The Washington times., 1910-04-23
Line of Least Resistance
May Be Sought in Legis-
lative Situation.
OBJECTION OFFERED
BY SOME MEMBERS
Anxiety Manifested Lest 'DO-Noth-
ing Charge Result From IN
action on Taft Bills.
By John SNURE.


As the result Of recent conferences be
tween the President and the Senate and
House leaders Il is expected that eau
cuses of the House Republicans viii be
called before the session IS much older
for the consideration OF the postal saw
ings bank bill and the anJi-injunctiOn
bill This is the plan favored in the
talks between the leaders and the Pres
fdent
The legislative situation is giving the
White House and the leaders in both
houses concern In the first place, the
pressure TO get home on the part OF
members Of the House and Senators who
have campaigns on IS growing strong
While some OF the leaders are accused
Of being Iukewarm and IN fact, hostile
to the Presidents program Of legislation,
most OF the Republican members Of both
House and Senate want to see some
thing done SO that they viii not be
compelled TO 90 out and admit to their
constituents this has been a session
Of much talk and no action
Trouble Over Bills
No end Of trouble has been experienced
with the postal savings bin and the
auti-injuncti0n bin In the House Ihe
President Is insisting on legislation on
these matters The leaders have told
him Of the diffcuItles. The caucus
Man is looked % as the best way %
settle differences It Is expected l----~ a
caucus Tor the consideration on l-e p4s-
tai savings bank question Val Dc es-l-
ed IA about two vee=~=- III -l--e mem
time the House FCS-0fuccS COMMITTEE
viii make no report or O. postal SAVINGS
bill TO the House and. if possible, VIII
have the caucus settle IT,
But the caucus plan VII el,o -
difficulties Some OF the House Hepul-
Itcans do not want 10 60 mo ta--Al-2
on the details of an important ulll- lIey
7l0frf ont tha- they are likely 10 get
tied I'D houelCsSIE on details for which
thew would be blamed In their districts
Some Nay Shun Caucus.
II looks now as If a number Of RePu5-
ucans wiz stay out Of the caucus u
one is held on the postal savings bill
The same IS true, though probably IN a
smaller measure, Of the anti-inJunc-
ticn bill
As II has been from the first. the
great s licking point on the postal say
ings bill IS whether the postal savings
funds shall stay in the comnnunllles OF
Tre removed 10 a small NUMBER OF laI5e
institutions President Taft does not
like the Senate DiI as u passed l1e
especially does not ike the boEen
investment Of the postal savings funds
in Government = per cent DonCS- Iaii2
3 coming from Administrator quar- lelS
that he VIII veto the Oil IT the per
cent bonds are excluded from the secuT-
tiles and which the postal savings funds
may be invested
Outcome ProbIematIcal
F7etveen the difficulties OF the postal
savings bill in the House committee
and the trouble II viii have In eau
Gus il is hard TO tell what VIII come
Of IT.
one possibility is that there viii be
O deadlock between the two houses
over the form Of the bill
The railroad bin Is not getting along
as we'll As its best friends could wish
The differences between the House
hill md the Senate bin viii be wide
Whe- the measure goes TO conference
The House contains a strong element
opposed 10 the Interstate commerce
coLr-
Talk that the President may veto
the river and harbor bin has stirred
I'D Il good deal OF discussion in the