The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-06-06
PARTY LINES WILL
BE DISSOLVED

WASHINGTON. June 5.-Conser-
vative legislation in the senate and
the postal savings bank bill In the
house constitute the features OF the
congressional program for the coming
week. The general opinion is that
both measures will be voted upon be-
fore Saturday digbt and that they
Will be sent TO conference,
Party lines will be dissolved and
new lines of insurgency developed in
the senate In connection with the pub
lie land withdrawal BILL which It Ia
expected will be taken up tomorrow
Some Of the western members are
preparing to make vigorous assaults
upon the Rooseyelt-Garfield admins
tration OF the public domain. especial
Iy as regards the blanket Withdrawals
of large areas 1t is not improbable
that this course will lead to some
bitter criticism OF the more conser-
vative policies OF the Taft-Balllngcr
administration
The discussions VIII arise over the
consideration OF the administration
bill which already has passed the
withdraw public lands for purposes
OF classification. for the protection of
water power sites. for forest reserves
and to prevent mineral lands from
falling into the hands OF monopolies.
Many western members, notably
Senators Warren and Clark OF Wyom-
Ing. Hepburn and Borah Of idaho.
Carter or Montana and Hughes Of
Colorado. express fear that the en-
actment OF this measure would mark
the return of the policy OF locking
up" great tracts OF land and that the
western states might be deprived OF
the benefits that would accrue from
their development.
On the other hand the more radical
program carried out in the regime OF
former Chief Forester Pinchot Is
favored by such members as Senators
Dixon Of Montana, Flint and Perkins
of California, Piles OF Washington,
Chamberlain and Bourne of Oregon;
Smoot and Sutherland Of Utah and
other senators Administration lead.
CTS are committed to the conscrya-
tion legislation advocated by Presi-
dent Taft and II Is not doubted that
the house bill for the withdrawal Of
public lands Tor conservation pur-
poses will be passed at all carly date
and that the measure Will emerge
successfully from conference
Supporters OF statehood legislation
are willing to give the administration
conservation measure the right of
way il the Republican leaders Will
give their pledge that a vote shall be
lron All
bill before adjournment At one time
there were indications that there
would be a serious clash over the
question of which should be taken
up first
The Democrats were inclined to op-
pose the taking up any other measure
in advance of the statehood bill. but
at an informal conference Yesterday
they decided their cause would not be
advanced by precipltatlng such a
controversy as long as there is no
time fixed for the present session to
adjourn They argued that they
could force action before adjourn
ment in any event. The house com
mittee on post office and post roads
meets tomorrow and probably will re-
port TO the house the postal savings
bank bill perfected last week in the
Republican caucus 1t is expected
that the committee on rules will meet
on Tuesday and report out q special
rule that the postal bank bill be
given the right of way through lesis-
lative channels This rule will pre-
cipitate hot fight in the rules com
mittee and on the floor OF the house.
Both Of these committees were or
dered by a majority of the Republican
caucus TO take the action outlined
Republican leaders of the house say
| there will bo no difficulty In putting
the bill through without amendment.
They estimate that not more than II
insurgent Republicans will vote with
the Democrats against the measure.
The Democratic members of the
house have made no prophecies. have
held no caucus and have planned
none. but informal discussions have
indicated that the vote will be along
party lines except for the limited
number of insurgent Republicans who
refuse To be bound BY their party
caucus on this question.
Unless some agreement Is reached
by which a conference can be avoid.
ed, both the house and senate Will
name conferees on the railroad bill
tomorrow. Tho suggestion made Sat
urday that the house accept the sen
ate amendments 10 the bill met with
favor in some quarters and for that
reason no action was taken in the
house. Speaker Cannon allowing the
| question OF naming conferces to go
over until tomorrow.
Even though objection is made to
the acceptance OF the senate bin the
fact that the proposition was not re-
jected outright Is taken as an indi-
cation that it Will be comparatively
easy to harmonic the differences in
| the two measures