The San Francisco call., 1910-01-05
SPECIAL MESSAGES
ARE NOW COMPLETE
Antitrust and Interstate Com
merce Laws Principal Topic
of Several Conferences
Following Advice of Root and
Aldrich, Taft Combines the
Documents

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-Late today
after conference with Senators Aid
rich and Root and Attorney General
Wickersham President Taft decided to
revert to his original plan of combin-
ing his views as to amendments to the
interstate commerce and antitrust laws
In one message which he will send to
congress Thursday noon
This decision on the part of the presi-
dent is said to be final The combined
message will be about 5000 words.
The president had been urged by
some senators to treat the two subjects
In separate papers and announcement
was made yesterday that this would be
done. The time that the messages
should go to congress has been subject
TO frequent changes because of various
consultations that the president desired
to have. These conferences have been
completed and so have the messages,
which, combined in the one document,
We're sent to the government printing
Office tonight.
AT the conclusion of the conference
between the president and Senators
Aldrich and Root this afternoon it was
announced that the presidents proposed
railroad legislation would be given the
right of way in both senate and house.
The further assurance was given that
the proposed changes in the railroad
laws would be written in the statute
books during the session.
There will be some opposition to the
rather drastic legislation which the
president will recommend, but it viii
be overcome, it is said, and the presi
dent will be supported in both branches
of congress.
Senator's Root and Aldrich went to
the White House to discuss various fea-
lures of the legislative program for the
present session, as well as the special
messages.
islation being given precedence over all
other administration measures was the
only definite conclusion reached. AS
to the ship subsidy, postal savings
banks, changes in conservation laws
and. the proposed federal Incorporation
act, neither senator would say as to
when they would be given considera-
tion.
The president will transmit to con-
gress on Friday the report of the at
torney general and all the papers con-
nected with the CLAWS charges against
Secretary Ballinger,s these papers hav
ing been called for in a resolution Of
fered by Senator Flint of California.
The special message on conservation
President Taft's special messages on
anti trust and Interstate commerce
laws formed the principal topic of dis
cussion at today's cabinet meeting. The
president has an engagement with
Senator Elkins of West, Virginia, chair
man of the senate committee on inter-
state and foreign commerce, for to-
morrow morning. 1t is said Senator
Elkins is undecided as to whether he
will introduce the administration bill
drawn by Attorney General Wicker
sham and outlining the proposed
amendments to the interstate COM
merce law. His course may be deter
mined at tomorrow's conference at the
White House.
Senator Jones of Washington and
Delegate Wiekersham of Alaska were
at the White House today and asked
the president to incorporate in his in
terstate commerce message the recon-
mendation that the act shall definitely
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