Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-04-11
No Prospect that Administra-
ton Measure Can Be Put
Out Of the Way Before May
First,
MEANWHILE ALL OTHER
LEGISLATION MUST WAIT
Prospects Dubious for Every
thing Except the Appropria-
ton Bills and Adjournment
May Not Come Until July,

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in congress is subordinated now to
the consideration of the administra-
tion railroad bill which has been adj
,aneed TO It privileged status in both
houses.
Differences of opinion in relation
to its features have brought the reg
ular and insurgent republicans into
sharp conflict. while the democrats
look on ready to grasp any particu-
lar advantage that may arise. Until
the bill is out of the way 1t win be
idle to speculate on the probable day
of adjournment.
The most optimistic predict that
the bill win not pass the upper house
before MAY /. In the lower house
no one has hazarded guess. The
rules committee, it is reported, is not
inclined to bring in a rule to limit
debate.
Statehood May Follow
After the railroad bill is passed by
both branches aud goes 10 conference,
where probably there VIII be several
weeks rhnrd work 10 reconcile The
ideas OF the senate aud Of the house,
the other Taft policies Will have con-
sdcration statehood, the Injunction
bills. the postal savings, and conscr-
walton legislation. all viii require
time for their disposition II con-
gress concludes its labors by June 20,
therefore. no one win complain, not
wlthstanding the anxiety of members
90 get home TO look after their iall
campaigns
or The general appropriation bills,
the sundry civil bill Is the only one
remaining TO be considered BY the
house that will take much time. II
is likely this viii be taken up the
coming week to the exclusion Of de-
liberations over the railroad bill in
order 10 pass It on TO the senate com
mittee on appropriations which has
run out of work.
senator Lodge is expected to call
up the report of the republican mem-
bcrs on tile cost Of living investiga-
ton" committees asking Tor an APP
preparation Of $4,000 to extend its
work.
The rivers and harbors bill will be
reported to the senate Monday II
probably will be called up during the
week. but western members viii de-
mand that 1t go over until some
agreement Is reached on the measure
the issue OF thirty mill
lion in certificates of Indebtedness to
complete reclamation projects already
begun. This bill has passed the sem
ate and Is being held up in the
house.
The president viii give his atten-
ton during the week to pressing
legislation in which he Is Interested
He may announce a successor to
James Clarkson. surveyor Of the port
OF New York
Important work In supreme Court.
The possibility that decision viii
he announced Monday in the Stan
dard oil dissolution suit. the tobacco
trust case or in the corporation tax
cases directs attention to the supreme
court Of the United States Argue
ments in eases involving the validity
OF number of state laws viii be
heard during the week.
Among these will be the cases in
volving the Kentucky tax on double
stamped spirits. the Missouri law
prohibiting foreign corporations from
removing suits from states to federal
courts and the Wisconsin jury COM
missioncrs law.
other interesting cases that may
come before the court involve the de-
cree of the supreme court Of Ten
nesscc ousting the Standard oil COM
pany of Kentucky from doing an in-
trastate business in Tennessee and the
Jim crow car" decree as raised in
the Chiles case
Wednesday the complaint OF the
Federal Sugar Refining company
against all railroads that lighter
freight in New York harbor viii be
heard by The interstate commerce
commission. In effect this Is a COM
plaint of an independent sugar con
cern to compel the railroads to af-
ford to it the lighterage charges said
to be extended to the so-calied sugar
MONOPOLY
The tariff board Is continuing its
work by mapping out a plan Tor "a
glossary OF the American tariff. 20
spite Of the fact that congress hae
not given ITS decision on the request
OF the president FOR an apprpnr.ahon
of ss50.ooo for the next fisco gsar