Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-25
Especial Correspondence

Especial correspondence.
Washington, Jan. 25.-Senate insur-
gents are planning to shake things up
at their end of the capitol in short
time unless there are distinct signs that
the regular leaders are preparing to
bring important measures out of COM
mittees.
The insurgents on the senate side
are getting impatient because of what
they criticise as the slowness of i'm
portant committees. They take the
view that Senator Aldrich, Senator
Hale and the other leaders of the reg
ulars are planning to let as little i'm
portant general legislation thru this
session as possible and that certain of
the committees are holding back bills
on this account
| If a storm breaks over this matter
it will completely overshadow the row
at the other end of the capitol where
the insurgents, the regulars and the
democrats have been badly tangled up
of late over the selection of the COM
mittee members to conduct the Ballin-
ger-Pinchot investigation.
| AhC IiiSoi 5ShIo pan " wait w nat
they deem reasonable time longer and
then if some of the important general
measures are not reported to move the
discharge of the committees. Such
step in the senate view is always dras-
tic. 1t would lead to bitter debate
and no end of controversy and would
give the senate insurgents a chance to
air their views on number of matters
Anxious Over Two Bills.
The two particular bills as to which
the insurgents are showing anxiety are
the railroad regulation bill and the pos
tai savings bank bin. They want legis-
/ lation along both of these lines and
they take the view that the senate
leaders will stave off such legislation if
| possible.
What adds to the belief of the insur-
gents that the legislative program rec
commended by the president is in dan
ger is the fact that Senator Aldrich has
gone to Florida to recover his health
and will not be back for two weeks.
In the meantime, everything in the way
of big general legislation will be held
back. The insurgents do not like the
plan of adjourning over every week
fir om Thursday to Monday and talk of
it among themselves as device for
killing time.
Senator Burkett of Nebraska voiced
this idea in the discussion of Thursday
over the question of adjournment from
Thursday to Monday. He reminded the
senate that the postal savings bank bill
was pending in the senate postoffices
committee and that the country was
expecting action on it this session. He
TO
needless delay. His remarks are
looked on as the forerunner of great
deal more talk of this kind from the
insurgents generally unless the COM
mittees become active and show signs
of making early reports.
Avoid Collision With President.
Thus far, the senate committee on
interstate commerce has not consid-
cred the administration railroad bill
which has been introduced by Senator
Elliins Many of the senate regulars
do not like this bill and would be glad
to see it sidetracked but they do not
want to present the appearance of
D coming into collision with the presi-
dent. Moreover those senators who are
for leniency in railroad regulation are
n fearful that when the bill gets to the
tear it to pieces and force thru legis-
lation more drastic than the admins.
tration bill. Already, the insurgents
:. are finding defects in the bill which
: they regard as serious.
: What the insurgents want is to ge
o the railroad bill out of committee an6
then to make it stronger. The senate
h regulars would prefer to let railroad
: legislation alone at this session but i
q they are driven to pass a bill they wan
to put thru the measure the attorne.
n general framed and put it thru with
: out change. This bill would permi
the railroads to make traffic agree
ments without very strict supervision
= and such agreements are highly desir
4 able from the railroad standpoint.
If the conservation bills are no
pushed forward, the insurgents late
- on will do all in their power to urg
/, them But it is expected Senator Mel
~ sons committee will act on some
these bills, at least, without unreason
;, able delay.
:, Postal Bank Bill Assured.
That postal savings bank measur
"a will go thru this session, the presiden
has been assured. Senator Aldrich
~ said to be willing, providing the provi
sions as to the disposition of the fund
are satisfactory to him. But there
/, likely to be a fight over these provi
II sions. Insurgents are fearful that tn
~ plan attempted will be one calculate
ar to get the money away from tn
,s localities in which it is deposited. The
20 want postal savings legislation. br
Sc they want ample time to scrutinize
,a carefully and debate it.
Nv The criticisms of the national incor
j. poration measure are leading the ad
ministration to consider changes in