The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-03-07
Dreary Discussion of Appro-
priation Bills Will be Pro
gram. Until Warming Up"
on Administration Policies.
POSTAL SAVINGS BANK
BILL TO BE LAID OVER
Railroad Bill Will Be Subject
to Debate, But Promise Has
Been Given President That
1t Will Be Passed Entire.
AMENDMENTS SCRUTINIZED

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Dreary discussions probably will be the
order of business Tor the next few DAYS,
or until Congress has warmed to another
of the administration policies.
Before the railroad bill is taken up in
earnest it is likely that the agT1cul-
tuTal appropriation bill will be put
through the Senate. This will not take
long; however
Analysing Amendment.
Members of the House are beginning
TO analyze the amendments to the postal
savings bank bill last Saturday. The
one that is causing the most comment
is that which will prevent postal funds
from being invested in per cent govt
eminent bonds, while making all higher
Understanding securities available for
such investment in time of war or other
eXigencies.
Practically no contest was made against
this amendment when it was offered by
Senator Borah- 1t was accepted by Sen
atOr Carter, who had charge of the bill,
and the votes against IT were few In,
the nSnJ OF PRESIDENT IdIl ) new 1Oih
speech calling attention to the oblga-
ton of the government to see that the
holders of the per cent cOnsuls should
not suffer loss, and suggesting that the
government give the holders relief by
using postal funds to buy these low class
bonds some members of Congress see
In the Senate action a direct slap AT the
President.
Not in Good Faith.
1-,1
of the amendment explained, and that
is, by the fact that those VINO were in
charge of the bill believed il could be
passed 0Hlr,zi5y- making concessions -
insurgent senators. II was charged on
the Democratic side thar the adoption OF
the Borah amendment was not in good
faith and that il would be dropped in
the House and finally eliminated on con-
ference.
In formal conference at the White
House last week il was agreed that the
administration bills should be held in
committee until the appropriation bills
are passed. If this rule is followed, Chair
nan Weeks of the committee on pOstOt-
fees and post roads, can be trusted to
keep the postal bank bill bottled up I'M
til the time is propitious for its passage
in the House.
The Senate will have an opportunity
within a few days to compare the ma
jority and the minority views of the COM
mittee on interstate commerce on the
administration bills. The majority report,
which will support the bill in the form
in which it was finally drafted by At
torney General Wickersham. is ready for
presentation tomorrow Under an agree
ment already reached, it will be printed
in the record with the report of Sena-
tors Clapp and Cummns, which was pres-
scented several days ago.
While the debate on the railroad bill is
likely to last several weeks, Republican
Senate leaders have promised President
Taft that it will be passed without ma
terial change. Unquesti0nably this at
titude will provoke acrid discussion, &C
eompanied by condemnation of what is
termed White house domination
All reports from the Senate committee
on territories indicate that the state
hood bill is in trouble and that Senator
BeYeridge will have difficulty in getting
ii passed. The exact cause of the delay
is not apparent. beyond the dissatfsfac-
ton expressed with the qualifications for
voting ia the proposed new states. Sem
ator Beveridge continues to insist that il
will pass. He expects soon to be absent
from the city for several days. and the
hearings will go over until his return
Another effort is being made in the
House to have a small omnibus public
bill in order to give some assistance to
certain districts whose Congressman are
In distress. The Senate is opposed to the
bill, however. aud points to the large riV-
ers and harbors bill in support of its OBJ
at this session.
The latter bill probably will not be
brought out of the committee on com
merce before March 10 or 20.
Little discussion is heard concerning the
conservation bills and the court injunc-
ton bill, which are on the President s
program The reason is said to be that
leaders believe If action on these measures
is delayed, they can be brought out Of
committees and passed with compare
tivelV little debate in the last few days
OF the session.
The postoffice appropriation bill is still
before the House. All last week WAS oc-
cupied by members in making political
speeches. Consideration of the measure
win require several days more. The ma
val bill is about ready to be reported, Tut
the legislative. executive and judicial bill
will be the next in order in the House.
Many important features of the admin
istration railroad bin are to be considered
by the House committee on interstate and
foreign commerce. and it cannot be fore
casted when the bill viii be reported.