The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-28
CONGRESS BEHIND
WITH HEAVY WORK
None of the Leaders Able TO
Forecast Approximate Time
of Finish.
bALLINGER HEARING
Is or GREAT INTEREST
Administration Measures Will
BE Long Debated, but Will
Probably Pass.

WASHINGTON. Feb 27-Although
congress has been in session nearly three
months. none OF the party leaders has
come forward with prediction OF the
time III final adjournment The mcer-
taiuty is due chiefly to the opposition
against some oE the sdministra ton
measures and the fact that dobaie Is
likely 10 continue for many weeks IN
connection with neaIly every one OF the
Presidents Bills.
Regardless OF the fact that the discus
sion probably Will bc extended over q
long period on most of the bills on which
tile president has his heart set it is
believed they VIII ultimately lie enacted.
This is true as to the Interstate COM
mcrcc bill. two of the conservation
measures court Injunction legislation
and tho postal savings bank bill. The
statehood bill. ii Is feared. will be Sc
veyely attacked. hut Senator Bcveridge.
who win report the senate measure eN-
presses the opinion that il will not fail
Pinchot National Figure.
The sensational testimony given by
former Chi"f Forester Plnchot before the
Ba0inger. Pin"hot Investigating commit
toe. Is attracting unusual attention Mir
rinchot VIII resume the stand TUesd1y,
The committee will meet Tuesday. Frt-
DAY and Saturday 81 this week aud the
indications are no other Witnesses viii
testify during that time.
An ISSUE OF veraciiy having been raised
between Mr.. Piochot and Aly Ballinecr,
the appearance ot the secretary uf the
iuterior on -he witness stand Is eagerly
awaited,
THE senaje cost Of living ;nvcsttcaring
committee has completed its working pro
erammo aud it i5 likely day and night
sessions VIII lie hold, There Is silll q
Democrat having been found willing 70
succeed senator chamberlain. 1, has
been suggested that senator Percy may
have THIS important task thrust upon
him WHOM hH arrives 10 succeed Colonel
James Gordon oi Mississippi. Practically
uu business will bc done In tho senate.
except the consideration Of Ipproprla o.
ton bills, until after The vote ON Thurs
dov on the postal savings bank bin
The next it'll oi Importance ~ be con-
sidercd IS the interstate commerce meas
uTc already reported from The commit
tee. although iho report OF the majority
has not been prepared. Tn" fact that Il
VII ho accompani"d with The views Of
tho minority forecasts bitter hcht
Whether thc Democrats win join Scna-
tors Cummius aud Clapp Iu opposition to
the -Wickcrsham bill Is not vet clear.
Interstate Commerce Bill.
Attorney General Wlckcrshan appears
tomorrow before Tia" house c"mmitto" on
Interstate commerce and expects 10 com
nlctc hts statement on the ulll then. Rcp-
rrsentaliNc Townsend of Michigan. who Is
Tho special champion Of tho pTcSid"lItS >
measure, is seeking 10 have the bill re-
ported without amendment as was aa-
complishcd in The senate. IL h" succeeds
II Is almost certain that a minority re-
port will he hlcd. The statement made
Ia President Gompcrs Of the American
Federation oC Labor. in opposition TO the
Moon bill relating TO court injunctious.
accounted one of the administration bills,
Indicates that this measure also VIII
be strongly opposed. II hearings on the
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