Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-05-23
ENABLING ACT
MAY BECOME
LIVE ISSUE:
USED TO HELP PASS
TAFT RAILROAD BILL
Regular Republicans in Senate
Suddenly Find It Necessary
to Have Democratic Votes
and Use Statehood as Pawn


4 Isy Morning journal special Leased wirel
I WASHINGTON. MAY 80. shivcrs
have been chasing themselves up and
down the spinal columns Of members
who must face serious contests IN
their states OF districts II they come
I back 70 the next congress- ever since
John Dwight republican whip Of the
house issued his prediction that the
session would not adjourn before
July Is.
The contest In the house over the
S25O,000 appropriation contained in
the sundry civil bill to extend the
scope of the tariff board. has been
fought much more stubbornly than
mad been anticipated. The democrats
nave opposed the item on the ground
that the results of the Investigations
by the board should be reported dl-
rect to congress instead of TO the
president
The sundrv eivil bill has been used
as vehicle to convey more campaign
speeches, under government frank.
throughout the country, than any
other measure that has been before
congress this session.
The postal savings bank bill which
has been reported from the commit
tee on postoffice and post roads is
ready for the republican caucus on
Wednesday Practically all the re-
nubhcans Of the house signed the
call 1t is not likely, therefore, that
the division over the bill will be along
regular and insnrgent lines It Is
more likely TO be between eastern
and western members.
The caucus viii take the form of Il
committee of the Whole majority
membership Of the house and 4, Is,
probable that many changes wilt be
made IN the bill.
Many western members believe tho
a. Il per cent OF deposits which the
hill as reported would require 10 be
kept IN local banks IS too small. and
that the provision Of fhc bill that
passed the senate would be more ef-
fective to keep deposits in the COM
munitics where collected.
The westerners charge that the bill
as drafted Is q bankers bil." and
that under It's operations their COM
munities might be depleted OF money
When the caucus has agreed upon a
bill which u has reason to believe il
can put through the house the ma
1ority party probably will endeavor
to bring in rule with a view 70
passing the bill without amendment
The democratic members and all the
lilAHIEtnt itrNhllcunS are expected TO
resist such Il rule on the ground that
they are opposed to "legislating in
secret as They characterize the
caucus method
After reporting on the senate cal-
endar for many weeks the statehood
bill suddenly has bcen called 10 take
IN active part IN bringing the oppos-
ng factions together on the railroad
bill Regular republicans conceded
hat they need democratic votes TO
pass the administration measure Ia
I form satisfactory 10 President Taft.
Many contested features OF the bin
meet with the favor of the democrats,
)ut they cannot overlook the pros-
>ect of BARGAINING that the state
iood bin receive early consideration
{ they aid the republican majority
n passing the railroad bill. Sena-
ors Elkins and Aldrich are hopeful
II getting vote on the railroad bill
his coming week, but there is no
ertainty that they will succeed.
The appropriation bills all are in
dyanced stages.