The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-03-07
POSTAL SAVINGS BANK MEASURE
TO REACH LOWER BRANCH
OF CONGRESS.
OBLIVION C0NFRONTS It STATISTICS COMPILED
Committee Until a Propitious Time
For Its Psssage-Dreary Discussion
Apt to Be lnduloed in by Representa-.
t,ves For Next Few Days.

Washington March G-The postal
savings bank bill win be received by
the house tomorrow and promptly
sent To several weeks oblivion in COM
mi,tec The administration railroad
bin will have the center of the sem
ate stage and the house viii continue
~ consideration Of appropriation bills.
Drcary discussion probably wili be
the order of business for the next few
days. or until congress has warmed
To- another administration policy.
Before the railroad bill is taken up
Ia earnest. II II likely that the agri
cultural appropriation hill w.ll be put
through the senate. This Wi! not
take long. however.
Members of the house are beginning
to analyze the amendments to the
postal savings hank bill last Saturday.
The one that Is causing the most
comment Is that which will prevent
postal funds from being invested In
. per cent government bonds. while
making all higher interest bearing sc-
curitlcs available for such investment
in time of war or other cXigencies.
Practically no contest was made
against the amendment when ii was
offered hy senator Borah. 1t was ac-
captci hy senator Carter. who nad
charge Of the bill. and the votes
against II were few. In the light of
President Tafts New York speech.
calling attention to the obligation Of
the government to zee that the hold
crs Of the . per cent bonds should not
suffer loss and suggesting that the
government give the holders relief by
using postal funds to buy these low
class bonds. some members of con
Sress see in the senate action a dl-
rect slap ut the president. In only one
other way Is the adoption OF the
amendment explained. and that Is by
the fact that those who were in
charge Of the bill believed 1t could
he passed only by making concessions
to nsurgcnt senators. 1T was charged
on the democratic side that the adop-
lion of the Borah amendment was not
In good faith and that 1t would be
dropped IN the house and finally elm
mated on conference.
To Be Held.
In formal conference at The White
House last week II was agreed that
the administrat ton bills shall be held
in committee until the appropriat tion
bills are passed. ~ this rule Is fol-
lowed. Chairman Weeks Of the COM
mttce on postoffices and postfoads
can be trusted To keep the postal
bank bill bottled IN until the time Is
rroptious for its passage in the
house
The senate viii have an opportunity
within n few DAYS to compare the
majority and the minority views Of
The committee on interstate commerce
on the administration bills. The ma
jorlty report, which viii support the
bill in the form In Which 1t was firm
~ drafted by Attorney General Wick
crsham. II ready for presentation to-
morrow Under an agreement already
reached it win he printed in the rec
ords with the report of senators
Clnpp and Cummlns which was pre-
sentcd several DAYS ago.
While the debate on the railroad
bll Is likely to last several weeks, re-
publican senate leaders have prom.
ised President Taft that II Will be
passed without material change.
Acrid Discussion.
'nluestionaby the attitude viii
provoke acrid discussion accompanied
by condemnation OF what is termed
White House domination.
An reports from the senate COM
mlttee on territories indicate that the
statehood bill Is in trouble and that
Senator Begeridge will have difficulty
in getting 1t passed. The exact cause
OF the delay Is not apparent. beyond
the dissatisfaction expressed with the
quail flcatlons for voting In the pro-
posed new states Senator Beverldgc
continues to insist that It will pass.
He expects soon to be absent from the
city for several day. and the hearings
win go over uhtll his return.
Before House.
The postoffiee appropriation bill is
still before the house. All last week
was occupied by members in making
political speeches. Consideration of
the measure will require several days
more. The naval bill Is about ready
10 be reported, but the legislative,
executive and judicial bill will be the
next In order In the house.
Many important features of the adj
ministraton railroad bin are to be
considered by the house committee on
interstate and foreign commerce and
1t cannot be fnrecasted when the bill
viii be reported.