Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-06
CAL|FORN|ANS To
JOIN INSURGENTS
ONCONSERvAT|ON
Flint and Perkins Favor Pinchot
Program Rather Than Taft
Withdrawal Measure
NEW LINES DRAWN ON BILL
Statehood Sidetracked for Pres.
ent, but Is Likely to Come
Up Later in Session
NEW LINES DRAWN ON BILL
rAssocIated Press1
NV ASHINGTON, June 5.-Conserv.
w alton legislation in the senate
and the postal savings bank in
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and the postal savings bank in
the house constitute the features of
the congressional program for the COM
ing week.
The general opinion is that both
measures will be voted upon before
Saturday night, 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 public
lands withdrawal bill. which, it is ex-
pected, will be taken up tomorrow.
Some of the western members are pre-
pairing to make vigorous assaults upon
the Roosevelt-Garfield administration
of the public land domain, especially
as regards the blanket Withdrawals of
large areas.
The discussions will arise over the
consideration of the administration
BILL which already has passed the
house, to authorize the president to
withdraw public lands for purposes of
classificatio for the protection of
water sites, for forest reserves, and
to prevent mineral lands from falling
into the hands Of monopoies.
Many western members express fear
that the enactment of this measure
would mark the return of the policy
of locking up great tracts of land.
FAVOR RADICAL PROGRAM
On the other hand the more radical
program carried out during the re-
gime of Chief Forester Pinchot
is favored by such western 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 numerous others.
Administration leaders are commit
ted to the conservation legislation ad-
vocated by President Taft. and it is
not doubted, therefore, that the house
| bill for the withdrawal of public
lands for conservation purposes will
be passed at an early date, and that
the measure will emerge successfully
from conference.
Supporters of statehood legislation
are willing to give the administration
conservation measures the right of
way if the Republican leaders will
give their pledge that a vote shall be
taken upon the statehood bill before
adjournment.
1t is expected the committee on
rules will meet on Tuesday and report
out a special rule that the postal saw
ings bank bill be given the right of
way through legislative channels.
This rule will precipitate hot fight
in the rules committee and on the
floor of the house, it is expected. Both
of these committees were ordered by
a majority of the Republican caucus to
take the action outlined.
Republican leaders of the house say
there will be no difficulty in putting
the bill through without amendment.
Democrats of the house have made no
prophesies, but informal discussions
have indicated the vote will be along
party lines except for the limited
number of insurgent Republicans who
refused to be bound by their party
caucus
Unless some agreement is reached
by which conference can be avoided,
both the house and the senate will
name conferees on the railroad bill to-
morrow.