The Washington herald., 1910-06-22

President Taft heard yesterday that
there was a plan on foot in the Senate
10 doctor the postal savings bank bill
while he was al New Haven watching
alis elder son. Robert get his Yale
diploma The President was greatly dis
turbed over the reports. and by the time
several Senators had got 10 the White
House in response TO hurry calls MS
fighting blood was up In good shape.
He told these Senators that he had
called of his trip to New Haven; that
he would insist upon the party's postal
savings bank pledges being enacted, and
they could carry word back 10 the Senate
that ne was prepared TO stay In Wash
ington all summer, and even until next
December, if necessary, to see this legis-
lation through.
The Presidents attitude brought re-
suits The filibuster threatened by the
Senate insurgents was called off, and
they contented themselves with introduce
ing several amendments, ali of which
We're voted down. The backbone Of the
opposition gave way altogether late in
the afternoon, when the Senate agreed to
vote on the bill at o'clock to-day.
President Has Handicap.
The insurgents were not willing to ad-
nit that the Presidents challenge for an
aH-summer fight had had anything TO do
with their abandonment of the hlibusteT
plan. but one OF two Democrats who had
been approached by the insurgents to
help them Ia their endeavor said: The
President considers this bill OF sufficient
Importance 10 remain in Washington all
summer II necessary; the rest OF US can't
That ends it.
President Tafts control Of the situation
is all the more notable in view Of the
terms of the bill. It Is the one that
passed the House and many Senators
in voting for It viii be accepting propo-
sitiOns that are in direct variance with
The provisions contained IN the bin passed
by the Senate Many Senators viii be
recorded as having voted early in the
session for certain propositions and later
in the session as against practically the
sane propositions
The insurgents. in forcing votes on
several amendments yesterday. showed
that it was their Intention 20 emphasize
this fact
Senator Cummins' Opinion.
This House bin. which is sought now
10 be substituted for the Senate bill, =
said Senator Cummlns. 'reverses every
policy adopted by the Senate after weeks
and months of debate. save One-the in
stitution of these repositories. In other
important respects the House bill is radi-
cally different from the Senate BIN"
Some influence. not perceivable in
debate, has brought about a change in
the attitude of Senators with respect TO
the pending BILL Senator Cummins
added
In other ways also the insurgents
sought to impress upon the Senate that
It was responding not TO its convictions.
but TO the call of the President and the
crack OF the party whip.
An amendment offered by Senator Ba-
con 10 strike out the House provision
for withdrawal of funds in banks for the
purpose Of converting into government
bonds was defeated, q to 81
Senator Cummins offered an amend
ment directing the trustees under the
bin TO prescribe a uniform standard for
ascertaining what cities should be depos-
itaries, such standard to be based upon
population, The amendment further d.
reefs that depositaries be established in
all cities which meet the standard in
regard 70 population, and in such smaller
cities as in the discretion Of the trustees
might be entitled 70 have them. The
amendment was defeated. % to "a.
Senator Bailey and the other opponents
OF the postal savings bank bill left the
White House convinced that President
Taft would be able TO put through his
legislative programme Senator Bailey
seemed reasonably satisfied IN the belief
that he had killed the bin for increasing
the number Of engineers.