next week he will receive
| Governor Gillett and large delegation
of San Franciscans to urge the selec-
| tion Of the golden gate city. New Or
| leans and San Diego citizens have been
here already and Washingtonians are
| shouting their bids on every occasion
| xuban tho oDp0rtilpitV offers
| The confidence of the delegations that
| the canal will be finished in 1915 and that
| the government will take part in the eel
ebration in some selected city is sublime
| All of the cities named apparently are
| going ahead with their plans for that
date without a thought of what will
happen If the canal is not finished then.
Thus far the president has given nothing
| but kind words to the boomers.
| Considerable interest attaches to the
| gathering here this week of the judges
| of the new customs court OF appeals.
Their purpose is to organize Tor ousi-
ness. This will include the selection or
Quarters The establishment of this
court and the fact that 1t is a foregone
conclusion that court will be created to
| trv interstate commerce cases mas re-
viyed talk of the erection of model
court structure in this city. Such a
structure, It Is said, might have the
supreme court of the United states, lno
| District of Columbia court OF Appeals
| ~ o,s+onos and the commerce courts
| housed.
The only reason such a building has not
| been erected before has been the reluc-
| lance of the supreme court to leave the
| capitol where it now has cramped quar-
ters That prevents the dgnified JUS
tiaes frop, giving their assent to the
building of new and more pretentlous
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