The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-06-07
The Senate So Votes 40
to "a
STATEHOOD TO FOLLOW
Bill Authorizing Disposal Of Coal Lands
for Agricultural Purposes Approved
Hurry Calls Issued in Anticipa-
ton Of Bill IN House.

Washington, June THE House bill
authorizing the disposal Of the surface
of coal lands for agricultural purposes
was passed by the Senate yesterday.
The measure, which is considered very
important, now requires the signature Of
the president to make it a law.
The bill win permit the settlement
aud cultivation Of vast areas Of the pub
bic lands. which while they have been
Withdrawn on account Of their coal de-
posits, are still valuable for agriculture.
Under the terms Of the bill, the govern
ment does not part with its control Of
the coal.
BY a vote Of 40 70 q, the Senate
made the administration land withdraw.
al bin the order Of business. Before
the vote was taken. q motion to substi.
tute the statehood bin was held not to
Be IN order
Hurry calls went out yesterday for
an absent members of the House, Re-
publicans and Democrats, to come back
post haste, prepared for contest to-day
over the question whether the House
shall concur IN ire senate amendments
to the administration railroad bin or
send the measure to conference
Republican leaders 10 their anxiety
have decided to arrange pairs for an
members Of their party who could not
be reached.
No one was willing yesterday to
prophesy what disposition would be
made Of the bill The nearest to a def
mite statement that could Be obtained
from an authoritative source was that
there was strong movement On foot
to concur in the Senate bin. Many mem
bers had not made up their minds in
regard to the Senate amendments and
this made it difficult to make reliable
prediction whether there would Be an
immediate decision tc concur on ne bin
or whether the measure would drag
along ia conference for the next fort.
night Of longer
Chairman Mann 81 the interstate and
foreign commerce committee win insist
upon fire measure going Is conference II
is understood that be win be backed BY
a majority Of Republicans.
The Democrats have not decided wheth
er to vote for The Senate hll. because
they consider It better than TIE House
Bin. Or help Is send it to conference,
ID Che hope that it viii be further amend
ed number Of ainsurgentr Republi /
cans favor the Senate bin and would vote
to accept T.
when the Bin comes up to-day, ii may !
Be referred 70 the commerce committee
unless the speaker rules that it may
be considered II it goes to committee
and is reported back g the House with
IN day q two the lines of Al parties
win then have been formed for a quick
solution Of the question
Senators and representatives who
talked with President Taft yesterday
the railroad bin which was
finally passed by the Senate last Friday
night, reported to the capitol That All
things being equal Mr. Taft favored
conference on the measure On the other
land il It develops that a majority Fl
yors che acceptance Of the Senate BID
outright Mr. Taft win not BE at an
iispleased
Some Of the senators who talked with
tho president expressed themselves in
'avor Of . conference, in order that time
night be given 70 smooth over some 81
.he provisions that were put ii the
measure hurriedly and roughly with the
dea that The smoothing out process could
le carried On in conference
Ai, iatt Is SO pleased ~ getting the
abroad Bin through the senate ia such
shape that the question Of
The conference and what may be done is
rot giving him any great concern, It /
vas said Yesterday that the suggestion
hat the House concur as whole IN the
Senate bill which seems to have taken
lie wildfrc, was made as a Joke at the
Conference Saturday between senators I
md representatives.
The matter was passed over lightly at i
ne time. but later it seemed to appeal i
more and more to the lawmakers until !
t is likely to be agreed upon.