The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-05-27
CONGRESSMAN ARE NERVOUS
THEY FEAR A LONG SESSION..
EAST ARRAYED AGAINST WEST.
Postal Savings Bank Bill Causes Sharp
Differences-Appropriation Bills
in Advanced Stages.

Observation-Disclosures have been
chasing themselves up and down the
spinal columns of members who must
face serious contests in their states
or districts if they come back to the
new congress, ever since John Dwight,
the republican whip of the house of
representatives, issued his prediction
that the present congress would not
adjourn before July Is.
Even the most pessimistic members
had thought there would be little diff
Guilty in getting away by the end of
June, but week has passed since Mr..
Dwight made his forecast and in that
time little progress had been made.
That the prediction was a bluff" for
the purpose of compelling both
branches of congress to bestir them
selves was believed by the congress
slonal leaders, but there is danger now
that the session will run into July.
al W pUdlu TiSHt'
The contest in the house over the
$250,O00 appropriation contained in the
sundry civil bill to extend the scope Of
the tariff board has been Waged much
more stubbOrnly than had been antici-
pated. The democrats have opposed
the item on the ground that the re-
suits Of the investigation by the board
should be reported to congress instead
of to the president. Just before ad-
journment Saturday, Representative
Fitzgerald of New York made point
of order that the item contains new
legislation. 1t is possible that it will
be ruled out of the bill on that ground,
in which event Representative TaW-
ney, chairman of the committee on
appropriations, proposes to offer the
amendment in another form.
Postal Savings Bank.
The postal savings bank bill, which
has been reported from the committee
on postoffices and post roads. is ready
for the republican caucus, and
Practically all of the republicans of
the house signed the call. 1t is not
likely, therefore, that the division over
the bill will be along regular and in
surgent lines. 1t is more likely to be
between Eastern and Western mem
bers.
The caucus will take the form of
committee of the whole majority men,
bership Of the house and it is prob
able that many changes from the form
in which it was reported will be made
in the bill.
Many Western members believe the
AZ IL per cent of deposits which the
bill, as reported, would require to be
kept in local banks is too small and
that the deposit provision of the bill
which passed the senate would be
more effective to keep deposits in the
communities where collected.
TIL Westerners charge that the bill
as drafted is bankers bill" and that
under its operations their communities
might be depleted of money and that it
would be taken to New York and other
money centers. The differences over
the measure are so great that no one
can foresee what the outcome will be
in the house.
When the caucus has agreed upon
bill which it has reason to believe
it can put through the house the ma
jority party will probably endeavor to
bring in rule with view to passing
the bill without amendment The DEM
ocratic members and all of the insur-
gent members are expected to resist
sush rule on the ground that they
are opposed to "legislating in secret"