The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-02-11

it been passed-the credit woul
have gone largely to Senator Borat
and Borah is not now running for re
election, while Carter is. So the Mon
tana Senator played politics; the I'm
he is accustomed to play, and Undue
the committee to report a "com
mittee bill" as a substitute for tn
Borah bill, for committee bills Away
take the name of the chairman which
! in this instance mean that the Ger
tifcate bill reported by the Senate ir
rigation committee will go under the
name of the Carter bill. Thus while
knocking out the word bonds" which
was so distasteful to him, Senator
Garter not only secured the substi.
tuition of the word Certificate" but
he had his own name substituted for
that of Senator Borah. 1t was tricky
business, but it accomplished Carter
end.
Now that the change has been made
Senator Carter must show his good
faith and get the bill through the Sea-
ate, and not only that, he must see
tina. Speaker Cannon keeps his bar
gain, and assists the bill on i.s 'iaY
through the House of Representatives.
ADMINISTRATION SUPPORT.
The Administration will be behind
this measure even though it does not
authorize bonds for President Taft,
in a recent interview with Senator
Borah, said that he would support and
help along a bill that provided for
the issuance of securities in the nature
oil bonds or their equivalent. The
certificates, if issued in accordance
with the Senate bill, as stated, will
be bonds in their legal aspect, for
they are secured by the credit of the
redeemable out Of the
reclamation fund, and carry low
rate of interesst-the three things
insisted upon by the President.
1t is not to be presumed that the
bill will pass either branch
ri congress without a fight. On the |
Senate side, a Westerner, Senator |
Flint of California, is preparing to
mako a speech against the bill, not
his state would be
among those benefited. Flint, while
a great advocate Of irriga-
ton, is very dutiful to Senator Aid
rich, who is known to have been OPP
posed to the bond bill, and
it is presumed he is work
ing in accordance with instruc-
tons he has received from the "Big
Boss" Flint, alone, cannot kill the
bill, but he probably will have sup
port, though the chances are that if
Senator Carter does not try any more
tricks, the bill can be put through the
upper branch of Congress without SER
ious difficulty, says a special to the
Portland Oregonian.
EAST NOT CORDIAL.
In the House, however, a fight of
n, small dimensions is expected.
Eastern Representatives are less gen.
erous toward tho West than are the
Senators from the East. Not a few
Eastern Representatives are waiting
for a chance to carve this bill to the
quick. To make matters worse, Rep
rescntative Reeder of Kansas, chair
man of the Committee on Irrigation,
is decidedly opposed to the measure,
and threatens to mako a strong speech
against it if it is reported to the
House. Reeds speech will do in
jury to the measure, because the ar
guments that he, a Westerner, ad-
vances will be quickly seized upon and
amplifed by the Eastern opponents of
the bill, and many adverse votes will
thus be made-unless the speaker
quietly passes the word around that
this bill, as an Administration meas
ure, must pass.
The fact that this legislation 10 an
Administration measure, and the fact
that a Congressional election is APP
preaching, will operate to the benefit
of the bill, for in the West and Middle
West the Democrats, aided by the Re
publican Insurgents, will undertake to
unseat a good many Republican Con-
gressmen, men who would be strength
ened with their constituents if they
could show they had aided in passing
the bill to hasten completion of the
big projects under way. On this ac-
count, men, who might otherwise vote
against the certificate bill may be in
duced to change their minds, particu-
l,,-