The Forrest City times., 1910-03-25
Steering Committee Has Practl- CalIy Agreed Upon Legislation
 to Be Carried Out.
PRESIDENT NOT SATISFIED?
Rumors Around the Capitol That the Chief Executive Is Not to Have All He Wants-leaders Pre- pairing for Campaign-Party
 Factional Troubles.

Washington.-Mem of what is known as the steering committee of the senate practically have agreed upon what legislation shall be put on its passage in the upper house at the present session. Naturally Mir Aid rich. being the leader of the Repub lican majority. Is the chief member of the steering committee. and as most of the other members are in sympathy with the Rhode Islanders views. it goes without saying that the committee itself comes pretty close to being all-powerful
 President Taft has been informed of the committees desires In the mat ter of legislation and 1t is said by those who are close to him that he is not altogether satisfied At recent meeting of the committee only two measures were discussed in detail, al though sanction was given to one or two other measures, which will be taken up for committee study some what later.
 It has been said the chances are that the senate leaders would make | concessions to the Progressive Re publicans on the bill providing for amendments to the interstate com merce act. It is now practically as sured that some of these concessions will be made in the hope that they fn aly ha m gents yield and to join the regulars in ting the bill through with some | thing like unanimity. As Is pretty well known President Taft seems to 1 think that in harmonious party action OF the chief administration measures lies the principal hope of Republican victory at the polls next November.
 The Democrats in the senate believe l that the concessions which MT. Aid rich is making and will make later to the Republicans who are led by Sena- tors Cummins and Clapp will not be | sufficient to make the middle and far westerners come into the harmony camp Harmony was secured on the postal savings bank bill, but now 1t Is being intimated that the senate lead CTS expect the house to make such changes in that bill as will nullify the effects of the yielding of the leaders in the upper house
 Accused of Playing Politics.
 In other words, the Democrats are saying that the Republican leaders in the senate gave way in some matters simply to get harmony in their own ranks. believing fully that the house would take care that the concessions made in the senate would not be ap- parent when the bill finally becomes a law
 It will be remembered that Senators 1 Cummins and Clapp. in their minority report on the interstate commerce bill. took exception to the provision which puts into the hands of the at. torney generals force the government defense of all actions taken on appeal 10 the interstate commerce court. The senators in opposition to this provi- sion say that the attorneys for the shippers and also law officers working under the interstate commerce. com mission ought to represent the gov ernment before the court, because they are we'll informed as to all the details of the commerce cases from The time of their inception. It is un- 3erstood that the leaders will yield n this matter to the insurgent de ajres
 Seeking Public Opinion.
 Representative William B. McKin- icy of Illinois. chairman of the Repub- fcan congressional committee. is get
 ing first hand information of politi- cal conditions throughout the coun- tcy Some time prior to MT Me Ainlcy's departure from Washing 1 ton. Representative James T. Lloyd of Missouri, chairman of the Democratic congressional committee. went all through the middle west trying to find out what he could about the political sentiment
 Before he left Washington some 'oW days ago Mir Mckinley had long conference with President Taft. Of course no one was allowed to know Just what the president said to the Re publican congressional committee's chairman. but there are hints that the president again declared it would be bad policy to make any discrimina- tons as between Republicans who gre trying to secure reelection to the ower hoase. Once on time. 1t is said with Mir McKinley's sanction, letters were sent out by the Republi- can congressional committee which in 'ene and temper were not to the lisirs of the so-caHed insurgent Re Gahlicans. This kind of letter wri- Ing has been stopped. for the presi. cent would not sanction it. and now Ire material that goes out is what may te called straight Republican" doc ,sine
 Concerning New Tariff Bill.
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